Monthly Archives: July 2021

Legend As a member of the marching band, fall ’79 to Spring ’84 I learned about an incredible women, mostly indirectly Superficially, she led the drill team. In reality, she was changing the lives of young people in the best … Continue reading →

I am guilty of the first I have been guilty of the second Honesty without Kindness is Brutality I think, in part, it is situational, and in part, dependent on the person I am communicating with Sometimes its intentional, sometimes … Continue reading →

In 2022 a new, amazing group of students and instructors will travel to the WGI Percussion Championships, for the first time as a group. I will be a part of making that happen. Not my first rodeo. In 2004, I … Continue reading →

Many drum corps related topics. Search any topic, or subtopics😁 Like most things PTSD exists on a spectrum. Frequently, in this hyper reactive media environment, our awareness about something tends to come from extreme examples. I would never classify PTSD … Continue reading →

July 5th, 2003 The irony of this moment, at least for me, is how to honor the life that was my father in the few moments that we gathered for. Over the years, he shared with me about his youth … Continue reading →

There are definitely degrees, a spectrum, to every idea. In tangible ways, in perceivable ways, and in subtle ways. A person dealing with a mental illness, more often than not, goes through life undiagnosed, and struggles more than necessary because … Continue reading →