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My parents kinda understand, my friends don't.
My parents are like if you want anything you need to work hard for it.
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lol yeah that is true, ROTC always makes fun of band. I tell you though marching instep is not as easy as it looks...., but my opinion would be that ROTC is better at marching than band, but only because of the constant yelling, and screaming, and getting dropped all the time when we don't get it right... You learn real fast. Push ups make you smarter, well... thats what our NSI says....

our football players, varsity mind you, lost almost every game they played. then, some of the players had the nerve to say they were ashamed of the marching band. especially the colorguard, after we had one bad performance. and, im sorry, the colorguard is in little dresses wit see through skirts, basically a bathing suit. its thirty degrees, windy, rainy, snowy, hail possibly, and our equipment is sliding out of our hands. at least we place, and dont come in second by nature of there only being two teams in the game.

The crowd hasn't done that to us but they did do it to another band who played at our half time. They were a show band so a lot of people were calling them horrible stuff they were a good band but i think they did better last year.

My school is amazing! The students, staff, football player, and cheerleaders all support the band. It's funny, our football team had a really off year, so turnouts to the football games weren't as high as they've been in previous years. When I'd mention this to my few non-band friends, I found out most of the people there came to see the band perform. xD

I think a lot of the reason my school's band is popular is because we have a high quality half-time show and while we're in the stands we play popular tunes that just about everyone know. :3

During games, I'm usually to concentrated to see the crowds reactions. But, I believe that they really like us. Lot's of people are dancing and clapping in the stands... and wearing togas at times. xd
People are clapping and dancing all over during our pep rallies as well, weather were performing in the gym, or marching TO the gym.
And the same goes for parades.

So I guess I can say were loved. smile

seriously, why can't everyone just get along? at my school, we have varsity football players and cheerleaders in the band. They just don't march at games. (well, cheerleaders march for part.) People love the band to pieces. we do play modern music (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Rebel Yell, You Dropped A Bomb on Me, etc.) and we are just as crazy, if not crazier than the student cheering section. Plus, like half the people in the stands (if not more) leave after halftime. They know we're not going to win anyways. xD

GAH it makes me soo mad, I am in guard and some friends came to a show and where like, oh that doesn't look so hard, I am sure tossing it is really easy. Then, the rest of the band agreed with them. Then they all started ragging on us and how we have it easy becuase for part of practice(like 45 min) we are inside learning the dance. The thing is though, we don't have class time to learn all that so we have to learn everything they are learning a lot faster and they are trying to say we have it easy? But when we try to tell them that, they are like, oh well you dont have to march and play, well no, we have to march and toss a flag. Which isnt that easy becuase you have to take into account where you are going, the wind, and if there is anyone near you before you toss it so you don't hit anyone and so you can catch it and continue. I know playing is hard, but tossing is too! and to top it off, most of the games are cold and most of the band has warm band uniforms where we have flimsy, non-covering outfits and we are shivering while we march and we HAVE to look happy to be there. So them saying we have it so much easier just makes me mad. I don't think we have it worse, but we don't have it easier either!

wow, that was more emotional then I thought... sweatdrop