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Post by **stupidsurgeon27** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 10:17 pm

You two do look similar, Adrian. Nice picture!

Note to self: Look for Modern Drummer.

-CindyBob

Post by **Dr_Dad** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 6:03 am

It looks like the current issue of Modern Drummer is off the site, and they're promoting next month's issue instead. On their website, though, I did find this nice small writeup on Bermuda here.

Doc

Post by **scottidog** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 6:52 am

"A Grammy award?" Just how old is this article? Still, it is nice.

Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:13 am

"A Grammy award?" Just how old is this article? Still, it is nice.

It's not an old article-- IIRC, only one of Al's Grammys was for an album; the other was a "best concept" award for a video, which wouldn't necessarily have been awarded to the band as well, although certainly it couldn't have happened without them.

It's nice to see an industry publication admit that the band deserves respect, and doubly nice to hear about Bermuda's plans for the next 20 years

(although I do hope that doesn't mean Al's planning on taking a full two decades to fulfill his four-album contract :nervous: )

Post by **TMBJon** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:14 am

i can't get that link to work. could anyone C&P that for me?

Post by **scottidog** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:16 am

From Modern Drummer, date unknown:

on "Bermuda" Schwartz
Weird Al To The End

A massive television screen hanging from the ceiling at stage right spits out zany snippets of musical footage. Scenes from a multitude of music video and cartoon shows fill the arena. Excitement builds as stimuli from every part of the stage joins this mélange of sight and sound, giving the audience every reason in the world to jump out of their seats. This is the world of Weird Al Yankovic. More to the point, this is the world of Al's long-time drummer, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz.

Performing with the wacky accordionist since 1980, Schwartz has appeared on all of Weird Al's recordings, concert dates, videos, and TV appearances. Around 1985, when Al was still considered a "one-hit wonder," Schwartz was often viewed as a "comedy drummer" by his peers. In the years since, however, he and The Weird Al Band have earned tremendous respecteven envyfor the job they do. Now, twenty years, a Grammy award, and many gold records later, Schwartz continues to lay down the groove for one of the world's most popular performers.

One factor that keeps the long-term gig interesting is the customized detail of Schwartz's setup. While Jon's been playing on the same Impact kit since 1985, he also employs a Kurzweil K2000 sampler to help reproduce the "proper" drum sounds. According to Jon, "Providing the right drum sounds for the tunes we play live is important."

Schwartz has a great attitude and doesn't mind the rigors of the road, because he really connects with the audience. "Doing the videos and recordings are great fun," admits the good-natured beatmeister. "But performing for the fans is the real treat. You'll probably find me on stage for another twenty years, eventually playing songs for 'Old Al Yankovic.'"

Stephanie Bennett

The companion pic:

Post by **scottidog** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:02 pm

There was an interesting discussion about Jon's Drums and the Band Member's instruments. It deserved it's own topic, and you will find it here.

Post by **Elvis** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:47 pm

What's the accompanying text say, Davuda?

It's 3 or 4 questions about what (non-Al) songs Bermuda thinks have the best drumming, and if he could be in a band with anyone, who would be in it.

Dave

Post by **TMBJon** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:50 pm

It's 3 or 4 questions about what (non-Al) songs Bermuda thinks have the best drumming, and if he could be in a band with anyone, who would be in it.

i see... and any chance of telling us what the answers to these questions are??

Post by **Squirrelygirl** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 9:36 pm

Here's a link for a back issue of Time Out New York.

Re: Joan Jett & Al

http://www.timeoutny.com/features/118/1 ... t.txt.html

What I was really looking for was this:

QUOTE This is a great Time Out NY from July 17-24, 2003 featuring in-depth interviews with Karen Finley and Mary Birdsong on their new shows about Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland while Weird Al Yankovic talks about his fans, being a nerd, groupies, despression, myths about him and signing autographs plus a whole lot more. I take $3.11 US shipping and handling by paypal, billpoint, check or money order. $5 Canada and $7.11 other international rate.

I saw it on eBay :choon: This is fairly current. Anyone know anything

about it

sg