Got a text message tonight that Dan Hammond and the ACS band was going to be playing downtown tonight. A happening so to speak was going to take place at Poor John's Ice cream Stand. I was right in the middle of boiling salt potato's, sauteing shrimp scampi and cooking sirloin steak on the grill. So what do I do? Stop everything and grab the video camera and drive down town. While I am waiting for the band to show up, I am thinking to myself......."yo JC wtf are you doing? You have put your dinner on hold on this beautiful night. Now I am thinking hard and long about this...just wtf am I doing? I got such a warm reply from my blog readers the first time I uploaded a video of the ACS marching.....Ya know comments like:
I really hope you are not making fun of some hard working dedicated students. That would be really low!
Jim, everyone thinks you were mocking and making fun of our band even though u tried to change and say u weren't. Just grow up and leave us alone please!!
Why does this site attract and breed such crude and unjust negatism?
You call that comment approval !!!
So I am having this internal dialogue with myself and not really paying attention to what is going on. Like what song the band is playing. All I am thinking about is the meal I have just left on hold at home. And all the other bullshit comments I am going to get about this new video....because everyone thinks I am secretly making fun of them. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT SECRETLY MAKE FUN OF ANYONE. DO YA GET IT?????? If I make fun of someone it is NO SECRET. I like Dan Hammond and I like what he has done with the band. He has revived it, molded it into something that will someday soon just take your breath away. I also envy the kids that are basically the pioneers that will always be remembered as moving this band out of the 60's and 70's and placing it into the 201?'s
But, we have a problem.....all of this stuff was going through my mind as I was recording the band.....and guess what? I recorded the same tune they played at the Memorial Day Parade....Go Figure. Sorry folks, If I had not been in such a hurry I would have hung around to record more video.....My Bad......so here it is ......same tune different day.
OH BTW.....go ahead and accuse me of some sinister plot about making fun of this band.....I dare ya....I triple dog dare ya.....you will not like the outcome....
7 comments:
I thought your posting of the ACS band was GREAT!!!. I wanted to hear what they were like since the old director(pay check collecter) left. I knew Dan would shape them up. Good for you JC. Hopefully Dan can get them to the top like the band was 35 years ago.
Thanks JC. This was great! I really appreciate your efforts to get videos of the band up so that people who don't live in the area can see the progress Dan is making. It is great that the band has more than a "pay check collector" again who is actually willing to lead and direct the instrumental musicians at ACS. Go Dan!
Marty Hall left in June of 1987 so I don't think it was 35 years ago. My daughter marched in the band with Marty Hall in 1986-1987("Jesus Christ Super Star"). We were promised by the administration at the time then they would hire someone who would continue the success of the program. People came to the parades just to see and here the band even if they didn't have children in the band. Then the pay check collector/retirement collector came. The band went downhill as each student who played under Mr. Hall graduated. My daughter was excited when Dan Hammond became the insturmental music teacher. She had been in the band with Dan and knew that he would bring the band back. To all of them I say keep up the good work and bring ACS Pride back to the community.
Many thanks to Dan and the Band for playing last night. They are welcome anytime...
Poor John
Jim, you are becoming paranoid, (with good reason I think). If anyone thought you had made fun of them last time, that is their problem, not yours. We all know you well enough to know that if you have something to say, to anyone, you will say it loud and clear. There will be no misunderstanding.
Thanks for putting your dinner on hold, I enjoyed it the second time too. He's doing a wonderful job. It's nice to be able to see it.
Jean.
Awesome!!!! It's so very nice to see the ACS band sounding so sweet! Thanks for bringing it to us...
Watched the video from the parade and am very impressed with: the Nawlens theme, the choreography, the "uniforms", and the talent. I saw one post about the inappropriate bead throwing. Hog wash, it was great!!! And how nice your band leader marches with his band. Something we don't see at LCS.
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