As his extended family gathered around the table for dinner last Christmas, Ben Brock received one final present. It was a scrapbook, each page adorned with photos of him as a child and handwritten notes from his relatives. Then, on the last sheet, the names of his mother, sister, uncles and aunts appeared, with a dollar figure next to each.
Students who are attending band camp at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, showed off what they were learning in a parade last week. Those numbers reflected the money they had pledged to send Ben, 16, almost as far from his home in Seattle as it was possible to go within the continental United States. At the end of that journey lay the dream he had nurtured since watching the movie “Drum Line” in sixth grade: to become part of the Marching 100, the renowned band at Florida A&M University.
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It's funny how people get so caught up in the precision and dance that they miss the fine musicianship. The final performances were great. They almost sounded like the 100!
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ReplyDeleteThe HUNDRED remains to this day, Second to None. Although many have tried, the 100 remains, not only the BEST band in the land, but is STILL "Often IMITATED but NEVER DUPLICATED. "
ReplyDeleteAn ORIGINAL HUNDRED