HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL, 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 FIVE. Enjoy what they have to say!!! By the Way, I will be trying to get pictures up as quickly as I can so everyone can see what the band is experiencing when they are out in Cali. I have a designated photographer that is helping me at the moment and I thank her for her help. Hopefully we will have video to show you as well.
ALL THE BEST
B.K.R.
ALL THE BEST
B.K.R.
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
Today was a special day for the band they woke up promptly at 6:30 AM and enjoy breakfast as always. The drum majors and staff were treated to something a little bit differently. Today was the directors breakfast. They left the hotel really early to get to the langham (formly the Ritz Carlton) where we were treated like royalty. We took pictures with the rose princesses and queen and the bixbys, took pictures with the bowl etc. met with multiple drum majors... most notably lassiter and broken arrow and took multiple pictures. breakfast was delicious and the sounds and introductions were just wow and amazing. Then they hopped on the bus at 9 am and traveled to Universal Studios Hollywood were every Hollywood movies made legendary. This is the studio where you come face-to-face with King Kong 360 3-D. They soon returned to the hotel and were treated to a special party that was in the in the hotel ballroom given to them by the hotel. The band celebrated the New Year at 9 PM. On the East Coast, Florida, it is already midnight. the East Coast in Florida and the West Coast celebrated together at one simultaneous time. Tomorrow is the big day for the band their official march in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade for the second time it Seminole High School's history. They will be the 87th unit and the 23rd band to perform and make a live television appearance in the parade. Their performances will be seen on both HDTV, NBC and the Hallmark Channel. The parade starts at 11 AM Eastern standard time and will end sometime around 1 PM. Good luck to the Seminole band. And by the way right now we wish them all the best of good health. Currently 20 members of the band are sick with stomach flu. Please give them your prayers and thoughts as they will be trying to recover quickly and find the strength to be able to march 5 1/2 miles tomorrow morning it will be cold and they will need all the support from Florida they can get. In lieu of everything now I give Seminole two last phrases that they know best before the March. One the tradition of excellence continues show us alumni what you can do we performed this parade now you have to do it and we know that you can and WILL do it well. And the last and certainly not least: SEMINOLE JUST DO IT!!!!!!!
From Sarah and Matt:
SARAH MICHAELS
Happy New Year's Eve. Hope everything is well. Today we went to Universal Studios. At this moment, 20 kids in the band have the Stomach Flu. The ones that are sick arent allowed to attend the New Years Party that the hotel has put on for the band. They, unfortunately, are isolated in designated rooms so most are staying in bed. Right now we are looking at only 90+ healthy musicians and guard that can march in the parade tomorrow.
Dec. 31 8:39 PM EST
MATT DURST
Today was the directors breakfast. we had left our hotel really early to get to the langham (formly the Ritz Carlton) where we were treated like royalty. took pictures with the rose princesses and queen and the bixbys, took pictures with the bowl etc. met with multiple drum majors... most notably lassiter and broken arrow and took multiple pictures. breakfast was delicious and the sounds and introductions were just wow.
Dec. 31 2:38 PM EST
We did have a stomach flu virus spreading but weve contained it. we arent the only ones other bands expressing same thing.
Dec. 31 9:01 PM EST
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