Post #136362 by MaiTaiMafia-Old on Wed, Jan 19, 2005 1:50 PM

You and I share very similar experiences... Guys and Dolls - HAH! We did that too, except I was actually in the cast - a buddy of mine played drums.

Do you still play much? My father was a stand-up player - in fact, his Kay is on display at the College of the Desert in Palm Springs (it's been there for about 25 years- but I don't know if it's still there).

Band directors, like any instructor/teacher/professor, make all the difference in the world. I had a mediocre one for my first two years and then an awesome one in my last two. Her really challenged us - gave us cool arrangements of stuff (many he wrote himself) and really expanded our experience. The highlight of which was a gig my senior year at the Anaheim convention center performing in front of about 10,000 people. When you have the attention of 10,000 people focused on you- it's terrifying and exhilarating. Ahh, those were the days.