Reminiscing about those days, Ralph tells of how he was singled out to be the drum major in '56, an honor which he wasn't really sure he wanted or was qualified for. As he modestly tells it: "I just wanted to play a baritone horn. When Jimmy told me that he wanted me to be the drum major I quit the corps, but he talked me out of it and I became the drum major. I guess it sort of worked out OK."