The Ohio State University Marching Band Performs their Hollywood Blockbuster Show
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During a couple months working at the Kerry field office in Columbus I met a lot of terrific Ohioans, including the folks who run the local sports newspaper following the Buckeyes and a Redcoat (OSU stadium vounteer). Some of them hang out at a bar called the Hey Hey (which happens to be run by a guy who served with one of my sister Army Infantry battalions in Vietnam), and we all just hit it off. Damn Libruls!
Before game day the band (actually, just parts of it) plays at a few venues around town, and I went to one of those events at a local restaurant. After playing a set, the band members went upstairs for a break and had a couple of beers. When they came back down, they'd swapped instruments and played the rest of the show that way.
Before the game I saw the traditional Battle of the Bands in another building on campus, then my friends got me into the game without a ticket. So I got to see Script Ohio live and in person--and see the Buckeyes win the championship.
When it came time to leave Ohio, my new friends loaded me up with souvenirs to take home to California--including buckeyes they collected under the horse chestnut trees on campus. But my favorite is my Buckeyes cap, which I put on to watch their games now and then, cheering for the Buckeyes and their great marching band.
Many wonderful and amazingly talented people came in to help for Kerry, and later for Obama.
We can't thank you enough for the help, and you will always be welcome to return as friends.
