well my goodness...podiums you say! I have seen more podiums in my lifetime than you children have soiled your armor. I remember the first podium I came into contact with... It was 1983, I was a mere freshman in the Superband. The podium was crafted from the bones of past band members and possibly several deer. It was covered with old Shako band hats and weighed about 4000 pounds. We had to carry it to the football field in the snow, up hill both ways. Luckily, we got a brand spankin' new podium of industrial design in 1984. It was constructed of old paint cans and had two old boards as the floor. The drum major had to climb a ladder made of old barbed wire. We loved that old podium and thanked the band gods for it.
When I took the gig here, we still had some major crappy podiums. I wonder why that is? Why do we always treat the drum majors so badly? I think it is to toughen them up...you know, most drum majors from the superband have gone on to become doctors, lawyers, adult industry workers and even drug addicts. So say what you will about the podiums the band has, I don't care. I don't work there anymore... (I was asked to leave...by a vote of 1568 to 1) Ok, not really, I left because I was afraid of the podiums...
manteca
p.s. OK Seashell, now you are hurting my feelings... I'm beginning to get the feeling that you REALLY Hate me!
