Matt Detch, who marched contra for the Bluecoats (2004 was his rookie season), e-mailed us this photo.
"This picture is of my favorite Bluecoat (for obvious reasons), Emily Vanston ("Em V"), and I after finals. Emily was a five-year vet and age-out this year. It being my rookie season, and it being Emily's fifth and last year, I was able to get away with a lot of things a rookie shouldn't have been able to get away with (great bus seat, good spot in the laundry line, etc.). "Emily was by far my best friend this summer. Unfortunately I won't be able to march with her again, so I won't have anyone to mooch off of, sing with on bus trips, and I'll also have no one to check my spelling (is it spelled akward or awkward?)." Thanks Matt!
E-mail your Forzato submissions -- and we will get to them all, in time (and we're posting them in the order they were received) -- to dave@dci.org along with where and when the photo was taken. Send some biographical information about yourself as well. We'll give you full credit. Also, let us know if you want your e-mail address included.