Jeff Ream Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 good luck andsafe travels to all 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan9 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Well said......and building up the +'s is a good thing......you and I will certainly need them later this summer!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matye Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 My son gets on an airplane and heads for Mars tomorrow. He will be marching his age-out year, and I find myself pretty weepy about the whole deal. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was driving him to Jacksonville AL for his first camp when he was still 16. Drum corps, irrespective of where loyalties/preferences/tastes lie, is a fabulous thing for Thomas, and for thousands of kids each summer. He has literally grown up, one rehearsal, one run through, one performance, one bus ride at a time. He started as a boy, and now marches his last summer as a fully grown man. All of you who teach, who direct, who volunteer, are owed a great debt of gratitude by parents like me. We put our children into your hands, and you have earned our trust. I hope every single kid, no matter what judges sheet or someone screaming in a crowd or here has to say, gets to experience a summer of fun, of growth, of excellence, and, every now and then, of the transcendence and beauty that drum corps can bring into this often fractious world of ours. Good luck to everyone! Wear sunscreen! Find that quality within yourself that allows you to know that sometimes limits aren't limits, and there is always a little something more that you have deep down inside yourselves. Thank you. Takes me back to when the guys were marching. Last year a grandson marched. The experience is like no other and grows some pretty incredible people. Thank you to everyone who makes this thing we call drum corps happen. Have a safe year and HAVE FUN! Ma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dir_en_X Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 ...to 2012! and..... Safer travels Less bus/truck breakdowns Better gas mileage (and lower gas prices) Yummy food and Great shows while having the time of your lives! See ya down the road! How about NO bus or truck breakdowns (and hereby jinxing myself on the road this summer...) ...and in the chow line... ...and in the shower... ...and in sectionals... Let's face it, farting is funny at anytime in drum corps. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickhaltsforlife Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 or sharting 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Best wishes and safe travels to all the corps this summer. Have a great time! And I salute the members, staffers and volunteers of each corps for your hard work and dedication. Drum corps would not exist without you!!! Edited May 14, 2012 by Fran Haring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 My son gets on an airplane and heads for Mars tomorrow. He will be marching his age-out year, and I find myself pretty weepy about the whole deal. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was driving him to Jacksonville AL for his first camp when he was still 16. Drum corps, irrespective of where loyalties/preferences/tastes lie, is a fabulous thing for Thomas, and for thousands of kids each summer. He has literally grown up, one rehearsal, one run through, one performance, one bus ride at a time. He started as a boy, and now marches his last summer as a fully grown man. All of you who teach, who direct, who volunteer, are owed a great debt of gratitude by parents like me. We put our children into your hands, and you have earned our trust. I hope every single kid, no matter what judges sheet or someone screaming in a crowd or here has to say, gets to experience a summer of fun, of growth, of excellence, and, every now and then, of the transcendence and beauty that drum corps can bring into this often fractious world of ours. Good luck to everyone! Wear sunscreen! Find that quality within yourself that allows you to know that sometimes limits aren't limits, and there is always a little something more that you have deep down inside yourselves. Uh...wow. Okay...I'm going to stop writing about drum corps now and become a recluse on some small South Pacific island. I'm not sure there's much else to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubaJon Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Dont forget to just have fun Edited May 14, 2012 by TubaJon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My son gets on an airplane and heads for Mars tomorrow. He will be marching his age-out year, and I find myself pretty weepy about the whole deal. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was driving him to Jacksonville AL for his first camp when he was still 16. Drum corps, irrespective of where loyalties/preferences/tastes lie, is a fabulous thing for Thomas, and for thousands of kids each summer. He has literally grown up, one rehearsal, one run through, one performance, one bus ride at a time. He started as a boy, and now marches his last summer as a fully grown man. All of you who teach, who direct, who volunteer, are owed a great debt of gratitude by parents like me. We put our children into your hands, and you have earned our trust. I hope every single kid, no matter what judges sheet or someone screaming in a crowd or here has to say, gets to experience a summer of fun, of growth, of excellence, and, every now and then, of the transcendence and beauty that drum corps can bring into this often fractious world of ours. Good luck to everyone! Wear sunscreen! Find that quality within yourself that allows you to know that sometimes limits aren't limits, and there is always a little something more that you have deep down inside yourselves. "Post of the year" material, right there. Well-said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tricia-A BD/BK Mom Posted May 29, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) Drum Corps runs in our veins as my kids like to joke. My son marched ’97 –’01 with The Blue Knights then aged out with the Blue Devils ’02. HE couldn’t let go so he’s been traveling as a caption head tech for the Blue Knights the last seven years. Last year his dream came true, his little sister (12 years younger) started with the Blue Knights in Color Guard. A brother couldn’t have been any prouder watching his rookie sister excel. This year we are heartbroken, she will not be able to compete with BK. She became very ill in December and started Chemo. This has been a very hard blow for everyone but especially her. She’s getting better and will be alright but the hardest and most noble thing I have seen her do was keep her illness quiet. She went to the camps knowing there was a slim chance of going but her heart was so in it, she was in denial, as were the rest of us. She didn’t tell “any” of her non-drum corps friends because they couldn’t understand the devastation she was going through. She thought more of her drum corps family and wanted them to know first from her own mouth, not Face Book. We went to the Doctor the day of the first camp and were told two firm “No’s” not this year; the reality was overwhelming. I think we both felt like we got a punch in the stomach. That evening we went to the first camp so she could personally tell her instructors she loved so much and vice-a-versa she was not going to be able to perform this year. She felt a phone call, text, or email was too impersonal nor did it show the respect she had for the people she had given her all to last summer. Silly girl even made the Doc write a note saying he would not let her tour; as if they wouldn’t have believed her. A couple of them cried, I cried and she cried. What made matters worse were different people in the corps saw her and ran up for hugs, screaming her name, being so excited but had not yet been told she would not be going. Her energy drained we left and let the instructors tell the guard while her brother told other members of the corps. They announced it that night and the outpouring of support and friendship and love goes beyond anything I could have imagined. They are all a true family! They are in constant contact and are making her feel like she is still there, maybe not in body but definitely in heart. My son says he gets teary eyed when he sits in the scaffolding and looks over at the Color Guard knowing she’s not there. She already has plans for next summer. And as she says, she still has 3 more summers. From what I have been told the hardest obstacle regarding drum corps this year is watching and knowing with her heart and soul that is where she wants to be, it is going to be a long summer. I believe it takes people who have been around drum corps to know the special bond and family tie that these members experience. What a blessing Drum Corps has been to our family. Next year I’ll be out on the road again cheering both my kids and the Blue Knights on. Edited May 29, 2012 by Tricia-A BD/BK Mom 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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