Author: DrumMajorKev

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>Joisey Shore

>So this past weekend the Drum Corps had a parade down on the Jersey Shore.

The Hubby and I drove down Friday and stopped for lunch at  our favorite travel spot Chik-Fil-A. We have to take advantage of it since there are none up yonder in the north.

Once we arrived we checked in and got our fabulous room on the 3rd floor, and then proceeded to go for a nice swim in the pool.

Saturday was the big day. The parade started at Noon, we were in the second division so had some time to get to our starting place we left the hotel at noon. Below are a couple pictures I took on the way to the line-up

This is the float for the Elks Group we marched for.
This is the cute guy who was the Head Elk for a different group.
Here we are milling about prior to the parade starting.
What parade isn’t complete without guys in Skirts blowing their bags!
So finally it was our turn to head down the parade route. And man I must say we look damn sharp in our new uniforms. 
Just as an aside, I found out later in the night that we won First Place and the Elks we marched for won First place as well.
After the parade we decided once more to take a nice dip in the pool, have some snacks, hang out and have a few drinks. Then it was nap time.
Later on into the evening the Elks we marched for invited us over to their hotel to play a few songs for them.
 Here we are getting ready to march across the st and play.
Here we are playing around the pool
And here is me and my Big Stick Leading them in around the pool.
 And last but not least here are the crazy shirtless guys who were dancing around their balcony as we played.
Overall it was a great weekend. Up next this week are more parades (Weds and Sat) then Sunday we have a Flag Day ceremony to play at. 
That’s all for now!

>Mark your Calendars

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>Tuesday Already?

>June is busting out allover!

Well it’s Tuesday which means that the official start to Parade Season and the Unofficial Start to Summer have commenced.

What a weekend. I feel like I’ve walked a thousand miles. In actuality I am guessing about 6-8 miles over the course of 3 parades in 2 days.

Sunday was the first parade of the Memorial Day weekend. Short jaunt through one of the local towns about 30 minutes away. Quick and easy and to the point.

Then Monday were the Big one of the year and another little one. Every year the Drum Corps I belong to leads the Memorial Day parade in our hometown. This was my first Memorial Day as the Drum Major of the Corps and let me tell you it is an experience you can’t prepare for. This was also the first turnout with our New Uniforms purchased earlier this year. The weather was perfect and the crowds 6-8 deep in some places on the parade route.

Here is a pic from the local Newspaper.

You can see me in the middle of the pic under the American Flag in the all black (or see previous Post)

After this parade we hopped on the bus and drove about 20 min to the next town over and marched in their Memorial Day parade. There were pluses and minuses to this second parade. The plus is it’s very short right down “Main St” and only 1 turn. The bad thing is every damn Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Brownie, Daisy, Karate, and Little League group was marching, behind us thankfully.

After the 2 parades I went home to the hubby who had spent the morning after watching me in the first parade preparing for our BBQ and checkin on the meat he was smoking.

We had a fabulous time with our friends and relaxing and eating and drinking and laughing. And as cold as the pool was at 76 degrees after all the work we did to open it I did go in with a couple friends.

So let’s get this week moving cause Another parade ahead on Saturday and a weekend away is part of it.

>Surprise!

>Sorry I have been scarce the past week or so.

Been very busy and actually couldn’t blog about what was going on for fear of someone seeing it.

Yesterday was the Hubby’s birthday and this past weekend I had a Surprise party for him. Needless to say since he reads my blog on occasion, I couldn’t very well talk about it on here. Everyone had a great time and the party was a Success!

Next up on the agenda is the last Marching Rehearsal for the Drum Corps prior to our big Memorial Day parades this coming weekend. We have 1 parade on Sunday night and then 2 on Monday. The first one on Monday is in my home town and my first Memorial Day as the Drum Major. I am very much looking forward to it.

After the parades will be our newest annual tradition “Smoked Meat Fest 2010”
The hubby purchased a smoker and let me tell you he has the best smoked meat I have ever tasted. I can already taste the Ribs, Pork Butt, Chicken and Salmon(our first time smoking salmon).

Then the parades kick into High Gear starting in June with a Convention parade, then the small local ones start.

I will do my best to keep you abreast of the parade situations(and any hot firemen I may see)

Oh and work is keeping me on my toes too. I found out yesterday that they are moving my seat(again). Funny thing is they are moving me back to the seat I occupied when we moved into this building 2 years ago. SIGH!

>Busy Busy Busy

>Well it’s been a busy couple weeks.

Bowling is over *sigh

Parade Season has begun. We had our first parade last Friday night, and my first foray into Drum Majoring went really well. Thankfully the parade was all down hill.

This picture is from last year but looks similar to my friday night (well new hat and black gloves)

Our next parade is the Sunday before Memorial Day then 2 on Memorial Day when we will break out our new Uniforms.

This week we have a houseguest visiting, the Hubby’s best friend from North Kakalaki is visiting for the week for the first of his biannual visits.

The Hubby’s birthday is next week as well.

Lots going on but I promise to post more!

ps Is anyone reading this? Please leave a comment

>The End

>So Sunday was our final night of bowling for the year.

I will miss seeing most of the people on a weekly basis but now that summer is here I was ready for it to be over.

What will fill my time now? Well some of you may know that I belong to a local Drum Corps, and summer is prime parade season. This year I also happen to be the Drum Major, and we got new uniforms (snazzy!). So look for posts on parade season.

Now on to the results.

Overall as a team we finished the season in 11th place out of 14.

My average is 143 my handicap 57.