Drum Corps Finals

OK Skip to 'Discipline Pays Off' and read it first, it makes more sense that way!






After being on pins and needles all day, Jeni and I have finally found scores for Memphis Sound. Even though they had a drop from their earlier scores, Sound was still able to pull in the gold for their division, by only 0.1 points. Great competition this year, and with the gold win, Memphis Sound will perform in exhibition in the Rose Bowl. Very proud of Patrick and his determination to reach this goal, as are his younger siblings who have been bouncing off the walls at the good news.

Discipline Pays Off

First off, huge congratulations to Memphis Sound (they are the corp our oldest son has been marching with this summer). Semi-Finals in CA on Fri, the bus to transport the corp from their housing site to the competition field arrives late, then is stuck in traffic. Memphis Sound arrives at the competition site and sprint to the field from the parking lot. Warm up time....gone. Block up and march onto field....nope. At the moment the announcer is asking '...is your corp ready?' Sound is sprinting through the gate and onto the field, they must start their performance NOW or be penalized for exceeding their allotted time on the competition field. This is a moment this corp has been working towards since May (schedule), everydays in the heat to perfect the drill, countless miles between events, sleeping in the gym of gracious host schools around the country, everything they have worked so hard to achieve at risk due to a late bus and traffic. And they nail it. Fantastic performance, highest score of the season, still first in division going into finals today. And the precision march off the field? Sprint on Sprint off. 5 seconds to spare before a penalty is accessed. Drill, drill, then drill some more, know your drill so well you can perform in your sleep. Be in top physical condition so you can sprint from a parking lot to a performance with enough wind to nail that first note. Above all, have the character to stand strong with all the pressure and deliver! You did so,congratulations Memphis Sound!

Time to Start Anew

Its truly amazing how life can take a simple matter such as time and change it in a moment. Seems like only yesterday we were in Colorado with friends instead of a year ago. Have been so slammed with work at the studio, Jeni and I just don't seem to know which way is up here lately. Good news, school has once again begun, at least for one of ours, another starts next week and our oldest is....in CA? Patrick has been competing once again this year with Drum Corp (soprano, otherwise know as the trumpet), finals are this week and its starting to look as though Memphis Sound will take home the Div 3 national championship this year. We'll find out in a few hours. Working on a new update for the site, sessions, as well as countless custom album designs have really been taking their toll, wouldn't change for anything. Keep checking back as once again we share a little of us beyond the web.