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I love life and people. This is a place where I can write down what's happening, what I'm thinking, what I'm seeing and what I'm feeling. After all, life is just one blog entry after another.Sunday, January 09, 2005
I Remember One Time, At Band Camp...
I've decided to embark on a project. Inspired by listening to real performers perform real music, and enjoying the Sour Citrus Society at a recent S U basketball game, I've decided that it's time for the alumni marching band at my high school to make an appearance.
Now, mind you, I didn't participate in the last alumni band performance back in 1996. I had last minute work conflicts pop up, and I was unable to get to the practices, so I didn't get in step with the whole thing. I've been tossing the idea around for the past couple of years and this morning I woke up and said to myself, "why don't I just go ahead and do it?" So I'm going to do it.
I have connections with the alumni society, so I can get the word out to other alumni. I'm going to take an ad out in the local newspaper as well. I've asked a fellow classmate (and band nerd) to help out if he wants, so maybe this is something that can actually come together. I mean, how difficult can it be? We borrow a couple of instruments from the school, we learn two songs and we go to it. Seems simple to me.
Of course, I'll play tuba again. I haven't played tuba since, oh, 1987 but it's got to be like learning how to ride a bicycle. Once you do it, you can always do it. I think I'm going to look around on ebay for a tuba.
There's one song that I would really like the alumni band to play - it's called "España!" by Jay Bocook. I think it came out around 1979 or 1980. I borrowed it from my high school band director back when I was in college for a conducting class project. The band director then passed away, so I never had the opportunity to return it and now I have no idea where it is. I think I'm going to buy the school a new copy, if I can find it somewhere. (If you're reading this and you know where I can find España by Jay Bocook, please contact me.) Even if the alumni marching band doesn't come together, I can still replace the music that I never returned 18 years ago.
So if you've come across this blog entry by googling your old alma mater, Pulaski Junior Senior High School / Pulaski Academy and Central School / Pulaski High School in Pulaski, New York, and you'd like to be in the alumni marching band in August 2005, please contact me.
Now, mind you, I didn't participate in the last alumni band performance back in 1996. I had last minute work conflicts pop up, and I was unable to get to the practices, so I didn't get in step with the whole thing. I've been tossing the idea around for the past couple of years and this morning I woke up and said to myself, "why don't I just go ahead and do it?" So I'm going to do it.
I have connections with the alumni society, so I can get the word out to other alumni. I'm going to take an ad out in the local newspaper as well. I've asked a fellow classmate (and band nerd) to help out if he wants, so maybe this is something that can actually come together. I mean, how difficult can it be? We borrow a couple of instruments from the school, we learn two songs and we go to it. Seems simple to me.
Of course, I'll play tuba again. I haven't played tuba since, oh, 1987 but it's got to be like learning how to ride a bicycle. Once you do it, you can always do it. I think I'm going to look around on ebay for a tuba.
There's one song that I would really like the alumni band to play - it's called "España!" by Jay Bocook. I think it came out around 1979 or 1980. I borrowed it from my high school band director back when I was in college for a conducting class project. The band director then passed away, so I never had the opportunity to return it and now I have no idea where it is. I think I'm going to buy the school a new copy, if I can find it somewhere. (If you're reading this and you know where I can find España by Jay Bocook, please contact me.) Even if the alumni marching band doesn't come together, I can still replace the music that I never returned 18 years ago.
So if you've come across this blog entry by googling your old alma mater, Pulaski Junior Senior High School / Pulaski Academy and Central School / Pulaski High School in Pulaski, New York, and you'd like to be in the alumni marching band in August 2005, please contact me.
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