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The best thing about drummers is they are never sensitive about jokes about drummers - they suffer them continuously, like mine above. However, I have to say a decent drummer is the hardest thing to find in the musical world, so they deserve a bit more respect. Any competent bass player/guitarist/singer/keyboardist can get by in a band, but every band needs a GOOD drummer to sound tight. In all my time playing, the weak link in every band has always been the drummer. When I get to play with a decent one (who tend to be the humble ones who just get on with locking in with the song, rather than the fancy fill merchants and stick spinners) it increases my enjoyment of the session exponentially. Decent drummers, I salute you!