Comments on View from the Cloud: Band on the run

Loved the post, I can remember when my oldest daug...

2009-06-21T06:10:48.442-05:00

Loved the post, I can remember when my oldest daughter was in her High School Marching band 'The Patriots' from Spring Lake Park, MN. We hardly missed a parade and there were a lot of them. I hope she enjoys it, even though it is a lot of hard work.

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My son has had a blast in marching band. He'll...

2009-06-20T10:06:32.721-05:00

My son has had a blast in marching band. He'll do his second year as Rambling Wreck this fall.

In Sherburne NY we have the Pageant of the Bands e...

2009-06-20T07:46:42.612-05:00

In Sherburne NY we have the Pageant of the Bands every year. Bands come from all over the country. It really is a fun day. Both my boys are in the school marching band but they only march on Memorial Day. Why don't they enter the pageant? Good question...one the band teacher really doesn't want to answer.
Anyhoo, one of my boys turns 17 next month. Happy birthday to 17 year olds everywhere!

I love the uniform, she looks very official in it....

2009-06-18T12:27:18.429-05:00

I love the uniform, she looks very official in it.

Hope to see her this summer!

Is there no end to the wonderful talents of your c...

2009-06-17T10:15:45.867-05:00

Is there no end to the wonderful talents of your children? They give me great hope for the future, and I'm not kidding when I say that.

Oh the proud parents! It's good for kids to b...

2009-06-17T08:58:33.904-05:00

Oh the proud parents! It's good for kids to belong to a group, all training and having fun together!

chris - Thanks for stopping by. I really like your...

2009-06-17T08:51:15.558-05:00

chris - Thanks for stopping by. I really like your blog and I loved your last post!

ve - Also, stay away from the apple pie.

corrina - Thanks... you're such a good commenter.

jd - Oh yeah, all candy all the time here baby.

What a sweetie! And, yes, she is TOTALLY giving yo...

2009-06-17T08:30:38.613-05:00

What a sweetie! And, yes, she is TOTALLY giving you that "Um. Dad? Mom? Please go away" look in the 2d photo.

More important than the amazing experience of band camp, tho:

Your parades throw out candy???

Ours used to, but they stopped. What a ripoff.

How fun! You're such a good dad!

2009-06-16T21:03:05.602-05:00

How fun! You're such a good dad!

I always come to rural Minnesota in the summer...w...

2009-06-16T14:54:15.886-05:00

I always come to rural Minnesota in the summer...who wouldn't?

Watch out for the band camps though...this one time in band camp...

Oh, man, I'm a band parent myself (in fact, my...

2009-06-16T13:03:51.131-05:00

Oh, man, I'm a band parent myself (in fact, my daughter ALSO plays mellophone), so I know of which you speak.

I also was a band geek way back when, and marched in a parade one Christmas season with a wind chill of -60. That's MINUS 60. The metal trumpet mouthpiece was not my friend.

Enjoyed this post! Nice work.

Chris
cdmauger.blogspot.com

mooselet - Yes... classic stink eye for sure. mo...

2009-06-16T10:41:48.937-05:00

mooselet - Yes... classic stink eye for sure.

mom - Rosie's been playing French Horn at her middle school since last fall. She is about the busiest kid I know, that's for sure.

jacki - Thanks... we think she's pretty cool.

maureen - You should have seen her after the parade when she was hanging out with all the other band members. For some reason she didn't want a big hug. I have no idea why.

Ahahaha! Isn't that why God created parents? T...

2009-06-16T09:19:08.329-05:00

Ahahaha! Isn't that why God created parents? To embarass the crap out of teens.

At least that's what I tell my daughter.

Good for Rosie; she looks great!

I can tell you are very proud of her. :-) You...

2009-06-16T08:52:49.435-05:00

I can tell you are very proud of her. :-) You've raised some good kids.

I didn't even know Rosie played an instrument....

2009-06-15T23:38:35.732-05:00

I didn't even know Rosie played an instrument. Whenever did she start the horn? What with paper routes and karate---how does she find the time? She'pretty incredible!!!!

She certainly is giving you the evil eye in that s...

2009-06-15T21:58:02.619-05:00

She certainly is giving you the evil eye in that second picture. Classic teenager look.

Good on her for doing this - it looks fantastic!

travis - So you DID see me! Hey, if you were there...

2009-06-15T15:43:01.474-05:00

travis - So you DID see me! Hey, if you were there the least you could do was say hi. Sheesh.

stefan - I see that. I guess I'll have to be careful what I say about you from now on. ;-)

gette - You're right, no St. Cloud school bands. The hard part for this band though is that all the other school bands they compete against spend months practicing their routines, so we always come in at a disadvantage. But by the end of the season we usually win a few first places - which is always a huge thrill for these kids.

mom thumb - Yes, her fingers don't say it but her eyes sure do!

You know, in that second picture she kinda looks l...

2009-06-15T15:34:32.307-05:00

You know, in that second picture she kinda looks like, if she didn't have to have all her fingers on the instrument, one might be used in your direction. Just saying.

You have an amazing daughter, hope she has fun in Colorado!

Can I assume, then, that none of the schools in St...

2009-06-15T15:24:14.228-05:00

Can I assume, then, that none of the schools in St. Cloud offers a summer marching program? *sigh* I came from a big band school, but we did fall marching and field contests, August-Thanksgiving. Our local hs just combined with the next one down the road to form the "212 Regiment." Better than chicking it altogether, I s'pose... Funny how none of these schools cut sports, though...

So Rosie enjoyed here trip? I must say they look s...

2009-06-15T14:44:30.545-05:00

So Rosie enjoyed here trip?
I must say they look so cute in their suits. Unfortunately we didn't see any of her three parades... I would have liked to. Because does parades, too, but we're not so goodlooking during our parades ;-)
But she must have been very busy not eating any doritos or Oreos. (I must say the Oreos we exported are excellent!)
Greetings from Bavaria
Stefan

PS: Jeff I find everything in the Internet

Did you repeatedly yell out a request for "Fr...

2009-06-15T14:36:00.226-05:00

Did you repeatedly yell out a request for "Freebird" while holding up your cigarette lighter, dressed in a bad Hawaiian shirt with shorts and black dress socks? If not, you're not trying hard enough to embarrass her...

More seriously, good for her - I hope she's having fun!