I always feel like I fell out of love with drum corps too soon... before I even got to be a part of it. after reading about it from your perspective I seriously feel like I should just change my life plans and just go all out to try and make it. but realistically I think I'm just too far past the point where I can do that...
It's not for everyone...and those people who do it even though it's not for them end up having a pretty rough time. Like I said, the activity is not fun. I mean, there are moments where it is, but the majority of the time is pretty miserable. The people who are totally committed to it, in spite of the fact that it sucks balls most of the time, are really the only ones who gain anything positive out of the experience. There's a very fine line that you walk every day asking yourself "is this worth it?" If it is in fact worth it to you, then it really is an extraordinary thing to experience.
I had an instructor that came in my last year of high school who marched SCV 1999. he was all about constantly pushing the limits of your ability, aptitude, stamina, determination, etc. and it was all from an introspective approach. I know high school drumline is usually seen as something a bit trivial, but it's kind of crazy how often I find myself applying things I learned to situations outside of drumline. I always figured SCV would be something like that x10.
I was browsing around and found that a guy wrote a book on his SCV experience... have you read it?
No, I haven't read Spike's book, but he was one of my instructors when I marched Vanguard Cadets. Spike's pretty much the epitomy of the Vanguard life philosophy, so if you are interested in that aspect of the organization and activity I'd recommend reading it.
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I was browsing around and found that a guy wrote a book on his SCV experience... have you read it?
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