Klarinet Archive - Posting 000922.txt from 1997/04

From: DGross1226@-----.com
Subj: Re: marching bands
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 05:24:09 -0400

In a message dated 97-04-29 14:53:12 EDT, Holly Jones wrote:

<< Let me tell you, there is no feeling in the world like the very first time
you perform for 107,000 people and the crowd rises to their feet, screaming,
>>

Same feeling, different era...1952, Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California
(original home of the San Diego Chargers), annual fall Football Carnival, all
six San Diego City School District high schools (bands and football teams)
represented, my high school (La Jolla Jr. Sr. High) is the lead band for the
pregame show, a 12-year old 8th grade clarinet player in the 7th row, 2nd in
from the right flank in a 50-piece band (me) marched onto the field with
10,000 high school students screaming. I will NEVER forget that experience
as long as I live. Thanks for your indulgence.

Don Gross
La Canada, California