fraber Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Soprano trio up front wailing away, mellos playing the Rio line as loud as they can. This is just mind blowing. Kevin - Sorry to burst a bubble, but we were NOT playing as loud as we could. Larry wanted a cleaner, more melodic sound, so we kept the individual volume to less than max. We do take pride in being the "'Phone Company'", we can blast with the best, but prefer to play with quality volume. Frank Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geneva Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Thanks for making us all feel like rock stars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattadiddle Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thanks very much for the play by play. Everybody loves to hear things written about themselves. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGarrett Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Caballeros Alumni I've been seeing this guy my ENTIRE drum corps career... which goes back to the mid 70's. I've seen him in Drum Corps World... Drum Corps News... on posters... pictures here on DCP... but I never actually met him. Clearly, he is a legend in the DCA world... but thing that BUGS me is that in my opinion, he doesn't appear to have aged all that much, and has actually gotten cooler looking all these years into it. Ticks me off... oh BTW: to Mr. Russo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 I've been seeing this guy my ENTIRE drum corps career... which goes back to the mid 70's. I've seen him in Drum Corps World... Drum Corps News... on posters... pictures here on DCP... but I never actually met him. Clearly, he is a legend in the DCA world... but thing that BUGS me is that in my opinion, he doesn't appear to have aged all that much, and has actually gotten cooler looking all these years into it. Ticks me off... oh BTW: to Mr. Russo He has a painting of himself in his attic. Don't go to look at it - You might not come out. ALIVE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGarrett Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 He has a painting of himself in his attic. Don't go to look at it - You might not come out. ALIVE!!!! is it like the "Picture of Dorian Gray?" ... or maybe like... Elvis on velvet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPeashey Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Dale keeps him young... mellophone players will do that to you... especially one that pretty... and of course he has those bionic parts (teflon hips) to keep him moving... Seriously, Jimmy is one of a kind... always there and always the showman even if it was working through pain... 'dem Lucy's kids were tough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabalumnidrummer Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Jimmy is like fine wine -- he has gotten even better with age. Ever the showman, he is passionate about his corps, both on and off the field. He raises the level of our performance just by his presence on the podium. As Tom said, he has worked through pain, more often than you can imagine. 'Tough' and 'resilient' barely begin to describe his grit and determination. Despite his notoriety and 'legend' status, I have seen him stop and be gracious to fans and strangers as if they were lifelong friends. I am proud to be able to call him my friend and fellow corps member. BTW: It was leaked this weekend he has a birthday next week. A BIG birthday, in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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