Making the Clackity Noise

When I was a percussionist in high school, we were responsible for keeping the jazz band, full orchestra, concert band, and marching band in time, and we did so through a haze of marijuana and hormones and passed-down stories of some guy’s uncle who saw Gene Krupa perform a 12-minute solo using every part of a high hat while eschewing the rest of the kit.

Source: Kung Fu Grippe
Published: Aug 23, 2009
Length: 4 minutes (1,219 words)