Lil' Drummer Boy

Day to day, life is full of slow, repetitive tasks. As a result, most of us make an effort to break the mundane repetitiousness of everyday life, whether it's through adventures, friends, booze or work.

But then there are those who are all about repetitive tasks. Take Russ Prager, for example- a local drummer who decided to take it upon himself to break the world record for drumming. After previously holding the record (and losing six months later by some guy who only beat him by 15 minutes), he returned ready for business.

He wasn't only going to beat the previous record of 1o2 hours of consecutive drumming (with a 5 minute break every hour- which could be skipped and accumulated to allow for a 20 minute power nap after 4 hours), he was looking to destroy it.

Any schmuck could drum for 102 hours. Heck, nerds around the world play Guitar Hero for longer than that. But Russ was here to play, and play for keeps.

Shooting for 120 hours, or five days, Russ set out to do something that had never been done before... then kick it in the nuts and carve his name into its forehead. I caught up with him during the final stretch, and boy, was he running on fumes.

Yes, the man rounded out 12o hours like it was nothing. Well, he was fairly incoherent by the end of the endeavor... both hands had cramped into immovable claws, and he almost fell over a few times since my arrival, but damnit he made it. Mind you, he wasn't exactly cranking out any Metallica covers, but damnit he was drumming!

Upon completion, he declared that he was going to "Go to the bathroom, eat a steak, and take a nap".

Russ Prager... Taking daily repetitive tasks to a new level, and making something of himself as a result.

Now if only I could figure out how to break the record for watching the most consecutive hours of 24. I'm gonna need a lot of beer and Smart Food.