in 1990, i was in a record store and they were playing a marching band, #SantaClaraVanguard performing #PhantomOfTheOpera, recorded live from a football field

being neither a fan of marching bands, nor broadway musicals, i was nonetheless enthralled, asked if it was for sale, alas it was not

not long after i searched online and found their website with a note about the CD i was looking for, but I never actually found a copy

maybe 10-15 years ago, i did another online search, and came up empty

on a whim, i just now looked again and found the recording on SoundCloud, yay for me

but get this, a few weeks ago i deleted my SC account!

so just rejoined long enough to grab this 12 minute track and i'm gonna put it in my #soulseek public folder

musically, it's not as exciting or interesting as i thought it was back then, but i'm quite pleased with my perseverance in tracking this down

maybe i'll use it as source material for a #noise opera...

this is the internet i remember, and love

https://soundcloud.com/ubichi813/1989-santa-clara-vanguard-the-phantom-of-the-opera-full-show