At the end of the day.....

[Dan Lindfors]

At 12.33 1996-03-10 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Doug:
>
>>Here's a hypothetical question for you:
>>How long a set would you have to play behind the kit to equal
>>one NYC marathon?  I'm not sure what form of measurement
>>would be most valid, so why don't you do the honors... =)
>
>It's not compatable. Marathons involve almost exclusively large muscle mass
>(ie. the quads,  calves, abs) and playing the drums involve small muscles
>(ie. wrists, fingers, ankles, triceps). Long distance running requires
>slow-twitch muscles and drumming requires fast-twitch fibers.
>
>The marathon is a great experience. It's also very humbling. If you enjoy
>running I recommend it .
>Al

I agree. Marathon is a real treat;-) I have only done 2 so far though (Im
truly impressed, Al!).

For the arithmetically gifted I can tell you this: if I, at the start of
Stockholm marathon 1994, would have brought with me a walkman and tapes of
the first BOC-albums and played them during the humbling experience, I would
have crossed the finishing line with Tattoo Vampire pounding in my ears...
"Wrapped in hell, I lost my breath..."

Dan
"The difference between theory and practice in practice
is greater than the difference between theory and practice in theory."

lindfors at algonet.se