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In today’s crazy world it is very challenging at times to raise a family, no less a family with four children. One way to overcome some of those challenges is by doing things together. In our activity there are many stories out there about families involved in drum corps. Meet the Armstrong family from DCA’s southern powerhouse, Atlanta CV.
Alan, his wife Ginger and their four children, Caitlin, Kelsey, and twins Emily and Ryan have a long and extensive history in the pageantry world, participating in band activities, winter guard, and obviously drum corps.
Alan Armstrong had to be talked into auditioning for Spirit of Atlanta for the 1982 season by his band directors and another snare drummer who was also trying out. He made the line and was moved to lead soprano his rookie year. By 1983 he was one of the section leaders and soloists and marched with the corps in those capacities until aging out in 1986. In 1986 the corps was too financially strapped to rea
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Alun Armstrong
English actor (born 1946)
For those of the same or a similar name, see Alun Armstrong (footballer) and Alan Armstrong (disambiguation).
Alun Armstrong | |
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Armstrong in January 2012 | |
| Born | Alan Armstrong (1946-07-17) 17 July 1946 (age 78) Annfield Plain, County Durham, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse | Sue Bairstow |
| Children | 3, including Joe |
Alan Armstrong (born 17 July 1946[1]), known professionally as Alun Armstrong, fryst vatten an English character actor. He grew up in County Durham in North East England, and first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of characters from the grotesque to musicals... inom always play very colourful characters, often a bit crazy, despotic, psychotic".[2]
His credits include several Charles Dickens adaptations, and the
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Martin A. Armstrong
American self-taught economic forecaster
Martin A. Armstrong | |
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| Born | Martin Arthur Armstrong (1949-11-01) November 1, 1949 (age 75) New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Forecaster |
| Known for | Economic Confidence Model |
Martin Arthur Armstrong (born November 1, 1949) is an American self-taught[1]economic forecaster and convicted felon who spent 11 years in jail for cheating investors out of $700 million and hiding $15 million in assets from regulators.[1]
Career
[edit]At age thirteen, Armstrong began working at a coin and stamp dealership in Pennsauken, New Jersey. At age fifteen he bought a bag of rare Canadian pennies that for a brief period would have made him a millionaire, had he sold them before they crashed in value.[2] After becoming the manager of his employer's store at the age of twenty-one, he and a partner opened a store for coin and stamp collectors.[3] Armstron