Cracks

    So I had an amazing day once again this Saturday. Our parade went amazing and oh boy did I get some drumming practice in. I really enjoyed seeing all the floats and the competition. There was this one float that had a similar theme to our float. I had to go check this float out. So me and kevin walk over and checked out "the competition" I will admit they looked pretty cool, but what I loved about checking them out was just before I went to check them out I had asked Jeff if he ever been challenged for his school.   Now I have seen a few movies, and tv shows where some random person challenges the head master of the school and if they beat them they get to take there school. He told me back in the day there would be some groups of other schools waiting just outside the front doors so you had to sneak in and out in the back. I don't think he meant our school I am thinking it was even before that, but I could be wrong.
   Anyways back on topic so after me and Kevin check out this group that is doing a Mulan theme float and they all look like martial artists. I turn around and see a group of martial artist(I Ho Chuan) approaching "the competition" I thought to myself "it's happening, it's on" Now I know nothing happened and we were all curious, but the whole setup for me was perfect.
   Okay now to get to the reason why I named this one cracks. It is because of my drumsticks. Playing so much that day had cause my drumsticks to crack and start to splinter. Now this might sound bad and it is not like I want it to break. I would love if it was strong the whole time and never cracked or showed wear and tear, but then you would not be able to see the progress you have been making. If you ever used something over and over again and it keeps wearing down to the point of not working properly anymore. To me all these cracks, rips, tears are all signs of a person training hard in doing something they love. I have torn many uniforms at kung fu, just because they have been used and abused for so long that the fabric could no longer take it. There is a few different way to look at things being worn down, but right now this is how I am looking at it. All my practice on the drum, in, my car, on our chairs at home, on my chest are finally showing some progress. I am one step closer to becoming a better drummer, or I hit to hard, BUT for now assume the first. I look forward to becoming better and learning more about drumming. I will conquer you someday thunder drumming.
  After the parade I had a bbq with dan and mel, then we went to go see DP 2 (Deadpool 2) It was super fun and DP 2 was just as good as the first one. I know I sort of took a sharp turn at the end of the blog, but I had to mention that because I just had a blast, and DP 2 was awesome.



Sifu R. Langner