Well I'm home from Vegas!!!!
I survived. I got a great look at this amazing place, and I am disappointed we couldn't afford to do multiple band trips this year. Of course, if we had been on a pipe band trip we wouldn't have enjoyed Vegas at all.
With all this bouncing in my head I've returned home to find ANAPBA on the move again. Not to Vegas though, to Utah! Of course the meeting has been planned for our first contest of the year so I'm not sure if the PPBAM will be able to attend, Mr. Bertoff is of the impression they aren't. Oh well. At least they're back in action. This way we can align together and hopefully deal with this RSPBA grading issue. Everyone is upset because the RSPBA has regraded some North American bands for Scottish competition. It seems like a drastic move for Scotland so I'm sure there was some reasoning, not just a grudge slap in the face to N/A.
I'll keep my ear to the ground on that one for you..
WSF is this coming saturday. I'd say how excited I am but we're in lock down. Everyone is crunching the music trying to ensure that this early season games is a good showing for us. Grades to watch are 3 and 4 in my book, lots of bands this year, a few dark horses too!!!
We made the decision, at the last weekend practice, to only travel to Scotland this summer. It was a difficult decision as we need all the plays we can get, but we just coudnt afford the extra trip as a group. So World's it is.
Gives me about 6 months....
I gotta go practice, see you at the games this weekend. Saturday, the convention center, all day!!!
Sean
