Terri Schehr

I deleted Facebook. Does he still have his cadre of boot-licking sycophants?

I don’t watch the news so I’m glad I found out about it here. Scary. “Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me.”

::facepalm::

Good Lord.

What the holy hell... 😳

Don’t even get me started on those. I remember being fitted for it and saying “ok, you’ve had your fun. Where are the real hats?”

I laugh hard at the rich kids characterization. So not the case. I rode on charter buses in Norwood Park and school buses in Guardsmen. In Texas in August.

I would think that if it happened once. Even twice. But, it happened all the time.

If Jim wasn’t banned on here, he’d back me up on this story. As recently as 2019, we were talking to people at a show and they asked where I marched. I told them and they said “oh Guardsmen had a great guard”. I said yes, we did but I was horn player. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve heard that. I could throw a mellophone in any direction at a drum corps show and hit a misogynist.

I’m finally selling my house and moving in the spring/early summer and I’ll be about 500 miles from the nearest drum corps. So, I think I’ll be out of the loop. 🤷‍♀️

Rhythm in Blue is new?

Ding ding ding we have a winnah!

When I marched in Royal-Airs reunion corps, who were very welcoming to distaff members btw, I heard some great stories. One Cavalier alumnus told me how Mr. Warren went to the juvenile detention center to recruit color guard members. I also heard soooo many stories from original RA alums of how they were street kids and were headed for jail. Sie gave them a job at his flatlots in Chicago, got them in the drum corps, and more than once I was told that he saved their lives. I am a good listener and I loved their stories. I learned a lot.

You might think that happened in the early ‘70’s... Nope. It was 1999. If I had it to do over again, I would have told those people to stuff their horn up their keisters and left. I would now, anyway. But, I wanted to play so I ate some 💩.

No, I haven’t. But, I have experienced seriously blatant sexism on an epic level throughout my life. One incident being I tried to join one drum corps that actually debated right in front of me if I should be admitted because I’m a woman.

Have you seen the psychos on there? I permanently deleted my Facebook and deactivated Twitter last Thursday. And I’m presenting asking myself why I’m posting here. I think I should probably follow suit here. Adios.

I haven’t been over here for a while but lo and behold, I come over and see this. I was a volunteer for DCM championships for a few years and one of the joys of my volunteer work for them, was seeing the Joliet Kingsmen every year. A small corps from East Joliet. A corps that I believe truly saved lives. It warmed my heart see to see the faces of those kids when they’d perform and then later, watch the “big corps”. What a wonderful experience for them. Then, what wasn’t so heartwarming, was watching them crushed under the wheels of the DCI money-making machine when they absorbed DCM and performance opportunities were gone for them and other groups like them. I ranted about this on RAMD decades ago and it fell upon deaf ears. No surprise there. Actions speak louder than press releases. I’ve distanced myself from the activity since the Covid pandemic. I’ve had time to think about what’s really important and after reading, yet again, about more abuses of members, I don’t know if I have the stomach for this anymore. BTW, Roman. If you’re reading this....I let those Kingsmen parents in for free at my gate. Bwahaha I’m done. Carry on.

I was but it wasn’t mean. Just fun stuff.

I went in person to vote last Friday. I trust Illinois with a mail-in ballot like I trust gas station sushi.

I think we’re creeping up on a wave. At least, here in the upper Midwest.

I predict there is zero chance of there being a drum corps season in 2021 in any form. There were 3,000 + positives in Illinois today. The most since May.

The prep sucks but the twilight is great. The best sleep I’ve ever had.

Both took the hit on the front end. Now, it’s a trickle, not a flood. We’re still very cautious here. I’ve been in so many medical facilities lately and the precautions they take are above and beyond. I started PT Wednesday and it’s very safe.

I don’t think they got hit as hard as Illinois at the start.