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 Well gang, things are happening fast. - Uniform tops, shakos and trousers for the guard have been approved and ordered.
- We have new music to learn, "I Can't Get Started" "Cumana" and "My Funny Valentine".
- We have park and play shows in Oct. and Nov.
- We have our Christmas party in Marco.
- We have the patriotic show at the Presbyterian Church in Pompano (JR's church) booked for February.
- Our corps invitational at the legion is ready to go.
- Our season starts October 30th and our fund raiser cruise, January 10th.
WOW!!! Lots of stuff to look forward to.
A comment about our Florida Brass dinner party at the legion post. Please, extend invitations to your family, and musician friends. This is not an open house for every Tom, Dick, and Harry. The purpose is not to recruit for the Florida Brass but to let your families and musician friends hear and see what you're accomplishing. I hesitate to say this but I'll bet some of the wives and girl friends have never heard us. This is more of a dress rehearsal for us. As far as recruiting, if we went out with just the corps we have now and play the way we're playing it would be ok by me.
Music: I know I've been riding everyone hard to memorize your music and if I've offended anyone I apologize. Please look at it on the positive side. When you memorize your music that means you would have had to work harder at home, and as a result your lips are going to be stronger. You will have learned your music which will give you more confidence. So the end result is (long pause) Florida Brass Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps Inc. will be fantastic, better then ever, even great. Everyone has it in them to be great. WOW!!!
Drummers: It is to often that we don't talk about our drummers. It's always horns, horns, horns. I can tell you for a fact that without the drums we would only be a bugle band and not a drum & bugle corps. Mr. Daw and his drum line are working their butts to produce a drum line to be proud of. We don't realize that the drummers get their music after the horn line and they are always cramming to catch up. Just recently I see two more drummers interested in FB. It would be outstanding to have a full drum line this year and if I'm not mistaken that would be three new drummers, WOW! Keep it up guys you're going to be great.
Uniform trousers: We've hit a little snag with the trousers. They didn't fit like I expected them to. The rise in the pants were to short and didn't come up on the waist i.e. hip huggers. By the time you read this I will have already had a sample of the bib style sent to me. I'm hopping these work out better.
Keep an eye on our goals.
Marty
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