there's more to life than this

Went to Pro Drum yesterday to pick up a head for my new floor tom (still on its way in the mail, oo-eee!) and had to snap this:

Totally bizarro. It's a Trixon kit (vintage set auf Deutschland). The kick looks like it's been melted and smushed into the ground. Here's an old ad for Trixon:

Also went to a couple of music/pawn stores in my hometown and spotted this old kit, allegedly played by Max Roach back in the day:

Check out the weird rolly wheel rack setup!