The Hottest Drummer In The World… January 7, 2007
…is certainly Paul. However, I saw this cool dude at Café Du Nord the other night and he wasn’t bad either.
This blog comes kinda late but I’m still so excited about this event that I have to tell you about this: Mick, Sarah, Paul and I went to see Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders. I mean Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of the Foo Fighters, the best band on the planet. Since I moved to the States, I saw the Foos twice already: at Oakland Arena, a pretty big stadium and a more intimate acoustic set in Berkeley. By the way, did you know that Dave Grohl is actually hilarious? That dude cracks me up. Anyways, this is about Taylor. So, it costs you about $50 to see a band like the Foo Fighters. And, most likely you don’t get to be anywhere near the stage at their shows. Not so much this time. Café Du Nord is one of my favorite venues in the city. It’s small but not tiny, the sound is good and: you can actually SEE the band that plays.
He was right there in front of us, belting his heart out and drumming like there was no morning. And all that, just inches away from me (but I think I said that already) and for $13!
Mick is a HUGE Taylor fan, too. I have yet to confess to him that the photos I took that night are bad, really bad. Sorry, Mick. I suppose, we’ll have to catch one of their West Coast gigs again soon.
Now go and check out the track ‘You Drive Me Insane’ on MySpace.
Drummers are cool!