“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
— Jack London
I came across this pic through a drum community one day. I don’t know who it is, but from the looks of things, it looks to be sometime in the ’30s or ’40s.
Gongs, castenets, a triangle, a tambourine … I know how this guy feels. I’ve always been an advocate for simplicity, but once in a while, particularly in experimental solo drumming, there’s no such thing as too many options.
Very handy should you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to stick your helmet to the frame of an unfinished skyscraper.
To see this classic commercial, download the following .wmv file (1mb) to your computer and open it:
