I don't know if any of you were in marching band, but I'm the biggest band geek that ever was. When I say band geek, I mean like band GEEK. I loved band camp. 100 degree weather, sweat pouring down my back, standing motionless on a grass field just waiting for the command to mark time. Hardcore.
I visited my HS band today. Sad. It's been two years and I still go back to watch every time I come back home. But my little sister is in band now, so I have an excuse to go. I felt like such a creeper talking to her friends and being like, "You don't know me, but I know YOU. *Wink wink*" They were magnificent, all 150 of them. And two of my band children were there, too, so it was nice to see them.
I wish WashU had a marching band. There's just nothing quite as connecting as band. After spending around 14 hours a week with people for 4 years, everyone knows each other better than they'd like to. I still haven't found anything in college that cements so many people together so closely yet. I really miss that comradeship, that competition, that power to control so many people with just a twitch of my hand (I was a drum major). I really miss trying to hit judges with my instrument during a competition in such a way so that it looked like it was the judge's fault, then getting pizza for it. Oh, and the music. How could I forget that? ^_^
What's the football team doing on the marching band's field?
love lisa
what does kelly play?
ReplyDeleteyou got pizza for hitting judges? makes me wish i were a drum major...
ReplyDeleteanne: kelly plays clarinet.
ReplyDeleteingold: it was the policy for the entire band, not just the drum majors. besides, dms didn't get much chance to hit judges since we weren't on the field much. :)
"power to control so many people with just a twitch of my hand..." i knew it lisa, i knew it :P
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