The Conquistador's Picture Of The Day

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Just one more “quickie” and I’m done. This is an original can from 1985, still unopened, of “New Coke.” Notice the old style “pull tab”?

The final point I made in my graduate marketing paper was that to succeed the product (“New Coke”) had to be unquestionably superior to Pepsi or any other soft drink of the time. It had to be awesome. Like the greatest tasting soft drink ever. Today we would say “GOAT!”

It wasn’t…

(If you are wondering what this is all about, see my two posts above.)

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Didn’t think I could surpass the 1978 “OctaPlus” set I posted a few months ago. But…

From a Ludwig catalog. From 1982. I counted 20 drums. Did I miss any? Wonder what this would cost today? More than my “ZR-1”? A year’s salary? I’m sure more than the diesel “dually’s” we are looking at.

As you may know from other posts, I grew up listening to Metal in all forms. Double Bass is almost mandatory for that style of music. Been to see some of the biggest names ever. Have never seen anything close to this monster on stage. Not even Neil Peart or Mike Portnoy. What would you even transport it in? It would need its own truck. God, I’d hate to be the “drum tech.”

Ludwig was the brand of drums I ended up with after my parents “caved” and let me take drum lessons after seeing “Wayne’s World.” I was nine. My dad and I found a beat up old black Ludwig kit that looked like it had been on one tour too many. And it had two bass drums! I think he gave the guy like $200 cash. Too bad I don’t still have it. Sounded like crap and falling apart but we put those “blue” oil heads on it and for about 3 or 4 years I really got into it.

Eventually my mom won out having had to put up with all the noise and pounding coming from our basement. So we (she) got rid of it one day. I was into sports by then, especially football, where I really did show some promise. Also, my parents wanted me to go on to college someday (football or not) and thought music was a “bad influence” and would “hurt my grades” or that I would “do drugs” (probably just the stuff I listened to… ).

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If I’m going to seriously take up drums again. I might as well form a band. Trying to get inspiration for it. Unfortunately most of these album covers haven’t helped any.

Are they a “KISS” ripoff? What are they exactly? Don’t wanna know…

No, just No…

Well, I probably could “steal his style.” But why?

I’m sure if Hayley Williams comes to our first concert, she’ll want us to open for Paramore.

This sold a million copies because why? Oh that’s right, it didn’t’… Bizarre AF.

The only “real” group here. Very successful in the 50’s and 60’s, The Ventures were best known for the “Theme From Hawaii 5-0.” This album is from 1965. Considered “Surf Music” by many they were very much ahead of their time. I think they’re cool even today. And the girl is hot. Wonder who she is?