THERE AND BACK AGAIN or HOW I MADE 500 GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES IN ONE NIGHT!

GLASSMEN DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS - TOLEDO, OH

For those of you who don't know, Daddy V's oldest daughter Laura, is embarking on "an adventure of a life time" by pursuing a baritone spot with the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps from Toledo, Ohio. Friday, November 23 was the beginning of the Glassmen camp with 260 prospective members in attendance, breaking down to 100 brass, 100 percussion and 60 guard (approx.). After registering, Daddy V was whisked off to the Glassmen kitchen to help prepare the evening snack (which consisted of the afore mentioned 500 grilled cheese sandwiches) Glassmen have there own building known as G-West. To be perfectly frank, it's a dumpy old school building that leaks air, smells bad and is falling apart - but, hey, it's home! Laura attended the first all corps meeting and then joined the horn line for their first practice. To be honest, I worked til 1:00 AM on Saturday, got up and helped with breakfast at 6:00 AM, worked until 1:00 AM Sunday morning (no kidding - it takes a lot of work to feed and clean up after 260 kids) got up at 6:00 AM again and worked until 3:00 at which time I attended the "show and tell" presentation. Except for meals, I never even saw Laura! Her audition went well and she is planning a return trip during December for Round 2 and daddy V is once again planning a return to the kitchen - just don't let Mrs. Daddy V know or she'll expect me to do kitchen work at home too!