STIR-FRY WAS A HIT !!
Today the corps had rehearsal all day, so we were up and running very early to get breakfast ready for 8AM. Most days the food crew is up about 2 hours earlier than the corps gets up, and usually goes to bed well after lights out. Especially on days where we don’t move!
Breakfast was chocolate chip pancakes. Lunch was a sandwich bar, plus two different pasta salads and tuna salad. These members love salads, and especially the condiments! The food table looked like a warzone after lunch. It’s scary to see how much some of them eat!
Shortly before lunch the weekly food order came in. Some $6000 worth of food and utensils for the food truck is delivered right at our truck. When they unload their truck with all the stuff, you'd wonder where we would leave everything. A lot of frozen and refrifgerated food too! It takes a while to get everything loaded into our vehicle, but we manage every time.
Today was one my favourite days in the kitchen, and I knew it was going to be one of the members’ favourite as well! I was going to make my famous Chicken Teryiaki and Chicken Sweet & Sour stir-fry today! And not to forget the peanutsauce, which is virtually unknown here in the States.
The corps had 3 rehearsal blocks. I got to watch some of that too. Very interesting exercises by the hornline, also combined with visual/marching. Now the funny part is going to be that fact that they (the trumpet section) are going to be using the orange VUVUZELA I brought. Trumpet tech Chip asked me if he could borrow it. It was going to be the “teaching tool for the day”, he said. He then explained to the trumpets if anyone showed they didn’t know all the show music yet, he was going to make them march that part of the show with the vuvuzela. Well,.. that would look funny! The members got a good laugh out of that one. He explained that renowned brass instructor Donnie Vandoorn used to make his members march drill with an orange cone if they didn’t know their parts.
Some changes were made in the drill and minor changes in the music too today.
After a pretty chilly (if not cold) evening last night, the weather turned out just great today. In fact it was pretty warm!
It got quite hot on the food truck too when I made dinner. Carol & Sandy helped me with the rice. Easy going rice they had: Minute Rice. Just boil water, use a set amount per carton, toss in the rice, let it sit for 5 minutes (and the rice soaks up the water), and it’s ready to go.
I seasoned it, and added the garlic, onions, vegetables and marinated meat I had prepared earlier this afternoon. Everything right from the grill. Made four big pans. We only had three throw-aways left. Always good for leftovers at snack tomorrow! They were totally digging the peanut sauce too!
Always good to hear they appreciate a different meal.
Watched the runthrough tonight. Unfortunately at rehearsal they don’t use the actual mirrors, which add a great effect. Having shot the shows from the frontsideline it was cool to see the show from the stands now. Ran into a few members that marched over the last year, who live in the area.
Snack (cheese bagels) tonight was prepared by the three drum majors Brian Howard, Andrew Rogers and Tania Schmitfranz. Cheese bagels is one of the corps’ favourite snacks. I think they went through about 500+.
Now I am uploading more photos for the BD Mediabox and typing this new update for my weblog. The Nest (our luxurious tourbus). John and I turned the table into quite an office! We are the only ones still at work.
Some of our fellow support-staff members just watched Avatar on the entertainment center in the Nest. The sound from the DVD player is AMAZING. It’s almost as if you’re sitting in an actual theatre!! Most are to bed now though!
I'm going soon too,.. gotta get up early for tomorrow's (read: today's) breakfast
Enjoy,
Hans
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