Arizona Bay Special Guest Star - Pierre Martin

Pierre is yet another Neil Peart fanatic from Quebec, Canada. I first stumbeled upon him when I found some videos of his on You Tube - these were of him playing along to Rush tracks - such as the new single, Far Cry (a bitch of a track to play!). He also has a pretty cool day job - an astronomer! Click on his banner above to go to his own site.....

See, I told you he was an astronomer! In fact this seems like a pretty fitting pastime for a Rush Fan, their songs including Cygnus X-1, Countdown (about the Space Shuttle) and Hemispheres.

The embodiment of his fandom! The Tama kit in all its glory - a Tama Starclassic Performer (wow!) and Roland V-Drums (wow!). The old Tama poster behind the kit leaves us in no doubt as to which of the Neil Kits he prefers.

From the side - please note use of Sabian Paragon Cymbals - as also used by Neil Peart and me. Just check out the wicked boom stand used for the highest toms.

From the cockpit - this also reveals a wealth of Neil'isms: Temple Blocks, Wind Chimes, smaller extra snare drum and pad trigger alongside all of the acoustic drums....

Inevitable Canadian Cold-childhood piccy!

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