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440561
04-25-2006, 11:12 AM
Well as some of you may know, Carl Palmer, legendary drummer from Emerson Lake and Palmer and Asia, came to my school today. Around 30 of us got to talk to him about the music industry and what it's like as a profession. He told us about contracts, what it was like for him playing, touring and loads more and I learnt that he is a great guy. It realwly shows about how far music can get you. 30 million records, 9 weeks and number one etc etc.

At the end of the 45 minutes chat he was looking at the music room that we were in and saw the drums. One of my mates asked him to play something so I seized the opportunity and gave him my drumsticks! He is such an amazing player! I have my sticks signed too so I don't think I will ever play with them again.

A guy from the local paper came and he interviewed two guys in the year above me and there might be pictures of me and a few of my mates smiling as Carl played an amazing solo. Worth disrupting an assembly for!

Later on tonight I am going to a masterclass and a performance from him, the young drummer of the year 2005 and a percussion duet. Hopefully I will get great pics and they will probably be up by tommorrow same time as now.

ThugsRook
04-25-2006, 11:18 AM
sounds like alot of fun.

Carl is a great player and a really nice guy :thumb:

Craig Blundell
04-25-2006, 11:22 AM
I did a clinic with carl in swindon on Sunday with Pete Riley, now theres a player......

Drum Phil
04-25-2006, 11:36 AM
Bah. TS i hate you now. :(

But i may well get to see Stanton moore, Benny Greb and the Legendary Craig Blundell ;) in august

Futuro
04-25-2006, 12:22 PM
Carl Palmers one of my favorite players. ELP is awsome. your lucky.

440561
04-25-2006, 12:38 PM
My music teacher is trying to get the drummer from Status Quo (i forgot his name!) to come in but he said that he costs a lot.

Drum Phil
04-25-2006, 12:39 PM
Why am i not surprised?

Get Andy Edwards or Mr. Blundell in :p

440561
04-26-2006, 01:00 AM
Well, the masterclass was great and he showed us lots of great stuff. Most of it was to do with having to bounce the stick. He didn't have his drum kit there and I couldn't get any pictures of the drummer of the year's kit and the two duetists kits but they were all very nice! Young Drummer of the year had a mapex (orion probably) in such a nice wrap and he had gold hardware to go with it!

I got given around a 10 page booklet on what we did in the masterclass and what we couldn't cover. He can do so many amazing tricks, its just a shame he couldn't play something to the ajudience last night as well as at school yesterday afternoon.

Double Bass Jim
04-26-2006, 02:21 AM
Palmers one of my heros

One of the best players to ever live

aznriceball
04-26-2006, 02:35 AM
wow man face to face with a legend. how is it everyone finds these guys right in their midst?!