ALEXANDER WITH THE CADETS

Alexander Giskes - Jubal's front percussion instructor - is marching The Cadets this summer,.. Well,.. not really marching. He's playing the marimba in the frontline ensemble, so he doesn't really get to run around the field like everyone else in the corps does.
Alex is having a great time, as he told me shortly before he had to perform. I met him in the parking lot when he was setting up his instrument and polishing the bars and the cymbals.

I will get to see him at another few shows before Championships, so will have plenty of time to chat.
I saw The Cadets perform at the Mesquite stadium last night. As usual I have to get very used to the Cadets' show concept, so it will probably take me a few shows again this year before I actually start really enjoying it.
OK,. it's an absolutely incredible show they put out on the field, that's for sure. I simply don't care for all the talking over the microphones they do throughout the show.
Then the corps (like the two corps before them) was disturbed a lot by a continuous cracking sound from the stadium sound system. This really did a lot of damage to their show.

Next Jubal member featured on my weblog will be Junior van Aerde who is marching snare drum with the Madison Scouts. I am hoping to see him perform in San Antonio tomorrow.

Enjoy,

HK