Jeez, John! I thought I was the only one! My drums must be set up in exactly the same way or I feel that I will not be able to perform correctly. I even have a turquoise coloured tape measure in my drum bag so that I can measure the distance of the bass spurs between the shell and the stage. Everything is written down.The tape measure must be turquoise because that is the colour of my kit. You may certainly be on to something, my friend! I still like counting though! I believe it is an asset.
Brian
P.S. Thank you for the info concerning the colour of felt for the 20's bass muffler.