Not That Anyone Cares

I received a letter today addressed to all members of the Elbel Club. It was from the director of bands at UM informing us that the director of the Michigan Marching Band has resigned. I was somewhat surprised, but not for the reason you may think. I am surprised that this was how I found out. I know that I am completely disconnected from the people in the MMB these days, but I know enough alumni out there that are more connected, so I am surprised that no one else told me about this.

Based on rumors from past years, I am not surprised he quit. I was surprised that the director came back for his sixth season in 2006 based on a rumor I heard that he was moving to Florida. Maybe that's where he is going now. I have no idea what he is going to do next.

I don't know the whole story, but I wish the outgoing director the best of luck. He took a marching band that had grown incredibly stale and boring and started to produce a much more exciting "product". The MMB was far more entertaining to watch over the past 4 years relative to when I was a member of the group. Hopefully the next director can carry on this new and more entertaining tradition.

I know that no one actually cares about this post, so feel free to complain about how I wasted one minute of your time.