Good idea, but this is for homework! ;) There is a Python course being taught this semester by one of my favorite professors. This is their second project, and my first thought upon seeing it (other than they should be learning Perl instead) was to attack the problem with P::RD. At first, PodMaster's suggestion worked, then i changed my code and i am still having a hard a time matching that darned 'IF'. Welcome back man, it's been too long. ;)

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)