Musical Pancakes
Last night I was invited to go to dinner and movie with some band staff. We started off the evening by going to eat dinner at IHOP. I'm not sure what it is, but I find breakfast foods like pancakes, waffles, and French toast to be more appropriate for eating at dinner than at breakfast. Probably something to do with those foods being less nutritious and you typically don't need that much energy after dinner (as opposed to breakfast when you still have a whole day to get through). Anyway, I had some delicious strawberry and banana pancakes with boysenberry sauce.
I felt bad for the waitress we had, she was visibly nervous and screwed a lot of things up. She was definitely new at the job and I remember how terrifying it was when I first started waiting tables, so I cut her some slack.
After dinner we went to the Regal 14 in Severance Town Center to see "The Countdown", created by Drum Corps. International. This was a showcase of some of the best drum and bugle corps. preformances in recent years, intending to get people excited about this year's competition and championship.
Besides seeing some performances of DCI groups on YouTube, I have never really experienced a DCI show. Being able to watch these shows in good video and audio quality in a movie theater was spectacular. Our theater wasn't that crowded (although apparently many theaters across the country sell out depending on location, especially when there is a cinecast of the finals and championship) but every once in a while you would hear a fan in the theater clap and cheer for their favorite corp. The experience was kind of like a professional football game, except with 200 members marching and playing music ion the field instead of mercilessly trying to kill each other.
My favorite two performances of the night were The Cavaliers' "Machine" and Carolina Crown's "Triple Crown", with Phantom Regiment's "Faust" coming in a close third. All the performances were unique and amazing though. I have even come to appreciate the color guard.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience. I wish this stuff was bigger in CT and the northeast because it definitely is a sight to see. This year is out of the question, but hopefully at some point while at CWRU I'll go to check out one of these shows.
I felt bad for the waitress we had, she was visibly nervous and screwed a lot of things up. She was definitely new at the job and I remember how terrifying it was when I first started waiting tables, so I cut her some slack.
After dinner we went to the Regal 14 in Severance Town Center to see "The Countdown", created by Drum Corps. International. This was a showcase of some of the best drum and bugle corps. preformances in recent years, intending to get people excited about this year's competition and championship.
Besides seeing some performances of DCI groups on YouTube, I have never really experienced a DCI show. Being able to watch these shows in good video and audio quality in a movie theater was spectacular. Our theater wasn't that crowded (although apparently many theaters across the country sell out depending on location, especially when there is a cinecast of the finals and championship) but every once in a while you would hear a fan in the theater clap and cheer for their favorite corp. The experience was kind of like a professional football game, except with 200 members marching and playing music ion the field instead of mercilessly trying to kill each other.
My favorite two performances of the night were The Cavaliers' "Machine" and Carolina Crown's "Triple Crown", with Phantom Regiment's "Faust" coming in a close third. All the performances were unique and amazing though. I have even come to appreciate the color guard.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience. I wish this stuff was bigger in CT and the northeast because it definitely is a sight to see. This year is out of the question, but hopefully at some point while at CWRU I'll go to check out one of these shows.
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That's the Foran band silly!!