tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post2991714764973595592..comments2023-11-02T04:52:56.653-06:00Comments on Bread Crumz: How the high school marching band saved meHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223295531189696417noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-23825867630370714352010-12-15T18:25:57.218-07:002010-12-15T18:25:57.218-07:00I too was a band geek and i'll admit it to thi...I too was a band geek and i'll admit it to this day!!! The one thing i loved about marching band is when we went to competition and we knew we were doing a good job and at the end of the performance you had the biggest adrenaline rush you have ever felt!!! To this day when i see a marching band either on the field or in a parade it takes me back and i get GOOSE-BUMPS!!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351401743818751382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-86173238784030192562010-09-08T11:08:02.920-06:002010-09-08T11:08:02.920-06:00LOVE that photo!! I played bass clarinet in middle...LOVE that photo!! I played bass clarinet in middle school...because my parents couldn't afford to buy the saxophone I wanted, and that was the closest thing the school could offer for free. *sniff sniff*<br /><br />I didn't continue into high school, but I did join the jazz band as a pianist. Oh, how I loved being part of that talented group! I never did learn to improvise like I wanted (on the keyboard, at least), but the memories are still priceless!Mary @ Giving Up On Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879039457971511498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-62591010346753011712010-09-05T10:34:18.695-06:002010-09-05T10:34:18.695-06:00This post almost made me sob like crazy!!!! I holl...This post almost made me sob like crazy!!!! I hollered out loud - some odd kind of noise I really cannot explain - because I'm not in the mood to get that all started again. (Happened to me last week at the ball game once I saw my three band geeks.) <br /><br />Anyway, my three kids all march in the band and I was just thinking last night that ALL OF THOSE THINGS it was for you - I want it to be for them. And I'm thrilled to no describable end that they have that 'home-ness' available to them. <br /><br />I was so uninvolved in school and it pains me now to remember the struggles I went through. I'm so beyond moved that my kids are part of their wonderful band family. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this post and sharing such an intimate part of yourself! It meant the world to me to read it!Lisa Marie Maryhttp://www.hippiespelunker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-55897433200589751292010-09-05T08:25:41.296-06:002010-09-05T08:25:41.296-06:00This is a great post - I love the idea that being ...This is a great post - I love the idea that being a "nerd" was actually the BEST thing about high school. It is very telling, I think, that even at that young age you were able to really laser-focus in on the positive aspects of the experience! It's too bad that more teens can't have such an appreciation (at the time, at least) of those important years. Awesome pic, too! Best, StaceyStacey Curnowhttp://www.staceycurnow.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-15774057712458619072010-09-04T20:57:38.639-06:002010-09-04T20:57:38.639-06:00I was in Marching Band too, well not exactly more ...I was in Marching Band too, well not exactly more like the Color Guard and I do have to say they were some of the best years of my life. Thanks for posting!!<br /><br />PS Plan on going to TypeAMom ConferenceMommyBhttp://www.mommybknowsbest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-62711668441231026652010-09-04T09:20:43.367-06:002010-09-04T09:20:43.367-06:00Holly, we've never met but I feel as if I know...Holly, we've never met but I feel as if I know you already from reading this post which I found in a random Google search. Your post brought a smile to my face and memories of when the world was young and so was I. Your re-immersion/rebirth experience at your kids' football game is very familiar, touching, and very typical for me and many, many other former high school musicians. Welcome back to the family! We've missed you. (Your remark about playing "Georgia" was really heart-warming to this former Spirit of Atlanta (1980)soprano/trumpet). My son was also my ticket back into the fold. Not only did I get to watch him march in high school, I got to follow him for 4 wonderful and marvelous years of drum corps, culminating with a DCI World Championship ring. But I got so much more. I got to watch my son grow in skill, confidence and maturity , all while packing a Bach Strad in his hand. He is a confident, capable young man now, thanks in no small part to the experiences he gained through his music education experience. You and your kids are part of something really, really special. Enjoy the ride!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-38067838561133663752010-09-03T20:25:40.859-06:002010-09-03T20:25:40.859-06:00That smile gives you away! Enjoyed seeing you at t...That smile gives you away! Enjoyed seeing you at the game. it was my first high school football game.ever.Mandyhttp://sincemydivorce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-5715486949947459722010-09-03T08:26:19.814-06:002010-09-03T08:26:19.814-06:00Holly, I was a band geek, too! And I also played t...Holly, I was a band geek, too! And I also played trumpet! BAND GEEKS RULE! :)Beth Haydenhttp://www.bloggingwithbeth.comnoreply@blogger.com