By the Pendleton County High Tuba player and flute/piccolo player of 2010.
If all your ex-boyfriends are in the band.
If you'd rather go to band then the carnival.
If the only school pics you've bought in the last three years are band pics
If you were suspended from school and the only reason you cared was because you'd miss band.
If you when you get new students you tell them to join band.
If you only talk to people on fanficton if they play instruments.
If you yell at people for missing band.
If the only reason you eat that Tacobell is because of band memories.
If the only job you have is working in the band concession stands.
If people only know you because you're in the band.
If you discuss other things to put on your "You might be a band geek" fanficton with other band members.
If you only attend football games because you play at them.
If you only attend any sporting events because you run the concession stands.
If you argue with your friends about who has the best instrument.
If you spend time trying to think of ways to get the other flutist to hold their flutes up.
If you spend time helping the drum major decided the order for a parade.
If you refuse to let anyone else touch you instrument.
If you clean your instrument daily, rather you play it or not.
"If one of the only reasons you don't want to have a surgery is you'll miss band."-Tiffany Parker
If you talk to your band director about other band members.
If you get mad because the director band director (Spoony is what we call ours) won't let you march a parade because it is supposed to be to hot.
If you postpone a vacation so you don't miss band.
If you tell people "If we're doing a field show and you get in my way, I'll run over you"
If you get on myspace and get on to someone for missing band.
If you make up names for the other sections. (The almighty saxophones, the all-knowing clarinets.)
If you spend time before band teaching the new members their music.
If you argue with people about how music is played.
If everyone in you section always asks you how to play notes.
If you celebrate when you're told the possibilities for members in upcoming years.
If you get jealous when other section have more people than yours.
If you color coat the music in you flip folder with paper clips.
If you go to sleep at night thinking about band.
If you wake up thinking about things to tell your section.