Band Geeks

I was kind of a band geek in high school- I played the bass in the jazz band. Which meant us rhythm section (in a large jazz band that consists of drums, bass, guitar, piano and any other percussion) were kind of the hoodlums. We weren't regular band members, except for those of us that played another instrument or doubled in the band. I wasn't one of them, but it was pretty cool anyway. I went to a couple competitions, including one at Berkeley (in Mass.) At any rate, none of this really has any bearing on anything, except that when I stopped in to the recuriter's office today to drop off the latest truckload of paperwork, someone was there signing up for the fife and drum corps. At least, I believe that's what it was, I could have misheard. Something to do with the Army marching band, anyway. I didn't know the Army had a marching band! I wonder if basic training is any different, and what AIT would involve. Is it like (dare I say it) band camp? I'm sure they work just as hard as the rest of us- don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to make fun of them. I think it's cool that there is an opportunity like that. I hear there are jazz bands and classical groups also- wonder if I would have room to pack my bass for AIT? I'm still having trouble with the wiring in the darn thing. Hopefully I can scrape together an extra couple hundred or so (yeah right) for a used Ibanez or something. That would be nice. Assuming all goes to plan, I'm going to have to donate the old clunker and start fresh when I get out of AIT and find myself in need of wheels. But really, that's what this is all about- it's a chance to start over, to begin a new life, and hopefully this time, get it right. In the meanwhile, it's stay out of trouble and keep from keeling over dead. After that, I'm the Army's problem.