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Archive for January, 2005

Show Dates and Locations

Posted: Sunday, January 30th, 2005 @ 8:18 pm in Drumline | No Comments »

[Listening to: Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) - Mars Volta - (7:30)]
February 26 - Bakersfield High School
March 12 - Centennial High School
April 9 - Ridgeview High School
April 30 - Percussion Finals at Liberty High School
Make sure to mark these dates and come on out and support the drumline.

Spoiling the ending (but you’ll thank me for it)

Posted: Sunday, January 30th, 2005 @ 5:23 am in Drumline | 4 Comments »

[Listening to: Eriatarka - South High Rebel Drumline - The Death Of Julio Venegas (1:30)]
So as you can see above, I am listening to Eriatarka from the upcoming winter season show entitled “The Death of Julio Venegas.” I have stated before the songs that are involved in our show. Listed here again for [...]

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Friday, January 28th, 2005 @ 1:52 am in Life | 2 Comments »

[Listening to: Styrofoam Plates - Death Cab For Cutie - The Photo Album (5:24)]
Thank God the freaking snare line is clean!!!!!

It took them a few rehearsals of playing together but I think what really helped it was having Jared there yesterday at the sectional. I was very much interested in defining some strokes for [...]

Just asking…?

Posted: Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 @ 12:41 am in Life | 1 Comment »

Anyone want to help me get a Mac Mini

Holy Shit

Posted: Sunday, January 23rd, 2005 @ 6:47 pm in Drumline, Life | 1 Comment »

So that sucked but it was my own fault. I knew the car needed a tune up. I should have just stopped and did it. Now I have a broke down car in Castaic that will cost me bout $250 to fix. Shit. Sorry that we didn’t make it to [...]

Oh yeah…

Posted: Saturday, January 22nd, 2005 @ 8:23 pm in Life | 1 Comment »

[Listening to: Tensioning - Sparta - Porcelain (5:59)]
[Listening to: Tensioning - Sparta - Porcelain (5:59)]
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More you for blood thirsty animals

Posted: Saturday, January 22nd, 2005 @ 8:10 pm in Life | 3 Comments »

[Listening to: End Moraine - Sparta - Porcelain (4:26)]
[Listening to: While Oceana Sleeps - Sparta - Porcelain (4:24)]
Great day today. Got out and got some exercise finally (been needing too all week) by going on down to Hart Park. We walked around the lake and went down the little path by the river [...]

Posted: Saturday, January 22nd, 2005 @ 4:46 am in Life | No Comments »

[Listening to: Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) - Mars Volta - (7:30)]
[Listening to: Son et Lumiere - Mars Volta - (1:35)]
So I am testing this out cause, as most of you can see, I made some major changes to this blog. First of all [...]

Drumline Rehearsals

Posted: Saturday, January 22nd, 2005 @ 12:36 am in Drumline | No Comments »

I am so excited about this show. We are going to start marching and playing next week
and hopefully we will get some gym time soon. We chunked through the music up to the quiet
section of Roulette Dares today. Good stuff. Since Nacho was gone I had the mallets
today. They are [...]

As the 2005 production takes shape…

Posted: Monday, January 17th, 2005 @ 4:22 pm in Life | 2 Comments »

Guess who is standing center for the Tenor section of the 2005 Renegades Drum and Bugle Corp?
I will give you a hint…
He is a prominent Bakersfield drum instructor for a very successful “Rebel” high school.
Woo hoo.
Renegades 2005: Days of Future Past
Ave Maria
The Ascension, an original composition by Ed Teleky (end of 2004: Goodbye Blue [...]



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