Current mood:	accomplished
Current music:	Baby Get Lost - Queen Latifah

two years ago
its been a little more than 2 years since I updated, its kinda funny cuz my last update was how I might make the cavaliers. Well back then due to not going to have money to fly to every camp I never went back ( sad I know) however, as of Dec 29, 2004, I will be a member of the 2005 Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. I am so psyched its crazy. Never have I been able to be a part of something that has such a reputation and such a quality of show that they put out. The Cavaliers always put together an amazing show. I still wont forget when I first saw them and realized how well they performed. I saw the 99 show on the PBS broadcast and remember saying to myself, "their drill is just so much cooler than the other corps, I want to be a part of that." It was than later in 2001 when they were housed at Burlington City High School and I was there ALL DAY. I just watched in awe, that was my first time seeing a Div. 1 drum corps in person the sound just blew me away, and the visual :-p. I can also remember talking to somone one the staff while watching from the stands, I told him that they were awesome and that I am going to march there someday. I wish I could remember who it was so I can remind him just to see if he remembers ( probablly not). I honestly think it was Jeff Fiedler, but Im not sure. Than I saw them in the lot on finals night in 2002. Once again seeing them in the moment and the perfection that they achieved, I knew for sure that I HAD to be a part of something that perfect. Now I have learned the value of hard work, especially in terms of music, I owe a huge thanks to everyone who has guided me and instructed me to this point, Zach Wirjosemito my bass tech at Jersey Surf in '02, that was my first time marching in a "real" bassline he taught me so much that I remember to this day, Jason Powell the caption head at Surf, David Nace, my first percussion professor in college, John Steinbreggue, Caption head at SMS, Jeff "booger""squatty" Smith, bass tech at SMS whom is an alumni of the Green Machine, I suppose I could call him a brother, but I will probably wait till Im initiated, Chad Schaedler, snare tech at SMS, John Paul Chapman, tenor tech at SMS, Dr. Cameron, my current perccussion professor at SMS, Mr. Bigelow assistant band director from high school who fought so hard to bring a struggling band program back to life and helped me to see how much I love this sport. Lastly to my band director Mr. Michael Lacey. This man is a hero to me. I dont have many heroes but he is one. He died while I was on tour with Jersey Surf in 2002. He had been married only for only a year still very young. I never got to say goodbye obviously and I wasnt able to attend his funeral. I got the phone call while I was on the bus driving to our finals performance for Surf. I performed that entire show for him and it was the most and the only emotional show I had all season. His passion for music and for us students was incredible, and for those of you that went to Twp. you know the hard times he had there. I loved every second of now that I think back, and I wish very much so that he were still around so I could talk to him about college stuff. May you rest peace Mr. Lacey you were a great man. One more man that I want to thank is Mr. Jeffery Mastin. He replaced Mr. Lacey as band director and I spoke with him several times about college stuff. Whenever I did talk to him I left smarter or inspired. I also want to thank him for the amazing job he is doing at continuing to build that band at Twp. After I graduated the band went to to win NJ State Championships and All State Championships. That is amazing and I am proud to be an alumni of Burlington Twp. High School. All these people helped me get where I am today. Thank you all. I hope you will all get to see me wearing the green and know that you helped in someway get me there, whether it be from encouragement or from instruction.

I learned a new phrase, maybe it will catch on, who knows - bimp bimp sucka suckas, I have no idea what it means but its cool, I learned from a girl I met when she was 15, I was 17, we hadnt talked for like 3 years and we started talking again. She is pretty cool and she is definatlry NOT ghetto..haha

WOW This is a really long update ( 2 years will do that ) hah just kidding. I will try to update more.