He has long been an accomplished drummer and photographer. These I would say are his main hobbies. Owning three drumkits already and with drums changing little in the 2million years that they have been around means his pension hasn't gone on new kits. Photography however just keeps on developing and the tech companies out there just keep producing new shiny kit that a man in his retirement doesn't really need to save up for anymore.
So three SLR's have come and gone. One of which I have received with much gratatued. He has now settled on a 12 mega-pixal SLR costing a stupid amount of money but it doesn't stop there. No as he constantly informs me it's the lenses that make a camera. You wouldn't believe the money you could blow on a lens. His latest aquastition is two foot long. From his back garden in Wales he can now take photos of the birds, in France.
The pictures from it are amazing. His collection of lions after a kill in Africa, would rival any professional nature photographer. While on safari he actually had to encourage the Zebras to "go back a bit" because they were too close. My father's eyesight is not at it's best but you can't miss when the lens is longer than your arm.
With camera advancements slowing down my father has now decided to branch out musically. A professional drummer (as in he's done paid gigs) he also plays the guitar and harmonica. Onm the face of it I have been a huge dissapointment to him as I can play no musical instruments. Although I am a good strong singer. For last Christmas my father bought me a bass guitar, a fantastic present but perhaps twenty years too late. I still plan to learn how to play the bass and to perform a few times in a real band or at least in a band, on stage at some point. My Dad's recent instrument can be tuned 67 different ways...he's bought a Banjo and starngley he can actually play it. With no lessons whatsoever.
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So expect some Banjo action next time you see DeMontford senior.
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