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This is when you can tell that you're in marching band...or you're just obsessed with it. XDBolds are ones that somewhat fit me. XD
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1. When you don't mind changing on the bus.
2.When being mauled by a drum is a normal part of life.
3.When your instrument has a name. BOB~ XD
4.When your friends know your instruments name
5.When your non-band friends know your instruments name ...lol. XD
6.When you name your plume We don't get our own plumes...but I just call mine 'Plumey' XD
7.When you accidently call your band director "Dad"...or 'Mom.'..oops Did that once...or twice. To a few band teachers
8. When your front teeth are chipped by your instument. That just happened not too long ago! XD
9.When you have a neck strap tan line or a flutist friend tan line.
10.When you still have concert music from 3 years ago memorized.
11.When you listen to the radio and think, “That would make an awesome song for next years field show.” Way too often. XD"
12. When you hear other bands play a song you think, "My band can play that better!" Ahaha, we have such a big ego...XD
13.When you run out to the mailbox everday in the summer to see if your music is here. I don't get music over the summer...I get it at band camp DURING the summer 8D
14. When you attack the mailman for your music
15. When revenge on Drama is a part of everyday life!
16.When you dress up drum cases with the dramas costumes!
17. When you can play "Hey Baby" on a whistle pop.
18. When all of your friends are in band. Only 3 or 4 aren't! XD
19. When you call your band director by his/her first name or by a nickname that you gave to them OMG TODDLES. XDDD
20. When you refer to a 7 hour day of band camp as a light workout.
21. When you have a preference between Drillmasters and Dinkles.
22. When you know what Drillmasters and Dinkles are.
23. When your favorite outfit is your uniform. You die of heat when you wear it, but I love it so much! XD
24. When you obsessivly polish your instument and growl at people who try to touch it. Not obsessively...
25. When you thank people who call you a band geek/nerd/fag. ALWAYS. SERIOUSLY, ALWAYS. XD
26. When your section has a theme song
27. When your section calls themselves by an unusual nickname. C-LINES! (Our marching line is C. and if you say c-line quickly it sounds like sea lion. XD)
28. When you spend all of your time making a band-related web page.
29. When you roll-step through the cafeteria to avoid spilling your food. Walking in step is fun...
30. When the heels on all your shoes that are broken in naturally rolled.
*****31. When you find it difficult or impossible to imagine life without marching band. It's only my first year, but still...
32. When you talk about things around "normal" people, get funny looks, and say, "It's a band thing".
33. When the 4's in math class on the board remind you of guard flags...
4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4
4 4 4
4 4
4
34. You have the band room phone # in your address book.
35. The letters H-Z mean nothing to you..
36. One of your fav past times is getting the band together and singing through the show. Haha, so much fun.
37. You download songs you've played on napster.
38. You know at least 20 ways to fall asleep on the bus.
39. You take your instrument everywhere "just in case"
40. You take better care of your instrument that you do your car Dun have one of those... XD
41. You can name everyshow you've ever marched but you can't remember the history lesson that you had the day before.
42. You know the pitch of your school bell.... NOT YET. D: I'm in a new school, give me timeee...
43. You play along with Cds your band has recorded.
44. When people ask you who your fav band is you reply with the name of your marching band. Haha, maybe someday~
45. You dream about your spot on the field during the show.
46. All of your boyfriends/girlfriends are in band. Just about...
47. Your definition of skipping class is hanging out in the band room.
48. You know all of the cheerleading routines.
49. You've made up nasty words to the cheerleading routines.
50. Cork grease takes place of your chapstick.
51. Reeds start to taste good. THEY DO! D:
52. You automatically get in step with all music u hear while walking. That's why I get to school quicker some days...
53. You always get in step with the person walking next to you.
54. You notice what time signature songs on the radio are in , when they play triplets or other rhythms, or when they change dynamics.
55.When you start healing fast from injuries caused by practicing guard members
56. When "armed guard" means a woman with a flag instead of a guy with a gun
57. When you miss riding the buses I'm glad this is my first year....the buses are so fun...-sniff-
58. When you finally relize that the school busses are actually more comfortable than the charter buses
59. When you can get comfortable in your uniform
60. When you'd rather NOT change out of your uniform after a game/performance
61. Drummers: When everyone else is mesmerized by the game, and you're wondering "when are we gonna play a cadence?"
62. When you can put on your uniform in 2 minutes or less
63. When you can put on your uniform in 2 minutes or less...on a school bus
64. In acedemic classes you draw comic strips of funny things that have happened in your band. HAHA
65. When you can talk 8th graders into joining band. Pssh, I start with the 5th graders xP
66. When you dance more at a football game than at a club. OMG IN THE STADS DURING THE GAME, YEAH XDDD
67. When your section has developed a section dance during cadences.
68. When you watch movies just because you heard it had an awesome soundtrack.
69. When you judge colleges and other schools on how good their band is. TOTALLY. XD
70. When you're alone and you suffocate because there's no one telling you to breathe.
71. When you see your section more than you see your family.
72. When you subconsciously start practicing with a pencil. For Steel Drums, yeah...
73. When you eat lunch with only friends from band. EVERYONE AT THE FREAKIN TABLE IS IN BAND. XD
74. When you eat lunch in the band room. I did in 6th grade...
75. When you skip lunch to go to the band room just so you can play with symphonic band.
76. When you have 2 instruments--a junky one for marching band and a good one for concert band.
77. When you wear your band shirt in public.
78. When you can dance on the bleachers and NOT fall off
79. When you know how to successfully sneak food into the stands
80. When you discover new ways to store you money until 3rd quarter break because it always seems to fall out of the pocket in the uniform...
81. When you're under the impression that people only come to football games to see the half-time show. That's the only reason why I used to go...
82. When you can only remember people by what instrument they play. That guy plays drums, I know. XDDDDD
83. When you have your band directors cell number in your phone book. I think my boyfriend does...
84. When people ask you what your hobbies or intrests are and you reply band.
85. When picking out a class ring; when the jewler tells you to pick two activities you reply
86. On instant messanger you have a group titled "band nerds, band friends, or anything related to band."
88. When you can remember your drills from your freshman year but you can't remember your history lesson from the day before.
89. When you know everyone elses personal business.
90. When you call your friends from band your family. YESSSS.
91. When you CAN sight read.
92. When numbers past 8 have no importance.
93. When you know not only your part but everyone elses.
94. When you actually understand the drummers. Never. XD
95. When band camp is FUN BESDIES ALL THE WORK...IT IS! XD
96. When marching backwards no longer reminds you of ballet I don't think it ever did....
97. When you know everyone in your sections uniform number.
98. When you know everyone in band's uniform number.
99. When you can identify anyones band shoes in your section just by looking at them.
100. When you know how to get rid of scuff marks
101. When you don't try to hide the fact that you're in band I actually try to SHOW it XDD
102. When you gather with other band members and hum your parts to the show just to pass time. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYSSSS.
103. When wide open spaces stir up and urge to march your show mhm...
104. When every time you drive by somewhere, you remember a band competition
105. When your free time is spent on homework
106. When your furniture is dented from banging drumsticks on it
107. When you can play anyone in your sections instrument.
108. When you can play more than one instrument.
109. When you can make this list longer XDDDDD
110. When you start learning to play stand songs on other instruments for more excitement
111. When you can strip out of your uniform in 5 seconds in order to get a stall in the bathroom before the crowds
112. When instead of an 8x10 school picture, on your mantel is a poster sized picture of the band
113. When you know how to play 10 popular stand songs, yet don't know the words to any of them
114. When you have at least 5 different ways to fashionably put your hair up under your hat
115. When you wear pj's to practice because you're that comfortable around your friends.
116. When you actually take the time to put away your uniform and use hangers Uh...we sorta...have to. XD
117. When you wear your neck strap as a fashion accessory to everyday (non-band) functions
118. When plooms ARE sexy! OH YEAH XD
119. When you spend free time cleaning up the band room because it has the same feeling as your bedroom
120. When you find uses for practice rooms other then practicing.
121. When you have spent the night in the band room.
122. When you can sucessfully march through mud without slipping.....
123. When the highlight of your day is finding out that this year in the parade you are in FRONT of the horses! yay!
125. When you still go back to the middle school to check up on your old band... I WANT to so badly! D:
126. When all of your community service hours are from band.
127. When you know Louie, Louie and you hold a personal grudge against him.
128. When you take the time to figure out how to play your band songs on the phone
129. When your non-band friends make up a soap opera based on your life in band.
130. When the best thing that has happened to you in the four years of high school was getting your name announced as a band senior
131. When the most spontanous thing you've ever done was dropping your band pants in the back window of a band bus
132. When you practice your music on a daily basis
133. When you practice your music on an hourly basis
134. When you worship Danny Elfman and John Williams
135. When people began to worry when you're not practicing.
136. When your band director is your role model
137. When you plan to major/minor in music
138. When you think that the sole purpose of wearing a watch is to find the tempo of a song.
139. When you can actually tune your piccolo.
140. When you have perfect pitch
141. When you plan to force your future children into music. Haha...
142. When you understand all of these jokes Every single one... XD
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Comments: 37
My band director has a beard, so all around the band room there're papers and stuff with a beard drawn onto them and in big letters are "FEAR THE BEARD!" X3
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#19 lol my band directors name is Mrs. Edmedson and we call her ED
And dose any one else's band have band marriages? Or is mine just that weird XD
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#67 We have this weird thing inthe trumpets. In our cadence "Boogie", every section except for the trumpets pelvic thrusts the air. In "PR", we put our trumpets under our armpit, straight out, and depending on which part, you either go left (left side), up (center), and right (right side).
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I am mauled by a snare drum every day. I have a burn line from the harnes
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Band is awesome. BEST THING I'VE READ ABOUT BAND. Also #127 I know the feels.
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I have something to add to this list "When you can distinguish a wrong note in a song you've never heard before"
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Band geek til the end!!! My tenor saxophone's name is Marc Antony!!! #true band nerd
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almost all of these are SO ME! XD ITS SO COOL!
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#100 how do you get scuff marks off... I've tried a bunch of different things
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when you've passed out at band camp...(you know you did it)
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i've learned to tell time by the sun ( i always 4get my watch and dont feel like geting mt phone taken away)
my clarinetis a Boosy Hawks clatinet so it's name is Boosy
As soon as i read "Hey Baby" i start singing it
i <3 Marching Band
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I prefer Drill Masters.
My tuba's named Suzy.
...I don't know any of my standtune lyrics.
XD
Band Geeks rule!
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I understand every single one... and I can do the hardest of all: tune my piccolo correctly... and get multiple piccolos in tune... IT'S FUCKING HARD!!!!!!!! And I'm not section leader AND I just turned sophomore.
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my band director has a signature phrase, its "back it up and do it again"
go on youtube and look up 'back it up and do it again- the brighton band kids'
yeah we made a song for it
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im in band and im a bari sax. this is all tue. i have been in band for 4 years and i have always remembered the performance you will forget all those 9 am to 5 pm practices and youll forget all those after school sectionals but NEVER will you forget those performances or those goofy band kids. i will be graduating this year and i will say i will always be remembered as a band kid and as my dad said at 50 years old you never will forget what you did out there on the field proving that cheerleading is not a true sport and band isn't a class its a lifestyle. once your in your family no matter how old you are. i have a friend who is 45 and he told me all about his band and the show they did then he was 15. never forget the people at the football games are only there to see the band at half time and see how we truly are the best kids in the school. i will never for get my first feild show sophmore year, we did fantasmic, the first feild show we ever did at my school, we might have taken home 2nd place but in our hearts we won 1st in everything. THE FEW... THE PROUD... THE BAND GEEKS... WE WILL RULEOUR SCHOOLS... after all who likes the football jock or the cheer leaders.. band is family now and forever! never forget...
i almost cryed because it is all true! and on top of it band is a place where you are always family no matter how much you deny it. you cant walk into math and tell them about how much you cant wait to learn a new skill but in band... you can tell how much we mean to eachother. and at every graduation you cry because you will miss those brothers and sisters of the family you learned to love. even when you say you hate one of the other band kids you cry when they walk across that stage at the end of a year no matter what happened to make you hate them they are a part of your family and team. never lose your family. i will always be there to see the next set of kids join our family. my sister was in the same band i was and is now married to the boy who sat next to her for four years as a friend and brother and they started dating sr year, after 7 years of dating they are now going to have little band geeks of their own. and they will understand their kids and help them in their band. maybe take every saterday 9 am to 5 pm for 3 months like our parents did for us. we will always have those kids who joined the band cause the school didnt know where to put them. but remember they might end up playing better then you one day. so please join our family no matter where you go to school. your family in our band. i am going to laguna creek high school and am best friends with a guy who goes to the school our school hates but we are in band and can see past the hate and make it so we see who can do better. always remember we are family. so no matter where you live if you see this give your band family a hug next time you see them and tell them thanks for being a member of the family and team. we will always listen so if you have a problem tell the band they will help. or tell me ill see what i can do.
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neckstraps are a saxes best friendddd (117) i know cuz i am a sax xD lol and i have a joke for ya. Have a safe sax, use a neckstrap!
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OMG this is sooo me you have no idea! i absolutly love marching band! just got done with band kampp!
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In regards to 61, my section (the flutes) starts wondering that, too. ^^
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Man Louie should go suck on a snow ball!!!! GAAAAHHH EVERY EFFING PARADE why can't we play some new songs Mr. Rob?!?!?!? WHYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
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Saxophones and low brass FTW (if that doesn't give you a hint as to what I play... xD)! Our section song is totally "Land of a Thousand Dances"... And I don't know about you, but I will download so many soundtracks and just sit around, conduct to them, and plot how to transpose them for marching band (Michiru Oshima, Danny Elfman, John Williams, and Akira Senju all have fantastic music that would be great for a marching band).
Great list! I almost died laughing (its all waaaay too true).
Drillmasters kick serious brass. (Bad band joke... Yaaaay...)
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Ohmigod this list is amazing... This is my first year too and I'm in 8th grade. We hope our show next year could compare to our Tuba falling over in the middle of drill, guard hitting the bell of a clarinet, and the dance we all do in sync to the opposing team's touchdown song..
DRILLMASTERS FTW!!!
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Drillmasters all the way. NEVER Dinkles.
Almost all of these apply to me... that makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
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*shrivels up*
O noes!
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I'll be BACH.
With weapons of brass destruction.
*fails*
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No I am not! D<
But the only one that I dun get is "Louie"... WHO THE FUCK IS LOUIE?! D:
Should I know him... her... whatever...?! D<
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