This is sort of random, but through the wonder that is facebook, I discovered the blog of my high school band director, Jimcude’s blog.
Side note: yes, I was in the band. I actually went to a high school that was small enough you could play football and still be in the band.
It appears to be a relatively new blog, a faith-intersects-life kind of blog. I encourage you to show him a little love and check it out.
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#1 by Joel on November 30, 2009 - 1:47 pm
Peter, don’t tell anyone, but I was in the band for my freshman year in high school. I played…the clarinet. Then I joined JROTC.
#2 by Peter on November 30, 2009 - 3:29 pm
The clarinet, huh? Well, I guess it could have been worse. It could have been the flute (no offense to any flute players). I played the trumpet, or, rather, I blew a lot of air through a trumpet. I don’t know if you would call what I did actually “playing,” but I enjoyed it.
#3 by Joel on November 30, 2009 - 3:32 pm
I was ‘last chair’ if that meant anything to you and ‘second to last chair’ was just a chair.
#4 by Peter on November 30, 2009 - 3:33 pm
Oh yeah, I think I made it to 3rd or 4th chair one year, but I was still behind mostly underclassmen. I should have been a drummer.
#5 by jimcude on March 27, 2010 - 10:35 am
Thanks for the love Peter…and for the record I remember you being a pretty good trumpet player
#6 by Peter on March 29, 2010 - 10:08 am
I appreciate your memory, maybe it will remember that our football team was good, too.