Drum Heads for Big Bucks

xoxoxoBruce · 04-23-2013, 11:23 PM

This guy, a memorabilia collector, paid $43,000 for a used bass drum head.

Well it was a 20 incher, and it was used by Ringo Starr... on the Ed Sullivan show.

Flint · 04-23-2013, 11:30 PM

That's not an unreasonable price.

Can you imagine having such a recognizable piece of one of the biggest cultural events of the 20th century hanging on your wall?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-24-2013, 01:17 AM

No, but I can see having a replica, starting conversations about the band and the music, rather than how rich and lucky I am. I have a reproduction of the antique circus poster that John bought, which inspired,"For the Benefit of Mr Kite".

I do agree it's a major piece of rock history and a great story on how he got it and verified it. Obsessed crazy people are usually entertaining, because they pick interesting quests.

He did another article about the rest of the Ringo drum heads he's tracked down. The real ones and the fake ones, and to one that's disappeared.
If you go to his replica clothing site, on the left at the bottom is, "Published Articles". The, "Beatles Sullivan Drumhead", is the one linked in my OP, and the, "Beatle Drumhead Story" is about the other six drop T heads. That one can't be linked direct, you have to click on it at the site, but I enjoyed reading it.

04-23-2013, 11:23 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Drum Heads for Big Bucks This guy, a memorabilia collector, paid $43,000 for a used bass drum head. Well it was a 20 incher, and it was used by Ringo Starr... on the Ed Sullivan show. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-23-2013, 11:30 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	That's not an unreasonable price. Can you imagine having such a recognizable piece of one of the biggest cultural events of the 20th century hanging on your wall? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-24-2013, 01:17 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, but I can see having a replica, starting conversations about the band and the music, rather than how rich and lucky I am. I have a reproduction of the antique circus poster that John bought, which inspired,"For the Benefit of Mr Kite". I do agree it's a major piece of rock history and a great story on how he got it and verified it. Obsessed crazy people are usually entertaining, because they pick interesting quests. He did another article about the rest of the Ringo drum heads he's tracked down. The real ones and the fake ones, and to one that's disappeared. If you go to his replica clothing site, on the left at the bottom is, "Published Articles". The, "Beatles Sullivan Drumhead", is the one linked in my OP, and the, "Beatle Drumhead Story" is about the other six drop T heads. That one can't be linked direct, you have to click on it at the site, but I enjoyed reading it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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