NAMM 2008 Winter Show in Review: Drum section pros and cons
Pro: NAMM press room
Pro: Free coffee in NAMM press room
Con: Quality of free coffee in NAMM press room
Pro: Hooch carts in various, strategic locations
Con: Food quality (and price)
Pro: Impromptu drum jams
Con: Impromptu solo drum jams
Pro: Tempus drums
Con: Not enough Tempus drums
Pro: Pearl Power Piccolo Snare
Pro: Black Swamp Snares
Pro: Free earplugs from H.E.A.R.
Pro: Tons of drum celebrities
Con: Not knowing who most of the celebrities were
Pro: Getting to shake Steve Smith’s hand
Pro: WorldMax Drums and products
Pro: Drum vendors willing to talk about their product (Hansenfutz, Dunnett, etc.)
Con: Drum vendor personnel who knew little about their product
Con: Drum vendors who didn’t bother to keep their drums in tune
Con: The Ludwig drum selection
Con: Kits displayed in such a way I couldn’t play them
Pro: Kits displayed in such a way that others couldn’t play them
Pro: Price points and sound quality of most mid-range kits
Con: Price of pro-line kits that don’t match the sound quality
Pro: Getting PR pitches from various vendors
Con: Not getting a single PR pitch from a drum vendor
Pro: Odd drum products (bucket drums, square drums, metal drumsticks)
Con: Reality of actually buying odd drum products
Con: Sore feet
Pro: Carvin booth (a place to sit)
