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This man was a giant, and I leave it to others to list his accomplishments. But I owe a huge personal debt to Hugh Mahon. He gave me my first shot at the drum corps big time when he took a huge risk in the winter of 1970 and hired me as Garfield's arranger. That vote of confidence shaped the rest of my life. He may have left us, but he'll never be gone from my heart.4 points
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Today he’d be called a “Dreamer”, qualified for the DACA Program, but those terms didn’t exist in 1947 when Billy Cobham’s family brought their son to Brooklyn from Panama, at the age of three. For the next few years, young William was not allowed “off the block”, but one fateful summer day in the early […] View the full article2 points
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One could argue that European immigration to the Americas was due in part to a failed immigration policy of the Native Peoples...😎1 point
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This man was a giant, and I leave it to others to list his accomplishments. But I owe a huge personal debt to Hugh Mahon. He gave me my first shot at the drum corps big time when he took a huge risk in the winter of 1970 and hired me as Garfield's arranger. That vote of confidence shaped the rest of my life. He may have left us, but he'll never be gone from my heart.1 point
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I think underappreciation especially happens to shows that don’t place as well as hoped or expected because everyone is caught up in the competition aspect at the time. Years later, when we don’t remember or care what a show placed, we are more likely to appreciate it for what it is.1 point
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Most recently, I wasn’t enamored with 2019 Vanguard even after seeing it live numerous times. Now I can’t get enough of it.1 point
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Sure, and if we all trace our roots back far enough, we'll find immigrants, some legal, some not. Some would go so far as to say earth's original settlers were interplanetary aliens. Considering some of the folks I have met in Drum Corps, I can believe that.1 point
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