just moved some of my deliciously amazing corps shows to my netbook. Hello Cavaliers, I’ve missed you so…
Something you may or may not have known about me: I am a huge fan of DRUM CORPS. (marching music’s major league? professional marching band? anyone heard of it?)
I marched with the Arizona Academy in 2006 and it has been the single most important/lifechanging activity I’ve ever engaged in. Since then have only seen the corps perform twice - at Invesco Field in Denver in 07 and at Southwest Corps Connection in 09. This summer I’ll be in DC and hence assumed my dreams of seeing the Academy perform were totally and completely shot. However, after some pokin around on dci.org, it appears as though:
THERE IS A DRUM CORPS SHOW in Fairfax, VA THIS SUMMER!!! WHAT!? OMG!?
SO CLOSE TO DC! I can even get to George Mason using 100% public transit!
anyway, if you’re interested in coming with to the August show email me at alla@allagoldman.info and we’ll figure stuff out.
Drum Corps pictures pt. 2 -“The Lot” after the show - where fans/friends go hang out with their friends who are currently marching. When I did corps this was my all-time fave thing about show days (other than, you know, performing in front of thousands of people)
Me and these two ladies marched with The Academy in 2006, when we won Div II world championships
Went and saw some Drum Corps two nights ago. This is the Santa Clara Vanguard (SCV) during their encore performance. I loooove me some brass and percussion
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Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
there are some songs that will always be on your life’s soundtrack. the songs that you just need to listen to when you’e going through certain situations.
sometimes I miss drum corps… running around a football field in a bikini top and rolled-up soffee shorts… and being 115 lbs with a dangerously high risk of skin cancer… and I miss doing pilates/yoga/ballet exercise for at least a third of my day. When things were fun, and your only thought processes are about the next 24-count of drill.. and when dinner break is. You use up one bottle of sunscreen every 2 weeks, and you perform in front of thousands of people and go on national tours.
That’s what this song means to me. Drum Corps. the World Championship ring. learning how strong my body is, and what it means to be 1/135th responsible for every score the group gets. it was the time of my life, and changed me more than I ever expected.
….. and thinking about why “sewing machines” are mentioned in the song chorus
