Promiversary

Fifteen years ago today was my high school senior prom. My how the time ticks by. A decent time was had by all, though we had to cut the night short, not because it was a Thursday night, but because of a collision of obligations. Several of us seniors had auditioned and been accepted into an honor band (the 1991 Archdiocese of Philadelphia All-Catholic Band), and we already had to miss the first day of rehearsal in order to attend the prom. So the morning after the prom, we had to make a two hour trip west of Philadelphia, to the West Chester area for two and a half more days of rehearsal before the Sunday evening concert.

For reasons that will not go fully explained at this time, that weekend in West Chester became one of the most influential in my life. Some of the people I met that weekend I remained friends with for many years to come, and others I would run into again at different points during the Summer of '91.

Several members of that All-Catholic band joined the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, and I would later run into them while myself a member of the Black Gold Drum and Bugle Corps. It was particularly interesting for us to meet up in different parts of the country, post-high school, fulfilling further musical endeavors, after having been brought together by an earlier musical endeavor. A particularly memorable meet-up occurred in June of '91, in Madison, Wisconsin, not long after this photo was taken.

Oh, the memories...