NR_Ohiobando Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnia sam Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I'm still laughing. Wait... can't see the keyboard for all the tears. Man, I wish I came up with that one. Regards, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumno5 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Dutch Boy '84, teetering on the brink of the semi-finals cut-off. One of those rehearsals where things seemed to be getting worse instead of better. Young Marc Sylvester on the scaffolding, calling down to the DM: "Tyrone, staht them again, before I puke." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Sorry to say this one came my way... In rehearsal one time I was having a bad playing day (along with the rest of the hornline) and Larry Markiewicz stopped us, asked me to come down front, and then YELLED so as to be sure the entire hornline could hear... "LOOK! Just because you're the soloist doesn't mean you're any GOOD! It just means you're the best we have! Now get the hell out of here and work on it!" At the time I was devastated... now, it's one of my favorite stories to tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Dutch Boy '84 - Marc Sylvester (to the drum major, during one of those rehearsals when things were going from bad to worse): "Tyrone - start them again, before I puke."Fred O. DB Staff '84 - 8'8 After listening to him on the San Antonio commentary, I'd say he hasn't changed a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Sorry to say this one came my way...In rehearsal one time I was having a bad playing day (along with the rest of the hornline) and Larry Markiewicz stopped us, asked me to come down front, and then YELLED so as to be sure the entire hornline could hear... "LOOK! Just because you're the soloist doesn't mean you're any GOOD! It just means you're the best we have! Now get the hell out of here and work on it!" At the time I was devastated... now, it's one of my favorite stories to tell... another " soloist " tale: We were doing drill practice outdoors for the first time. We made a visual move in which everybody went left as the drill move was designed except one member...... me......I goofed and went right, then we all turned around. The instructor made us all stop. He came over to me and the conversation went something like this: Instructor : " Son,... are you going to play a solo here that I'm not aware of " ? Me : " No " Instructor : " Would you LIKE to play a solo, here ? Me: " No,... not particularly " ( others in line trying to hold back laughter ) Instructor : " Do you want to get back in line " ? Me : " Yes " Instructor : " how badly " ? Me: " a lot " Instructor : " enough to give me 10 push ups ? " Me " No !..... ahh..... I mean.. " yes " Instructor ( smiling ) : "Ok..... gimme 15 and get back in line " Edited July 21, 2009 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T. Yurkin Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Then there is the great Bobby Hoffman's definition of Drum Corps.... "13 minutes to do whatever you want to do..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalier81 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) One of my favorites: Instructor: Joe, What was THAT!!! Joe: I Don't know! Instructor: Joe, Do it again, and I'll hang you from your eyelids and kick you in the balls until you blink!!!! Edited July 21, 2009 by cavalier81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCBone Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 SOmewhere on A rehearsal Field in the late 90's from the tower.... "DRUMLINE!..........That sounded like 2 skeletons f***k**g on a tin roof! Do it Again..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08ThunderBass5 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Speaking of Marc Sylvester, I had the privilege to watch him rehearse the blue knights for two days in a row in Pasco, WA. Let's just say that between the amount of cigarettes he went through combined with all of his awesome commentary, I was thoroughly entertained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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