jbeatty89 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Well the best read on tour is Playb... Ok ok nevermind:) My last year marching one of the baritone players received a care package from a friend. One of the items was the latest issue of Plumpers that made it's way around the bus that evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleran Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Or reading The Bible. Lots of athletes on busses read the Bible. ( and yes, I get that DCI Drum Corps is " not a sport "to some here) Maybe they don't share your religion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 My last year marching one of the baritone players received a care package from a friend. One of the items was the latest issue of Plumpers that made it's way around the bus that evening. When I first read this, I saw the word "Plumbers." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Maybe they don't share your religion? I would imagine that people that read the Bible and the and others that don't read the Bible both share and don't share my religion. I would imagine that people that read the Bible and the others that don't read the Bible both share and don't share your religion as well. Edited June 3, 2015 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 When I first read this, I saw the word "Plumbers." BITD tours did contain how too manuals and books written by " plumbers ". I wished my Corps hired a full time plumber and took him with us on tour, as a matter of fact. ( lol!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Already have my book picked out for tour. Brian Moynahan's "Leningrad: Siege and Symphony." It's a book detailing both the three year siege of the city from the POV of the people trapped inside; juxtaposed with Shostakovich writing his symphony and its preparation/performance within the besieged city. It's a pretty thick book, should keep me going on the bus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glory Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) There are a lot of hours to fill on the bus. I've read "Building the Green Machine" by Colt Foutz. Are there other reads related to DC out there? Don't do it. Don't read drum corps on a drum corps tour. Don't let someone else's tongue flavor your taste. Read something else. Let your eyes see drum corps unfiltered by someone else's prism. Hear what's in your ears and not the echo of something outside your orbit. I am sure there is a time for reading drum corps. That time surely is after tour - after you've taken it all in - and after you've had the time to reflect on what you've done and what it means. It's a moment in time you'll never have again. Make it yours. Read something else. There's plenty. Try epics like Herman Wouk's "Winds of War" or Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" to see heroes and villains, love and regret, on a grand scale. Or follow one solitary man, William Least Heat Moon in "Blue Highways" as he travels the backroads of the U.S. and discovers himself. So many more to recommend. This is precious time. Use it well. HH Edited June 3, 2015 by glory 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Well the best read on tour is Playb... Ok ok nevermind:) I would suggest Stephen King. The Shining, It, Cujo, Christine, Pet Cemetery... Great books. Or, the Tom Clancy books are cool- Lots o spy stuff! you mean the Forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SopMoose Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 This is awesome. I had no idea there was so much out there. Too bad it's tricky to get your hands on some. $375?! ... at least it would take a lot less effort to get the whole "experience"... armchair marching, interesting concept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 " It takes a Village " ( by Hillary Rodham Clinton ).. its good fiction, and potentially a wonderful sleep aid on long bus rides, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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