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oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 17:57:28 If playing excellent concert music is like drinking a fine German lager, then marching band must be non-alcoholic beverage. Tastes bad, does nothing for you, and takes a long time to get through. Discuss. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 19:17:33 When I was in Elem, some of the HS' bands would come down and play for us, my favorite ere the concert band and the Jazz band Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 19:43:36 Funny, I just got back from a marching band festival tonight. I love marching badn, cause its when I can play as loud as I want That, and our riverdance show this year is awesome. Our 60 person band was with bands with 200-300+ ppl tonight, and we sounded great! I love it, regardless of what others think. ~The Penguin Band Dork \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
redrouteone Junior Member USA 226 Posts	Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 19:53:25 When I was in band in High School I played the Tuba. For concert stuff I had a Miraphone rotary 4 valve BBb tuba. I loved playing that thing it was the Porsche of Tubas. I hated playing in marching band because of the damned Sousaphone. It was heavy as hell and sounded lousy. It was like some sort of bastardization between a Dodge Dart and a lawn boy. --Eric ___________________________ I'm like the Pepsi employee that drinks Coke. I work on PCs at work but use a Mac at home
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 19:57:08 LOL... BTW, the term is "Band Geek" I like listening to the band, I don't think that I could ever play on/in the band... I used to be in a Choir (7th grade) I'm not much a performing artist in any way I guess Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 20:25:16 I was in marching band when I was a freshman in high school. I sat last chair flute next to the annoying girl that everyone made fun of. I prettymuch quit after that. The only good thing that came out of it was that I was in the front rank in the corn festival and everyone behind me had to guide off of me. We ended up coming in first place, so I felt like I Had a pretty major role in that. The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5 LC III Mail Server Q610 Q650 6400/180 40/1.6G/512k L2/enet/video-in/TV 7600/120 '604/233, 80/1.2G & 4G, 9.2.2 (Main Mac) Lady Smith Apples: Apple IIc 5.25" 2 Apple IIe
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 10:06:10 hehehe, I didn't stay in Choir, because I didnt' feel as though it was what I wanted to do (much more computer-centric classes are the things which I've been taking) and I said before, I'm not much of the singer... Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
QuadraJets Junior Member USA 344 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 13:18:50 lol, marching band sucks. period. I'm glad I am out of marching band, and high school... I played trumpet...pretty well...but hated marching (my high school did that "Ohio State" style chairstep for everything.) After 7 years of total use, and 5 years of band camp..my trumpet looks like it has been through every major military conflict known to modern civilization. It is held together with plumber's solder and duct tape. My favorite band-related activity was pep band. Got into every home basketball game free, and had all kinds of solos and stuff that I always improvised, went up an octave, whatever. I was known as "Iron Lips" Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA Liberated: LCII , III+, IIci, Q700, 800, and 840av, P550, 410 Contraband: Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz, (2) 6100's Hotline mirror server: 68k.dyndns.org
oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 13:48:47 I play french horn in concert band, so I'm stuck playing that accursed mellaphone during marching season. It's out of tune and sounds like a car horn. Not to mention the 150+ mandatory hours outside of class that are spent on primarily non-musical activities like learning drill, or the fact that I have to be at school before 6:30 four days a week to march on the parking lot. Except for that it's great. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 15:03:54 I think I must just be a freak.... That or being a drummer makes it that much better Solos are fun, I improv stuff all the time, hehe. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
QuadraJets Junior Member USA 344 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 16:32:05 percs are all freak weirdos Then again, trumpets are the egotistic pricks Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA Liberated: LCII , III+, IIci, Q700, 800, and 840av, P550, 410 Contraband: Beige G3/300 MT o/c 400mhz, (2) 6100's Hotline mirror server: 68k.dyndns.org
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 17:09:17 so it ISNT just my band thats like that? lol ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
Christophillis Forums Squadron Commander USA 688 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 18:37:33 We have our marching festival next week. I am the principle alto sax, so you could say that it is fun. I get to yell at freashmen. We are playing the music from Ms. Sagon. Its kinda cool. There is alot of good percussion parts. Though this year our cadance sucks ass. I really wish they would of brought back the cadance from my junior year. There is a lot of pressure on us every year though, because if we get a Division 1, it will be for the 32nd consecutive year. Heh. On the band note, Our Symphonic Wind Ensemble was chosen to be one of the 6 bands from all over the state to play in Ann Arbor, at U of M. I guess this is is the best bands in every divsion like: jazz, middle school, high school chamber winds, high school symphonic winds, high school string orchestra, and middle school jazz. So i suppose it is a bit of a honor. -------------------- Christophillis- Portable Squadren Commander 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Total 68k Macs Liberated: 6.02x10^23 Or just 6 Number One, you have the helm. I'll be in my ready room.
redrouteone Junior Member USA 226 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 19:18:17 My 8th and 9th grade year I played Trombone. We had a concert coming up and our French Horn player got sick. The band director asked if there was anyone that knew how to play the french horn. I raised my hand and said no sir but I can stick my hand in the bell and miss all the notes. --Eric ___________________________ I'm like the Pepsi employee that drinks Coke. I work on PCs at work but use a Mac at home
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 02 Oct 2003 : 21:33:39 did you get the job? "the show must go on" as they sometimes say Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Fedorenko Junior Member Australia 463 Posts	Posted - 04 Oct 2003 : 02:00:14 I play 1st Clarinet in the school concert band. The first chair clarinet is a stupid bi@tch. She sucks up too all of the teachers and she thinks she is the best at everything. She claims that working at KMart is harder than doing Maths C. Ofcourse, on the topic of her subjects, she is failing Maths A, Multi-Strand Science and the rest of her subjects barely passing. Oh yes, she is constantly off-tune when playing, and cant count to a number higher than 3 when playing, which has screwed up so many peformances its not funny. Good ideas usually are created by crazy people, go figure...

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