[Trombone-l] New place, old desires

[Phil Burton]

I was in Navy boot camp in San Diego, in 1964, was fortunate enough to get into the Drum and Bugle corps.  That got me out of a week of working in the mess hall, doing all that lovely KP stuff, and the rest of the 'wonderful' experience.

We spent our days practicing, marching, and playing shuffleboard on the concrete wash tables behind the barracks.

Also got out on a few extra trips to participate in parades.

I was sooooo happy to get away from all those push ups etc....

Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Dyess" <texastbone at gt.rr.com>
To: "Adrian Drover" <slide.rule at adiosmusic.com>
Cc: "Trombone List" <trombone-l at samford.edu>, "Allen Cormier Jr" <spokenoutfor at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 7:35:12 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] New place, old desires

Speaking from my own experience, we didn't have those types of  
opportunities in Navy boot camp in Orlando.  The guys who went through  
the Great Lakes had the option of playing in a recruit band.  Not at  
Orlando in the early 70s.

And our time was such that we couldn't do anything outside of our  
daily routine.  I remember getting very little sleep during most of  
those 8 weeks.

I'm with you Adrian.  Dying seemed to be a viable option at the time.   
But I wouldn't take for the experience after the fact.

W




On Mar 8, 2009, at 5:21 AM, Adrian Drover wrote:

>>
>> From: Mike Loewen
>>
>>    I know it's not the Marine Corps, but when I went through Air  
>> Force
>> Basic Training in 1982 the base Rec Center had musical instruments
>> available to sign out, and practice rooms.
>
>
> It surprises me that anyone going thru' boot camp has any energy  
> left for
> practicing.  Wouldn't dying be a better option?
>
> A.

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