Spike, I want to thank you for that story. You were on staff when I was in the brass line with SCVC in 99. When I think back to the 99 season for the organization, I remember many things, my return to the corps after a brief absence, the A corps winning and what I was thinking as they were playing in Finals competition (along with my thoughts when BD was playing too), many different experiences. Sadly, the one thing I don't usually remember is the tragedy that struck the organization that year. Your story about Art coming back to practice puts things into perspective again. It makes me want to remember to pay respects to not only him, but all who lost their life before being able to do something they love at the start of every competitive drum corps season.