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| East Carolina University Marching Pirates |
Alex sent this picture. I think it is him, but I can't really tell.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
News from Alex
Just heard from Alex Robb. After some intense competition, Alex has earned a place on the drumline playing snare with the East Carolina U. Marching Pirates. They play this coming Saturday night, with an expected crowd of 80,000 people.
Monday, August 12, 2013
The Band Trailer
Our band trailer makes appearances at away games, and usually follows the band in parades. It was looking a little tired and in need of some TLC. Here are some of the before pictures.
Here's the trailer afterwards.
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| That dark stuff on the wheels - it's rust. |
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| All the hinges and hardware were rusting. |
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| See that chunk out of the fender skirt? |
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| What's taped off got painted. |
Here's the trailer afterwards.
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| Check out the fender skirt repair - sweet. |
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| Back at its home. |
Sunday, August 4, 2013
8/3/13 Car Wash
Jeff Revell of Sussex Lumber in Millsboro was kind enough to lend us his parking lot to have a car wash on August 3. Thanks Jeff, and thanks for the donation.
We may not have washed a ton of cars, but we
made some new friends today. Late in the afternoon, a young man
drives up. We thought for a moment he was one of the many vehicles who
were using Sussex Lumber's parking lot to take a short cut
to avoid the back up at Rt 113. But he actually wanted his truck washed
-a clean black '98 Chevy (yes, ironic, isn't it?). The kid was super
friendly, and in no time, we realized he was Gunner, son of a classmate
of mine. We all chatted a while, and he told us about his
lawn care, auto detailing, and deer dressing businesses (Gunner is very
ambitious.) It was one of the highlights of our day.
We also had a former band mom from Indian River stop in. Her daughter is now with the U of D Marching Band.
The whole day made me think of all the times I've driven by a bunch of kids washing cars to raise money for their organization. We are stopping at the next one we see.
Thanks Band Kids. I know there are other things you could have been doing.
We may not have washed a ton of cars, but we
made some new friends today. Late in the afternoon, a young man
drives up. We thought for a moment he was one of the many vehicles who
were using Sussex Lumber's parking lot to take a short cut
to avoid the back up at Rt 113. But he actually wanted his truck washed
-a clean black '98 Chevy (yes, ironic, isn't it?). The kid was super
friendly, and in no time, we realized he was Gunner, son of a classmate
of mine. We all chatted a while, and he told us about his
lawn care, auto detailing, and deer dressing businesses (Gunner is very
ambitious.) It was one of the highlights of our day.We also had a former band mom from Indian River stop in. Her daughter is now with the U of D Marching Band.
The whole day made me think of all the times I've driven by a bunch of kids washing cars to raise money for their organization. We are stopping at the next one we see.
Thanks Band Kids. I know there are other things you could have been doing.
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| Washing cars is just an excuse to meet people like Gunner. |
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