Cosy Power - In Which Davy Lawrence Finally Loses The Will To Live / August 29 2008
The day I have been dreading for ages has arrived. Reg has been hard at work practicing on his new drum kit and wants to book into the studio to record some ‘hot tracks’.
As Audrey and I were passing his house this morning, he erupted from his front door and pulled us inside. The interior was just as I had expected: very tidy but covered in dust. In fact, how one little house can contain so much dust is beyond the laws of science. There was a lot of dust.
As he gabbled on excitedly about using the studio, Reg couldn’t help drumming nervously on his thighs with an expensive pair of maple sticks. He was approaching his new leisure pursuit with all the methodical precision of an enthusiastic amateur. He noticed me frowning. ‘I’ve been practicing,’ he said under his breath while trying to count a racy eight-beat tempo.
‘I can see that.’
The room we were standing in had a massive fireplace. ‘You could roast a small Frenchman in there, Reg,’ I told him. ‘Who’s that?’ I pointed to a framed photograph on the dust-covered marble mantelpiece.
He put down his drumsticks and reached for the picture. ‘That’s me with the wife - God rest her soul - and my very first kit. Thirty-five years ago. I used to play all the time – couldn’t stop me. Right little Cosy Power, I was. Back then.’
Reg is really annoying, but I like him a lot. The last time I saw my father was when I was fifteen and since then I have, I suppose, been searching for a suitable replacement. Reg would make a good father; he would certainly keep you entertained.
I looked at the faded photograph. In it, a twenty-something Reg was staring lovingly at a gorgeous wooden Gretsch four-piece drum kit. Standing next to him was an incredibly beautiful young woman with red hair and Irish freckles. Her face was turned towards the camera. There was a look of murder in her determined eyes. ‘I really miss her,’ he whispered, almost inaudibly.
Filed under Drummers / Growing Old / Life / Music / Recording Studio / Reg
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4 comments on “Cosy Power - In Which Davy Lawrence Finally Loses The Will To Live”
Matthew Dryden / August 30th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I like Reg. He sounds crazy, interesting, and wonderful.
Napoleon Fantastic / August 31st, 2008 at 11:53 am
He is! Annoying, though.
Nelson Galaxy / September 1st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Who’d have thought Reg’s wife was beautiful? He must really miss her. He isn’t coming into the studio whilst I’m there is he?
Napoleon Fantastic / September 2nd, 2008 at 10:33 am
Nelson,
You’ll be safe, don’t worry.
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