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Finally it's Fall
27/Sep/09 17:16 Filed in: Personal
Sitting here at my desk playing on Facebook all day long, have had the windows open all day long and really have been enjoying the nice cool weather outside. When I look at a weather map, it shows that there is some rain in the area, but I have yet to see it.
Anyway, the wind is blowing a slight cool breeze, the leaves are starting to fall, and I can just feel high school band competitions are going on all over the place. It's been a few years since I went to one and would really like to go, but the last time I was at one here in the Minneapolis area, it was FREEZING. I do miss not being close to a high school to volunteer with a band, but it's fun to watch the video's on youtube or some place like that.
Last weekend I was back home in Virginia for my high school band reunion. It was a lot of fun. We had several directors over the years there, as well as students from the early to mid eighties, to when I graduated in '91. We had a blast getting together and seeing each other and reminiscing old times of how band use to be.
Watching the band at the friday night football game brought back many memories, but we can tell it sure is a different band than when we were there. Sure, there is a new director and he's doing a good job. I'm not sure if it's just the attitude of the kids, or the limit in the type of discipline that can be instilled into the kids, but I know we would have never allowed anyone to have blue hair, or wear ear rings while in uniform.
I do miss those good old days. I think for all of us at the reunion, we all realize that who we are today, we learned from band. "We're now 5 minutes behind schedule". "It's not my time your wasting", "there is someone better than you are". The decisions were up to us to do well. I truly miss not going directly into college and getting my music education degree that I wanted, but I'm happy with the decisions that I have made.
I guess what to expect next is great Apple Pies, or Apple cider, apple dumplings, or even halloween haunted houses. Those days are truly missed.
Anyway, the wind is blowing a slight cool breeze, the leaves are starting to fall, and I can just feel high school band competitions are going on all over the place. It's been a few years since I went to one and would really like to go, but the last time I was at one here in the Minneapolis area, it was FREEZING. I do miss not being close to a high school to volunteer with a band, but it's fun to watch the video's on youtube or some place like that.
Last weekend I was back home in Virginia for my high school band reunion. It was a lot of fun. We had several directors over the years there, as well as students from the early to mid eighties, to when I graduated in '91. We had a blast getting together and seeing each other and reminiscing old times of how band use to be.
Watching the band at the friday night football game brought back many memories, but we can tell it sure is a different band than when we were there. Sure, there is a new director and he's doing a good job. I'm not sure if it's just the attitude of the kids, or the limit in the type of discipline that can be instilled into the kids, but I know we would have never allowed anyone to have blue hair, or wear ear rings while in uniform.
I do miss those good old days. I think for all of us at the reunion, we all realize that who we are today, we learned from band. "We're now 5 minutes behind schedule". "It's not my time your wasting", "there is someone better than you are". The decisions were up to us to do well. I truly miss not going directly into college and getting my music education degree that I wanted, but I'm happy with the decisions that I have made.
I guess what to expect next is great Apple Pies, or Apple cider, apple dumplings, or even halloween haunted houses. Those days are truly missed.