Welcome to the portion of the site that no one ever reads and for good reason! It is the entertainment equivalent of watching a test pattern on a television for several hours. This literary swamp is something that we like to call The Contest Journal.
This week, Tim and I decided to go up to see our friends in Rockport and shoot the South Spencer Invitational.
Unfortunately the state of the economy, combined with a tough week at work had Tim and I feeling a little melancholy as we prepared to make the trip up to South Spencer. We knew that we had to break out of the funk we were in if we expected to shoot a good show. As always, we looked to our expansive music collection to get us in the right frame of mind for the show. After a brief discussion, it became clear that only one kind of music could possibly raise our spirits on the trip to the show:
Show Tunes!!! Specifically music from the soundtrack of the movie Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Click here and sing along with the wildly popular "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish!"
from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
After a few choruses of that, we felt great and were ready for an exciting night of shooting!
We got to the show a little bit early so we could set up our cameras and relax for a few minutes before the contest started; however, when we entered the stadium we could tell that the crowd was eager for some form of entertainment. Since we were on the field, the audiences attention immediately turned to us. Tim and I hadnt planned on having to be the warm-up act for the band contest so we had to come up with something quick before the band fans turned on us.
As luck would have it, some balloons were strewn across the sideline - presumably from a recent football game. We both grabbed one and started making balloon animals and telling really bad jokes.
For example:
How do you know when a drummer delivers your pizza? He knocks on your door out of time and then he doesnt know when to come in!
In this photo, we pose with our most popular balloon animals. Tim shows off his little green froggy and I am holding my albino snake.
Whenever possible, we try to demystify the world of marching band judges. We feel like our seven loyal visitors want to be better informed about the marching band world and Tim and I are happy to help!
In this photo, percussion judge Ed Kerns demonstrates to Tim how he picks a winner.
North Posey has taken the pit crew outfit to a whole new level. Each member wears a new hat and has taken the nickname of reminiscent of the seven dwarfs of Snow White fame.
In this photo are North Posey pit crew members Squeaky, Gassy, Itchy and Hairy.
Most people who see me at contests know be by my hat. When I choose not to wear it to the South Spencer show, I never thought that it would elicit such a response from so many people.
"Scott, it looks like your head caught on fire and someone put it out with a chain!" shouted Band mom, Karin from Evansville North.
Sadly, I think my hatless head may have frightened some of the bandos that performed at the show or at least caught them off guard.
This flute player from Castle was clearly stunned by my lack of hair.
This Southridge guard member appeared to be startled in this photo. Later she told me that she thought that I look like Yoda from Star Wars. Then she ran off screaming.
I shouted that I may look like a freak, but I am saving a lot of money on hair cuts!
What a great show! We got to try our hand at making balloon animals, and I finally figured out that I will go trick-or-treating as "Hatless Man." Get your plain M&M's ready. I'll be coming for them. *smile*
