And They’re Off!

Last Thursday evening Derek embarked on an adventure of a lifetime. He’s been a member of the Spartan Drum Corps out of Nashua, NH this summer. They’ve been rehearsing since November, he joined at the start of the summer. The rehearsals are usually well over 12 hours a day on the weekends and several evenings during the week. As part of their training they often had to practice in heavy clothing to prepare them for playing in full uniform. They left at 7 p.m. and drove to Ripley, NY to practice before their first competition. Their caravan consisted of 3 full coach busses, another 2-3 18 wheelers for equipment, supplies, uniforms and food. They drove through the night. After the NY stop they drove on to Paw Paw, Michigan. They will be competing in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and PA. The finals will be in Indianapolis. We’ll pick them up Sunday, August 14 at 9 p.m. in Nashua, NH.