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	Dave Huntley Percussion dave.huntley@mchsi.com
Joined the EIBB in 2000.	Started playing percussion in 1969. He says he doesn't play any other instruments because he has enough trouble handling percussion. Dave plans to continue to perform in the EIBB, but says he needs a valet, "This packing, hulling, unpacking, setting up, and vice versa is turning my hair gray(er)"
Dave grew up in Marshalltown,IA., and has lived in other places including Corpus Christi, TX and Dubuque, IA.
Dave has degrees in Accounting from the University of Iowa and Hamilton College.
Currently Dave manages a team that's responsible for opening all the divisional mail at Aegon in Cedar Rapids. Then, once opened, it gets scanned into the system and coded with the proper case numbers and social security numbers before being sent on to the team that processes the paperwork. We handle retirement plans for companies and individuals.
Dave has a few memories about his time with the EIBB: Grand Celebration of Brass Bands. National Anthem. First song to kick the entire event off for the whole day. Audience is quiet and standing. Conductor and I make eye contact. Baton goes up. Brass takes their breath. Drum stick goes up. DOWNBEAT!!! As I attempted the downbeat to the buzz role for the National Anthem, the tip of my right stick, coming down to hit the first note of the song, hit the tip of my left stick instead of hitting the drum head. The result was that my right stick went flying into the air maybe five feet away from me. I went to retrieve it and came right back and got ready for round two. Talk about letting the air out of a baloon. The band laughed. The audience laughed. The conductors hand just went limp to his side as he had that look of "what the heck just happened" The second attempt was much better.,
Mongolian restaurants pretty much. As far as concerts go, - Upper Iowa University with its six people in the crowd. - Mason City when the person responsible for getting us music stands failed to do it and the band played with music on chairs turned around in front of them. , Hymn of the Highlands was my favorite piece to play. Lots of percussion. Russian Christmas Music is right up there too. I can't wait to perform Pines of Rome.. hint hint We've played in some nice places. A few that stand out are Elkader Opera House in Elkader, Iowa. Completely refurbished and with our costumes, we fit in perfectly. I liked the auditorium in Marshalltown also. Great seating, plenty of room to set up on stage too. Red Oak, Iowa has been great to the band. No other place feeds the band so well and when it comes to feed'n time, I know what I'm talking about. Played in LeClair, Iowa for the riverboats that were going down the river. That was cool. Few watched the conductor at that concert. We even had trombone players, whose backs were facing away from the boats, turn completely around in MID SONG to see the boats. I like performing at the US Open hosted by Prairie Brass Band from Illinois. Great crowd and they know brass bands.
Outside of the EIBB, Dave has four brothers. He says, "I enjoy going to drum and bugle corps shows over the summer. I used to march in them when I was younger. Spent time in the Eye-Openers of Marshalltown, Iowa, Royal Chevaliers of Waterloo, Iowa, Emerald Knights of Cedar Rapids, Iowas, Colts of Dubuque, Iowa, and the Cavaliers of Rosemont, Ill. I played snare drum every year I marched. Starting out, it looked a bit strange. The drum was twice as wide as my body and the sticks were 17" long...nearly the length of my arm at that age. Since the traditional 15" Ludwig snare drum was a bit heavy for me at the time and the leg rest sat right on my knee cap, it was suggested that I wait a few years until I grew a bit in order to carry the drum. I was 10 at the time. My mother went and found an old Leedy snare drum that West Marshall High didn't want any longer and she used her artistic talents to color it exactly like the other snare drums in the corps. Blue and silver sparkle. She was going to do whatever it took to make sure I had a drum to use. "As far as interests, I like watching TV. I love the History Channel and for some reason, I'm drawn to tv shows about things I can't do myself. Shows about cars, tanks, cooking, crime, singing."
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