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MAstHeAD Three, May 2013wwwIssue Editor: Tom Hoare tom@thedrummersjournal.com Art Director: Luke Douglas luke@thedrummersjournal.com Web Editor: Andrew Jones Creative Consultant: Flora Hodson Proof Reader: Dave Smith Contributors: Ben Martin, Daniel Stadnicki, Kirsty Cassels, Kate Darracott, Elspeth Leadbetter, Julia Kaye, Piotr Redliński, Robert A Coles, Sebastien Millon. Thanks: Mike Thomas, Brenda Gillian, Angela Jarratt, Simon Blackmore, Michael League, Greg and Julia, David Smith, BGM Rhythms, Elaine Smith, Tony Holt, Chris Bennett, Elspeth Leadbetter. Special Mentions: Accretions. Cover: Hoops Copyright © The Drummer’s Journal 2013 The proprietors and contributors to The Drummer’s Journal have asserted their right under the Copyright Designs and Patens Act 1988 to be identified as the owners and authors of this work.
GAininG GrounD www The man in seat 37B is called Frank. He introduced himself just after take-off, emerging from behind his newspaper to ask if I’d seen any of the in-flight films. At a guess, Frank was in his late 40s. He wore a suit and all he revealed about the nature of his trip was that it was “business related”. Aside from that, Frank was quite talkative. Following our conversation about in-flight cinema, he talked for a long time to 37A, who sat clutching a blindfold and looking at Frank as if he was some sort of sleep-depriving tyrant. Frank also attempted to engage various cabin crew about matters other than his own safety and comfort, at which point they would find excuses to swiftly head back to the galley. He then produced a dictaphone and talked into that. The inflight meal arrives, and Frank, having sat in relative silence for a while, perks back up. “So what do you do?” he asks, tearing his bread roll in two. “I work for a small drum magazine.” “A drum magazine?” “Drums - as in drums and percussion.” “Oh I see. Do many people read it?” “Some people, yes.” “But it’s just about drums?” “Pretty much.” “You’ve been doing it long?” “Three issues so far.” Frank pauses. “It’s quite a niche I suppose.” “I suppose it is, yeah.” “I didn’t think there’d be much to say about drums. I mean, there can’t be that much ground to cover, can there?” I thought about this statement for the rest of the flight, and realised in what is only our third issue, we’ve already covered a lot of ground. We’ve physically travelled the length of the UK, ventured into Europe and across the Atlantic, all just to talk to people about an interest we have in common. These conversations have been equally far reaching. In Issue Two alone, Biffy Clyro’s Ben Johnston talked about alcoholism, Mike Clark discussed isolation and reputation whilst Mindy Abovitz spoke of sexism in music. This issue is no exception, showing that where the drum set is concerned, there’s no shortage of talking points. I like to think Frank would sympathise. Welcome to Volume One, Issue Three of The Drummer’s Journal. Enjoy, Tom.
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