Kingfisher: A Small Account of the Struggle (3)

The Loss of DW:

After one practice session and several cancelled sessions, we lost DW as our drummer; the first and most crucial setback the band experienced thus far. He played with two other bands and learned that the opportunity these projects offered was superior to what we offered. For that, I wanted to prove him wrong.

He called Craig and explained that he could no longer commit to the band. Craig called and told me this 2 weeks after I spent $400 on my new bass. “It’s okay,” he said, as he listed several other prospective drummers he intended to bring to our project. He assured me we would find someone and we would continue forward.

We held a band meeting to discuss our options. And to drink vodka. Losing our drummer had not yet robbed the wind from our sails. We channeled our energy into creating songlists and practicing music that did not necessarily need a drummer. We played Desperado, Ain’t No Sunshine, Proud Mary, Harvest Moon, and we spent time learning “Jay Originals”. We spent a lot of time talking about how badly we needed a drummer. We talked about these things and eventually Craig quit coming to our practices.