Then and Now

[Mickk3]

I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S COME OVER ME, BUT FOR WEEKS I’VE BEEN CONTEMPLATING JOINING (WHAT USED TO BE CALLED) A ‘SENIOR CORPS’. SO FAR, INSECURITY HAS KEPT ME AWAY (’GOOD GRIEF, MICK, IT’S BEEN NEARLY 30 YEARS SINCE YOU’VE MARCHED.. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!?) BUT DEEP DOWN THE TENTACLES OF THE NOTION ARE BECOMING MORE INVASIVE. THE ‘THEN AND NOW’ GAME I PLAY IN MY MIND WHILE COMMUTING IS BECOMING LESS EFFECTUAL.

PLEASE HELP ME BY ADDING TO THE GAME -

Then - ‘I’m sorry I’m late for practise but I couldn’t find my zit cream’.

Now - ‘I’m sorry I’m late for practise but I couldn’t find my Dentucream’.

Then - ‘Sorry I’m late but my watch broke’

Now - ‘Sorry I’m late but my hip broke’

Then - ‘My car wouldn’t start’.

Now - ‘My joints wouldn’t start’.

Then - ‘Sorry I’m late but I had a date’.

Now - ‘Sorry I’m late but I couldn’t remember the date’.

Then - ‘My alarm clock didn’t work’.

Now - ‘My Metamucil didn’t work’.

Then - ‘I Needed to stop for Sunscreen cream’

Now - ‘I Needed to stop for Genny Cream’.

Then - ‘My mom made me go to church’.

Now - ‘My probation officer made me go to church’.

Then - ‘My hair was touching my collar so I had to get it cut’

Now - ‘My hair was touching my collar so I have to shave my back’.

Then - ‘I had to study for my S.A.T. test’.

Now - ‘I had to study for my I.R.S. audit’.

Then - ‘I didn’t have gas’.

Now - ‘I had gas’.

Edited August 19, 2007 by Mickk3

[84BDsop]

Then - ‘I didn’t have gas’.

Now - ‘I had gas’.

Winner!

Keep an eye out on these boards...there will be a new Sr starting up in The Valley (Granada Hills, specifically)....we're just tryign to finalize teh initial mgt meeting

Where'd you march before?

[imdabbcat]

No offense Mick, but I think if you believe any of what you have written perhaps you should be considering an alumni corps. IMHO DCA corps today are running laps (backwards) around anything that came out of the 70's. Feet and chops-wise, that's probably more than just a chronological leap.

[cin4057]

Take it from someone who knows. If you have any joint or tendon problems, think twice. You'll be seeing alot of your doctors in the future. My body will never be the same and I didn't even finish the year out! I bailed before the second competition.

DCA corps are not the slackers that DCI would make them out to be. Rehearsals are exciting but exhausting.

People over 40 are taking serious risks to their health.

But ya know what? It's worth it! LOL 'd do it again.

Having never competed on that scale before, I surprised the heck out of myself.

I still can't believe the stuff I learned and did in that guard!

My Dad would have been so proud of me.

[84BDsop]

Take it from someone who knows. If you have any joint or tendon problems, think twice. You'll be seeing alot of your doctors in the future. My body will never be the same and I didn't even finish the year out! I bailed before the second competition.

DCA corps are not the slackers that DCI would make them out to be. Rehearsals are exciting but exhausting.

People over 40 are taking serious risks to their health.

But ya know what? It's worth it! LOL 'd do it again.

Having never competed on that scale before, I surprised the heck out of myself.

I still can't believe the stuff I learned and did in that guard!

My Dad would have been so proud of me.

That's one thing i was thinking about....i REALLY don't wanna kill my members....I'm seriously considering a marching program with less physical impact on the members...'course, if I get younger ageouts who can DO a jazz run.....they get all the fast parts!

[Mickk3]

84BDsop

Keep an eye out on these boards...there will be a new Sr starting up in The Valley (Granada Hills, specifically)....we're just tryign to finalize teh initial mgt meeting. Where'd you march before?

Thank you for the info, 84BDsop. I'll be keeping my eyes open. I marched many many years ago in a corps from Elmira NY named the Mark Twain Cadets then later on moved to a corps named The Grenadiers from the Binghamton area of upstate NY. I think the only thing we were really known for (Grenadiers) were our unbeatable M/A totals. Not sure if you still have them but they were the mark for how difficult your score was compared to how well you played it. I was a soprano for a couple years, mellophone for a couple more, and guard for 5 or so.

No offense Mick, but I think if you believe any of what you have written perhaps you should be considering an alumni corps. IMHO DCA corps today are running laps (backwards) around anything that came out of the 70's. Feet and chops-wise, that's probably more than just a chronological leap. - KC

No offense taken. I'm over playing my state of decline a bit, KC. I'm actually quite fit. I appreciate your post though.. there are many things to consider: not the least of which are health agility.

Take it from someone who knows. If you have any joint or tendon problems, think twice. You'll be seeing alot of your doctors in the future. My body will never be the same and I didn't even finish the year out! I bailed before the second competition.

DCA corps are not the slackers that DCI would make them out to be. Rehearsals are exciting but exhausting.

People over 40 are taking serious risks to their health.

But ya know what? It's worth it! LOL 'd do it again.

Having never competed on that scale before, I surprised the heck out of myself.

I still can't believe the stuff I learned and did in that guard!

My Dad would have been so proud of me. - cin4057

Thank you! I have an appointment with my doctor, Cin, for this very reason. He's a joint specialist (Lombardi: Kerlin-Jobe clinic) who has worked closely with over the years. I know what he's going to say, 'Why ask me.. you're going to do whatever you want anyway', but if I were in serious peril, he'll tell me that too.

As soon as I send this, I'm jumping in the shower and I'm leaving to watch the rehearsal of a corps nearby. I'm going to be as honest with myself as I can muster while watching them.

Edited August 19, 2007 by Mickk3

[Fastone]

My last year of marching I was 49. I was able to Jazz Run and everything else that came with it. I did the whole progression from the 70s on so I was able to stay with it and I always worked out, by no means was it easy but it was worth it. That being said coming back from an long layoff presents a different set of problems. I would suggest a good aerobics\muscle conditioning program that starts now and a open mind. Go for it.

[84BDsop]

My last year of marching I was 49. I was able to Jazz Run and everything else that came with it. I did the whole progression from the 70s on so I was able to stay with it and I always worked out, by no means was it easy but it was worth it. That being said coming back from an long layoff presents a different set of problems. I would suggest a good aerobics\muscle conditioning program that starts now and a open mind. Go for it.

Heh....maybe I should see if I can get a chiropracter on staff.....

[Smglennon]

My last year of marching I was 49. I was able to Jazz Run and everything else that came with it. I did the whole progression from the 70s on so I was able to stay with it and I always worked out, by no means was it easy but it was worth it. That being said coming back from an long layoff presents a different set of problems. I would suggest a good aerobics\muscle conditioning program that starts now and a open mind. Go for it.

Frank you are a freak of nature so you don't count! :P You are a monster with muscles on top of muscles. I am 35 and I can no longer compete on a top 6 DCA level unless I can drop like 60 pounds. It's a shame, but DCA is for the kids now. I have been forced into retirement/ alumni corps status due to the demand it takes now. Sad but true unless I want to diet and exercise like I was back in the corps. Nope, I like beer and steak too much! ^0^

[ErieSopMike]

That's one thing i was thinking about....i REALLY don't wanna kill my members....I'm seriously considering a marching program with less physical impact on the members...'course, if I get younger ageouts who can DO a jazz run.....they get all the fast parts!

I too am starting an organization, just like you (Delmarva minicorps thread)... Cindy is actually a big part of my group right now... Eventually my mind would like to have this little minicorps expand into something bigger, maybe a Class A corps... I still would want to have all the people I could get, so I'd think to have all the excitement of the music and the fast tempos, but I'd make sure to find a way around the marching aspect (either half-time the feet to the tempo or whatnot).

I can truly say that marching with the older members is what makes us younger guys better. We hear what they have to say, and we use the advice or ignore the advice (depending on who it is). Just because you may be over 40 or 50 or 60 or 70, etc. Doesn't mean that you have to give up being in a field corps... yes, do what your body will let you, but don't go over your limits.