And I know why - A theory (feel free to check the grammar Viking!) :)
I went to see the 'Sealed Knot' put on a Civil War battle Re-enactment today.
During the battle it ocurred to me that the chap at the front was the drummer and so was one of the first to 'go'. It was also at that point the thought hit me that there must have been so many Rythmatists killed through out so many battles over hundreds of years. Thus leaving a large gap in the Gene pool, hence the lack of the drumming types !
I shall be contacting my Local councillor and asking him to highlight this during Prime ministers question time in the house of commons. Who know's, may be a new government programme will follow to boost the Gene pool :)
Also I will be putting out a challenge to any Drum company that can make a bass drum with the equivalent acoustic sound pressure level as those canon's.