Happy Dreary Weather Day!
Every Veteran’s day, since 2004, I give thanks that I no longer play in a marching band. Those parades always sucked even more than the Christmas parades.
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November 13th, 2007 at 10:28 am
I wholeheartedly agree! This is because the Veteran’s Day parades tended to be cold and damp, whereas the Christmas parades were simply cold.
Also, since the Veteran’s Day parade moved from town to town, there were seldom more than a few attendees. Add to that the fact that it was held on what would otherwise have been a day off, while the Christmas one was (IIRC) in the evening.
Not that I dislike honoring veterans. I just wish we could have done it in a way that didn’t leave me with a head cold each year.
November 13th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Man, I remember my days as a bass drummer in those cold November parades…Have you ever hit a drum while it’s raining? It creates a really cool horizontal splash, which I’m sure could have looked really awesome with some LED mods on the drum.
November 13th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
…or lasers! I don’t think our drummers had either the interest or technical background necessary to do anything with LEDs or lasers. I’m pretty sure a few drummers had twinkle lights for the Christmas parades, though.