im a trumpet player who absolutly loves marching season. but this last year i helped out at all of our winter gaurds contest ( i helped pull the floor). before this i had little apriciation for the gaurd concept. all it was to me was just a bunch of girls swinging around flags riffels sabres and other wierd objects... as i started going to more contest i started to grasp the art and the beauty of the preformences. i began to recognise some local guards (ars nova, insignia, black gold etc.) and fell in love with the work. now dont start questioning my sexual prefreance, i have a lady-friend (who just so happens to be in gaurd) but i truely enjoy winter gaurd, and im looking foward to this upcomming season...