Mellotronists

In a message dated 9/27/2006 1:04:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tron@... writes:

Here's  a thought; are drums a musical instrument?



Not unless they're made from empty 5 gallon plastic buckets and mercilessly  
beaten on while a bunch of others jump up and down to the beat. Oh, and this  
must take place on the corner of a busy intersection on a Saturday evening 
when  you're out trying to find a nice place to eat. Then, the buckets are  
instruments, and the players are musicians. (Unless, of course, you are like me  
and don't really count drummers as musicians at all, which then completely  
negates everything I just wrote.)
 
Frank (growing more and more restless by the  moment)