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 Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:43 pm
Come on, now.
Everyone's band is unique; they have their special little quirks that make it fun.
My marching band has a tradition of going to Harris Teeter (grocery store, for anyone who doesn't know what that is) for dinner on one of our festivals, because that's what ended up happening in my freshman year (bus broke down and stuff happened and we ended up eating at like midnight...Harris Teeter was the last place open) and it was so fun we just had to go back again. And we'll probably go back every year since it's always so much fun.
The bass drums also have a new tradition of pink shorty-shorts. And when it gets colder, pink sweatpants! Only one guy, the senior, looks good in the shorts. It's hilarious since he knows he looks good. XD
The pit has started a new tradition (I think) of Pit Olympics...and I'll let them do it next year again if they don't lose drumsticks on the roof again. We only have so many of those, you know. >>
So, guys, what're your band's traditions? Good, bad, or just plain ridiculous: post 'em here!
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:42 pm
well one is that when we are on the busese we cant talk until we get to this street...that means we cant text talk hum or anything....
there are actually alot more...but i cant remember them...sorry, but since its been so long since that time you know?
OH wait we do this thing where the guys wear short shorts...its called short shorts friday and its normally the last firday of band camp.........
we even do the wiggilo in the stands....its pretty much a dance type thing......but its becomign more and more popular everytime we do it with other bands....T^T oh well that just means everyone wants to be us....
(please dont think im being concieted or anything......)
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:20 am
The drumline has a lot of traditions that take place mostly outside of band and are questionable in morals so I won't discuss those... XD
But a particularly funny one that we share on gameday is that our staff goes and buys a loaded up hot dog and gives it to us right before we're about to march onto the field. And we each take a bite of this hugeass hot dog and pass it on and the goal is to have the hot dog gone before we set into the opening chart. It's funny when someone gets stuck with a big piece right at the end because then they have to hurry up and chew it fast and hope they don't end up on the Jumbotron.
Another one we have is called Cookie Sheet Day in which we smuggle a cookie sheet into the stadium and we pair off by age and take turns smashing it over each other's heads. I'm not sure where this tradition came from, but it's oddly fun once you get past the pounding headache you get going into pregame.
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:44 pm
I'm a freshamn but I do know of a few traditions that have been going on since the band first started.
A superior means getting naked on the bus.
After every home game, win or loose, the band kids go to a plac called Mama's Pizza next to our rival school. Their pizza is delicious, and they stay open late just for us. You don't have to go, but it is really fun and even if you don't have money the pizzas are huge andf delicious. People are willing to share.
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:43 pm
During Pep Band season every time we score a touchdown the drummers
must strip one piece of clothing. They can put a piece back on when the other
team scores. At our last game of the season last year it was 30 degrees and
the drummers were standing there shirtless for half the game. XD
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:33 am
I dont really pay attention to their traditions, one I have started myself though whenever I have a song with a solo, I come out in a pig mask as an homage to claypool XP, the band teacher thinks its funny
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:15 pm
oh we at a chinese/buffet place on the way home from competition its always alot of fun!!!
and we get home like so late, get to be really loud on the bus! yay!!! and oh its such a blast!!!!! =D
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:45 pm
This is a very sad tradition, but I wouldn't give it up for anything. At the end of the year, we begin practicing Pomp and Circumstance for graduation. At our very last rehearsal at the end of the year, we play just that song, and then BD stops and says in a very serious tone "We (referring to the graduating seniors) started on a concert Bb (which is the very first thing we play on the first day of rehearsal), and now we will end on a concert Bb" And that's the very last thing our seniors play with the band, although most of us can't even play it because we start crying. It's extremely emotional, and very heartwarming. I'm about to cry just thinking about it. crying
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:45 am
Mystyk Rhapsody During Pep Band season every time we score a touchdown the drummers
must strip one piece of clothing. They can put a piece back on when the other
team scores. At our last game of the season last year it was 30 degrees and
the drummers were standing there shirtless for half the game. XD lols if our band did that no one would have to take anything off!!! we didnt even score a touchdown last season!!!! well the trumpets always make the fish ware like, girl under ware on the outside of their pants to the last football game.... o! and we all go to ihop after every game!!! ^-^ my brother and his band friends still go there every friday even though they graduated two years ago!!
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:03 am
our band has two the first being that we sing this song "csc we march to the beat we get the crowd pumped and we get them out there seat now put your hands in the airrrrrrrrrrrr" and the second being roller coiaster we all sit in the first 3 rows of the area we have (band of 17) and the gaurd intructor larry points in a derection and we all lean like were on a roller coaster its really weird and it freaks out the cheerlaerders ((pricks))
oh and csc it the schoo name
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:21 am
we have one which is wired because we have to go and dance its wired but oh well lol
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:08 pm
@Everyone: I'm glad everyone has such unique traditions, it's good to see that mine isn't the only one. XD
A lot of our band guys have a mini-tradition of football before the football games.
Unfortunately, they broke a guy's ankle and he couldn't march the show that night. Boy oh boy, director was mad.
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Who is Puffer Fish Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:57 pm
Early morning monster chugging done by a bari sax and some trumpet guys.
We have this dance called Bula, its a drum cadence and we shout until our voice is gone during the football games.
The trumpets have this weird dance move were they move their leg up and down and sometimes it goes little bit too pg-13.
oh, got a good one! every year we have ihop early morning abductions. tradition only in the clarinet section.
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:54 pm
Me and my band usually get really........nevermind..
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:19 am
The funnky Chicken... Don't ask XD
that and we have a water ballon fight on the last day of band camp
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