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Over the past few years, I have had the privilege of working with Brady Sark, from chaperoning during Marching Band season to assisting him during the Indoor Percussion Ensemble competition season. And to say the least, there have been some memorable moments. Such as a few years ago in February, we endured two hours to and from Toledo on a bus with no heat. On another trip to Toledo, we witnessed Brady make an emergency purchase of a speaker, because ours had been borrowed and locked away by the Ticket to Broadway cast. Another time was at a North Royalton performance in January with heavy snowfall, the front ensemble equipment had to be pushed through unshoveled sidewalks just to get into the performance gymnasium. Then for the first performance this year for Indoor Percussion, finding out that everything we needed wouldn't fit into the equipment truck. Although, I have to say the best one was, in Wapakoneta for State Indoor Percussion competition, Brady insisted that we take the bus all the way across town for lunch at the Waffle House, just because Brady likes, Waffle House. By the way, did you know there are 47 other eating establishments in Wapakoneta to choose from? Some closer to the school? And after all of that, I find out from Brady that I am the Percussion Ensemble Representative, not the Drumline Representative. Oh well, how do you expect someone who was a brass player to understand that concept? After observing Brady these past years, it has become very apparent that he is a percussion master or a genius, I might add. Just listen to the music he has written for our students. Plus how many times have I heard my daughter come home and say, "Brady had to rewrite our parts, again!" I can't even imagine trying to compose a simple nursery rhyme. Besides his compositions, there is physical proof of how smart this man is. Have you ever walked into Brady's office? Those of you that have, know what I'm talking about. Only a genius has an organizational