Drummer Obsession
I fell in love with my first drummer when I was in high school and saw
"The Gene Krupa Story" on late night TV.
I didn't realize it then, but I was actually in love with Sal Mineo, the incredibly hot man in this photo.
My sister arranged for me to meet Gene Krupa when I was in high school. I was so nervous when I met him that I sprinted for the back door and threw up. He was the nicest man, he came out and held my hair back while I threw up in the bushes. He kept saying, "Are you ok?" After I finished throwing up and he realized I was nervous and not sick he spent quite a bit of time with me.
Then, I was in love with him!
It was a 21 and over club, but the owner was persuaded to let me come in and see him play. I sat at a table in the very front, I have no idea who the other people at the table were, probably should have asked. I didn't care, I was watching Gene Krupa, the man that invented the drum solo, play. This is a picture of him in 1973, he died later that year. I was felt fortunate to have seen him play.