World Toilet Day? National Vanilla Cupcake Day? National Sock Day? Who the hell makes these up? It’s not like anyone’s going to forget to go to the toilet! And, frankly, cupcakes, vanilla or otherwise, don’t really merit a celebratory day. And neither do socks!
Today, however, is apparently National Drummer Day, which we think you’ll agree, is something worth raising a glass – or indeed a drumstick – to. After all, it can be a thankless task lugging all that expensive gear around, loading and unloading with no help from your prima donna singer who will be far too busy hogging all the limelight. Not to mention all the endless drummer jokes: How do you know if the drum riser is level? Because the drummer dribbles out of both sides of his mouth…
But as any real musician will tell you, a band is only as good as its drummer. They are the backbone of the band, and without a good drummer, you may as well not bother. So, today, we celebrate 11 of the greatest tub-thumpers of all time, legends one and all. (Hi) hats off to you!