Today we drove down to Indianapolis for the
Indiana Marching Band State Finals. We met Isaac there, and later hooked up with his girlfriend Laura. She was in Indy competing on the Xavier University rowing team (we also had a nice lunch with Isaac's good friends Caleb and Andrew - two super guys). This is a picture of Norwell performing (where Isaac went to high school). They finished fourth today. The former drummer for our church (Aaron) - who is also the drummer in Isaac's bands: hiroshima mon amour, the jefferson hunt, and sundays off - wrote most of the percussion and directed the drummers. Pretty darn amazing for a 19-year-old. You can barely make him out in the light blue shirt on the sidelines. He has a really cool mohawk.
Jane and I had never even heard of marching band competitions until Isaac started high school. It is pretty intense. Isaac played trombone (freshman), baritone (sophomore), tuba (junior), and he was drum major his senior year. They won state his freshman and senior years, and got third the other two. It was always quite fun being at the state finals at the RCA Dome. There's nothing quite like getting to see your son with his name in lights on the same big screens as Peyton Manning. This year was a little more relaxed since he was sitting beside us. :)
It was also a beautiful midwest fall day for a drive. The leaves are turning nicely.
Jane and I had never even heard of marching band competitions until Isaac started high school. It is pretty intense. Isaac played trombone (freshman), baritone (sophomore), tuba (junior), and he was drum major his senior year. They won state his freshman and senior years, and got third the other two. It was always quite fun being at the state finals at the RCA Dome. There's nothing quite like getting to see your son with his name in lights on the same big screens as Peyton Manning. This year was a little more relaxed since he was sitting beside us. :)
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