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Rosie O'Donnell has condemned Trump's attack on Syria. Link

That makes me for it.

"AC/DC's Phil Rudd and that drummer stereotype"

"The news that the charge relating to Phil Rudd allegedly trying to arrange a hitman has been dropped mean AC/DC fans can relax and laugh - a little. He's still up on other charges in New Zealand and, according to sources near the band, on the outer with AC/DC's star and powerbroker Angus Young."

Invariably the incident will fire up that perennial cycle of lame drummer gags. Most surround drummers' self-destructive tendencies and supposed lack of intelligence, i.e. What are roadies for? To translate what the drummer says. Groan. Others are a bit closer to the bone. Like this one: what do you call a drummer in a three-piece suit? The defendant. 

Oh dear. 

The truth is, as always, more complex: drummers are as diverse in their flaws and strengths as the rest of the band. But the rest of the band will usually admit drummers really are, well, a bit different. Perhaps distant from the band, they often live up to that corny saying 'marching to beat of a different drum'. And in terms of replaceability, that makes them second only to lead singers. So as much as drummers cop flak - often deserved - they should be celebrated, too.