All those musically inclined... My daughter Olivia is a year away from college. We have done our civic duty and fully educated her in all things Orange and Blue. In fact, I believe she was the first birth announcement on Gatortalk back in early 1995.
Olivia loves music and marching band. She is good (second chair in the french horn in all-county and the youth philharmonic, second trumpet in jazz band, plus concert band, ukelele, steel drum, etc.), but also realizes that her future lies somewhere other than as a musician. However, just because music won't be her occupation doesn't man that she doesn't want it to be a part of her life and studies. So, a college's music department and marching band will be an important factor in deciding where she will attend school. To that end, FSU has attempted something extremely devious. Its music department hosts a summer camp for two weeks and she and other impressionable youths are indoctrinated in the garnet and gold. As a result, she is seriously considering attending FSU. I have only a year to change her mind. I'm happy to drive her up to UF; she has been several times before, but a typical campus tour would be meaningless. She needs exposure to the music department and the band. I'm not sure what to do next. I thought that perhaps any Gatortalk members that were part of the Pride of the Sunshine might have some good ideas. I can't bear the idea of her spending four years in college learning to play only one song. -Zeb -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
