BTW, thought I'd mention, I still have his last kit, that WMP kit in the story. Thought I'd post a couple of pics of it as it is today. Not really vintage mind you, as it is from the late 1980's, but still.....

Cool story. I remember seeing Bun's kit like that.

There might be a some resemblance. If he was smoking a cigarette while playing he'd be spot-on.

Yeah, maybe. My dad never smoked a day in his life though. ;)

Someone brought this link to my attention.......

http://donnbennett.com/drums/bun-e-carlos-ludwig-cheap-trick-set/

Now I realize the sizes of the drums & the size of the kit are way off compared to my dad's kit, but you could probably see where the guy who said "Hey Bun E.!" was coming from......he paid enough attention to the finish of the kit and the fact that they were Ludwig and my dad had a slight resemblance to Bun E.

BTW, dad told me he wanted this kit at the time because he wanted a change (he played Black Panther finish for years, hence my affinity towards that finish) "and besides, that's the finish Buddy Rick & Gene Krupa played" was his main reasoning. x-mas3

A friend once called me up to sit in on "Surrender" and introduced me as Bun E. A few people fell for it although I upset him later when people asked for autographs and I spilled the beans.

Al

That is funny! BunE might not think so, but your dad was a dead ringer for him at one time! Thanks for sharing the photos. I especially like the tribute drum head. Your dad would have approved of the message. :D

John

I've never met Bun E. in person, just seen some of his posts on here. But I'd like to think he has a good sense of humor and may still get a kick out of the story. Jumping2

Glad you like the tribute head. I had it commissioned after he passed. His band was supposed to play their regular club that they play on NYE that year. Unfortunately, he passed in November that year and never got to play that NYE gig. The rest of the guys decided to play it anyway, thinking that's the way he would have wanted it, and he would have. I brought his kit down and set it up fitted with that bass head. They invited various drummer friends of his to play that night "sitting in" on his kit. At the end of the night I took the head off the bass drum and gave it to the club owner, a close personal and longtime friend of his. It hangs on the wall behind the stage at that club to this day.

Yeah, you gotta let them off the hook eventually. Like Wilfred Brimley used to say "Its the right thing to do". LOL! Funny Post