That is incredibly inspirational! So much that I teared up watching it. It made me think of a person I went to Musicians' Institute with back in 1990. I don't remember his name. If you didn't know someone's name within the school but you were friendly with them they were known as "Dude". Well this particular dude was in some kind of terrible accident and had lost both arms but had one reattached and lost an eye. The hand of his reattached arm was not fully functional but he could hold a stick in it. For his missing arm, which was just below the elbow, he had a prosthetic designed with a heavy spring at the end of it that was big enough to insert a drumstick into. And this guy could play!! I never did ask him how he ended up that way. It didn't matter to me because this guy was defeating the odds and was an inspiration. All he wanted to be was a drummer. Not a guy who was in a horrific accident.

Brings the real world into perspective and is very humbling a very special man thanks for sharing...... made my day...

Next time I think of complaining about a tough load-in I'll think of Zimmer! He's an inspiration to more than just drummers.

Not much on the web other than the short documentary, but I did find two other videos. I think this is going to change, though. :)

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvir30BpDYY[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyBVDMTNXQU[/ame]

I saw this the other day on Facebook. Truly amazing!

Looks like he is going to become a DW endorser.

thanks purdie! can't wait to see it on tv!!