OT: Your opinion! Please?

[(Crazy)Dulce Lady]

Ok CHUCK, I have given this some thought. Please don't be offended, but I just can't help myself.

Being in the band sucks. I have always thought that if you are in the "School Band" that meant you weren't good enough to play on the team. Now, I am sympathetic to you and your cause because I went to a major college and dig the fuck out of the band playing the fight song and other cool tunes. Even though I would never be in the Band, I do appreciate the work that goes into it, and do think the band should receive adequate funding.

Stop whining about it, and go over the principals head on this. Screw that bitch. If you aren't going to get funding, flatout either-

A) Go out there and do stupid antics like the Stanford University Band. These guys don't do all that marching in formation shit. They go out and do stupid shit. They perform politically incorrect stunts. At Oregon State during the spotted owl controversy, they went out and formed a chainsaw. At California Berkely, they pissed in the Cal endzone. Bottom line: They don't give a shit...and people love them. The Stanford fight song is All Right Now by Free( Paul Rodgers). This is the best college band in the Land.

B) Go out on the field and play Money by Pink Floyd. Play to the crowd, and let them know what is happening.

C) Get the local newspaper to write a story. Nothing like the power of the press. Go to a rival high school, and talk to their band members and see if the same shit happens over there. If it is different, then you have something to go to war with.

D) Show up in your uniforms and just sit in the stands. People will wonder what the Hell you are doing NOT playing. No money, no play.

E) Play the other teams fight song. If you only get their revenues for concessions, play their fight song.

I can guarantee you, a principal will cave to this.

haha Dean! 'D' for sure. my motto is "No Loot, No Toot". (flute player I am)

or play the other fight song. we've done that but it was to make the other band mad.

best answer: elect me as booster president. they tried crap with me. oh heck no.

[sindee67]

Ok CHUCK, I have given this some thought. Please don't be offended, but I just can't help myself.

Being in the band sucks. I have always thought that if you are in the "School Band" that meant you weren't good enough to play on the team. Now, I am sympathetic to you and your cause because I went to a major college and dig the fuck out of the band playing the fight song and other cool tunes. Even though I would never be in the Band, I do appreciate the work that goes into it, and do think the band should receive adequate funding.

Stop whining about it, and go over the principals head on this. Screw that bitch. If you aren't going to get funding, flatout either-

A) Go out there and do stupid antics like the Stanford University Band. These guys don't do all that marching in formation shit. They go out and do stupid shit. They perform politically incorrect stunts. At Oregon State during the spotted owl controversy, they went out and formed a chainsaw. At California Berkely, they pissed in the Cal endzone. Bottom line: They don't give a shit...and people love them. The Stanford fight song is All Right Now by Free( Paul Rodgers). This is the best college band in the Land.

B) Go out on the field and play Money by Pink Floyd. Play to the crowd, and let them know what is happening.

C) Get the local newspaper to write a story. Nothing like the power of the press. Go to a rival high school, and talk to their band members and see if the same shit happens over there. If it is different, then you have something to go to war with.

D) Show up in your uniforms and just sit in the stands. People will wonder what the Hell you are doing NOT playing. No money, no play.

E) Play the other teams fight song. If you only get their revenues for concessions, play their fight song.

I can guarantee you, a principal will cave to this.

haha Dean! 'D' for sure. my motto is "No Loot, No Toot". (flute player I am)

or play the other fight song. we've done that but it was to make the other band mad.

best answer: elect me as booster president. they tried crap with me. oh heck no.

WOW!!! All of your opinions are awesome! I hope that the parents of our school are as passionate about this as you all are.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I'm going to pass these to the Band Boosters President.
The band was obviously good enough to raise 1000's of dollars for the school, when I was there.
We were obviously good enough when we brought money to the school when we marched in the MARDI GRAS parades.
As for the band being mean, and the hazing, we weren't even close to what the football team did to their poor freshmen!
I was a fllute player! We were the only ones that had to memorize the music for Marching Band.
It was hard, but, it made us better, too.
The band teaches discipline, honor, and pride.
Not to mention, scholorships for college.
Again, like I said, I love my football, but, in my opinion, this is wrong!
I love the BLOG idea, and I love the idea of the marching band going out on the field with hot dogs bought at the visitors concession...
TOO FUNNY!!!