Of the many fond memories I have of Norwich High School’s Spirit Week, minus the time it took me approximately 15 minutes to make a simple lay-up in front of the entire school, one in particular sticks out.

I formed my first band in the early spring of 1992, my freshman year, in addition to penning my first handful of original tunes. Back then, the winners of the Spirit Week Talent Show, which makes its reappearance this year, were granted the opportunity to compete for classmates and staff in the gymnasium for the big finale, purple versus white, something bassist Nate Natoli, drummer Randy Heuer and I relished and feared equally.