I remember it so well.  A boy moved in next door and of course having 3 boys here it took exactly zero minutes for everyone to become friends.  Before we knew it he was having a birthday but I really knew nothing about the boy other than his Dad was a drummer junkie and as such he passed it down.  We could hear their jam sessions floating or rather drumming down into the street and he was good,  Learning but talented.  It was after so much deliberation of what is the newest hottest toy that everyone wants where I scrapped that entire idea and headed in to the nearest music store.  A practice pad and a set of drumsticks later and the boys were ready for a birthday party!  I was so nervous about the gift choice because it was maybe a bit too personal, but really when did we become a society of giving just to give and what constitutes to personal?  The next time that I saw his Dad he told me that they were both blown away that I would take the time to give such a gift and the smile on their faces told me that I had absolutely made the right decision!!