hughesmr Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) I put the stick in his hand traditional grip and fixed his hand on the stick. He even pulled his pinky back and middle finger straight. Love this! Bobby Thompson be proud! Edited August 16, 2011 by hughesmr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendy328 Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Enjoy! Thanks for posting this !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Glasgow BB Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Repost- from John Wooton: Just saw Marty. Really great news... Paulette, his wife, Jimmy, his brother, Ray Franscen, local drummer, and myself went into the room. I brought a drum stick. He was holding a stuffed bunny with his left hand. I ...put the stick in his hand, matched grip, and asked him if he knew what that was. He started squeezing over and over. I asked him if he wanted me to read the hundreds of facebook messages and he shook his head no. If you know Marty, you know that he doesn't like a fuss. So, that was an expected reaction. I asked him if he wanted me to leave the drum stick and he shook his head yes. I then asked him if he wanted to hold it matched or traditional. He was holding it matched and let go of the stick. I put the stick in his hand traditional grip and fixed his hand on the stick. He even pulled his pinky back and middle finger straight. He then tapped the stick on his leg. He now won't let go of the stick. It was a beautiful moment. It was a Cooperman, I should have put a cheaper stick in his hand cause I don't think I am going to get that one back. Lovely story. It was Marty who switched our snare line to traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Glasgow BB Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 A BAC friend of mine recalled this tale... "I was introduced to Marty at Coia's cafe on the Southside of Glasgow. We shared a kit-kat while discussing the difficulty of hand to hand Swiss Army triplets, let us hope for a good recovery" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 (Am I the only person that started tapping those patterns on their desk after reading that?) Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastone Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Enjoy! That's very cool, hope Marty's recovery continues in a speedy and complete manner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtown Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 cool story, nice video and best of luck with recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I should have put a cheaper stick in his hand cause I don't think I am going to get that one back. That rod is well lost, then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspaDave Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 He even pulled his pinky back and middle finger straight. That's the way I play traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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