Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for March 11, 2025

I’ll be tweeting about it.

More like a bunch of (p)eckers…

surprised they’re not all concussionists

The songbirds need a percussion section

Just bring in a bunch of steel drums.

Needs more cowbell.

Just get the group STOMP … great footwork!

knock, knock

Drumlines can be cool.

The support act to The Eagles.

Man, the rhythm section was always complaining…

Get a pileated woodpecker in if you want the equivalent of a big taiko drum. Those birds are huge.

Well at least the band is back together

I marched Drum Corps for four years. This is hilarious. Imagine trying to sleep on the Drum bus.

let’s hear Wipeout!!!

Some dinging louder than others is what makes the synchronized band!

PECKER-WOOD BAND!

Pianos, marimbas, and vibraphones are all percussion instruments. You could get a very nice ensemble going with those.

Let me know when you get Balinese Gamelan

This is bound to have repercussions.

I remember throwing shoes at a woodpecker trying to damage my last home, sometimes at 5a. I needed sleep! I lost. They have even tried drilling into my metal trim in my current home. Not my favorite bird, although they are pretty.

an’ the band’s name is Woody’s Woodpeckers??

to be fair, if you had different sizes and densities of wood, you could get a variety of tones, which might sound interesting…. (for awhile, anyway! lol!)

Should be banned practice.

In high school, three of my classmates who were drummers formed a group… just them. They were very creative and in high demand.

They need a metal stovepipe in their drum kits. The local woodpeckers and flickers love those for getting the word out when they are marking territory in the spring. The also like wood utility poles for a nice mix of woody and tinny sounds…

Taiko, Gamelan, Drum Corps……

You mean, these aren’t woodwind instruments?

Percussion ensembles put on very worthwhile, highly entertaining concerts.