Have you had a near death experience? If you have, you can relate to this blog post. If not, well buckle down and enjoy the ride. First and foremost, having a near death experience doesn't always have to be yours. It could be someone you're very close to. I wanted to share a few of the ones I've seen in my lifetime. 1. Band President Yes, please don't laugh, but I was elected my high school's band president my senior year. Mr. Kato, my band teacher must have thought it was a big joke when I won. The benefits weren't many except for leading the pep band (all 15 of us) and having a tuba sized band locker. I did have several naps inside that bad boy. We were heading to a basketball game across town in Portland, OR. Julie, my vice president, was using her older Toyota pickup truck to transport the full drum set to the gym. Our drum set was in a open top box that could come apart to create a platform for the drummer. It fit nicely into her truck bed. I had asked M