t-minus 21 Days and Counting

It’s hard to believe we’ll be starting our 2008 season in less than 3 weeks with our traditional march down Elm St., for St. Patrick’s Day.  Before we know it we’ll be hitting the field in Brockton and then, it’ll be August and we’ll be wondering where the summer went.The 2008 Muchachos are going to be the best group this corps has seen in quite a while, and we’re definitely raising the bar on ourselves.  It seems like last year we we’re concerned about whether we’d be making the cut with DCI and wondering if we’d be performing at our DCI show here in Manchester.

Look at us now…  We’ve grown in all sections, have additional instructional staff and we’re on track to having our show learned with some time to spare for some cleaning.  It’s great seeing the new faces and from what I’ve seen it looks like they’ve been part of our drum corps family for years.  Your commitment to each other and the corps has been excellent over the off season and it’s important we continue that commitment.

We had a great rehearsal last weekend and I hope we continue to make strides like we have been doing through the spring.  We made progress and we’re ready to hit the street with ‘Z’ and I’m sure our fans will appreciate hearing it again.  I will declare on the 30th that McBrazil is officially an Irish tune for the day (can I do that?).

This time of year is important.  If you can get an extra 10, 15 or 30 minutes of practice at home, or can even just think about your marching form and maybe practice it while at the grocery store or taking a walk with your family, it’ll pay off in big ways.  It could mean the difference between just being ready for Brockton and really putting on a performance that will generate new fans for the Muchachos.

Keep memorizing and perfecting ‘Z’ and Brazil, if you can try to get ‘Dream’ memorized.  It would be a great parking lot tune the day of the big parade, but only if we can play it well from memory.

Enjoy the Easter weekend with your families, and we’ll see you all on the 30th ready to debut the 2008 Muchachos to our hometown.

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