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My high school's mascot was a Trojan man and so we had a picture of a Trojan on our band shirts. Unfortunately the picture looked very similar to the Trojan that is used on the condom packages. So a friend made a joke that we could wear the shirts and pretend to be condom salesmen. There was much laughter.

Tuba Tumblers
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step 1. have 2 tuba players each stand in front of and slightly to the side of the "Tumblee" and grab an ankle
step 2. have 1 tuba player stand behind the "Tumblee" and grab both shoulders
step 3. count from C to E
step 4. on E all 3 tubas pull as hard and as quickly as possible ,letting go at almost the same time making the "Tumblee" perform a perfect backflip and land standing on both feet


Performed only once on the last day of band camp, senior night, the last competition and the night of graduation.

'Tis a great honor.

[though it is called a tuba tumbler, any band member may be given it, including color guard and instructors.]

Mr.Hanna told Marcus to change seats, and I thought meant me too. So I went nearby Marcus, and Mr.H siad "No. I need you to sit back where you were" I WAS NEXT TO TAYLOR! O_O

I was looking at this loose piece of metal[Which is near the spit valve] after emptying spit. Taylor like... grabbed the bumper & spit valve end, and she wouldn't let go.. And in some cases, violence isn't the answer, but n this case, it was. I slapped Taylor's hand. xDD Mr.H: You shouldn't mess with people's water valve anyway... Taylor:What's a water valve? Scott: THIS! [Spit drops out] Taylor:EW!! D:

Taylor told us that once she bought Saxophone reeds for her clarinet. xDD

Taylor had to leave, and it as just me,Marcus and Scott.
Marcus and Scott were fighting over something, and Scott said "RedBird four. Respect. You broke it! D:<" Marcus: You critisized me! D:< Mr.H: [To me] How do you put up with these boys? Me: *Shrugs* xD

Mr.Hanna said "Okay, Senors and Sonerita.." And Scott, Marcus and Mr.H were arguing bout Spanish. O_O Scott: Senor means MARRIED MAN! D: Mr.H:Really? xDD

Mr.Hanna did that Senor and Senorita thing, and Marcus said "I'M NOT A LADY! AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT MARRIED TO SCOTT! D:<" xD

"Yeah, there was supose to be a very pretty gong there, that was a not-so-pretty cymbel crash..."
Ever heard "Who's Child is This?" Really pretty christmas carol?
Yup.

"Now watch, the saxaphones are going to get a lot better now." (The first and secound chair alto sax's where playing alto clarinet music.)

Back from middle school band "Thats supose to be forte! Not Beat-the-heck-out-of-the-drums!"

One of our saxophones was not tounging and our band teacher goes"tongue grasshopper! Tongue that saxophone like u never had!

Band:
I thought Mr.Hanna said "Hell". ._.

Brian was sining "Head in the game" from HSM... Or sdomething from Diseny Then he said "WHAT?! D:< I'm only trying to sing. Akward.."

Brian and Ryan were upset because Scott wasn't here[He was at a ol people's place for RedBird singers].. Brian: I wish he was here.. I like to insult him... ;_; xDD

Horns had to play their part in Amazing Grace and Brian was crying . xDDD

Jazz:
Mr.Hanna made the trumpets go in the back row, and trombones and Clarinets in the front. SO RACHEL CAN'T TOUCH DREW!!! Drew: Yay. Rachel can't touch my hair. :] Rachel: Your such a baby. -_-

Rachel screamed into her trumpet. O_O

Marcus,Drew and George were talking into their saxophones, and telling each other to shut up. xDD

Scott called Marcus a retard.

I sit next to Scott. ;_; And he was so dang close, I was scared he would hug me.. Or something. O_O [coughormurdermejkcough]

Marcus & George look funny while playing their saxophones. xD

George made the stupidest face in the hisory of stupid faces. Pull your lower lip on the lower part of your teeth. Squint. Tada, you got a George face!

We were listening to the recording of Besame Mucho, Rachel was singing into her trumpet [Obviously..] and Johannes was SINGING. Rachel... Also kinda pee'd herself. O_O Markus was blushing, because he was playing during the recording. xDD

Mr.Hanna asked us what we thought of it... And Miller started singing! O_O He sounded as if he was drunk. O_O Miller:Besame Mucho... *Fail at Spanish* Johannes: MELENCOLY! D:

Rachel was pi**ed because Miller got to use the bathroom. O_O

We had this super GAY rythmn study. Mr.Hanna made it up. Mr.Hanna: *Claps in 1/7 beats* Turkey and Pie. Class: *Claps* Turkey and Pie. Mr.H: Gravy and Pudding. Class: Gravy and Pudding. It was so stupid, I couldn't keep a straight face. xD

Scott and Andy had to agree on something, and they were nodding their heads at the same time. Andy looked so cute while nodding. <3

There have been quite a few funny things, but I can't remember them all xD.

While we were in Nova Scotia (May 200 cool , we played for one day, and then got a dance later that night. It was then that the revealed the results of it. So fine, we had a blast. When the music first started, everyone was just like "Err...Awkward" and our band class just kind of looks and starts having fun. Eventually everyone else joined in xD. So after that, we're all tired and our throats are so sore that we just sit there on the bus. Weisgurber (our director) asks for our numbers (make sure no one gets left behind otherwise parents wouldn't be happy...well...most >>). We're going through the numbers, some call them out, others just hold up their fingers. When we finally get to the end, our tuba player shouts out "I don't have enough fingers and toes" xD

On that same trip, our director decides to take us to the beach. We all start running around, having fun, building sand castles, video taping said sand castles. Our bari-sax player (the BD's nephew), a trumpet player (nephews best friend), and another sax player decide they're going to get smart. They strip down to their boxers and run straight into the ocean. My one friend was video taping this and we all burst out laughing when Colton (nephew) shouts "It's ******** cold!"

It would take any where from half an hour to an hour to get back to our hotel. Our bus driver didn't have the radio on. So what does a bus full of Albertan band students do? Start singing the lyrics to some of the pieces we were performing (mostly bohemian rhapsody). We did that for a few days. On the last day, our driver finally turns on the radio and we sung along to songs we knew xD

Our tuba player also had a bad habbit of talking into his tuba. The one day Weisgurber tells us we had to follow the tuba, he was leading us. He just looks at W and says "yeah no pressure right?"

When we got back from our trip, we were listening to the recording and had to laugh before we even started. Why? Well, the announcer said we were under the direction of Mr. Weisburger. It was actually the look on his face that sent us over the edge. It was like o.O xD

While we were preparing for our final concert, W's conducting and it got caught on the stand. Needless to say, all we see when we glance up slightly is the sight of the wand flying all the way over near his desk. Some start laughing and he shouts "keep playing!"

It is tradition that every year, where ever we eat out at that we tell them it's our BD's birthday. Every year. Unfortunately, on our lsecond last day there, he managed to get us out the door before we could get them to sing happy birthday. He thought he was so sneaky, but we got him back on the plane. Colton and Miguel told the one stewardess that it was W's birthday but we never had a chance to do anything nice for him or something. I'm not sure what they said. All I know was that when the plane landed, the stewardess went over the PA and announced that we were there and it was our BD's birthday. W just looked around like damn. West Jet even gave him a present: a nicely decorated roll of toilet paper. As we're getting off the plain W comments to my friends and I "Well that's the first time I've had a birthday on an airplane"

2007 - We took two buses to the province's capital for a competition. A lot of the events W had planned for us didn't get out until late at night. On one such instance, we never got back to our hotel till about midnight. Our bus couldn't drop us off in front of our hotel like normal since there was a car or something parked there. So instead, we have to walk a block. As we're getting off the bus, W tells us not to talk to strangers. My friend grabs me and tells me "buddy system! If someone's going to you they gotta take me!" And I'm just like Aww thanks xD

2006 - We flew out to Vancouver. While we were there, we had some pretty fun times. The time that sticks out in my mind the most was when we were going for dinner at a Swiss Chalet. Our bus driver had been following the other bus, figuring the other bus driver knew where to go. Well, both buses were lost. The first bus asked directions and got there a little later. We were still driving around lost. Colton yelled out "I'm going to die of starvation!"

Later that night, our bus driver got lost. Again. This time, on the way back to our hotel. He refused to listen to some of the chaparones who had a freaking map and refused to call for directions. We were driving around for two hours. Half of the bus just passed right out because it was 2 in the morning. Finally we get to our hotel and W wakes us all up. So you have a bus full of tired, teen age band students shuffling into the hotel to take the elevator up to their rooms. Funny part? We had to be up at six in order to get ready and play at the festival that day. So half the band was awake, the other half was trying to sleep in between breaks.

...Oddly enough, we never sounded better. The only reason we got first silver instead of gold was because W pissed them off a little bit. And only paid for one breakfast. He found a loop hole to get out of paying for the other four xD