Who is that?

[mdweston]

At a J show this past spring, a sound clip was played in between songs. It was someone cursing at a band of some sort, sounding like a real jerk. What is this recording?

[dfkgurl]

That is Buddy Rich. He was a really famous drummer and used to be on the Johnny Carson show a lotta years ago. If it is the recording I think it is, it is Buddy berating his band members on the tour bus. I thought this was really wierd they played this because I have a copy of the same thing. An old boyfriend gave it to me years ago cause he knew I was a Buddy Rich fan and that I had been on an elevator with Buddy once when I was a lot younger. I was on an elevator with J once, too. Both times I pretty much geeked out.

[AGAP]

Hey,

Someone actually posted the Buddy Rich rant with a transcript…
http://carrothers.com/billyboy/mybuddy.htm

Its hilarious…quite the rant

Allison [img]images/smiles/converted/biggrin.gif[/img]

[SG]

I heard a story once about a local drum teacher;he met up with Buddy Rich and started saying "You`re Buddy Rich,you`re the greatest,etc."
What did Buddy Rich do?broke a drum stick on the guy`s head!.
One of coolest Buddy albums I heard is the album with Max Roach,a drum battle album,very cool with a big band,from 1959.
I also have one from 1974 called Tuff Dude which is pretty good as well.

[maxini]

Just checked out that Buddy Rich rant and it’s hilarious alright [img]images/smiles/converted/biggrin.gif[/img] I’ve noticed Mike Watt uses the expression "blow a clam" on his tour diaries and now I see Buddy says "clam" too in the same kinda context. Never heard it b4 though (english isn’t my native language), but I figure it means screwing up yr playing in some way. If someone knows more precisely what it means, please tell me, I’m curious.

[ScreamingTree]

It was hilarious seeing the curiousity of the crowd at the show i was at when J had that tape playing almost as loud as the music in between songs.

[AGAP]

Hey,

I have a glossary of pedro speak by Watt…
Clams…chokes, usually on stage in front of people [img]images/smiles/converted/eek.gif[/img]

Allison [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]

[maxini]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Another Girl Another Planet:
<STRONG>Hey,

I have a glossary of pedro speak by Watt…
Clams…chokes, usually on stage in front of people [img]images/smiles/converted/eek.gif[/img]

Allison [img]images/smiles/converted/wink.gif[/img]</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh yeah, I found it off Watt’s hootpage: http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Watt/pedrospeak/speak.html
Sure comes in handy for a european when reading those diaries [img]images/smiles/converted/biggrin.gif[/img]

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