Drums Drums and Drums…it’s all in the family

As you all know, our son Bart is a juniordrummer. He has his regular drumminglessons once a week, also piano (but I must say he enjoys the drums more, we want him to do it right, music is in him, any kind of instrument, he can play on it; a few weeks ago he “just” improvises the “Marseillaise” on a stupid kid-accordeon completely broken, but it was goooood !!! He takes a flute, brings it up to his nose, blows the air of ”frère jacques” (with his nose) and sings at the same time…Hilarious ! I also told you that my brother Huibert is also a drummer, played in a band called “The South Barony Jazz band” (that was -oh- a long time ago), plays music whenever he can, drums on anything that is “drumable”, makes you seasick movin’ his legs under the table during dinner etc etc, then my uncle was a drummer (that was Ome Sim, Willem Jan VV, dear dad of my cousin Ellen (link on the side) then her son’s and brothers are great drummers too, and her brother Coen has his own Percussionworkshops). My bro’ Huib, when he left Holland, was replaced in the band by my dear old friend Onno. Onno de Bruijn, gee, are we talking drumming ? He was “het wonderkind” of Breda, played in his very early years with all kind of professionals during the “Breda Jazz Festival”, Onno and I went to school together and have been sharing alot of our passion for music since then. He is -may I call it – a semi-professional now, plays still in a band all over the world on festivals or tours.

More then a year ago I heard someone say, “hey, go to Mac Donalds, for 1 € more with the Happy meal they give you the DVD Phill Collins Farewell Concert (Paris)…” ME going to MACDONALDS…..NEVER EVER EVER…., anyway, don’t worry, got the DVD ofcourse and this part (the beginning) is just soooooooooooooooo…, I don’t know if you’ve seen this, but it is too much !!!! Just to say that Bart ofcourse listnens to this every day, starts working on it.. promises something, if he could play like this later???