rharv, that's a great story now! Maybe his mom was one of those aggressive band moms and by you putting him in the hospital saved your mom from being attacked by his.

Our kids have been in the local HS marching band, which kicks some serious tail in the state band competitions - usually placing in the top 3 of all classes (it's interesting, there's a bunch of what would be 2nd or 3rd tier schools based on student population that run circles around the biggest schools), but I have a hard time being around the other band parents that are trying to make up for their inferiority complexes by telling the other parents how to do things like stand, balance a cooler on a little push wagon, etc.

I like listening to the drum and bugle corp competitions sometimes, but the point about being technical for the sake of technicality does wear on one. The ear pleasing mix of rhythm, melody and harmony sometimes take a back seat as a result.

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