Traps The Drum Wonder & The Great Unus I remember the Great Unus of Ringling Brothers Circus placing a round globe on top of his upright cane
- then proceeding to balance himself by standing on his forefinger. Of course, thats the answer
- it cant be done. Like the Great Unus, is this some kind of magicians trick Mr. Rich is pulling on us?
- that we really dont hear or see what we think we do? I recall standing with Shelly Manne & Bobby Rosengarden at the Nice Jazz Festival in 1978. We stood to the right side of the bandstand so Shelly & Bobby could watch Buddys right foot! Just his right foot! After the set, they looked at each other in disbelief. It was obviously an illusion they had seen. During a Rich engagement in Los Angeles some years ago, twenty-two drummers were in the audience. At the conclusion of the Channel One Suite half of them were openly crying. One should not try to explain the magicians trick
- once you know the modus of operandi, the thrill.. .