Monthly Archives: August 2016

2016 Impulse National Tour Part 7:

August 4 Swanton Ohio Thursday Brooke just got here. She and Big Ruben were picked by Bob and Mike at the airport. They are just getting out of the van now. Everyone is still sleeping. I’ve been up for hours … Continue reading

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2016 Impulse National Tour Part 6:

August 2 Tuesday McComb Illinois Western Illinois Univetsity 😀 We are heading into rehearsal right off the bus.  Dinner is at 9. Sections are in warmups then straight into ensemble. I talked with the guard briefly. After dinner there will … Continue reading

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2016 Impulse National Tour Part 5:

Millard Nebraska July 30 Saturday Another clusterfuckish start today. Brunch at 11AM, block after 12-6, 1 1/2 hour block after brunch. Had a meeting coming off the bus, given a schedule for the day. It dis noy inclide shower time. … Continue reading

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2016 Impulse National Tour Part 4: 

July 28 Thursday about an hour outside Green River UT Made the buses stop. I was starting to get backed up in a bad way. I still need to go more, but I’ll wait until its not just a hole … Continue reading

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2016 Impulse National Tour Part 3

*Just for clarification because the question comment came up yesterday, these posts about tour and stuff are coming straight out my yellow notebook. No Monday morning quarterbacking. I’ve cleaned up spelling,  grammar, sentence structure,  and there’s been a few very … Continue reading

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2016 Impulse National Tour Part 2: My Staff

I’m still at home 🙂 Other people that have made the magic happen this season besides Fernando and his staff,  my Staff! ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤  Without going into great detail there was a Taffy, Amy, Ducky, Stacey, Tim, … Continue reading

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2016 Impulse National Tour Part 1: planning for success, or not :)

July 26 Glendoria Home Hey y’all, long time no see! 🙂 Quick review: we spent most of the season at Marina HS, with more than a few rehearsals at Bell Gardens HS.  There was effort, by several inside and outside … Continue reading

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2016 Guard and a few final thoughts

These thoughts I’ve shared the past few days are only a moment in time from my perspective. Things change, people change, my perspective changes (not really, but let’s say that’s true) 🙂 I spoke with someone last night about why … Continue reading

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2016 Impulse Euphoniums and Instructional Staff

Talented, very bright, a quiet and different kind of confident. If stuff is going down, in a bad way, I think I could count on him to stand shoulder to shoulder with me. Actually, I believe that about all three … Continue reading

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2016 Mellos and Trumpets

We did a recruitment thing at a guard show in Arcadia.  For what ever reason I thought it was a good opportunity to teach him how to talk to girls. Don’t know how well that lesson went. He’s been a … Continue reading

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