{"id":842,"date":"2011-06-12T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T19:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrummergirlslife.com\/?page_id=842"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:27:58","slug":"chapter-28-romantic-epiphany-and-spring-at-wvu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adrummergirlslife.com\/?page_id=842","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 28: Romantic Epiphany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring Semester 1985<\/h3>\r\n
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Mo-town snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Second semester began with new classes but without regular marching band rehearsals or performances.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

One exception was an odd gig down in Charleston, on the first day of classes, when the full band played for Governor Arch Moore’s inauguration. We all froze and frankly would rather have been in class.<\/p>\r\n

A week later was another impromptu trip, but an overnighter. We were to march at President Reagan’s second inauguration. On the day we arrived, Senator Robert Byrd had a reception for us in D.C. The next day, a Monday, it was so brutally cold out that the parade ended up being cancelled. The drumline got to do some partying upstairs at the hotel, however. It kicked my ass.<\/p>\r\n

We turned in our instruments and uniforms for the season after that.<\/p>\r\n

Winter set in to the Monongahela Valley with some snow, but most of all bone-chilling cold.\u00a0The full-length down coat Mom had bought for me the previous year now came in handy.<\/p>\r\n

\"musicnotes-tiny\"<\/a>This Is Not America
<\/strong>David Bowie and Pat Metheny<\/p>\r\n

David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group – This is not America<\/a>