User:Jamu98765

Hello!

I'm new here. I'm originally from New England but am now retired in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Two of my long time interests have been cars, and drum and bugle corps.

Virtually all types of motor vehicles (intended for road use) are of interest to me. I am especially interested in American independents, pre1968 models, British, French, and German marques, vans, bubble cars, motor scooters, sidecar rigs. My preferences are: small over big, cheap over expensive, fuel economy over performance, and function over form.

Virtually all genres of music established prior to 1950, are of interest to me. I'm generally not impressed by the newer genres.

My drum and bugle corps experience dates to the fifties and sixties but I still have an appreciation for the art as it exists today (except for the introduction of electronics).

My favorite aspects of drum corps are old school: starting line, off the line, color presentation, into concert, concert, out of concert, production number, closer, bye bye, off the field, finish line plus; park and bark, two-valve G bugles, marching tympani, and penalties for grounded equipment.

On the other side of the coin: I don't understand how the pit became part of what is now known as the marching arts. I appreciate the talent but feel that if the instrument cannot be carried and played throughout a five mile parade then it has no place in the marching arts. With regards to electronics; well that's just simply bogus.

That's enough about me, and where I'm coming from, for now.

Jack