wishbonecav Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Jimmy Russo...for impressing my mom enough that she brought me to a drum corps practice in 1979. Bill McGrath, Jr....for teaching me how to play Tim Stodd....for teaching me how to play well Brian King....for his example Mr B...for giving us a chance to be spectacular...and we were :) Tom Peashey... talking my mom into letting me stay in the corps when I was screwing up, for giving me jobs (like cleaning the bingo hall when I was 15), being a mentor and a friend, and giving me fun stuff to do with dca...even this year!...Attending his HOF induction was pretty cool, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) The King K90 contrabass. Gail Royer. But after spending the past two days with VK, I must admit the man that made a difference 25 years ago, is still making a big difference today--Jack Bevins. Edited July 31, 2009 by BigDale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cainan Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Mr John Zimny... For having patience with me and helping me to become the man I am today. Mr Richie Hodges... For teaching me how to play well. Mr Chris Nalls... For teaching me how to play LOUD! Mr Karl Sarff... For teaching me attention to detail (and for putting up with me and my bari mates for 6 years) Mr Michael Grogan... For teaching me about the heart and soul required of being a Freelancer Mr Paul Zimny... For teaching me how to be ######! Mr Charlie Anderson... For giving me a strong relationship with cranberries (if you were there you would understand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousMe Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Mr. Hy Drietzer for moving me to french horn and introducing me to mid-range...turned out I just loved all those wiggly parts in the middle :-) I enjoyed it so much more than soprano. Mr. George Hopkins for teaching me about excellence, what work was, what was worth working incredibly hard for and that everything in life is a choice. I can choose to excel and then work my keister off everyday to demonstrate that choice or I can chose not to excel and wander through life. It's up to me and no one else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppet Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Mr. Hy Drietzer for moving me to french horn and introducing me to mid-range...turned out I just loved all those wiggly parts in the middle :-) I enjoyed it so much more than soprano.Mr. George Hopkins for teaching me about excellence, what work was, what was worth working incredibly hard forand that everything in life is a choice. I can choose to excel and then work my keister off everyday to demonstrate that choice or I can chose not to excel and wander through life. It's up to me and no one else. Nice note, there. Hy was one of the first to understand the power middle voices gave to a horn line. He was a stickler for control on that little mouthpiece - great life lesson for me. If our instructors like George didn't give us that important work ethic, we would not be talking about them decades later. Bravo Puppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troopfan Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Keith Markey Jim Jones He had a Big heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyfromhowardst Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 David Kampschroer--got me there when I couldn't get there, helped me fit in where I could not fit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 The King K90 contrabass. Gail Royer. But after spending the past two days with VK, I must admit the man that made a difference 25 years ago, is still making a big difference today--Jack Bevins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadorj Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) Gail Royer - He is a legend; everything he touched he made better; from being my 2nd grade music teacher till when I got drafted into the Army - he was always teaching me (and still is) Keith Markey - What a genius! Always forward thinking; truly a musical genius and a great friend! Mike Moxley - For taking this kid who didn't know what a bugle was and taught me to play Pete Emmons - watched him take this wild group of Californians (SCV 68) and taught them about precision and marching; always amazing to see him teach a full corps show that was only in his head (no dot books...). Edited April 7, 2010 by amadorj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed from Kansas Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 H. D. "Prof" McCosh, who was the first director of the Sky Ryders. Took a bunch of kids to new levels of excellence, not only in drum corps, but in life. I don't know where many of us would have ended up in life without his direction. (Sky Ryders 1955-1960) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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