Lou Mars was interviewed for KCHO radio by Catherine Beeghly about his world record attempt at marathon drumming. It airs today, 2/20/2010 at 3:00 PM Pacific time in the Chico area. You can listen below.

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Lou Mars	The Chinese New Year may have to change from “Year of the Tiger” to “Year of the Drummer” as my world record attempt at marathon drumming has ignited what perhaps may result in one of the greatest years ever for the “sport.” Strength training coaches Rob Wolf began one of the post-even interviews with “I don’t know who will ever want to take on this record again!” We now know the answer. Drummers are made to drum, and they love a challenge. Drums are back in the spotlight, and the players are anxious to shine.
Kunto Hartono	Kunto Hartono of Indonesia, the 2004 Guinness record holder, watched my 108.5 hour show via live stream, and contacted me shortly thereafter to announce and ask for my support for his March 2010 attempt. I responded with a positive, “Yes.” Kunto’s goal is to play for 135 hours.
Russ Prager	American Russ Prager, the current record holder at 120 hours, has also been in communication with me and stated “I’m keeping an eye on Kunto, if he breaks the record there just might be one more attempt in me!”
Allister Brown	Allister Brown, the 2008 record holder from the United Kingdom, also participated in the event, watching it in its entirety, and stated on his Facebook page “I feel the GBW bug growing in me again.” Steven Gaul, a marathon runner (and drummer) from Canada, also contacted me asking for tips as how he could beat the record.

What does this all mean? It means that the greatest marathon drummers of all time could be potentially playing with or against each other, all in the same year! And, that my dear drum fans results in “The Year of the Drummer.” Put on your seat belt, this ride is far from over!

Coming soon the Lou Mars marathon-drumming documentary…

As Long as the Music is Playing, Everything is OK.

Washed up Pro Drummer Lou Mars finds himself with no-where to go, when a series of events rekindles his appreciation for what is truly important in life. For 4 and 1/2 days Lou Mars not only pounds out an unending beat though pain and sleep deprivation, but is pushed into overdrive by his peppered past. We’ll reveal what drove Lou to take on this challenge, the obstacles he had to beat back, and why more than 47-thousand hearts were beating to the beat of one drum. This is an intimate portrait of a man on an unforgettable journey that pushes him beyond the edge of reality and back. A journey about music, hope and friendship that powerfully redefines what it means to succeed for all of us.

Kaden Gower wins Lou’s kit

In conjunction with Lou Mars’s amazing attempt to break the World’s Record for Marathon Drumming was a fund raising effort for Little Kids Rock. Dixon Drums donated a Demon Series Kit with their new 2010 Urban Camo finish as a prize. The winner of the Dixon Demon Drum Set Give-away is Chrissy Gower of Chico CA. She has given the kit to her son Kayden who watched much of the coverage of Lou’s attempt to beat the record. Obviously Lou has inspired the soon to be drummer. When they met after the event, Kayden started waving his hands in the air frantically as if he were playing the drums. Chrissy was kind enough to send us these photos showing her son’s response to the prize. 

Here is is doing a Tommy lee pose.

The event will be streamed live world-wide from the Lakeside Pavilion and include a sneak preview of Lou Mars upcoming documentary. The drawing for the Dixon Demon drum set that Lou played on during the event will also take place.  Lou will perform four songs along with a slide show and special guests. Friday, January 29th, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Pacific Time. Watch it on Lou’s Ustream channel.