The air tonight is full of disappointment.
The dude aka Boo, wants to be a drummer.
He is constantly drumming on walls and tables and peoples heads and my back as I scrub his shit off the walls.
The dude wants to be a drummer baaaaaaaaad.
He wants a drum kit for his birthday (fat chance) or from Santa (fat suited chance with a jolly laugh).
Today I humoured him and took him to the music store. I had a little chat with the guy while Boo’s eyes bugged outta his head and he made a very LOUD Christmas list, including his sisters.
Cause apparently we are gunna be The Partridge Family. Or the Osbournes…
So while Boo was losing his freaking mind, squealing and flapping and flapping and squealing and almost taking off in his rapture - ‘the red set Mummy! The RED SET!!! With HI HATS MUMMY! HI HATS!’ - the shop guy who is obviously on commission wandered over with a set of drumsticks.
‘Hey, would you like a go?’
Is the Pope a Catholic?
And he sat him down in front of the electronic drums. The electronic drums that are on !!SALE!! Marked down from $1600 to !!ONLY!! $1400. The electronic drums that make all sorts of awesome freaking sounds and ‘See Mum (arsehat called me MUM! Fucker) you can turn it down so it is not too loud.’
Fucker.
And Boo fell in love.
And he is planning the wedding.
Crap.
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44 Responses to “The air tonight is full of disappointment.”
October 12th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I’m clicking on every ad on your page right now. I like to help.
October 12th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Yeah I beleive the pope is a little catholic………
Looks like your shoe fund is gonna become a drum fund
October 12th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Poor kid maybe his school can do something about it? there was a music room at my school… or there could be an after school program that could take him? no idea, but it also would help with you and the working longer hours thing you blogged about in the previous post. maybe you could buy him a cheap drums cd? i cant think of anything thats less annoying for you that also helps you.
by the way,
i’m not gonna give the broad the letter, i only have a couple more weeks of her so i’m gonna avoid her, cos i dont think theres any point telling her it, cos then it makes it weird between my friends who are friends with her.. so i’ll just keep quiet and ignore her. makes life easier that way.
October 12th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I have no idea what Christine is talking about, but it sounds like good juicy goss!!
Connor (son number 4) will be learning percussion when he goes to secondary school next year. The other boys have been brain washing him for a couple of years, because with Jack (vocals and guitar), Brennan (guitar and double bass), and Jordan (piano and saxamophone) all they need is a drummer to be able to have a band.
*sigh* For years I banned drums and violin because I couldn’t stand the thought of the hideous noises as they practise…
October 12th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Wow, ONLY $1,400? Would he go for the similar types at Toys R US (if ya;ll even have that there LOL) I think our Walmart carries a pretty nice set for under $400.
I’ve been in the “what to get the (spoiled ungrateful brats) kids who already have everything in the world for Christmas” madness for almost a month now…still got nuth’n. I love seeing their faces light up on Christmas morning but at the same time I hate feeling like I’m buying just for the sake of spending money… Last year Blue got EVERY SINGLE THING on his list and at the end of gift opening FREAK’N CRIED because he had almost $1000 of shit and he was jealous his Dad got an ipod and he did not. Then later this year he told me he KNEW who Santa was - it was just the parents so I simply told him if he did NOT believe then he wasn’t getting shit! And if he ruined it for his 2.5 yr old sister before she’s old enough to know, he’d be getting a gift wrapped ass whooping! Mom of the YEAR, I know.
October 12th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Wow, I just realized I’m pretty high on your comment crack list ;). Finally! I officially rock!
October 12th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
We have drums - tho they belong to my eldest. It was a good year in the works getting these things. He also has to stop playing by 5:30 each night so as not to annoy the neighbours - or worse - his parents. They were used and we got them for a song. Won’t tell how much here but about 1/7th of the sale price you are looking at.
After begging and begging for drums now he plays bass :o[
October 12th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Kel as part of The Osbournes… Interesting! As long as he doesn’t plan on turning you into The Jackson 5 or something…
October 12th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Favourite Magnetoboldtoo of the whole world
Maybe your geek of computers would consider computer drumming?
http://www.ableton.com/
Might be some stuff here to start with. If this is of interest, let me know, and I’ll ask around for some ideas.
Also - somewhat cheaper the Drum T Shirt
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/ac0b/
or the Von Trapps
October 12th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Damn sales people!
October 12th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Well, Kel, you have to admit the guy can do his job. I think he needs to feel the beat of your failing heart at that price, or maybe your fists for guilt sales.
October 12th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
oh wow! You’re in for a treat! (I love drums) My older son used to own a drum kit, used to drum the hell out of our garage/rumpus/spare room. I have a photo of my granddaughter sitting up at the kit when she was two. Not sure what happened to M’s kit, but last christmas he bought a kid sized kit for his own son, J. From what I’ve heard J is going to be as good as his dad was.
I love that ad you have pictured. Gorilla, drums, chocolate……..it’s all good. There’s no bad here.
October 12th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
I say suck it up and sell your Imelda Marcos shoe collection and buy the kid the drums.
…oh and are your blogher ads taking the piss out of me? ‘Prego’?
October 12th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Ouch… at least you CAN turn the volume down… right? Right??
October 12th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
oooohhh nooooooo! You cant take the batteries out of a drum set.
Good luck Love. Maybe he’ll forget by X-mas? Then again, maybe not….
October 13th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Count your blessings. One word: bagpipes.
October 13th, 2008 at 2:13 am
Hey, we HAVE a drum set (it’s blue, though) we can SEND IT TO YOU!
C’mon, Kel … FREE DRUMS!! Think about it …
BTW - isn’t nice that your readers love Boo so much that we are all giving you alternatives to spending $1400. I am sure one of us would chip in for ear plugs and more vodka …
October 13th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Yeah, but we aren’t the ones who have to listen to the noise when Boo won’t stop drumming til the wee hours of the morning. Sometimes kids wants are just better off ignored.
October 13th, 2008 at 4:52 am
And we could sing about him at Christmas - “Little Drummer Boy”. Bar rum pa bum bum.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:13 am
Oh God!!! *groans* I remember when David went through his ringo stage.. *groans again* he drummed on everything. E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.
Stay strong Kel this will pass… eventually..
but if you weaken and buy him a drum kit you will be doomed to all night drum solo’s…
XXX
October 13th, 2008 at 5:46 am
Oh no!
October 13th, 2008 at 6:23 am
I have a drummer (and a guitarist and a bassist - they sometimes go by “Van Howard”) Cute story about how she acquired her kit…
Her sister was taking guitar lessons at a local music store and she was lusting after this used blue kit. Week after week she’d stare at it and sometimes sit behind it.
Then she bravely asked one day if she could please have it. (she is my sweet child who rarely asks for anything) We told her she could have it if she could pay for half. Same deal we’d made her sister for purchasing her first guitar. We figured that bought us a GOOD couple months if not a year or two.
Unbeknownst to us, she had been hoarding birthday money, Christmas money and allowances for quite some time and she was only $5 short of half way. Next weeks allowance took her over the top and we had to take it home.
A promise is a promise.
Taught us a little lesson…
October 13th, 2008 at 7:15 am
Ohhhhh, hon.
Good times ahead.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:49 am
One word: headphones. For HIM.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Oh mah holy hell. How much was that raise? I’ll pull a Mr. Lady and click all over the place, too.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:54 am
One word -
EBAY
We bought Bogan Boy (10 at the time) a ’set’ of electronic drums. Nowhere near the proper adult type, but still pretty damn cool. A bit like this, only more solid and expensive:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/USB-Roll-Up-Electronic-Digital-Drum-Kit-Pads-Sticks-NEW_W0QQitemZ310089900367QQihZ021QQcategoryZ38092QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
October 13th, 2008 at 9:09 am
I’ll help you smother the sales guy…with a hi hat, of course
October 13th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Oh dear… will the Emo’s join the band too?
October 13th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I hate it when sales people try to guilt you into buying things by saying how great expensive items will be for your child and implying you are a mean, horrible mother if you don’t hand over the cash …and anyway, why don’t kids ever want to take up quiet hobbies. Like, say, mime?
October 13th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Rockin’ mum has rockin’ babes, right?
We have a drum set that fortunately sits silent unless I am down there banging away. I played drums as a kid, but my mom never let me have a set, just a trumpet.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Bwahahaha. He’s got a good eye. You could always say it was recalled due to a fire hazard and get him a nice starter set
October 13th, 2008 at 11:39 am
They were on sale..hahahaha
good luck with that..
October 13th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Wait a minute!!! There is a shit load of positive to this!!! Instead of flapping, he’ll be creating his own rhythms…rhythm is a very good thing for autistic kids…I kid you not….rhythm provides a means of communication when sometimes it breaks down. Instead of painting your walls, he will have a different productive outlet
And need I say what it can do for the entire positive reinforcement paradigm (damn…do I get an awesomeness award for that million dollar word??!!)
Really, it may just provide him with a truly positive outlet and that can be a real plus to all of you….
October 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Good God - $1400? Hey - I say it’s better than cleaning feces off the walls. Then again, maybe you can have shit on the $1400 drums. Which would suck because you’d think “I spent $1400 so this wouldn’t happen” and then it would happen. And it would suck.
This was supposed to be in some way positive but really isn’t. But I’m still hawt so that’s ok.
October 13th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
If I was very clever I’d be able to put a picture with a link in here … but I’m not that clever so all I can do is paste this link…
https://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Product/ProductInfo.aspx?id=1600575
*electronic drumSTICKS* for $19
October 13th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Tell him the drums ran away with that cheap looking guitar that was over in the corner and las you heard, they were pretty damn happy together. Whatever you have to do to keep drums outta the house!!
October 13th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Don’t do it. We have some. They’re awful. They’re loud. They take over your house. They make your life miserable. Make your kid miserable by depriving him instead, and thus saving your sanity!
October 13th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
How can you denie your gorgeous son what his little heart desires especially when he called you mum?!
And you never know where his obsession may lead him, there are a few very famous autistic musicians out there!
October 14th, 2008 at 12:17 am
I/m so sorry…uggg
October 14th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Obviously you will have a set of electric drums in a week or two, because $1400 is chump change.
At least “electric” means they can be turned off. Or killed . . .
October 14th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Speaking as a woman whose husband has a full sized drumkit in our spare room and whose two male children like to help out with the practising, go with the electronic drums. You cannot overestimate the importance of a volume control.
October 14th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I’m buying Jimmy a small drum kit for Christmas and leaving it at my MIL’s house. I hope she doesn’t notice.
October 14th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
I think the good think about those electronic drums is that they can be used with earphones/headphones…so your little drummer will just look like he’s banging on some remarkably quiet extra large diaphragms!
October 14th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Did I spell diaphragm right?
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