Britbones Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 If you didn't - why not and do you regret it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruckner8 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 ANS: No. WHY NOT: because I thought I was doing the "responsible" thing; get a job, buy a new bass trombone, get ready for conservatory; bs like that. REGRET: You betcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISP Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 No I didn't. Reason: My corps folded after the 86 season and I just didn't want to age out somewhere as a rookie. Regret: Yes and no. No for the reason stated above. Yes because I could have marched 87 Garfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britbones Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Huge regret for me, my age out would have been 92 and it would have been with Crossmen............. I don't have many regrets in life but that's a biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadorj Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Answer: No. Why?: I got drafted into the Army (draft was still on in 1972) Regret: Definately - Had I marched my age out year I would completed the loop of having won a DCI Championship (SCV 1973), VFW Championship (1971), and an American Legion Championship (1970). Two out of three is still not too shabby. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yes....I was a rook-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actucker Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 A: No W: Ran out of money. R: Its more complicated than that. I guess the first thing I should mention is that when I was marching, while I loved it, I knew that the reason I was doing it was so that I could teach it. Do I wish I had gotten to march? Sure. I was hoping to march a group that eventually won drums that year (the corps I started with was hitting some hard times, and it wasn't exactly a safe bet to go back). It was a killer show with killer notes, and I felt like, had I not run out of money, I might have made the line. On the other hand, I did get to march under some great teachers, and I've since been able to be really successful in my own teaching. Maybe I didn't gain the contacts I would have in that group, but I've built contacts of my own, and there's something to be said for the satisfaction that comes from building your own success. So, do I regret it? Not exactly. Sometimes I wish circumstances had been different, but I did the best I could with the cards I was dealt. Now I have a good life, doing exactly what I planned to do anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Glasgow BB Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Regret: Yes and no. No for the reason stated above. Yes because I could have marched 87 Garfield. ouch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Glasgow BB Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 No, my corps ceased to be when I was 19. Although a few member did go on to march elsewhere I decided not to and got a job. I did get 10 amazing years out of it so I can't say I regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fievel Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Did I march my age-out year? No. I didn't march my final 3 years. Why not? I had marched 5 years with the same corps (Northern Aurora) and was burned out. I thought I was happily done with the activity. Regret? Absolutely. Even though I can smile and say that every decision I've made has lead me to where I am today, that is one decision I'll always regret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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