Band Dads
Updated: Jul 11, 2025
We were unlikely friends. I was a thin, average, nerdy type guy, standing at 5’-9" and weighing 165. Ken was a beefy, alpha football player type, easily over 6’-2" and well over 230 pounds of muscle. He was the kind of man that all the women who saw him gave him a second look. We were both in our mid 40’s, but we didn't know each other at all until our daughters both joined marching band during their freshmen year. Being good dads, we both had volunteered to be a part of the set up and tear down team for the band's half-time show each week.
