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From: lsjumb@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stanford Band)
Subject: Re: Spirit
Organization: Stanford Band
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 21:34:11 GMT

In article <69 1/2> mss2e@Virginia.EDU (Mick Stone) writes:

>Dear Stanford Folks,
>	Greetings from the Award Winning Virginia Fighting
>Cavalier Indoor/Outdoor Precision marching Pep Band and Chowder
>Society Review, Unlimited.

Yea!  My all-time favorite band name with one of our favorite bands.
Good to see you guys on the net (and hopefully will see you this
season with women's basketball.

>	Our year in review:  The athletic department
>has our shows reviewed by a board of five (or is it six?) deans
>-rot rot rot.  They cut out anything and everything that could
>possibly be construed as offensive to your grandmother's
>tea friends; conservative state that Virginny is.  But we
>pushed and we pushed and managed to get through some failry
>scathing stuff aimed with none but fraternal regard for our
>friends the Clemson Tiger Band- 

We're slowly getting censored here by the AD as well.  GIVE UP
NOTHING!  We've had the advantage of a student body that fervently
defends its Band, the 1st ammendment, etc etc., so whenever the AD
cuts something we don't agree with, it eventually makes its way to the
press and blows up in their face.  The student paper (and most of the
Bay Area papers) then roast the AD for a while.  What I'm saying is,
if you have something valid to say, STICK BY YOUR GUNS - THE STUDENTS
AND THE PRESS.  Don't plan on defending the "flying genitalia" stuff,
but all of us scatter bands have to keep ourselves from putting
fucking smilie faces on the field for the rest of our existance.  If
it means boycotting the stadium, so be it (in the past we've had the
advantage of a piss-poor football program - if the Band didn't show
up, neither did the fans - a la Washington State Game 2 years ago
after being banned from Stanford Stadium due to the "Spotted Owl"
show).

I'm rambling and getting philosophical, but I think it's IMPERATIVE
that scatter bands live on to be as creative, funny, satirical, and
socially-aware as we can be.

>	What has been your favorite stunt this year?

I'm a bit odd (even by LSJUMB standards), so my favorite was a bit
eclectic.  At the beginning of a half-time show of a completely
unrelated topic, a pumpkin was placed on the 20 yard line.  After
every formation, someone would go over to the pumpkin and either
rotate it 90 degrees or push it about a yard and a half in one
direction or the other.  At the end of the show it was taken off the
field.  Then again, I came up with this one, so of course I like it...

Scott Stan4d
-- 
Leland Stanford Junior~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---___   "It's Hoover Tower after
University Marching Band~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__D   \_  the earthquake.  What did
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--D___/~; YOU think it was, Ted?"
lsjumb@leland.stanford.edu~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ..___.....
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From: mss2e@Virginia.EDU ("seilF eht fo droL, bubezleeB")
Subject: That's MR Pep Band to you
Organization: University of Virginny
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 04:30:49 GMT


Howdy howdy howdy, from U of V A,  cowpokes.  Marching Band members kindly
disregard -unless you're a Florida State Chief.
	Scramblers!  Just
wondering -what was the worst trouble you ever managed to get
yourselves into?  Ever.  We did a family feud skit against West
Virginia in '85 that had the governor demanding an appology
from the school.  '77 in Maryland we had their "governor" guest
conduct the band.  The real governor was in jail for bribery
at the time, so we got a band member to come on in prison
stripes, dragging a ball and chain.  The acting governor
demanded an appology which we didn't give and we have yet
to be invited back.
  Lousy terps.
  1991, sugar bowl, we flesh piled Elvis for Tennessee to
prove he was dead.  We were booed from the field.  One of
 our legislators introduced a bill to
ban us which was subsequently laughed out of the house. 


	The lecherous king of Siam
	said,  "For women, I don't give a damn,
	but a fat bottomed boy
	is my pride and my joy.
	They call me a bugger; I am."

	Hoid any good limericks lately?


			Yours Drooly,
				Mick Stone

			mss2e@Virginia.EDU
From: tchnd-au@garnet.berkeley.edu (Yuval Oren)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.misc
Subject: Re: Two Questions
Date: 12 Dec 1992 10:39:37 GMT
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In article <1gc76eINNb0q@aludra.usc.edu> swain@aludra.usc.edu (Ronnie Swain) writes:
>... So
>take your best shot, but it will not change the fact that we are The Greatest
>Marching Band in the History of the Universe - TM!
>

Trojans, arrogant? Of course not.

Yuval


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From: jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu (grungy (John F. Gladu))
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Subject: Re: >>> NEW SUBJECT <<<
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Date: 16 Dec 1992 19:52:17 GMT
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In article <1992Dec15.224020@IASTATE.EDU>, knights@IASTATE.EDU (Andrew H
Combites) wrote:
...  We also performed at the "Swamp Fox
> Festival" in Marion Iowa at 6:30am on a Saturday morning for a pancake
> breakfast!!!
> 
> Later,
> Andy Combites
> ISUCF"V"MB Trombone


WOW! That must be named after Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox.  When the MOB
went to Mardi Gras in New Orleans we stayed on board a Navy ship by
claiming that we were an NROTC band.  That ship was the S.S. Francis
Marion.  It was fun, even if we had to sleep next to the Aggies.

The ship broke in half and sank a few years ago while on maneuvers in
Chesapeake Bay. *sigh*.

bcnu - grungy (John Gladu)
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From: bfhalls@vela.acs.oakland.edu (HALLS BRADLEY F)
Subject: Re: Reading music off of flip folders....
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 05:24:41 GMT

In article <1992Dec12.092227.1604@tessi.com> allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren) writes:

>>Hey, didn't you guys wear your drums up with straps and march high step and
>>wear those white gloves when you played? How could you do that? Didn't you
>>want to revolt or something? Just curious...

>We did (they still do) wear a single sling strap across the right shoulder
>and the snare drum rested on the left hip just underneath the arm and at
>an angle.  We did wear white gloves and marched high step just like the
>rest of the band (all brass and percussion with only a drum major).  The
>only thing I really hated were the black and blue marks on my hips for 
>the first month of each season which were the result of slamming the drum
>into my left hip so that I could do quick turns or 180 degree turns or
>even the 270 degree turns.  My left arm would get pretty black and blue
>as well, but by slamming the drum into the hip, it moved along with the
>body.  The tricky part was to do it during a song AND keep playing.  
>But seriously, it was neat to do it, since we were always part of the band
>and not different or special (except in our own eyes, of course!).  =)

I can respect the fact that the straps, gloves, marching style, etc. make
you a more integrated part of the band, but from a practical standpoint,
doesn't it bug you even a little bit? I mean, no matter how you slice it,
a percussion instrument is going to look a little different and affect 
the way you march. Do you really think that having the snares and tenors
in a line together with drums on carriers, etc. hinders the look of the
band? Isn't doing everything possible to create good music a priority, too?
I'm not trying to flame you, just trying to get a better understanding of
where you're coming from...

--Brad.


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From: allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren)
Subject: Re: UCLA Rumor
Organization: Test Systems Strategies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:53:53 GMT

edson@cis.rand.org (Edson Smith) writes:

>On a separate topic, UCLA has 7-countem-7 fight songs (plus an Alma Mater) 
>in current use.  Here's a list: 

>           Sons of Westwood:  Discussed above
>              Mighty Bruins:  Written by Bill "Rocky" Conti in the 1980's
>         By the Old Pacific:  Traditional?  Anybody else play this?
>         Strike up the Band:  Written for UCLA by George & Ira Gershwin
>                  Sing UCLA:  No clues
>         Team Hear Our Song:  The trio of Fillmore's Crosley March
>   Fight on Men of Westwood:  Was "Fight on Pennsylvania"

>Do other schools have this many fight songs?

Ohio State has two "fight" songs (besides the Alma Mater) and two other
songs which are almost like school songs.

	Down the Field  (can't remember who wrote the damn thing!)
	Fight the Team Across the Field (ditto from above)
	Hang on Sloopy (crowd favorite played at least once at every home game)
	Le Regiment (played during the famous 'Script Ohio' formation routine)

allen
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From: klassen@sol.UVic.CA (Melvin Klassen)
Subject: Texas Southern University marching band's "Excellent Adventure"
Followup-To: ugly.americans
Summary: Why pay retail, or wholesale, when you can get it for less?
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. CANADA
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 17:13:31 GMT

An Associated Press story
-------------------------

Texas Southern University's marching band turned a shopping-trip into a
shoplifting spree, stealing $26,000 worth of electronics before 
Japanese police retrieved most of the goods.
  Officials said Tuesday that the band was visiting Tokyo to play
at the half-time show of a Dec. 6 college football game between
the U. of Nebraska and Kansas State.
  The 126 band-members were later taken in buses on a shopping-trip
to Akihabara, famed for its electronics shops.
  When store employees say some band-members stealing products
and chased them, the Americans returned to their buses, he said.
  Police said that unless the products were returned, 
the buses would not be permitted to leave.
  One by one, about 100 products were passed to the back-doors of the buses,
an official said.  The returned products included pocket tape-recorders,
pocket televisions, and video-game software, which totalled about $22,000.
Some items were not returned.

30.
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From: hulsey@dbsun.uucp (hulsey)
Subject: Re: Two Questions
Reply-To: hulsey%dbsun.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu
Organization: BioMerieux-Vitek, St. Louis Mo.
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:19:10 GMT

In article <1gc76eINNb0q@aludra.usc.edu>
   swain@aludra.usc.edu (Ronnie Swain) writes:
>Hey, I for one do not mind when you bash our band.  Our job is to support
>our team and play the best show that the band is capable of, and not to win
>a popularity contest with other Pac-10 schools, or even other colleges.  So
>take your best shot, but it will not change the fact that we are The Greatest
>Marching Band in the History of the Universe - TM!
>
>Ronnie Swain
>swain@scf.usc.edu
>Trojans Rule!

OK. Name one, just one, marching drill that the USC band is famous for.
Now, name a marching drill that Ohio State is famous for.  Which do you
think will be recognized by more people?

We TBDBITL alumni can be arrogant, too.

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An Ohioan living in Misery (Missouri, same difference)

Pick up your feet!                     To be early is to be on time.
Turn your corners square!              To be on time is to be late.
And drive, drive, drive!               To be late is to be left.

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From: anm6c@Virginia.EDU ("")
Subject: Re: The Ocean of Soul
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 07:58:39 GMT

	I agree totally.  This calls for some sort of action like maybe
a write in campaign with all the bands on the net.  If they got
thousands of letters from all over the country on the
importance of the band as a whole and that the individuals
themselves should be punished and not the band they might
change their minds.  ???
	Just a thought.  Keep me posted.
				ANIMAL
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From: stanford@leland.Stanford.EDU (Scott Stanford)
Subject: Re: SWC antics
Organization: none whatsoever
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 22:30:53 GMT

In article <shme shme> jstripli@mailbox.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (Jeff R. Stripling) writes:

>The UT band also reherses without whistles for the Rice, OU, and A&M
>games for various reasons.  Noise is a problem at OU and A&M.  Extra
>whistles might be a problem at Rice. ;-)
>
>For one practice before the A&M game, the band director had the entire
>drum section wander around the field making as much noise as possible
>while the rest of the band ran through the show without playing.
>
>Definatly one of the wierdest things I did in the UT band...
>
>--
>Jeff Stripling
>jstripli@mot.com

We do a similar thing to one of our players at each field rehearsal.
When we play the national anthem, a trumpet soloist plays the opening
two verses to a dead quiet audience.  Of 50,000 people.  All watching.
So when it comes time to rehearse Banner, while he's playing, Band
members creep around him, tying his shoes together, unbuttoning his
shirt and pantsing him until he's done.  Then the bridge comes up and
the rest of the Band kicks in and he's there looking at his bare chest
and knees, struggling to get his pants up while not falling over.

Scott
-- 
Scott Stanford                 |)  Eenie meenie miney moe.
stanford@leland.stanford.edu  /|   Catch a tiger by the toe.
                             ((|,) If he hollers...yeah whatEVER.
"MORE Doctah Peppah!!"        ~|~  He's EATIN' your ass.  Run, you idiot.
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:23:26 EST
From: Kurt Ludwick <KEL111@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.misc
Subject: Re: LSJUMB RULES!!!!!!!!

We'll see about that in 15 days.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:10:30 EST
From: Kurt Ludwick <KEL111@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.misc
Subject: Woof! Woof! (WAS Re: Reading music off of flip folders....

In article <a-R=BNA@engin.umich.edu>, raistlin@antithesis.engin.umich.edu
(Douglas Treder ) says:

>... Especially when the MICHIGAN MARCHING
>BAND's enourmous sound and high-step lock beat
>any other band into the ground.

Dream on, Prancer.  Come to Beaver Stadium with your football team next year
to see a REAL band.  (AND a real football team, but who cares.)

>Catch US at the ROSE BOWL!!!!!

Enjoy it while it lasts, you won't be there next year.....

>--> Doug, Tenor Saxophone Section Leader 4 yrs, Rank Leader 1 yr.

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From: knights@IASTATE.EDU (Andrew H Combites)
Subject: Credit for band?
Keywords: (remember distribution usa)
Reply-To: knights@IASTATE.EDU (Andrew H Combites)
Organization: Iowa State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 06:33:11 GMT

I was just wondering what kind of credit you guys get for beibg in your marching
bands.  At Iowa State we practice an hour and a half each weekday and about an
hour on gamedays for one credit and no grade!  I know some bands get more
credit, and some get a grade to go into their GPA.  What's the scoop?

FINALS ARE DONE!!!!!
Andy Combites
ISUCF"V"MB Trombone
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From: lsjumb@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stanford Band)
Subject: UCDavis Band?
Organization: Stanford Band
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 01:24:45 GMT

Haven't seen any posts from the UC Davis Aggie Band - you guys on the
net anywhere?  If so, what's the deal with the lawsuit/sexism charges
or whatever?  Has that been cleaned up yet?  I still have the "Guilty
until proven innocent?  Vindicate the Cal Aggie Band - preserve the
Aggie spirit" pin.

Scott Stan4d
-- 
Leland Stanford Junior~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---___   "It's Hoover Tower after
University Marching Band~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__D   \_  the earthquake.  What did
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--D___/~; YOU think it was, Ted?"
lsjumb@leland.stanford.edu~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ..___.....
From: jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu (grungy (John F. Gladu))
Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.misc
Subject: Re: School Songs
Followup-To: rec.arts.marching.misc
Date: 18 Dec 1992 22:34:01 GMT
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In article <1992Dec18.201612.1275@ftpbox.mot.com>,
jstripli@mailbox.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (Jeff R. Stripling) wrote:
> 
> In article <jgladu-181292073447@128.249.27.63> jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu (grungy (John F. Gladu)) writes:
...[lots of stuff about UT fight song
> >bcnu - grungy (John Gladu)
> >Systems Support Center -- Baylor College of Medicine
>                            ^^^^^^
>                            How 'bout that Baylor invention:
>                            "When the saints come marchin' in"

Now hold on there, I forgot to append my .sig on that posting.  I work for
BCM, 
which is NOT affiliated with Baylor University, but I'm in the MOB.  The
correct .sig is below...

bcnu - grungy (John Gladu) Rice U. MOBster
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From: allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren)
Subject: Re: Reading music off of flip folders....
Organization: Test Systems Strategies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:36:36 GMT

hulsey@dbsun.uucp (hulsey) writes:

>In article <1992Dec10.230358.18249@tessi.com>
>   allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren) writes:
>>
>>Four home games in four weekends?  That happened at Ohio
>>State when I was there and we DID learn 4 different shows,
>>complete with different tunes each show and NEVER, repeat
>>NEVER did we use flip folders.  Hell, OSU Marching Band
>>doesn't even have a single one of the things!  BTW, my
>>high school marching band used the high-step lock beat.
>>When I got into OSU's band, the high chair-step was much
>>more difficult for me because of the continuous marching
>>and playing, especially on the quick tunes, like pregame
>>"ramp" entrance, where we all march to 120 bpm for what
>>comes out to about 10+ minutes, then do a very slow,
>>chair step for about 2 minutes, followed by marching down
>>the field to the other end at 120 bpm.  Even on the 
>>coldest days in November in Columbus, OH I was drenched
>>with sweat!
>>
>>allen

>Uh, that was 180 bpm, not 120.  And sometimes the drums who start it
>would be a little excited, and they would edge the tempo up to about 200.
>And it tended to be even faster when we marched in to the Skull Sessions
>at St. John's before the game, although that was only for a minute at most.

Geez Jim, you KNOW us dummers can't read music!  =)  Where was my MIND when
I said that we were only doing 120?  You're right though, 200 was about
right.  And I remember the first time I did a Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrramp!  I about
pissed my pants I was so excited!  90,000+ screaming idiots in the Horseshoe!

>Pick up you feet!
>Turn you corners square!
>And drive, drive, drive!

and don't forget:

To be early is to be on time.
To be on time is to be late.
To be late is to be left.

allen "JI-Row" warren
From: jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu (grungy (John F. Gladu))
Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.misc
Subject: Re: Credit for band?
Followup-To: rec.arts.marching.misc
Date: 18 Dec 1992 14:38:01 GMT
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In article <1992Dec18.003311@IASTATE.EDU>, knights@IASTATE.EDU (Andrew H
Combites) wrote:
> 
> I was just wondering what kind of credit you guys get for beibg in your >marching  bands.  

No credit at Rice, only blame.
The concert band is, I believe, for credit.

bcnu - grungy (John Gladu)
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From: stanford@leland.Stanford.EDU (Scott Stanford)
Subject: Re: TSU band shoplifting spree
Keywords: (remember distribution usa)
Organization: none whatsoever
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 01:15:26 GMT

In article <uhoh> drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) writes:

>As a result of their shoplifting spree in Tokyo, the president of TSU announced
>today that there is no more "Ocean of Soul" band. I haven't heard any details
>yet.

That would be bad - while individuals should definitely be held
accountable, actually DISBANDING their band seems wrong.  I could
possibly see some sort of punitive action to the band, but if the
university decides to "disband" it, the result will (hopefully) be the
birth of another student-run organization on campus.  I imagine the
TSU Band will get enough shit on campus without being eliminated
(which really sucks for the members who had nothing to do with the
looting but just like to play).

If an actual "disbanding" of the TSU Band happens, it is my opinion
that the rest of us bands should lend them a hand in whatever way we
can.  I've seen one too many marching bands cut altogether in efforts
for universities to save money - all the administrations want is a
good enough excuse.

Keep us posted on the TSU Band fate.
Scott Stanford
-- 
Scott Stanford                 |)  Eenie meenie miney moe.
stanford@leland.stanford.edu  /|   Catch a tiger by the toe.
                             ((|,) If he hollers...yeah whatEVER.
"MORE Doctah Peppah!!"        ~|~  He's EATIN' your ass.  Run, you idiot.
From: niel@cars.com (Niel Bornstein)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.misc
Subject: The Ocean of Soul
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 09:16:38 EDT
Organization: Heavy Objects R Us
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X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1

Heard this morning on NPR:

The Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul has been disbanded.  Some
dozen members were caught shop-lifting in Japan whileli they were
there playing for the Coca-Cola bowl.

No word on whether the Motion of the Ocean has also been disbanded.

Niel

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