June 20, 2009: Busker's Bike

xoxoxoBruce · 06-20-2009, 12:23 AM

Treehugger tells of Australian, newly arrived in Britain, solving his problem of making a living.

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A new arrival from Australia, Osborne said he had "no car, no drums, and a need to create beats." He was sitting in a park looking at his bike and "dreaming of ways to build my environmental friend." Not wanting to carry his drums on the subway, he decided to turn his bike frame into a drum kit which would double as a carrying case for his instruments. He made it out of bowls found in a charity shop, children's toys and old drums. The whole kit and kaboodle can be fitted into two carry-bags and a back pack.

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He started busking in the edgy east end of London. His first time out he made enough in an hour to cover a week's rent. Then somehow word spread and next thing he knew, he was playing at the chi-chi Milan Furniture fair.

Sure beats commuting for hours, half asleep, or wound up tight from sitting at an IT desk, under-appreciated, surrounded by idiots and taking abuse from all sides.

Skylight · 06-20-2009, 12:57 AM

I used my mum's cooking pans in a similar way. Good times.

SPUCK · 06-20-2009, 04:39 AM

Officer! officer!
Someone rode off on my drum set!
I mean... They stole my bike!
What did it look like?
um.. It looks like a drum set.
Where's my mace.

sweasel · 06-20-2009, 07:14 AM

There's video at the link. He kind of sucks.

I heard a guy on the streets of Providence play a set of produce drawers from a refrigerator who could totally steal this guy's lunch money.

capnhowdy · 06-20-2009, 07:55 AM

Drummer? If he had a strummer and a hummer, he'd have a band.

birdclaw · 06-20-2009, 09:39 AM

Looks like Mr. Messy is cleaning up.

footfootfoot · 06-20-2009, 11:19 AM

http://www.hulu.com/watch/16643/movi...d-six-drummers

More better drummering

richlevy · 06-20-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

http://www.hulu.com/watch/16643/movi...d-six-drummers

More better drummering

To be fair, the 6 drummers were dubbing in studio recorded sounds, sort of like lip-synching. I thought the bike drummer was doing pretty good with what he had.

Two impressions of the 6 drummers.

a) The one guy could at least have brought his own toothbrushes

and

b) I now have an excuse to give my wife when I can't find anything. "Honey, I think the 6 drummers were here. I can't find the ketchup."

capnhowdy · 06-20-2009, 11:50 AM

I've always heard that drummers are a dime a dozen so the six drummers are worth a least a nickel.

Leokins · 06-20-2009, 09:55 PM

If you build it, they will come... and give you rent money apparently.

dar512 · 06-22-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

I've always heard that drummers are a dime a dozen so the six drummers are worth a least a nickel.

"It's got to be a pretty good drummer to be better than no drummer at all." -- Chet Baker

Q: Who do drummers hang around with?
A: Musicians

Q: How can you tell there's a drummer at the door?
A: He doesn't know when to come in.

Q: How can you tell there's another drummer at the door?
A: His knocking speeds up.

Drummers are the Rodney Dangerfield of musicians.

dar512 · 06-22-2009, 09:25 AM

On a more serious note, only bad drummers are a dime a dozen. Good drummers are worth their weight in gold.

capnhowdy · 06-22-2009, 06:00 PM

I used to play some. That statement was a sure fire "it's on" for our drummer. It was safer to slap his face than to say that to him.

dar512 · 06-23-2009, 09:21 AM

Our previous drummer had a sense of humor about it. I heard all the above drummer jokes from him.

Flint · 06-23-2009, 09:46 AM

The drummer jokes are funny.

My wife asked me if this guy's drumming (video at the link) was sped up. Actually many people (Jojo Mayer, Johnny Rabb) are playing this drum-n-bass style, and yes it is based on recordings of drummers being sped up and re-sequenced, but now the patterns are being learned by hand at this speed.

06-20-2009, 07:55 AM	#5
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Drummer? If he had a strummer and a hummer, he'd have a band. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-20-2009, 09:39 AM	#6
birdclaw putting the "g" in flight Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 145	Looks like Mr. Messy is cleaning up. __________________ “The difference between a man and a boy is, a boy wants to grow up to be a fireman, but a man wants to grow up to be a giant monster fireman.”

06-20-2009, 11:19 AM	#7
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	http://www.hulu.com/watch/16643/movi...d-six-drummers More better drummering __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-20-2009, 11:50 AM	#9
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I've always heard that drummers are a dime a dozen so the six drummers are worth a least a nickel. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-22-2009, 09:25 AM	#12
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	On a more serious note, only bad drummers are a dime a dozen. Good drummers are worth their weight in gold. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-20-2009, 12:57 AM	#2
Skylight Eavesdropper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: perth, australia Posts: 24	I used my mum's cooking pans in a similar way. Good times.

06-20-2009, 04:39 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Officer! officer! Someone rode off on my drum set! I mean... They stole my bike! What did it look like? um.. It looks like a drum set. Where's my mace.

06-20-2009, 07:14 AM	#4
sweasel Everyone loves a weasel! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 9	There's video at the link. He kind of sucks. I heard a guy on the streets of Providence play a set of produce drawers from a refrigerator who could totally steal this guy's lunch money.

06-20-2009, 09:55 PM	#10
Leokins Civil Civilian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 34	If you build it, they will come... and give you rent money apparently.

06-22-2009, 06:00 PM	#13
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I used to play some. That statement was a sure fire "it's on" for our drummer. It was safer to slap his face than to say that to him. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-23-2009, 09:21 AM	#14
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Our previous drummer had a sense of humor about it. I heard all the above drummer jokes from him. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-23-2009, 09:46 AM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	The drummer jokes are funny. My wife asked me if this guy's drumming (video at the link) was sped up. Actually many people (Jojo Mayer, Johnny Rabb) are playing this drum-n-bass style, and yes it is based on recordings of drummers being sped up and re-sequenced, but now the patterns are being learned by hand at this speed. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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