Popular Post CTJBandPops Posted November 7, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Gang for many of you that where in Indy in 2019 with the Texas 6 pack recall, we had a gathering on Friday night to get together to watch the Flo-Marching steam of the Prelims announcements and hear that all 6 Texas Bands had advanced to Semi-Finals. We had some great alumni parents from a lot of Texas Programs and even our honorary Avon Texas band. We had the TxBands folks, Horn rank, some of the MFA/BOA staff, some band directors and even Eric Martin, then CEO of MFA/BOA came to speak with us prior to heading back to participate in the announcements. At that time the Westin had vacated a Shula's steak house and we were able to get a meeting room in that space and food/drinks at a reasonable cost, I have spoken to all of the Marriott hotels in Downtown and the cost of a room and the A/V connections have a cost requirement of more than $100 per head. so I had been working on some other options. As you know, Eric Martin stepped down last year as CEO of MFA/BOA during Covid. My wife and I have been invited to his retirement party at Lucas Oil on Friday night prior to the announcements for semi-finals. I have met Eric a few times during his trips to San Antonio and am grateful for his time to speak to our group at grand nats and feel the need to attend this event. sadly, we will not be having a Friday night event at Indy this year. I apologize as I truly enjoyed getting to meet the people behind the TXBands screen names and share our passion for marching band even after our kids are no longer in the programs. If you are in the stadium - look for our Texas Flag (5' X 8') that will hang from the suite every time a Texas band enters the field for finals - and don't forget to sing "deep in the heart of Texas" with us as they enter the field in Finals. Safe Travels to all AvonDad, Visitor2020, contrabassclarinet and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LeanderMomma Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 I will miss it for sure and I do appreciate all the efforts you have always put into this type of thing. You are a true rockstar band parent! See y’all in Lucas Oil! #teamtexas CTJBandPops, AvonDad and Parkwoodmom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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