George Hopkins Confessions

If anyone is able to get a picture of George Hopkins with this comic I would really appreciate it if you could email it to me. Bonus points will be given if the picture is of him posing with it hanging up by the daily schedule at The Cadets’ cook truck. Extra bonus points if you can get Gino in there as well. Extra triple double bonus points if you can get Hopkins sitting on Gino’s shoulders in the picture. Let’s see who can get that picture first!

If you haven’t seen all the other drum corps comics, here are links to all of them. Thanks!

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Anatomy of a Marching Snareline
The Cavaliers History
Get to Know Your Drum Corps Visual Tech
A Phantom Regiment Rigamarole
Analysis of a Drum Corps Member
Drum Corps Shows 2011

Transcript: English

George Hopkins' Drum Corps Confessions

Text Box 1: Gino and I have a bet going on to see who can go the longest before either A) he lets anyone oil any valves on the brass instruments, or B) I put oil in any vehicle in our fleet. Let's just say that it's a miracle we make it down the road at all.

Text Box 2: What makes the Cadets successful? Lots of hard work? No. A great staff? Probably not. Eating right? Heck no. Our success stems from each member being tucked in individually every night and sung their very own nighty-night song in a falsetto range by yours truly.

Text Box 3: Sometimes I yell boo instead of bloo. On very rare occassions...terribloo.

Text Box 4: I end all my pre-show speeches to the corps with an emphatic "Whatever" while I roll my eyes.

Text Box 5: I'm often asked what my favorite Cadets show is. I think of every show like they are one of my own kids so that would be like asking me which of my kids was my favorite. I can't answer that...but it's definitely not '08.

Text Box 6: There's noting worse than having to cut a kid from the corps. Well...other than having to keep that kid in the corps.

Text Box 7: Leonard Bernstein asked to be on staff one year. I asked him if he had any drum corps experience. He said no. I said no.

Text Box 8: Don't make me mad. When I get mad I change the corps' name. In 1999 we were almost known as "The Holy Freakin' Geez Mackerels" after April Gilligan accidentally slammed my hand in a taxi door. Instead I ripped that door clear off!

Text Box 9: Go into any barber shop in the country and ask for a 'Hoppy'. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

Text Box 10: I used to wake the corps up each morning by playing Rocky Point Holiday on accordion, but it was stolen. Now I use harmonica.

Text Box 11: A twenty member oceanic nose flute section. That's all I'm saying.

Text Box 12: From 1 to 3 everyday there is a mandatory gock block rehearsal for the staff. Except for Gino- he has a note from his doctor, although I suspect it's forged.

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