Re: The World's Most Interesting Drummer

[Eric Bonatti <eric.bonatti@xxxxxxxxxx>]

posted!  :)

I also cross-posted it to my drummer's list (drumzilla's lair)

Eric
drummer with the band littleSUNDAY
web: www.littleSUNDAY.com
my personal page: www.bonatti.ca
my facebook: www.facebook.com/enrico.bonatti
my linked-in: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/ericdrummerca
I play Underground Drum Co. drums: www.udrum.com
Sabian cymbals: www.sabian.com
and Los Cabos drumsticks: www.loscabosdrumsticks.com


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> From: Frank Smith <fsmith9095@xxxxxxx>
>To: eric.bonatti@xxxxxxxxxx; zeppelin@xxxxxxxx 
>Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 3:03:06 PM
>Subject: Re: The World's Most Interesting Drummer
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>Glad you like it Eric.
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>Not at all. Please feel free to post it to FB.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Bonatti <eric.bonatti@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Frank Smith <fsmith9095@xxxxxxx>; zeppelin <zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wed, Jan 8, 2014 12:39 pm
>Subject: Re: The World's Most Interesting Drummer
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>kick-ass list :)
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>do you mind if i re-post it to fb?
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>Eric
>drummer with the band littleSUNDAY
>web: www.littleSUNDAY.com
>my personal page: www.bonatti.ca
>my facebook: www.facebook.com/enrico.bonatti
>my linked-in: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/ericdrummerca
>I play Underground Drum Co. drums: www.udrum.com
>Sabian cymbals: www.sabian.com
>and Los Cabos drumsticks: www.loscabosdrumsticks.com
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>> From: Frank Smith <fsmith9095@xxxxxxx>
>>To: zeppelin@xxxxxxxx 
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 2:51:32 PM
>>Subject: The World's Most Interesting Drummer
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>>1) It is said that the atomic clock in Colorado gets its timing from John 
>>Bonham
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>>2) His synchopated sonic symphony is credited with inspiring the exhaust 
>>notes of the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and Citroen GT.
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>>3) 'Moby Dick' was used to dig the Chunnel. 
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>>4) His subtle timing and delicate wrists made 3 legendary Jazz drummers 
>>envious.
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>>5) His right foot was used as a pile driver to drill for oil in the North 
>>Atlantic. 
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>>6) His 30 minute drum solo once registered a 4.5 on the Richter scale during 
>>a concert in Germany in March 1973.
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>>7) He once outplayed the entired percussion section of the London 
>>Philharmonic Orchestra while simultaneously eating a sandwich in his right 
>>hand.
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>>8) Mathematicians have studied his timing to better understand pure math.
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>>9) All rock drummers threw away their sticks in 1969 after hearing the first 
>>Led Zeppelin album.
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>>10) His double bass attack was outlawed on 6 continents.
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>>11) God has 'Achille's Last Stand' set as the ringtone on his mobile phone.
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>>12) He coined the term "thrutch"
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>>13) His Hertfordshire steers had better rhythm than any other animals in the 
>>UK 
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>>14) 'When the Levee Breaks' is the national anthem in the South Sudan.
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>>15) Recordings of his footsteps are sampled even to this day.
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>>16) Certain rare South American birds changed their mating calls to emulate 
>>his ching ring.
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>>17) His great-grandchildren will be born with perfect rhythm and perfect 
>>pitch.
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>>18) His shadow is in color and larger than Ginger Baker's
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>>19)  The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland will be adding two more rings 
>>to emulate John's symbol.
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>>20) All traffic lights would turn green whenever John was driving.
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