From a Drum Major Point of View-DAY 1

For the next few posts, the drum majors of the Seminole High school Warhawk band, Sarah Michaels and Matt Durst will be keeping me posted on what they are doing everyday when they are out in California. This is Day One. Enjoy what they have to say!!!

ALL THE BEST
B.K.R.

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From left to right, Drum Major Sarah Michaels and Matt Durst holding the Official Bass Drum Head that will be played during the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Cali.

ITINERARY 

THURSDAY:
Leave for California early in the morning from Tampa International Airport 

TOUR: Santa Monica Pier and the 3r Street Promenade 
The world-famous Sanata Monica Pier offers a variety of entertainment and shipping including the Pacific Park Amusement Park; Heal the Bay Aquarium; a historic 1922 carousel plus specialty shops/carts eateries, an old fashioned soda fountain, and full-service restuarants. 

Visit the Grammy Museum 

Went back to the Hotel and settled in for the night for a long week ahead. 

FROM SARAH AND MATT

SARAH MICHAELS 

Hope everything is going well in Florida. Yesterday was awesome and very long. We spent the whole morning traveling so we are still a little jet lagged. We got to go to Santa Monica pier and have lunch. I went down with Tyler Eddinger to the beach and got to put our feet in the water for a bit. It was so cold, but so worth it. After that we went to the Grammy museum, my favorite so far, and got to see all the legends as well as mixing music and songwriting. It was pretty great. After, we went the hotel and unloaded the truck and got settled in our rooms then we went and had dinner at Dave and Busters.

MATT DURST

Touchdown in Cali. Its very nice outside pretty chilly like in the low 60's, upper 50's. Saw the SANTA MONICA PIER. Got to see the Pacific Ocean and Visit the Grammy museum. Practice tomorrow for the show on Sunday and of course the Parade.