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Hi Mick
Got the behind the back high hat trick from my uncle Lew Hoad who played tennis. It was one of his trick shots at the net at Wimbledon under a bit more pressure than me I imagine. I love drumming man, after all these years, they still hold their magic.
The Countdown show was a reality, the kit I played belonged to Ringo Starr when he toured here in the sixties, they were on loan from a friend. It was a real honour to play them, early Ludwigs.
The extensive solo represents freedom of space that a drummer experiences when alone in a room with his drums! LOVE IT

Last edited by Cliff Hoad (05-12-2007 05:47:48)

Hey, hey, hey

Great to see Cliff & Jeff posting stuff here too!

The new album kics arse something chronic! F'n brilliant stuff!

Yeah, the Resurrection drum kit is neat. Resurrection is one of the best rock'n'roll albums made this far...

Can't understand why it hasn't been reissued! WHY???

Rock on,

R2

P.s. Hate any synthetic artificial drumming too

Mick wrote:

Hey thanx for the info Cliff.
I bloody well stay up late when RAGE has their Countdown specials in the hope that i'll see that footage of you guys again!! But alas, i just seem to get Christie Allen all the time! ;-) Perhaps, you can try and secure that footage and put it on your site?
Man, can you give me some more info on the drums you have used over the years... in particular, the white kit you used around the time of Full Frontal Attack & Resurrection, and also the clear kit you use now. ie. brands, sizes etc. I loved the white kit with the massive kick, & basically modelled my set-up on yours from the FFA days.
Also, do you still make snare drums?
Thanx & regards,
Mick

The Resurrection kit was part of my Drouyn sponsorship, greatest drums ever made. Brisbane Australia made with Queensland maple 6 ply, fittings are all brass, the white kit I love is 14,15,16 & 18 inch toms, 24 & 26 inch bass drums. 8 inch snare big drum sound on Full Frontal Attack and Resurrection - Kings Of The Sun. The Haymans are what I'm playing at present, 12,13,16, 16 toms, 6 snare & 2 x 22 inch bass drums.
There're like toys so much fun. It took me 4 months to bring them back to life! A resurrection in itself, the white kit is my wife, the Haymans my mistress.
The snare drums stopped me putting a screwdriver through my left hand. I'd spent such a long time developing my left hand it started dominating my every beat. So I stabbed myself, well my sub-conscious did. My hand goes numb if I don't warm it up. Anymore info you'll have to wait for my book.

100% on the new CD Stand Back Cliff.....saw u many times as KOTS in Vict.
The bonus drum solo track is awesome... Moby Dick-ish in its moods.
I have played it to many non-drum savvy friends & they are mesmerised.. ( I am a bassist but love the timeless skin beaters Paice,Bonham,Powell,Moon,Baker,Rudd etc.

Man your timing is amazing - please tour Vict again ( you will be amazed by the KOTS / R&F groundswell down here still ). Music as solid as yours never wains.

Lets get some real rock into Melbourne - Airbourne,Jet,Wolfmother & a host of tribute bands are doin OK we the X factor only KOTS/R&F can bring.

Thanks guys & keep on rockin...I wanna roooooooooooooooooooooooock :-) last 2 minutes is spine tingling

You know its coming tommorow. I love how the league switched out a SS game in KC a few weeks back for a game in NE, which I figured only meant they were for sure going to move this game as well, but nope... I guess not. I think everyone would rather look at 10k in Arrowhead vs. 10k in Naperville on ESPN.

Anyways... all complaints about how crappy the game looks on TV tommorow go here and they will be forwarded to the proper authorities.

Thank you.

Hi guys

I know they were made with no definite species so you could tell them apart from other Funkeys, but what species do you think NPCs such as Mayor Sayso, Dr. Tinker, and Marshall Are? Why?