I love this post! You do such a great job highlighting obits but this is so cool too. You have a familiar, warm, and friendly writing style, inviting the reader to be as excited as you are about marching bands. I wish you would do more memoir type pieces.
I didn't have the opportunity to be in a band of any kind in high school (though my Catholic high school did have an impressive band AND football team). For lots of reasons, it was out of my family's reach but I have always enjoyed listening to marching bands. In their slim album collection (largely classical music and show tunes), my parents had an album of JP Souza marches. That was a family favorite.
This is so kind of you! Writing about anything other than obituaries is an experiment but so far I like it. I really appreciate the words of encouragement.
I was never in marching band but I played the organ. My son was in marching band in high school and in college (Northern Illinois University) and I LOVED IT! Those kids were so talented, and I just followed them everywhere, even to a bowl game in Alabama. He graduated last year but I still make my way out to NIU for some football games. (I’m just here for the band)😆
The organ! All those pumps and stoppers and things to pull! You are talented! I would've been an out of control college band parent. Stay for first half, halftime show, then scoot. You got it.
I love this post! You do such a great job highlighting obits but this is so cool too. You have a familiar, warm, and friendly writing style, inviting the reader to be as excited as you are about marching bands. I wish you would do more memoir type pieces.
I didn't have the opportunity to be in a band of any kind in high school (though my Catholic high school did have an impressive band AND football team). For lots of reasons, it was out of my family's reach but I have always enjoyed listening to marching bands. In their slim album collection (largely classical music and show tunes), my parents had an album of JP Souza marches. That was a family favorite.
This is so kind of you! Writing about anything other than obituaries is an experiment but so far I like it. I really appreciate the words of encouragement.
Looking forward to seeing more.
I was never in marching band but I played the organ. My son was in marching band in high school and in college (Northern Illinois University) and I LOVED IT! Those kids were so talented, and I just followed them everywhere, even to a bowl game in Alabama. He graduated last year but I still make my way out to NIU for some football games. (I’m just here for the band)😆
The organ! All those pumps and stoppers and things to pull! You are talented! I would've been an out of control college band parent. Stay for first half, halftime show, then scoot. You got it.