The Drummer’s Dream
by Roy Burns
On 08th Aug 2018
A good friend of mine, named Ron Behr, once asked me if I had ever experienced the “drummer’s dream.” I wasn’t sure if I had or not until he explained a recurring dream that he has had for some time. As he described it, I realized that I’d had a similar dream for years. In my case, it goes like this: I arrive at a very important job or concert and begin to set up my drums. Try as I might, I cannot seem to complete the process. Pieces are missing or I can’t find them, and the job is getting closer and closer. Finally, the band begins to play, and I still haven’t completed the drum setup. I am always relieved to awaken and realize that it was just another dream. Ron told me that he had begun to ask his students if they ever had similar dreams. In […]