SWD and my band do not get along, have not for five years (ever since that one Jamboree --), and the crowd feeds off of this rivalry. They love seeing us snip at each other on the field. There are ways and ways. :>
(However, we've given up on chumping them and opt for class nos. Anyone can get on the field nowadays and make fun of another band, but we've done that and they no longer deserve that much attention)
Anyway, that year they sent out their spies and we had to practice our REAL show in the gym and the other on the field where they could tape it all they wanted. One prop we could not let them see were the yellow shirts--both of our bands are blue, but they have yellow as where we have white. (YOu have seen their uniforms before I should think: they're the ones used in the movie Drumline.)
Because they, in all infinite wisdom, believe they are the best, we humored them. After marching on, we started our routine. This took a lot of half-unrhearsed grabbing-shirt from-under-uniform-and-putting-it-over-five-pounds-of-wool- and-then-getting-back-into-attention, a little hotter. And then we let our director do some talking while we collected ourselves and the panthers gawked from the sidelines.
We marched a good sixteen counts playing their theme, their mantra, their claim to fame, and then we "politely fell into chaos" This is the one of the few times my director has told us to screw up. "March 32s, play nonesense, get out of line, bump into someone, be an example of what not to do on the field. But keep moving and get into place in time!"
We then ripped of the shirts (previously and strategically cut) off and played declined the offer to join their band all the while doing the Superfriends chant, "Y'all walkin' round like y'all got an 'S' on yo chest!" ( a sort of strip tease/Superman thing)
You must understand, my band's them is Superman, and that year we were gunning for them being posers. It all fit, but hurting them that way is so easy. We don't do easy.
I'll ask Eebs tomorrow. ^__~ I kinda want to read it too.
Oops, I knew it had a "Southern" in it somewhere. Oops. Sorry. I think it's Heritage. No one's for sure yet and we don't want to jinx it.
That sounds awesome. I wish we could things like that, but, as a two year band, we don't even have any rivals yet. Last night we had a drum-off with the Franklin Co. High School band. We're much livelier than them, I think.
Thank you! My mom might be a little exasperated with me for asking for so many magazines lately, though (TV Guide had the Beatles on the cover! The Beatles!)
Ah. Well, I hope we see you! We've chosen another competition to go to (since one of our competitions was scheduled for homecoming), but the location has yet to be announced. Maybe we'll both end up going there.
I think you've told me before, I'm just forgetful. Thank you!
Just make sure that when you guys do get rivals, they're worthy. Sometimes they start off that way and the challenges are good, but then things go down hill and it turns petty. Like what happened between SWD and my band. People still think of us that way though.
We're much livelier than them, I think.
That's the icing on the cake. Musicality counts too, but if you're enthusiastic with it then bam! You've made it!
If you can keep the enthusiasm then BAM! You invented it.
I asked Eeby. He said it was the "College Issue" of Ebony. Good luck!
Oh, I know. I think Winder-Barrow High will end up being our rivals over one little stupid song, and I hope it doesn't degenrate into nit-picking and name-calling. Apalachee already started with the name-calleing, but I don't think they're really rivals, just asses.
Yeah, our band is quite enthusiastic.We lead most of the cheers, not the cheerleading squad, and we get the crowd involved more effectively than they do. This past Friday, we got the whole crowd doing the wave. It was schweet!
SWD and my band do not get along, have not for five years (ever since that one Jamboree --), and the crowd feeds off of this rivalry. They love seeing us snip at each other on the field. There are ways and ways. :>
(However, we've given up on chumping them and opt for class nos. Anyone can get on the field nowadays and make fun of another band, but we've done that and they no longer deserve that much attention)
Anyway, that year they sent out their spies and we had to practice our REAL show in the gym and the other on the field where they could tape it all they wanted. One prop we could not let them see were the yellow shirts--both of our bands are blue, but they have yellow as where we have white. (YOu have seen their uniforms before I should think: they're the ones used in the movie Drumline.)
Because they, in all infinite wisdom, believe they are the best, we humored them. After marching on, we started our routine. This took a lot of half-unrhearsed grabbing-shirt from-under-uniform-and-putting-it-over-five-pounds-of-wool- and-then-getting-back-into-attention, a little hotter. And then we let our director do some talking while we collected ourselves and the panthers gawked from the sidelines.
We marched a good sixteen counts playing their theme, their mantra, their claim to fame, and then we "politely fell into chaos" This is the one of the few times my director has told us to screw up. "March 32s, play nonesense, get out of line, bump into someone, be an example of what not to do on the field. But keep moving and get into place in time!"
We then ripped of the shirts (previously and strategically cut) off and played declined the offer to join their band all the while doing the Superfriends chant, "Y'all walkin' round like y'all got an 'S' on yo chest!" ( a sort of strip tease/Superman thing)
You must understand, my band's them is Superman, and that year we were gunning for them being posers. It all fit, but hurting them that way is so easy. We don't do easy.
I'll ask Eebs tomorrow. ^__~ I kinda want to read it too.
Oops, I knew it had a "Southern" in it somewhere. Oops. Sorry. I think it's Heritage. No one's for sure yet and we don't want to jinx it.
Oh. *Smacks head* Dekalb.
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Thank you! My mom might be a little exasperated with me for asking for so many magazines lately, though (TV Guide had the Beatles on the cover! The Beatles!)
Ah. Well, I hope we see you! We've chosen another competition to go to (since one of our competitions was scheduled for homecoming), but the location has yet to be announced. Maybe we'll both end up going there.
I think you've told me before, I'm just forgetful. Thank you!
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We're much livelier than them, I think.
That's the icing on the cake. Musicality counts too, but if you're enthusiastic with it then bam! You've made it!
If you can keep the enthusiasm then BAM! You invented it.
I asked Eeby. He said it was the "College Issue" of Ebony.
Good luck!
*crosses fingers*
s'ok. Welcome!
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Yeah, our band is quite enthusiastic.We lead most of the cheers, not the cheerleading squad, and we get the crowd involved more effectively than they do. This past Friday, we got the whole crowd doing the wave. It was schweet!
Thanks! I'll ask tomorrow!
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