The Gibson Southern Marching Titans competed in Class C Indiana State Finals yesterday.Internet chatter said they were predicted to win the top spot, but we ended up with a respectable 4th place finish. Slightly disheartening because I do think they are the best band in their class. But of course, I'm quite biased.

Those band kids are a GREAT group of young men and women who work very hard to take their talents to the next level. Our public school system is fortunate to have an elective activity that is producing top level results in the state. Hats off to Bret, Farny, Holzy, Natalie and all who push these kids to excellence.

I haven't been much of a sports aficionado since I was stricken with the music bug at 15. However, I did find it sensational to see Christian and Kaitlyn walk out onto the field where the Indianapolis Colts play.

I'm a rock dude. Marching band is "new" to me. I think it's exciting. One thing I couldn't help but notice was the overall quality of ALL the bands I heard yesterday. Wow! Inspiring. It's made me want to have a percussion breakdown at a Guardian show or something. HAHA.

I intended to Video Blog the event but evidently I didn't push "record" on the camera like I had thought. And I kicked myself later after bragging about my remarkable footage! When I went to dump the files onto my laptop, I discovered my error. Oh well...I failed. :-)

In other news, I had an outstanding weekend just being with my family. We had a Saturday night dinner at one of my favorite restaurants "The Cheesecake Factory". I celebrated my 22nd birthday at the one in Southern California and have been hooked every since. Was glad to see one in Indianapolis. John and Laurie Barnett (plus Madison and MacKenzee) came too and we had a few hours of boisterous fun and phenomenal food!

I don't have much else to say. Have a stellar week and PLEASE don't forget to vote on Tuesday!

Over and out,

jamie

¶ 11/02/2008