#high drums

It really annoys me how much attention BD gets. It doesn't matter whether it's complete adoration or ungodly loathing. Everyone cares about the way the do things in some capacity, and it's really frustrating. I've been in BDB for longer than I should probably admit to, and it has more to do with the fact that I love going back. It feels like home. Why can't the B Corps ever get any recognition? I follow enough drum corps blogs to see that every corps has people who love them. Every one gets some time in the limelight. Even SCVC and OC and the Spartans. I don't know whether or not it's because they're a cadet corps for BDA, or if just no one cares. Everyone posts scores and gets pissed off about BD winning, or even coming close, and if someone actually comes out and says "Good Job, BD! I love you guys!" they get fucking attacked by the community. You aren't allowed to love BD. It's a sin against decency and good sense. You're an idiot.

While that really irks me, it's worse that *no one* says anything about the B Corps. Unless you are in B Corps, it doesn't matter to you, or anyone. BD doesn't even care about BDB. They complain about the B Corps costing them money. BD's color guard is actively told not to interact with the B Corps color guard solely based on the fact that they are better. They're too good to talk to us. The simple act of saying "Hi" might make them any less perfect. That's infuriating, and it sucks to turn around to the rest of the DCI community and see little-to-no acknowledgement of BDB's existence. Sure, we get news articles and pictures on the DCI website and on Jolesch. But it's nothing special. 

I honestly couldn't have asked for a better summer. I'm beyond glad that I was given the chance to be apart of something so great, and I'm glad it was this season. Getting a silver medal and a drum title was well worth the hard work. Although we didn't win gold, we fought hard for it and deserved what we earned in the end. Congratulations to the Oregon Crusaders for the championship title this year. 

What made my season even better was concluding it at DCI World Championships in Indy. Watching all the world class groups in person for the first time ever was nearly a dream come true for me. Then watching my very close friends age out doing what they love and seeing them so happy was even better. I couldn't be happier for them and I hope to get to experience what they did. Being there to see my homie Keelan win his last title and taking drums was the best for me. Congrats to him and the rest of the A corps.