Popular Post JKT90 Posted July 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) Figured this may get broader exposure here. Cool story... This is what Drum Corps IS about… About 3 weeks ago, someone I have not spoken with in a really long time, IM’d me on Facebook. She said she and her daughter were attending the DCI show in Birmingham, and mentioned how her daughter, who marches guard in HS, absolutely loves Spirt of Atlanta’s guard. She goes on to say that she would really like to surprise her daughter by being able to have her meet just one guard member from SoA, and by the way, it also happened to be her birthday. She was aware of my past affiliation with SoA and asked if I could do anything. She wants to set up a meeting with a guard member so she can surprise her daughter on her birthday?? Absolutely I’ll see what I can do… After reaching out to some folks on staff and explaining the situation…Jen, the guard caption head, responded and said we will absolutely make this happen. Yesterday, Jen IM’s me and says for them to be at the souvie booth approximately 30 minutes after they come off the field, she has arranged for the guard section leader, herself and another guard member to spend 30 minutes with her. These pictures below say it all don’t you think? She IM’d me after saying her daughter cried and was left speechless afterwards. Spirit went above and beyond in this case…and just seeing the look on her face when she found what was about to happen is priceless. Well done & happy to have been a part of it. We get caught up in scores and placements and fail to remember just how much of an influence Corps have on others and the “rock star” persona that follows it sometimes. With all the crap in the world, this made me happy. https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6c05/d01cwnm6ukob2b16g.jpg Finding out what's about to happen. https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/992a/lqb1zz12vls12wl6g.jpg https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4628/jmwkbe7w4myc9en6g.jpg She spent about 15 minutes with them, talking about guard stuff...told her mom it was the best b-day ever. Thanks for the help Brasso and Liahona. Edited July 28, 2017 by JKT90 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Respect for SOAs guard for doing this, probably made her summer. Love love love this kind of stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 This is fantastic! Glad you made it its own thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKT90 Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 24 minutes ago, DrumManTx said: Respect for SOAs guard for doing this, probably made her summer. Love love love this kind of stuff. I thought it was very cool...not just a selfie, but a hang session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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