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- From: rwberry@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert W Berry)
- Subject: Re: When did you practice
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.041330.10059@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Organization: Clemson University
- References: <19223@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 04:13:30 GMT
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- In alt.drumcorps you write:
-
- >I think that the Freelancers practice 10 AM to 10 PM during the summer.
- >At first, I wondered why they would waste so much cool daylight
- >(from sunrise to 10 AM) and practice in the heat. Later, I
- >reasoned that since the corps has to compete late at night,
- >the practice schedule was chosen to keep the marcher's
- >"body clocks" on regular time.
-
- Before tour, we also practiced from 10 AM to 10 PM except when our
- gorilla section leader decided sectionals would start a 8 AM. I really
- think this was a way to get used to what was going to happen on tour.
-
- Once you're on tour, you usually don't arrive until 2 or 3 AM, so the
- staff wants to make sure you get at least a few hours of sack-time on
- the floor. (Who would ever imagine being grateful for sleeping on a
- hardwood floor. GOD, I miss drum corps.)
-
- Wakeup and breakfast were usually around 8:00 AM and rehearsal started
- about an hour later.
-
- >A related question: Did anyone ever burn their lips on a mouthpiece
- >that was left sitting in the sun?
-
- Well, it didn't feel none too good on sun and wind burnt lips, but I
- never really burned my lips. I averaged two jars of Carmex and a bottle
- of Vitamin E oil each summer trying to fight off burnt lips though.
-
- I *did* have my lips freeze to my mouthpiece in a Christmas parade
- though. The horns down at the end of the piece is something I'll never
- forget.
-
- Later,
- Bob
-
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