Down the Path

 

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The road well-traveled

When I woke today, suddenly nothing happened. 

But in my dream, I slew the dragon. 

And down this beaten path, up this cobbled lane, 

Walking in my old footsteps once again.

- "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" by Colin Hay 

Source: https://xkcd.com/2492/

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This car is very cool and the closest I'll come to owning an Aston Martin. "Bond. Don Bond."

If this speaker sounds as good as it looks, it sounds pretty weird.

Spartan Marching Band

 

M leads the alto saxes during warm-ups before the first home game

Football has returned to Michigan State's campus, and that means the marching band is up and running! M is a co-section leader this year for the alto saxes, and he and Rachel led the alto saxes through fall practices. 

After a year off due to COVID-19, everyone was more than ready to go. 

The band marches from the practice field to the stadium before the game.

2017: The Year In Pictures

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Here are a few pictures (in no particular order) from 2017. You may have seen most of these before, but they sum up what the boys have been doing, plus a few extras.

Peaceful evening in Frankfort

Not-so-peaceful evening at Frankfort

The combined orchestra at Interlochen

Leading the band at Interlochen

Leading the band at Pioneer before the first game

Back bend!

Christmas day found a few of us unexpectedly away from home.
Here's a view from our room on the 8th floor. 

All of us at The DEB Log wish you a happy and healthy 2018!
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Fall Update: K Edition

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Between orchestra and tennis, K has had a very crammed fall season. Here are some pictures from that time.

K hits a backhand shot at a match in Monroe.

K serves in a match in Bedford.

Before a recent orchestra concert starts, K seems to be
enjoying himself. I didn't have a very good view
of him during most of the concert, unfortunately. 

K and his doubles partner consult with the JV tennis
coach during a tournament at Pioneer. The tournament
was September 23 and the temperature topped 90 degrees. 

After the really hot tournament, the JV players who were part of the
match that day posed for a team picture.

K is on his way to the homecoming dance...

Fall 2017: M's World

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As you all know by now, M was the Drum Major for the marching band this year. He only had three home games to work with, and they took place within a two-week span of time, so it was here and gone in no time.

There are dozens of good pictures of just M marching (I took roughly 1000) but here are some of my favorites.

M does the traditional Drum Major back bend at the
pregame show for the September 15 game.

Leading the march to the stadium for the September 15 game.
They call this procession "Stadium Drive"

M stands in front of the band after his backbend.

M conducts the band during halftime of the September
15 game. The band is scrunched into an oval shape, 
known as the "Cake" formation. Picture by Thomas Nam.

The band under the lights. M is conducting but is hard to see.

The Marching Band on September 23, leading the Homecoming Parade.
It was so hot, the band didn't wear their uniforms.

M helps lead the band during rehearsal. The
person on the ladder behind him is the band director.

M goes through the routine to start the halftime show
at the September 28 game.

On his way out Homecoming evening. Instead of going
to the dance, he went out on the town with a friend.

Interlochen

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M leads the seniors at the marching demonstration.
He is this year's Drum Major.

The boys got back from Interlochen a few days ago. Here are a couple pictures. M is the incoming Drum Major, and K is playing in the Symphony Orchestra this year. They've both done some pretty outstanding work!

K and some of his fellow musicians

M walking onto stage for the band concert. It was
not going to be made public until that evening,
but the boy behind M was voted by his bandmates as
 the 2018-2019 school year's Drum Major. 

From left to right: 3 former Drum Majors, M (the incoming Drum Major),
and 11 DMCs (Drum Major Candidates) are introduced to attendees of
the marching demonstration.

Family Update

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Visiting Ones Childhood Home

Mom, Dad, and the kids

We had a rare family reunion on Thursday in Jackson. Usually, one of us kids is home, or maybe we have our families with us. But to have the Original Bruey Five together in one place? Priceless!


Some Musical Stylings

K and his fellow violins play the ancient
piece Too Ning.

M and the Jazz Band jazz it up in their
final performance of the season.

A Few Pictures From The Great Outdoors

The bee isn't really in focus, but his shadow looks pretty cool.

Baby swans! Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

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On the topic of photography, what happens when you x-ray cameras? This guy found out.

Tired of carving figures and shapes into small pieces of wood? Try a whole tree.

Pictures of auroras from NASA.

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Jackson High: Retrospecticus

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I had occasion to visit my alma mater, Jackson High School, last week. M's high school jazz band played there on Wednesday evening. Mom and Dad made a short trip over to join me, and we looked around the building and listened to first-rate jazz.

I had to get there early to drop off M, so I wandered around the halls and checked out the current state of the building. Many things looked familiar, but many looked new.

The center stairs.

The long hallway on the third floor.

The short hallway on the third floor. 

An imposing building...

What appears to be a front entrance are doors that I maybe
went through a few times in the three years I was student here.

When I was in orchestra, there were no windows in this room.