Re: The Buddy Rich trick
Hmm...you didn't really expect something like this to be learned in one sitting (or reading) did you? Take it one step at a time. If you don't have very good basic technique then you shouldn't even be thinking about something like this. If you are ready for something like this then give it a good month of practice before you just throw your hands up and walk away from it.
I can't imagine the steps being too much more simplified without leaving out important details. I basically tried to do a brain-dump on the issue. Maybe it will be of use to someone willing to learn something new.