tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123795672671480637.post4034327400565689005..comments2023-11-26T10:40:07.165-08:00Comments on j i g s a w: Marissa Magic Reviews Tom Tom magazineTobi Vailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123795672671480637.post-90713178711397225002010-04-13T19:14:22.899-07:002010-04-13T19:14:22.899-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.王麗玲https://www.blogger.com/profile/00332850791508654938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123795672671480637.post-6259490220800834462010-04-03T07:38:55.953-07:002010-04-03T07:38:55.953-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.宗穎宗穎https://www.blogger.com/profile/05129787716963792092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123795672671480637.post-28060852392261811742010-04-02T01:34:06.666-07:002010-04-02T01:34:06.666-07:00to be fair, I haven't read Tom Tom yet, but am...to be fair, I haven't read Tom Tom yet, but am supportive of the idea of the magazine. Lisa asked me to do an interview/question thing but I declined because I'm not really drumming in a band right now and thought maybe it would be better to do it when I was getting ready to go on tour or something...<br /><br />to be honest, I'm pretty uninterested in reading a technical magazine on drumming and really don't have too much to say about playing drums.<br /><br />to me drumming is like running or doing a physical task, like cleaning or working in the yard or something. when I am writing parts or learning a song I really have to turn my brain off and just go by intuition and muscle memory. if I think too much about it, I mess up. <br /><br />I started drumming when I was a competitive gymnast and I took all the momentum and training I had learned from years of dance and gymnastics and channeled into the drums-- so for me it is a purely physical, movement activity. not something I have any conceptual ideas about <br /><br />as for gear, well I have the same drums I inherited from my dad that he's had since the mid-60's and am totally 100% uninterested in anyone else's drum kit. it sounds perfect to me, so why mess with it?<br /><br />however, I do like the IDEA of a drumming magazine for girls. but as for things to say about drumming? maybe the drumming says it all ...hence the prevalence of photos? <br /><br />not sure, I'll have to think about it<br /><br />before everyone gets defensive about marissa's review, please remember that feminist critique comes from a place of wanting to move things forward. let's envision what kind of feminist magazines we want to see in the future. this, I think, is the spirit that her review was written in...Tobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.com