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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:56 pm

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You know you've been in guard too long when you get that little callous under your pinky and then realize that all guard members get it.

You can spin rifle with a bruise covering half your palm and not wince.

You don't bother with long fingernails or rings anymore...they'll just get broken/bent.

You get respect from band members at other times because they know you come within twenty feet of them at some point in the show.

You walk in step with your friends down the hallways.

You always start walking with your left foot.

The number after 8 is 1.

Your arms are stronger than your boyfriend's.

You have glove tans.

You own a pair of shorts that say something like "Guard This!" across the back

Going to Denny's at midnight after a show with thirty other people and staying there until two am doesn't seem strange and you'll get up at six am tomorrow for practice.

Putting on makeup on a bouncing bus with drummers pounding on the back of your seat is easy.

You have a tarp putting away song "This is the tarp that never ends..."

You do across-the-floors with your friends for fun.

Watching a parade you wince when one of the guard members is out of time but don't even notice the floats.

Icy-hot is a godsend.

some of that stuff hapens to me! xd
like after marching band camp, we were walking back inside and i found myself trying to stay in a straight line with my friends!!~
and i DO wince when someone is out of time. 4laugh
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edit: you know that you've been in drumline too long when...

~you have three blisters on your fingers from bass drum playing, and one on your heel from drillmasters (marching shoes in case you didn't know)

~the upper-classmen in the drumline give you the nickname "beeps" for some unknown reason... 4laugh

~you give your upper-classmen friend a dollar at the school bonfire to "bop it" after the fire is lit--just so she can spend it on fried rice the very next day. xd ("bop it" = scream very loudly and rather long, then play the cadence about 200 bpm faster than it's suppossed to be played mrgreen )

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:20 pm

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You know you've been in drumline too long when.....
You sing the Star Spangled Banner like...
Oh, say can you BOOM, CRASH
By the dawn's early BOOM, CRASH
What so proudly we BOOM, CRASH
At the twilight's last gleaming.
Whose broad stripes and bright BOOM, CRASH
Through the perilous BOOM, CRASH
Oh the ramparts we BOOM, CRASH
Were so gallantly streaming...

You polish your drum till it blinds the guard.

You understand these facts of life...
The top 6 reasons why it's rough to be a drummer.

6. Unloading your drum.

5. Loading your drum.

4. Drummer jokes.
(Some great ones, some rubbish ones. So what, we need to laugh at ourselves)

3. Everyone thinks they're a drummer, everyone wants to play your drums)

2. The constant drone of drum beats in my mind, which must be transferred
into tapping with my hands and feet, on any object, at any time.
(That's half the fun. especially during in class.)

1. Whadjya say? Quit mumbling, and speak up so I can hear ya.
(what song are we playing!)

Your tired of dumb jokes like this... A customer walks into the brand new store downtown that sells brains. There are three glass cases, each containing a nice wet quivering gray brain. The first one says "SCIENTIST", and it costs $100. The second says "ELECTRICIAN" and costs $1000. The third says "DRUMMER" and costs $10,000. The customer is confused, and questions the salesperson.
"I don't get it...why would I want a drummer's brain for $10,000 when I can get a scientist's brain for $100?"
The salesman replied, "Because, it's never been used."

Your used to hear people scramble to get out of your way because they know you can't see them and don't care.

You total agree with these statements...
Top five reasons Drummers are the best:
1)They're GREAT at banging things
2)They handle sticks like a pro
3)They have NO PROBLEMS with rhythm
4)Their screws are always tight
5)They make band uniforms SEXY

cool

dude u rock hardcore xD

Agreed. blaugh

So true...

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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:21 pm

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You know your in guard when....
--The band members freak out when you are near them in drill and start writing a will in their heads
--you threaten band kids with your equiptment on a regular basis
--you have too many bruises to count.
--you can point out the dents that you have put in the band room ceiling.
--a ceiling tile or light gets broken and the custodians know who did it.
--you have a points system in place. (I believe trumpets are 55 points if you hit them)
--you walk through the halls, to the band room, with a rifle balanced on one shoulder, a sabre on the other, and a flag in your hands...just to freak people out. 3nodding

I tend to walk out to the practice field with my rifle on one shoulder and my sunglasses on... It makes me feel superior, like my mind is saying "Ha ha, I can twirl this thing and you can't!"

Oh, and threatening others with your equipment is useless but very satisfying.

let's see... you know you've been in guard too long when...
-Half of your team goes shopping for underwear together
-You immediately start choreographing guard routines in your head to your favorite song.
-The percussion is having a sectional right next to you, and you unconsiously begin clapping their rhythm.
-You guard coach has to tell you to stop marking time.
-You start beating on the other guard girls, not because you're abusive, but because you're all sisters, and you know that it's all in fun.
-Your mom is called the "Guard Mom," because she's always the one who gets swindled into running and getting guard supplies.

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:14 am

xD you know your in percussion too long when....

you start listening out for percussion parts and comment on them during band competitions

and you start drumming your fingers or tap your toes to the beat of any songs

and your hands go air-drumming when you hear any song, imitating the action on drum sets

and go SQUEAL~! when you see drumsticks

and you start listening to music and identify the instruments used eg hmm...congas...bongos...shakers....tambourine, etc

some common habits of mine =P

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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:28 pm

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xD you know your in percussion too long when....

you start listening out for percussion parts and comment on them during band competitions

and you start drumming your fingers or tap your toes to the beat of any songs

and your hands go air-drumming when you hear any song, imitating the action on drum sets

and go SQUEAL~! when you see drumsticks

and you start listening to music and identify the instruments used eg hmm...congas...bongos...shakers....tambourine, etc

some common habits of mine =P

Wow, we are exactly alike biggrin

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:08 pm

You know you've been in guard too long when... (some of these personal, some of these general biggrin )

You have nothing against the cheerleaders personally...but it's just not guard without constantly asserting your superiority.

You indignantly declare that it's YOUR job to run around with the mascot flag at the beginning of football games.

You spend your football games playing Zummi Zummi...or flirting with the band members sitting near you...instead of watching football.

You copy the cheerleaders' moves at a football game just to show how easy it is...and to laugh hysterically at their confusion when they finally notice.

Pep music is sad because you don't get to play with flags...but you can dance stupidly and no one really pays attention to you.

Before each performance you go up the line of guard members tapping the tops of your poles together and saying, "Kiss!" as a way of good luck.

You give up playing an instrument to be in the guard.

You think band people are the greatest people in the world...except the drumline. They're your mortal enemies because they're always thinking guard is easy. Look who's talking. wink

You get annoyed at the pit when they mess up the tempo...it makes counting a little difficult.

You barely pay attention to a marching band's show at competition because you're too busy watching flags.

You spaz out excitedly when you see a guy in a color guard. And you're constantly trying to recruit people, especially guys, even if they're band members, to guard. Or teaching them how to spin at practice.

You like trombones the best because they're long and skinny, just like flagpoles. =D

You like to practice your toaster on band members and watch them run away frightened.

You twirl everything...instruments, pencils, hockey sticks in gym class...EVERYTHING.

You're fiercely charging yourself to defend guard's integrity by refuting band member's claims that guard is easy or not a part of band.

You never get important memos because you're not in band class, and no one ever thinks to tell the guard.

Practicing with the band is annoying because they're constantly stopping and you have to repeat the same moves over and over again. And the stuff you need to work on is ignored.

Aha I blab on too much biggrin

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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:57 pm

You've been in pit too long when:

You've played set-by-set so much that you can tell band members where we are in practice when they don't hear the director on the LongRanger.

You've discovered that chimes are actually cool.

You get excited to play the guiro for a performance which requires songs from a previous year's show. (lol, yes, I played guiro last year in one song and I'm excited to do it again.)

You get mad at your director for changing the ending to a song just so it ends jazzier for said performance, but the change requires cutting a vibraphone solo. D<

You can say you've seen more bands in competition than the band itself has.

You can say 'I'm so cool, I'm in marching band and I don't even march!'

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:44 pm

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You know you've been in guard too long when... (some of these personal, some of these general biggrin )

You have nothing against the cheerleaders personally...but it's just not guard without constantly asserting your superiority.

You indignantly declare that it's YOUR job to run around with the mascot flag at the beginning of football games.

You spend your football games playing Zummi Zummi...or flirting with the band members sitting near you...instead of watching football.
You copy the cheerleaders' moves at a football game just to show how easy it is...and to laugh hysterically at their confusion when they finally notice.
Pep music is sad because you don't get to play with flags...but you can dance stupidly and no one really pays attention to you.

Before each performance you go up the line of guard members tapping the tops of your poles together and saying, "Kiss!" as a way of good luck.

You give up playing an instrument to be in the guard.

You think band people are the greatest people in the world...except the drumline. They're your mortal enemies because they're always thinking guard is easy. Look who's talking. wink
You get annoyed at the pit when they mess up the tempo...it makes counting a little difficult.

You barely pay attention to a marching band's show at competition because you're too busy watching flags.
You spaz out excitedly when you see a guy in a color guard. And you're constantly trying to recruit people, especially guys, even if they're band members, to guard. Or teaching them how to spin at practice.

You like trombones the best because they're long and skinny, just like flagpoles. =D

You like to practice your toaster on band members and watch them run away frightened.

You twirl everything...instruments, pencils, hockey sticks in gym class...EVERYTHING.

You're fiercely charging yourself to defend guard's integrity by refuting band member's claims that guard is easy or not a part of band.

You never get important memos because you're not in band class, and no one ever thinks to tell the guard.

Practicing with the band is annoying because they're constantly stopping and you have to repeat the same moves over and over again. And the stuff you need to work on is ignored.

Aha I blab on too much biggrin

i agree with way too much of this for it to healthy. XD
go guard!

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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:22 pm

you know you've been in drumline too long when you start believing in percussive linear isolationism...
the drum line is not part of the marching band. the drum line is the drum line.
mrgreen

and you know you've been in marching band too long when you call people by what they play and their first name.
ex: drum majors Claire and Maria...
snare drummers Tal, Justin and Christa...etc. xp

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:51 pm

You know you have been a drummer way too long when:

-You can twirl your drumsticks better then the guard can twirl thier flag
-There is dents in any woodwork in your house from hitting them with sticks
-Your hero is a drummer
-When you think the drums are the band...which they are! wink
-You start naming your drum...mine is named Dolly
-You would rather have a pair of drumsticks for your Birthday or Christmas than something normal

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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:49 pm

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["inkdeath13"]You know you have been a drummer way too long when:
-You can twirl your drumsticks better then the guard can twirl thier flag
-There is dents in any woodwork in your house from hitting them with sticks
-When you think the drums are the band...which they are! wink
-You start naming your drum...mine is named Dolly

Oh my god-so true. whee whee whee
I named my drumsticks Artemis and Diana; they're silver. (Artemis is right, Diana is left; I can tell form the different scratches. xp )
And I named my marching bass drum Terpsichore after the greek muse of music.

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:36 pm

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you know you've been in drumline too long when you start believing in percussive linear isolationism...
the drum line is not part of the marching band. the drum line is the drum line.
mrgreen

TOO TRUE <3

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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:06 pm

You know you have been in Drumline too long when...
The only people you respect are the tubas/contras/and the Drum major.
You are in battery but can play 4mallets.
You are in pit and knows when the tenors or bass drums are not using right technique.
You laugh when the woodwinds complain about how heavy their instruments are.
You run to your spot during band practice with at least 25lbs added on you and the woodwinds walk as slow as possible.
You don't let anyone else touch your instrument and are very defensive even about just the drum sticks/mallets.
You have dozen of scratches and bruises from drumline fights.
You can change in front of the rest of the drumline without you or anyone else caring that your naked.
You are scared of moving out of set when your instructor has not allowed you to move.
During the cadence You stay in the same pissed off position and the rest of the band is grooving.
When the Band Director tells the band to do something the Drumline always has to say, "Do you want us to do that too?"
Drumline is not marching band.
During an argument about what is better Woodwinds(Including brass) or Percussion you always say "It is drumcorp. Not HornCorp" and if they bring up Drum and bugle corps, you say "Drum comes first in that."
And finally when someone in the wind or brass section says something stupid or doesn't rush to their spot or just is being stupid, You don't feel bad in honestly saying that you will break their instrument in half.
All of this and only a freshman.

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:31 pm

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You know you have been in Drumline too long when...
You laugh when the woodwinds complain about how heavy their instruments are.
You run to your spot during band practice with at least 25lbs added on you and the woodwinds walk as slow as possible.
You don't let anyone else touch your instrument and are very defensive even about just the drum sticks/mallets.
You are scared of moving out of set when your instructor has not allowed you to move.
During the cadence You stay in the same pissed off position and the rest of the band is grooving.

Agreed. mrgreen In fact, I play the bass drum but I have like 10 pairs of drumsticks (jazz band)-one of the pairs being silver-and I'm very defensive over them because a very close friend of mine gave them to me. 4laugh
And yes--I too am a freshman n00b. whee
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edit: you know you've been in drumline too long when you become close friends with the drum majors...and they're SENIORS...
and when your friend who plays the trumpet downloaded the songs from the field shows onto her iPod. mrgreen

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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:18 pm

u know ur in guard when
-u get distracted by a wide range of pretty colors
-when u count in math class u start with 5-6-5-6-7-8
-u can say the point system at the top of ur head..dont forget..hit ur director..all u gotta do is RUUNN..XD
-u blame the wind for hitting sumone wen u tossed ur equipment a lil too high
-u scare sum of ur band bddies wen u start to spin AND dance at the same time

hmm..im sure gonna miss band after this...class of '09 will always be the best..=D

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