Not for the Faint of Heart: My Journey to Manhood in the Santa Clara Vanguard |  | Author: Jeremy "Spike" Van Wert
Publisher: Wild Ride Publications
Category: Book
Buy Used: $65.00
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Seller: bluesky_books3
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2088881
Media: Paperback
ISBN: 0979043808
EAN: 9780979043802
ASIN: 0979043808
Publication Date: 2007
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Product Description
This is a story about love, passion and devotion. It is a story filled with laughs, tears, hard work and a dedication that fills the soul. This honest and remarkably detailed story will bring home a lot of memories to anyone who has ever been involved with an extra curricular competitive group (whether it is the Boy Scouts, a sports team, the military, or Drum and Bugle Corps) that facilitates a rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood. Jeremy "Spike" Van Wert spent three years in the SCV drum line from 96-98. His striking journey and personal growth are an inspiration to the reader and a never before seen inside view of Drum and Bugle Corps.
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Alumni? Rookie? Read this book! February 28, 2008
Courtney Brandt (50 Yard Lines everywhere!)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Any student of music will definitely want to add "Not for the Faint of Heart" to their collection. Spike takes you on a very personal, realistic, and memorable adventure through his exciting seasons in DCI. If you are considering joining a corps, or have previously marched, you will especially enjoy reading this book.
~Courtney Brandt
Author, The Line
SCV Book Great Book November 5, 2009
Eugene M. Hopper
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book tells it like it is in a top Drum and Bugle Corps. Everyone that has marched or is marching should read. Great job on this book.
Well crafted story of the boy who became a man... March 6, 2008
Gregory M. Kuzma (Boca Raton, FL, USA)
This is a no holds barred story about a young man who grows up when he joins the famous Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps. He shares his experience with amazing detail. You'll feel like you're right there with him, living in the moment.
Who should read this book? It's a "must-have" for anyone ever associated with the Vanguard or who want to be. For anyone else, it's a wonderful story of growing up and enduring some great positive "life lessons."
It's a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest drum and bugle corps to ever take the competitive marching arena. I recommend it without reservation.
~=Gregory M. Kuzma=~
Author, On the field from Denver, Colorado...The Blue Knights!: One member's experience of the 1994 summer national tour (N)
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