I totally don't remember getting you the coffee grinder. :/
Two things come to mind for me in this category. First is the drum you gave me for my 20th birthday. It's just right for my style of play, which swings between regularity and improvization. It's very versatile and I'm always discovering more sounds it can make. After seven years, the head is still as tight as it ever was (or very nearly so), and the thing is completely undamaged, despite being in some potentially damaging situations. Then there's my backpack. I've still got the same purple backpack I bought eleven years ago, but it's finally gone stiff and the zippers are finally failing, so it won't last much longer. The red backpack I bought in Philadelphia four years ago, though, is downright spiffy. I like the way it looks and feels, and I love the five pockets of different sizes. The zippers are always smooth operators, and the second-largest pocket is the perfect size for folders, leaving the largest one free for large objects. And it was only twenty dollars, too. :)
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Date: 2007-04-22 03:29 am (UTC)Two things come to mind for me in this category. First is the drum you gave me for my 20th birthday. It's just right for my style of play, which swings between regularity and improvization. It's very versatile and I'm always discovering more sounds it can make. After seven years, the head is still as tight as it ever was (or very nearly so), and the thing is completely undamaged, despite being in some potentially damaging situations. Then there's my backpack. I've still got the same purple backpack I bought eleven years ago, but it's finally gone stiff and the zippers are finally failing, so it won't last much longer. The red backpack I bought in Philadelphia four years ago, though, is downright spiffy. I like the way it looks and feels, and I love the five pockets of different sizes. The zippers are always smooth operators, and the second-largest pocket is the perfect size for folders, leaving the largest one free for large objects. And it was only twenty dollars, too. :)