I was 19 years old and in the middle of my first summer of drum and bugle corps. We’d just placed third in the Drum Corps Midwest Division III Finals, and were enjoying the DCM Picnic before taking some time off for Home Days between first and second tour. (You can’t really see me in this photo, but I’m second from the end on our tug-o-war team — almost the anchor spot.)
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Twitter Update: Memories of #drumcorps in the mid-90s, written in…
Memories of #drumcorps in the mid-90s, written in 2006. After today’s #tbt, I needed to remember the good times. blog.dianaschnuth.com/2006/07/18/twi…
TBT: Bluecoats Picture Day, 14 July 1997
Pictured above: Bianca, Daniel, Kristy, Fourbears, and me.
If I hadn’t labeled the back of this picture, I would have forgotten that the most epic free day of my one season in the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps also happened on Picture Day. Continue reading
Twitter Update: Looked in my journal for words to go with the #tbt…
Looked in my journal for words to go with the #tbt I’m planning for tonight, but I didn’t get much time to journal when I marched Bluecoats.
Twitter Update: When I don’t have a tape measure or yardstick hand…
When I don’t have a tape measure or yardstick handy, I measure with 8-to-5 steps. #drumcorpsforever