You Know You're In Band If.../A Survival Guide to Marching Band
Don't be "that" guy.
Band nerds cheer for band nerds at the boring awards ceremony.
You're either a ninja, an assassin, a badass, a ghost/creeper or a victim in band. (Me is a ninja)
You grieve for anyone who's quitting band completely; unless they're just leaving because they don't like band in general then you kick some butt ^-^
Chuck Norris. That's all that's needed to be said.
Your white shirts at the end of band camp are ruined from sweat, blood, tears, and in a saxophone's case, the neck strap marks.
You laugh at the end of the year when you realize you still have drill sheets in your locker.
It's even worse if you still have your marching shoes in your locker as well.
"I want one of those!" (Hey Nate!)
"I don't think that's a good idea..." (Randy!)
"Don't touch that!" (Thanks Adam!)
"Does somebody need a hug?"
"Do you want a side of Epic with that dish-out of a Fail?"
"OH YEAAHH!" (Chewy!
"Intellectual Badass!" (Evan I'm not saying it in Spanish. FYI to everyone don't do it! There's a curse on it!)
"Are you going to the Game this Friday? Cuz I know you're going to lose!" (Hint: a way to say you just lost the Game! ^-^)
You work a job with 40 hours per week when you're in band camp; because that is your job!
"You can DO IT!"
"When you're here, you're band family"
You're excited and sad when your old practice field is gone but you get a full-length practice field. (Shout-out to Daniel! We'll miss your mellophone island!)
When you're in marching band, you get to know how to play a lot of card games. (Mao, B.S., E.R.S., and 3-13)
Fedoras are Da Bomb
It's natural to see a fellow band-mate in pajamas when it's before 7:30 a.m. on a band camp day at school.
When it's raining, be more worried about your horn than yourself.
If you're an upperclassmen, you watch out for the undermen but give the orders. Freshies; listen to them! And if you're a sophomore it can change from some leadership to an uderclassmen day to day.
(I forgot to add this last one because this is my favorite quote!)
"If you guys see someone slow down on the 2 lane highway just to stop traffic and honk at you guys at practice, you know the community loves you. Now back to the last set slowpokes!" (Personal shout-out to our assistant director! =)
This is the last chapter. I did make this one more quotes because I love them. I've pretty much ran out of advice and I can't give away all the inside jokes; it's not right. I hope you liked this little advice/band quote list!