As some of you know, my son Shane is a new freshman at UF this year (starts classes today in fact). Since he didn't get football tickets in the student lottery he decided to send in an audition tape to try and get in the marching band, and was accepted.
Last week was preseason band camp for The Pride of the Sunshine - they went from 8:00AM-9:30PM every day, with only breaks for lunch and dinner. Saturday night they were treated to an end of camp banquet in the Touchdown Terrace, and I got a text from an obviously excited Shane during the event to let me know that Billy Donovan, Amanda Butler, and Urban Meyer had all given speeches at the event! It says a lot that the coaches would take the time from their busy schedules to show their appreciation for the students in the band this way. I just get prouder and prouder! Steve M. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
