The day starts with heavy lifting. Time to load the trucks!
"Anyone seen a trombone?"
Dinner!
Ugh, the tubas :-)
It takes lots of pounds of water to keep a big band hydrated
Our (parents) fearless leader
"Don't scratch my gong!"
Awesome truck dads
The truckmeister speaketh
"No way!" "Yes, way!"
Proud momma
No touching the stays!
It's not ALL work...
One more instrument.
The new drum stand is a great gathering spot.
"Totally!"
Someone brought a sweet treat!
Drum majors need their energy!
"HOW MANY times did you say we'd be loading trucks for MIddle School Tour???"
On the road.
Pulling into Folsom
Men in black.
Unloading.
Setting up
Backing in the last truck.
Studying new ways to tie down the instruments...
"And don't scratch my bells, either!"
Precious water!
Getting the sound system ready for the evening fun.
Friends
Time to get dressed
Perfect blocking, as always.
While the band dresses, the supporting volunteers are still hard at work.
Warm up those horn snaps.
Tame the hair.
This might be getting carried away...
Trombone tips or new-fangled yoga?
Spin time.
