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I will worry about losing my sense of taste when I start liking furniture like this beautiful sofa.....

I pray they get through this. 🙏

They entertained the hell out of me last year, AND I wish they would have nabbed a silver!😂

It will pass. There will come a day when money is good and the thing you most long for is free time. So maybe now is a chance to do things you will wish you had done someday but never found the time.

This is probably TMI, and way too long, but here goes anyway... So, I had another potential employer tell me this morning (this is the 3rd so far) that they would like to bring me on, but have no idea when that would actually be. So... we’re still hanging out in San Antonio- finishing up packing- while the new house sits empty in Ft. Worth. On the plus side, we’ve got food and are still healthy. (Knock on wood.) I am truly thankful for that. But I’m also going a little crazy inside. I don’t think our builder is going to be in a rush to sell the house out from underneath us— lots of people are stuck right now. And our finance guy seems reasonably certain that, as soon as I can show a paycheck, we can get a loan put together. However... everyone has told me it needs to be a salaried position, with a base minimum. (Not commission.) Normally, this would not be an insurmountable task. In fact, two employers have wanted to offer just that. But the conversation I just had this morning has me a little worried. Basically, he said that they, along with everybody else, can only offer straight commission right now. (Originally, it was a salaried position.) He went on to say that, with most dental schools having graduation next month, and tons of people in the same position, the market is going to be flooded with out of work dentists and businesses are going to be just offering straight commission, take-it-or-leave it. Just pick a warm body and plug them into place. And no one has any idea how busy they’ll be when they do start up. It’s a mess. Obviously, we never had any idea something like this was going to happen when we started planning the move last year. Who does? So we’re now trying to plan, with one (maybe both) hands tied behind our backs. Do we try to extend our current lease at a higher cost? Give up on the house and find another temporary situation? Ugh. Put most everything into storage, stay at the in-laws (mostly) empty house temporarily? (An even longer story, and double ugh.) Get a monthly rate hotel and hope the job situation works out so we can close by summer? Who knows. And when I do start back, will it be safe? Most dentist offices don’t have sufficient PPE (from what I’ve seen) and we do some of the highest risk, aerosol producing procedures of any medical providers. I’m only in my 40’s but I also have type II diabetes. Getting this thing could be really bad for me and the prospect, frankly, scares the hell out of me. (And let’s not even get into the stats given at today’s press conference...) So yeah, I definitely could use some encouragement right now. I’m guessing a lot of us do. I’m still taking walks every day, doing some reading, stuff like that. And I’m still looking at all the positives.(Which there definitely are!) So, if you’re feeling stressed or down, you’re not the only one. Hang it there! And this too shall pass.

Reliable sources have told me BD design team is dropping their 2020 show to do TIGER KING-Constantly Risking Absurdity in 2021.

OK. I've been watching some videos from 89, and just saw Velvet Knights. I'm allowed to say this because I was 17 years old in 1989... That Chiquita Banana girl at the end is GORGEOUS.

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01S0CoyVb1voLgyV8RuGm9KZ7fKyA%3A1585690388041&source=hp&ei=FLeDXtkUkN76BICngpAC&q=they're+coming+to+take+me+away+haha&oq=there+coming+to+take&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgCMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKOgcIIxDqAhAnOgUIABCDAToCCAA6BAgjECc6BwgAEEYQ-QFQsChY1GBgo3loAnAAeACAAYYBiAHEDpIBBDE3LjOYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6sAEK&sclient=psy-ab

You could almost social distance on that one, sitting one at each end. 😀

Had stockpile at home from before. Wife used them to clean the sinks and kept forgetting about them. So kept putting it on the store list.

And BD is so bad*** they could do Rick Astley and still finish top two.

Jim emerged from the office. He said he did lose a bit of his sense of taste and smell. He said he didn’t feel well for close to two weeks but not terrible. I didn’t have any symptoms. We did fly but we didn’t sit by anyone else because Jim’s employer has a program where you pay for coach but you get first class. We didn’t know. I thought he had a cold. I hope he didn’t infect anyone.

Quoting myself (don’t you love it when people do that?) - etched into my memory - 2006 DCI finals, Friday night, Madison Scouts Alumni Reunion Project - everyone in the crowd standing, and it was a big crowd, not many had left following the last corps (Cavies) performance. When they were playing Through The Eyes Of Love, my then 7 year old son, who was looking around at the crowd, asked, “Dad, why are all those old people crying?” I don’t know if he noticed the tears in my eyes at that moment. I was choked up and couldn’t answer. But he was right. A bunch of old men sobbing like babies. And I would do it again anytime, anyplace. Nostalgia is a powerful force.

This might be an unpopular opinion; but I would rather have the Blue Devils entertain the h**l out of me than win a title.

At the annual World Championship Finals, Drum Corps International (DCI) presents awards to the corps with the high average scores from prelims, semifinals, and finals in five captions. The Blue Devils have won these caption awards: Jim Ott Best Brass Performance Award 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 John Brazale Best Visual Performance Award 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 Don Angelica Best General Effect Award 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017 Fred Sanford Best Percussion Performance Award 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015 George Zingali Best Color Guard Award 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Very true lol. Choral music was my first love. I had a voice teacher in college named Lynn Holdalski. She told me once that I had more natural talent than anyone she knew, but the work ethic of a slug. I'm pretty sure that was my music career summed up lol.

send prayers

Just reading this thread makes my brain play that thrilling trumpet call from New World Symphony.

People get pretty wound up where butt comfort is concerned.

i only played bass, so i avoided the Stingray wedge. in facts we didn't use them that long and went back to regular styled Stingrays. remember...Stingray...the best reason to play Pearl! ( or yamaha, Premier, Ludwig, Dynasty, trash cans, bus seats.....)

here is the most interesting interpretation of the opinion: This could be something DCI, DCA, BOA, WGI units can use to expand what they can use and how much they spend on licensing. It will be interesting if the activity can use this new precedence to "renegotiate" any agreements with Tresona...maybe capitalize on this decision...assuming it holds up upon appeal if Tresona appeals.

Britt went to go get her laptop dock from the office this morning (long "I told you so" story there...but what the h### do I know,) and said that all the liquor stores were open at 8am. Welcome to work from home Tennessee!

Oh great now you made me think of “The Way We Were”....

FWIW, our drum instructor marched 1982 BD; he referred to them as 'gock' drums. Maybe gock evolved to spock or vice versa?

we had one roll thru the area in January...one school district reported 25% absenteeism a day for a week

Haha 😆 though it was Melissa Manchester. But yeah I can’t disagree with your PTSD about that.

when you hit it right, the sound it makes sounds like "spock". i think it's a Hardimon thing

I dare not venture to "The Costco" as I would then be required to take a bath in acid or something to remove the possibility of a virus being on me. I may venture Ollies Discount Outlet later since nobody went there even BEFORE the virus.

And the common cold is a Coronavirus.

Like curdled buttah

Saw one like that in Sue's Fantasy Club.

You have CLOROX WIPES?!?!? I haven't seen one of those in a coons age (or approximately 3 weeks using the Covid 19 time scale.)

Used to live in a mobile home while saving up for house payments. Still had first couch I ever bought and it was second hand. Chocolate (####) brown leatherette. Bottom cushion was from a patio couch and covered with brown cloth. Girlfriend hated it and I finally order a new one. Day after scheduled delivery she stopped by and the POS was still there. “What happened?”. “well I found out something new about mobile homes. The door is slightly more narrow and.... they couldn’t get the couch through the door.”.

From what I have read yes, chronic allergies can affect the sense of taste. Maybe it just wasn't that noticeable until the word "Coronavirus" was attached the symptom.

There are seeing eye dogs and hearing ear dogs, so if it happens, you can always get a tasting tongue dog.

I heard the the last three sentences. When I heard last night I started counting how long since I saw this person last. Came up with 4 weeks and few days.... started breathing easier. We sat right across the table from each other for about 90 minutes. 🤭

I need hair!

Does someone want to ask the next logical question?

Ballet in Brass will always survive my cut. And if they brought back Through The Eyes Of Love (Ice Castles) I wouldn’t complain.

Uninvited Pirates Slaughter Striped Cats for Jesus in Malaga Castle

One of these guys (the smallest one):

I quit trimming my beard until I can get the dog to the groomer. Beard and dog will be white and shaggy ho ho ho

Ed, I am optimistic. Even if the total number of DCA corps shrinks by a few more in number, due to this crisis, there is still enough “meat on those bones” to continue on for several more years. DCA can fulfill its same mission, the ability to bring education and entertainment joy to many, even if its geographic region of operation is condensed. I believe there IS time for DCA to remain a contribution to our culture. 🇺🇸

As Mystery Science Theatre 3000 would say... nightmare fuel....

god please don't say malaguena or Slaughter

Yeah....that's not how it works. YOU made the claim, so YOU have to substantiate it.

To be fair, they had yamaha badges on them too lol. My thought at the time, was that they were Yammy shells with no holes drilled....just a badge / air vent inside a Premier frame. They had Yamaha throw offs from the old "Field Corps" 12 luggers as well from what I remember. But they had the warm (hollow,) deep (clunky) sound of the Premier HTS. I will say this though....you could crank the s### out of 'em. Instead of the old 80s big hair "tease it to Jesus" we used to say "crank it to the moon." We even double rimmed one once to see if we could make it collapse....but we only managed to break the drum key. My HTS sounds great BTW. But only because I worked for a drum builder for a while and learned how to recut bearing edges.

I dont see it as unpopular, it's your opinion and I respect it. I would say that since 2014, BD has gotten alot of love and has been entertaining. I am basing that on the 2010-2013 years on DCP. Anyone who was around back then remembers how volatile it was for BD and anyone who supported them.

I figure you guys are probably aware, but just in case. The Madison Scouts has decided to pursue classes with staff and current members throughout the summer. They are also hoping for a week or two in late July or August to bring the corps together to get somewhat of a summer experience. I thought the email and video were excellent. My kid will be participating and in return, contracts will be extended to 2021. Still a Madison Scout family socially distant! 💚⚜️🤍

Yep I sure am. I can wait one more year. I am all good with The Madison Scouts. Always have been, always will be. This Alumni is ready for the ladies to come join us. Looking forward to it! Go 2021 Madison Scouts!