Beats from Aapolis Beach

Playing and sweating on the field of America's most popular game, yet not playing that pastime in particular. There is more than one game played on this field measured in yard lines, hash marks and oversized numbers. Most people you could ask, "What do you think is played on an American Football field other than Football itself?" and I'll guarantee you nine times out of ten they will reply "Soccer, you idiot."

Yet the reason I'm standing here in between the thirty-five yard line and forty with sixteen and a half pounds of equipment strapped on is not for ether of those sports, yet the one that goes highly unnoticed by the ones not participating in it.

Being a part of a High School Marching Band will in most areas of the country grant you the nickname "Band Nerd" by your peers. Some people are into it more than others and a select few will take what they have learned in their High School Band and apply it to the Bands of Americas most prestige's colleges and/or Drum Corps. But here in Aapolis Beach Florida, being a member of the Aapolis High School Marching Lions is a privilege. The right to call yourself one of the best is earned through blood, sweat and tears, not sitting on your ass. The Brass go by peeling the paint off the press box, and the Battery goes by the slogan, "Can I drum on that…?"

For Landon Williams, he can. Inspired by the movie Drumline at a young age, he decided to play not all drums like most kids when he got to Middle School but in particular the Snare drum. Now three years latter he is starting his freshmen year of high school in Aapolis Beach. What he does not know is it will be something unlike he has ever experienced. Middle School Band will look like a joke compared to what High School Band is. This is the Fictional Story of the Aapolis Beach High School Marching Band from fictional Aapolis Beach Florida.