"How do you know a drummer is at your door?"
"Because the knocking keeps getting louder and faster."

Hehe, I was thinking of this joke before I even got to it in your post. Definitely my favorite, although it works so much better when the punchline is told through demonstrating

Anyway, that sure seems to be the way of it. When I agreed about Tony's idea of an arrogant drummer, I think I was still thinking of percussionists in concert band or orchestras. When I think of all the bands I listen to, the drummers never stand out as personalities. Interestingly enough, in many cases they are more talented than most of the other band members, and considering a hard rock band is nothing without a drummer, it's interesting to think how many guitarists are the egomaniacs