Charlotte, NC (92.350)

Today was a pretty interesting day. We woke up and bussed over to the stadium that the NightBEAT show was going to be at so we could rehearse. We had a 5 hour block with production runs and then we rehearsed our encore performance with a small group of marching band students that had attended a Crown Brass Workshop.

After the rehearsal, we had the privilege to meet some of the VIP members of the Crown organization. It was a great experience because we got to meet the people who made this summer possible for us. Also, there was a professional massage therapist and a chiropractor available for us today. It was really cool...

I didnt think that the show tonight was that great... There were some issues at times, and the staff didnt seem too pleased. Our score went down.. but so did everyone elses'... I think we are around 1.6 points below 1st place right now...

Tomorrow we have a really long rehearsal day... 5 hours in the morning, 4 hours in the afternoon, and 3 hours in the evening. I am sure that we will get much better...

I am going to try and sleep... Im extremely tired...
Later days,
Patrick