[Harry]

Ha,ha,

This is proofing to be a popular topic, having more than 40 links on this topic......!
So maybe us drummers arrrre a little bit fussy about what image to project.

ONE TIME I DRESSED TO PROVOKE

I was playing in a big band, glorious music to perform being movie tracks like James Bond's Gold Finger ( full tilt big hitting, with big crescendo rolls on toms, with mallets, cymbal sizes 22 (x2), double handed head/high hits on the snare, the whole shebang, a cure for all your inhibitions forever...) but awfull to listen to if you know what I mean, not my type of music.
The conductor/band leader, who was a brilliant clarinet player and performed while leading the band was a personal dear friend of me.
Through some unhappiness between a couple of band members, our band leader resigned and we got a new one, a stupendus dickhead with the lousiest attitude you can image.
As I had the guts full of this " ownner operator " (wa***er) and decided for our next practice performance to put on a little of a show, fully understanding that by doing this it could mean the end of my association with this band, but by that time I did not give a flying ***** about that.
So I kitted myself out as follows:
Winter boots, with furry details!(it was in the middle of the summer)
The tightest black jeans you can imagine (it is a miracle that I have offspring at all)
An oversized jacket (colbert style) of a ghastly brown hue.
Over a faded old orange (Dutch) army sports T shirt
A Black Balaclava!!!
And I was smoking a cheroot!!!!

As I was playing (what's new) in the back, only our new prize ***** could see me, and he really struggled to keep going.
That was noted by some of our band members and they glimpsed around to see what the distraction was all about.
They collapsed in laughter followed by the rest of the band.
As you would expect I got what I deserved, but this dipstick did not survive himself, so the old band leader was reinstated and we played on for a couple of years.
Sorry it was a bit of a long story, but by writing it I relived it again, grin, grin, chuckle.

So much for appearences huh, lol.

Cheers, Harry