7/6, Jackson, NJ
Tonight was a home show for me. It was nice to see my parents and friends from Jersey. Unfortunately, we won't be returning to the dirty Jersey for another four weeks. Tonight, we head south for a tour down to Florida, and then along the bayou towards Texas.
Tonight was a bit of a disaster. Although I though we had a decent show, our performance was overshadowed by a massive pileup at the end of our opener. The pivot point of a rotating box fell, causing several members to fall over one another. I was in the back of said box with a perfect view of the trainwreck, and it was horrific. Everyone survived, although some of the horns took a pretty serious beating.
The consensus within the drum corps community is that we are dirty, and some are even saying that the show is over our heads. The latter group obviously does not know the Cadets very well. However, the debacle tonight did not help to disprove the statements about our underachievement of the show.
The corps continues to work very hard, and there is no questioning the determined work ethic of the membership. What I'm saying is: don't worry, folks. We will get this show clean, and it will kick some serious ass. We've got a long journey to Indy (finals, just one month from now), and we're prepared to fight tooth and nail every step of the way.
Long bus ride tonight down to Chesapeake, VA. Looks like it'll be one of those get right off the bus and rehearse as soon as we get there days. No matter: it's not about floor sleep time anymore. It's not about comfort. It's about taking our program to the next level, as individuals and as an ensemble. I'm looking forward to it.
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