I scoped your channel just to check the drumming. Nice man! I drummed from 11 to 22 in everything I could- marching band, pep band, jazz band, orchestra. My buddy Mark started playing drums w/ mewhen he was 15 and I showed him the ropes. The dream was to go to Cali after high school and start a band. Well, I had a kid, and here's his band
http://www.authenticsellout.com/.
He plays all over Cali and has done some really cool venues. It's actually pretty easy to make a living being a drummer if you do studio work, you can do lessons, and you can be as busy as you want doing gigs for bands. You sounded good for being 17. L8r.
edit: he hates punk, btw, but you gotta pay the bills!