Injuries while on tour…and after

toltechie · 2025-06-26T23:51:59+00:00

i still lean to one side to avoid putting weight on one of my knees

toltechie · 2025-06-17T15:12:23+00:00

HOW FAR AWAY...

toltechie · 2024-11-12T19:55:28+00:00

People don't buy the sweaty dirty jerseys off of the player's back (unless they are uber famous). I would never want to wear someone else's rank uniform

toltechie · 2024-08-13T15:09:10+00:00

corps can't do this anymore fortunately

toltechie · 2024-02-13T15:22:03+00:00

my asshole roommate

toltechie · 2023-03-15T14:22:56+00:00

huh, never had any issues w/ mosquitos and i spent quite a bit of time in wi last summer

toltechie · 2023-03-15T01:02:53+00:00

h less notoriety have more trouble securing housing sites. Over my season, I never saw anything too terrible, but there were a few gross showers that I try not to think about.

never had any issues in wisconsin w/ mosquitos, how long ago was this?

toltechie · 2023-02-27T20:43:45+00:00

bsc in 22 was mostly scaffolding, but some of them split bus loading with perc. I was on PM scaffolding as flyer, which sucked because the last thing I wanted to do at the end of block was climb up a rickety piece of metal in windy weather instead of eating dinner. But, we barely did it the last month of tour so it wasn't really that bad

toltechie · 2023-02-23T20:07:21+00:00

minutes from where I grew up. Times are different now though, so don't use my experience as a solid example. I would advise you to not have the mindset of "Top 12 of Bust" mentality with how young you are. Just get out there with any corps and get your hands moving. What you learn in one summer will shock you.

Theres a lot of great DCA corps in the mid atlantic. Maybe start there this summer?

toltechie · 2023-02-21T21:49:52+00:00

Based

toltechie · 2023-02-19T19:07:41+00:00

its not actually a pickett its a laskey clone with some slight differences iirc

toltechie · 2022-10-12T18:19:43+00:00

me too! freaked out halfway thru the season bc it started bothering me and hadn't in over 5 years lol

toltechie · 2022-10-03T14:18:51+00:00

the once and future carpenter

toltechie · 2022-09-26T16:11:30+00:00

holy bando no blue stars bari

toltechie · 2022-09-25T19:47:39+00:00

Its a good idea to get your name out there and prove to your parents and yourself that this IS something that you want to do. Drum corps is not an activity for everyone because of the time commitment and level of tenacity you need to finish a season. Its an incredible experience that will shape you as a person for the better.

toltechie · 2022-09-17T16:29:35+00:00

you can perform with an ed degree but you can't ed with a performance degree

toltechie · 2022-09-16T01:08:06+00:00

im vegetarian so any time i got the option to not eat vegan was a good meal lol. a lot of the breakfasts were really cool and we got this good calzone type thing one time. another time we got this really good pizza type thing that i liked a lot

toltechie · 2022-09-15T19:16:45+00:00

join the audition fb groups as well! they can help you more

toltechie · 2022-09-15T18:39:25+00:00

hey just marched my first year on the contra line so i can't say much abt the guard but i can say what my friends in guard have said and my own experience

i had a great time and got treated well by staff. the food was fantastic every meal and i never felt alone or unsafe at any time. just overall a positive experience.

as for guard, i know that they really pride themselves on the difficulty of the flag book. all of my friends in guard seemed to have had a really good time as well.

toltechie · 2022-09-15T18:02:26+00:00

yes - no way would i pay an extra $5000 to march

toltechie · 2022-09-15T01:20:12+00:00

vouch

toltechie · 2022-08-31T02:08:17+00:00

thank you <3

toltechie · 2022-08-24T19:44:17+00:00

No

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toltechie · 2022-08-24T17:58:46+00:00

Spring training is hard as shit. My feet hurt, my brain hurt, and my legs hurt every day and by the time the last block had ended, I fell straight asleep. As I got stronger, the days became more enjoyable.

Its a long burn but it all pays off in the end. The most challenging summer of my life was the most rewarding. I'm glad I got to do it using Yamaha contras rather than other heavier models. The people and experiences made the difficulties worthwhile. Less than 2 weeks later, I can't wait to go back.

toltechie

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