Blog #2 - R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to ME!!

Marching Band Practice is typical across all school systems this time of year in the United States. Also this time of year is the beginning of Conditioning for sports such as Basketball and Baseball. However, because Band is stereotypically comprised of Nerds and Geeks, some players of the two forementioned sports seem to think that we're useless and they can talk back to some of our seniors. I find it appalling, aggravating, and currently keeping think of Arethea Franklin's Hit "Respect".

Last week I told off a Baseball player who told me a I was being a geek for wearing my beret on Spirit day. He then said "Hey, whoa, you guys definitely work harder than we do... you're even outside longer than us."

At least someone thought about it.

Sometimes, the Band has tense stressful moments when everyone wants to kill one another, but in the end when we all pull it together and make it sound flawless, that is true teamwork. Not the crap the Basketball players say is teamwork.. yes, they all practice, but there has got I be at least one person that acts and shows off just to play every game and fail, then to just be the hero. Hey dude, you're not Lebron James, just stop trying to dunk like that... just stop.

Today during an Upper Woodwinds Sectionals, a basketball player decided he would mouth off one of my Band Captains. You just don't do that. I looks at the guy and said "Band, try it sometime." he thn preceded to mock us, to which then my director has said he is buddies with the Basketball coach and will talk to the basketball player who is just a D flat. (Think about it... Db... yeah)

If it gets any worse I may go and kick some brass, afterwards informing the principle that there wa a pile of the kids in the school.

So, on an ending note, There are people who WILL back up the band. There are actually three football players dating three of our guard girls and they are going with us to Competition on Saturday as a part of "set up and clean up" crew.

At least I know the crowds at the Competiton will cheer for everyone because they know just how hard we work the music and marching. But they also understand the respect. I've heard an entire stadium get completely silent to hear my band.


“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”  - Winston Churchill.