Comments on: “Exquisite Torture” http://theparadiddler.com/2009/08/08/exquisite-torture/ THE blog for all things drumming Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:48:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Omar http://theparadiddler.com/2009/08/08/exquisite-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-10785 Omar Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:43:11 +0000 http://theparadiddler.com/?p=1031#comment-10785 Hey Tony. So glad you liked the article! Even today it's just as relevant as when I wrote it. Neil Peart wrote in one of Rush's songs, "Prime Mover": "The point of the journey, is not to arrive" So really, it's a journey with no end, a quest to get better and better all the time. There's always fun to be had, which makes the journey more enjoyable! Don't be a stranger, Tony! Thanks for sharing your story. :) Hey Tony.

So glad you liked the article! Even today it’s just as relevant as when I wrote it.

Neil Peart wrote in one of Rush’s songs, “Prime Mover”:

“The point of the journey, is not to arrive”

So really, it’s a journey with no end, a quest to get better and better all the time. There’s always fun to be had, which makes the journey more enjoyable!

Don’t be a stranger, Tony! Thanks for sharing your story. :)

]]> By: Tony N http://theparadiddler.com/2009/08/08/exquisite-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-10782 Tony N Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:14:10 +0000 http://theparadiddler.com/?p=1031#comment-10782 Hello Omar, I just stumbled upon your "Exquisite Torture" article. And although it looks like the article is about two years old now, it was like meeting a long lost friend. I can relate to everything you wrote. I drummed in the marching band through junior and high school. Eventually achieved first chair. I got very proficient at it if I might say so of myself. Peter Criss was my hero, then Alex Van Halen, ..then came Neil Peart. I played in a few local bars bands after graduation for several years. Then I switched over to the guitar and my efforts to become a great guitarist began. Same scene, different players. Ace Frehley, then Ted Nugent, then Molly Hatchet...then along comes Eddie Van Halen and I think I've reached the summit of talent only to discover Yngwie Malmsteen. My "ah ha" moment was when I realized that there was no summit. No limit. Eventually life swooped in and obliterated my delusions of musical grandeur. I still play and study and learn on a daily basis. Eric Johnson, Albert Lee and Yngwie are a few of my current favorites as well as John Coltrane. I strive to be the best amateur guitarist that the general public will never hear. And, I'm ok with that. Currently, I am 46 yrs old married male with 3 kids, two grown and one 17 yr old boy subsequently with severe Autism. But..I keep a pair of drum sticks in the house and after all these years my paradiddles are still tight and fast. Thanks for the very well written article. But most of all thanks for firing up the old memory machine. Best Wishes, Tony N, South Carolina Hello Omar, I just stumbled upon your “Exquisite Torture” article. And although it looks like the article is about two years old now, it was like meeting a long lost friend. I can relate to everything you wrote. I drummed in the marching band through junior and high school. Eventually achieved first chair. I got very proficient at it if I might say so of myself. Peter Criss was my hero, then Alex Van Halen, ..then came Neil Peart. I played in a few local bars bands after graduation for several years. Then I switched over to the guitar and my efforts to become a great guitarist began. Same scene, different players. Ace Frehley, then Ted Nugent, then Molly Hatchet…then along comes Eddie Van Halen and I think I’ve reached the summit of talent only to discover Yngwie Malmsteen. My “ah ha” moment was when I realized that there was no summit. No limit. Eventually life swooped in and obliterated my delusions of musical grandeur. I still play and study and learn on a daily basis. Eric Johnson, Albert Lee and Yngwie are a few of my current favorites as well as John Coltrane. I strive to be the best amateur guitarist that the general public will never hear. And, I’m ok with that. Currently, I am 46 yrs old married male with 3 kids, two grown and one 17 yr old boy subsequently with severe Autism. But..I keep a pair of drum sticks in the house and after all these years my paradiddles are still tight and fast. Thanks for the very well written article. But most of all thanks for firing up the old memory machine. Best Wishes, Tony N, South Carolina

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