summer time dci blues

do you ever wonder if you made the right decisions in life? or rather, what would have happened if you went another way? it's not really a question of regret, but of what if?

me, i was just thinking, what if i had gone to play bass with the troopers and not plates (aka cymbals) with pioneer? wyoming that i know nothing about or milwaukee where we flipped off the planes from gen. mitchell airport and i flew over the land when i left.

first off, i wouldn't have know all the people i knew.

second, i wouldn't have known the one person i really don't like from that summer (hey, i really did have a dream about her where i beat her up and others had to restrain us!).

third, i wouldn't have quite the same memories.

i suppose it's something i shouldn't dwell on. hey, i got to do corps, which is something a lot of people never get to do. i even got to impress a coworker. right now, it's probably me just reminiscing and missing summers traveling and wanting to be out touring or something.

it's a summer i'll never forget. i've still got the scars to prove i was there. i even got the jacket and the memories. i should really put up those age out pics. i still remember this one night, probably in the fall, sitting in someone's room at bruce hall watching corps videos and getting in trouble for them being too loud.

rich he said, "wouldn't it be cool if we all marched next summer?"

yeah rich, it really was cool when we all did.