They finally put people in those cubes like I've been suggesting now forever. They have the potential to beat BD, but I don't think it's going to happen. Either way, I love this show. In fact, I really like the top seven shows this year!
Sorry, a medal of some sort is reserved for all things BD. Don't be surprised if it's silver! The world just wouldn't be the same without BD medaling. or is that meddling?
2 of my fav tenor quad lines 90s, Sean Vega & Bill Bachman's lines. Though the two corps they rep, combined with SCV & Velvet Knights (1992-3ish) & many other corps turned the 90s into a decade of transformation for "multi-tom" players. Perhaps the most transformative of the last 5 decades... but I'm in over my head with that pondering.
Somehow I played 1 year with RCCMT, not on a horn, but in the Pit. I was the synth player to the right of the drummer in this fun "Santana" show - silver vest and all. I remember RCCMT Director Gary Locke at the time, whose wife, Shiela Locke, Assistant RCCMT Director, and who was my junior high school band/choir director knew I played piano because I was, for 2 years in the late 70s, the choir accompanist and only guy in the jhs choir (got to know some really nice girls that way!). So Sheila, years later, I guess recommended/urged me to put down the horn and instead play the synth part in this "Santana" show. I trusted Sheila way back in jhs and naturally I trusted her again. I played some pretty iconic synth riffs from Santana music. I am thankful for that! I remember somehow I was appointed the Pit Section Leader. Perhaps because I was the old man in the group and/or had experience with SCV ('84 & '85) and teaching and running rehearsals with VK Middle Horns ('93). I remember playing with a very talented ringer guitar player who was our "Santana". One show, we were setting up the pit just before the show started - lots of equipment, naturally. 30 seconds before step off, the guitar player, who stood to my right, showed me his hand - it was all BLOODY. I mean dripping blood. He had somehow cut part of his hand during the setup. We found a towel, I think, or perhaps an old t-shirt in my synth cabinet and wrapped it up. The dude played the whole show with bloody hand and bloody guitar strings and bloody guitar. He was OK after the show but all about "The show must go on". I remember one show, the electric power to our pit, got cut off. I know the tech guy on the sideline was frantically trying to solve the problem. We air-played the whole show. It sucked. Such is life. We looked good though. I remember trying out for the singing part of that "Santana" show. It revealed, yet again, that I am NOT a good solo singer. I am best being part of the larger choir. I remember, Sal, the chosen singer for that "Santana" show was, IMHO, the perfect choice. Many years later, I was catching a flight at Ontario Airport in SoCal. The voice at the gate announcing the flight departure sounded oddly familiar. Ends up that it was Sal!!! We had a few laughs. Good dude - Sal. I truly respected Sal for his many years of leadership at RCCMB. Now if ever at Ontario Airport, I look for Sal. Good times during my 1 season with RCCMT. Thank you Gary Locke, Shiela Locke and 1996 RCCMT.
