Marathon drum set: 36 hours STEVE Darvill — the drumming daredevil? The 40-year-old North Vancouver man did what drum legends Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Keith Moon and John Bonham never tried: a day-and-a- half marathon session. He began drumming at noon on Dec. 31, 1999 and did- n't stop for 36 hours. He may be the only person on planet Earth who played drums for the entire tirst day of 2000. Darvill was attempting to drum his) way into the Guinness Book of Records by surpassing a 33-hour record set by Ron Vancouver in November. To do so, Darvill had to follow strict criteria. He was allowed one 15- minute break every eight hours and couldn’t pause for more than 30 seconds between the taped songs he drummed to. He wasn'r allowed to repeat anv selections in his playlist until each four hour period went by. The whole event was videotaped. , Dunnett of STEVE Darviil is waiting to be crowned world marathon drumming champ. Each tape will be sent for review by the officials at Guinness before Darvill can officially become the world record holder. He celebrated the new year by playing along to I Just Wanna Celebrate and repeated it again at 9 p.m. Jan. 1 when he entered his 34th hour behind the kit at Angel Auto Giass on Esplanade. When it was all over at midnight, Darvill packed up his kit and went to a friend's house to relax in a hot tub. He slept through much of Jan. 2. Darvill, who works in the special education department at Sutherland secondary, said he likely won’t be drumming, again until next week. He has 36 hours worth of callouses on his hands tiat need to heal. — Bob Mackin Fire and water damage to home “From page 1 Kathleen Anderson, a retired nurse, and her cwo grandchildren are seeking accommodation for the next "five months while her house is rebuilt, said . her son Dave Anderson. . 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