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1.When you hear music and start marking time
2.When you can't stand to be out of step with
the person you're walking with
3.When you attempt to figure out the time
signature and (or) tempo of every song you listen to.
4.When you DO figure the time signature
5.When all your friends are in band
6.When you're a master at changing on a school bus without being seen
7.When you are seen changing on the bus and don't care (lol)
8.When you don't mind changing in the practice rooms--even though they have windows--(and in some of our cases, you don't even mind changing in the middle of the hallways ^_~)
9.When you point out key changes and dynamics while listening to music
10.When every guy/girl you're crushing on is in band
11.When you no longer mind (or when you like) wearing your uniform
12.When you spend more time with your section than you do with your family (What my section isnt my family???)
13.When you actually like the people in your section
14.When you ACCIDENTALLY start calling your director "dad" and you don't bother to stop and correct yourself (LOL MR BRITT)
15. When being mauled (or mauling someone =D Go Battery!!!) by a drum is a "normal" part of life
16.When you start healing fast from injuries caused by practicing guard
members
17. When "armed guard" means a woman with a flag instead of a guy with a gun
18. When band camp is FUN
19. When you miss riding the busses
20. When you've figured out every possible way to get comfortable/sleep on a bus
21.When you finally realize that the school busses are actually more comfortable than the charter buses
23. When your instrument has a name
24. When you remember your instrument's name better than your own
25. When you can make brown shoes look white (magic!! ^_~)
26. When you know how to make your uniform fit
27. When you can get comfortable in your uniform
28. When you'd rather NOT change out of your uniform after a game/performance
30. When everyone else is mesmerized by the game, and you're wondering "when are we gonna play a cadence?"
31. When you no longer find sight reading to be too big of a challenge
32. When your favorite thing to practice is sight reading
33. When you can sight read while the peole in your surroundings are making up their own notes
34. When you can put on your uniform in 2 minutes or less
35. When you can put on your uniform in 2 minutes or less...on a school bus
36. When marching season ends and you start to miss hauling all that pit equipment--AND getting yelled at 'cause it always took too long to get everything out onto the field
37. When you could easily write a book entitled 1001 excuses for being
late to morning practice"
38. When you've become so good at being late you no longer need that book
39. When it no longer hurts be hit upside the head with a flag
40. When you count down the days 'till band camp
41. When you've learned just as much, or more, about manners and proper
conduct from you band director
42. When you are constantly humming your show songs
43. When all you talk about is marching band
44. When you have a website dedicated to marching band
45. When you have more than 5 shirts with something related to band or your section on it
46. When you find yourself watching taped competitions on TV
47. When you're bored in class, so you mark time and go through the show in your head
48. When your only goal in life is to become a section leader, field captain, or drum major (or drum tap girl ;) )
49. When someone says something that sounds like "atten-hut" or "attention", you become rigid and quiet, snapping to attention
50. When you can easily rattle off 10 reasons why band kicks ass
51. When you talk to your band director online
52. When you know how to play all the instruments in your section
53. When you're at the band room more than your house (I thought the band hall was my house?)
54. When you call the period of time in which you practice, perform, and compete "The Season" or "Marching Season"
55. When you write a list like this
56. When you critique other bands' performances at competitions
57. If you're reading this
58. If your best memories are all related to band
59. When you see a broken Popsicle stick and immediately think it's a reed
60. When your boyfriend/girlfriend is in the band
61. When you identify people by what instrument they play
62. When you refer to people as the instrument they play
63. When your ambition is to date your drum major.
64. When youve actually dated your drum major.
65. When youve dated everyone in the guard and you would do it again.
66. When youre dating band people because no one else will date you.
67. When your favorite fantasy includes spandex, a heavily sequined jacket, and a flagpole.
68. When you want to see Britney Spears in a color guard uniform.
69. When you come back to the high school you graduated from to pick up
color guard chicks.
70. When you pick up girls from other bands.
71. When suddenly hot kinky band sex doesnt disturb you as much as it should/used to.
72. When you play band music from years before.
73. When you can actually tolerate listening to music from shows years past.
74. When you listen to a college bands CD compulsively.
75. When you memorize your music in 15 minutes or less.
76. When you play in the pit orchestra of the school play just for the sake of playing music.
77. When youve tried to pick up chicks in your band uniform.
78. When youve worn your uniform to a wedding.
79. When youve worn your uniform to a funeral.
80. When you think YOURE the cool-looking one at the football game.
81. When youre only pictures of you show you in your band uniform.
82. When youve dated your instrument.
83. When the band director can prosecute you for the stuff youve stolen.
84. When youve snuck into your schools music room just to get stuff for your instrument.
85. When you never have to ask for supplies.
86. When people ask you for supplies.
87. When you download MP3s of your show because you love the music so much.
88. When you write Midis (or .MUS files) of your show music. (lol)
89. When you can kick any football players ass.
90. When you think YOU have the best seats in the house (proximity to a marching band).
91. When you arrive more than two hours ahead of time for football games when you dont even have to.
92. When you join a drum corps after "the Season" is over just because you cant stand going more than 30 days without a marching activity.
93. When you don't remember your boy/girlfriend's birthday but remember
everything from the opener of your freshman year.
94. When everytime you drive by somewhere, you remember a band
competition.
95. When people ask about your social life and you respond: "Oh, you mean marching band?"
96. When you remember every fast food place around a competition.
97. When people worry when they see you without your instrument.
98. When making a line is your biggest accomplishment of the day.
99. When you have a neck strap/harness tan line.
100. When you don't try to hide the fact that you are in band.
101. When you know not only your part, but also everyone else's too.
102. When drummers actually start to make sense. ( it takes time to understand the rationale of such highly intelligent people)
103. When you can make this list longer.
104. When you get the jokes on this list.
105. When your instrument is worth more than your car.
106. When you know "Louie, Louie" and have a personal grudge against him.
107. When you can think of more than one reason to stop by the band room on your way to class.
108. When you believe that the band sings better than the choir.
109. When the band does sing better than the choir.
110. When upon emptying your pockets you can find either a screwdriver, drum key, water bottle, valve oil, slide grease, cork grease, etc.
111. When you think parades are "F-U-N!"
112. When you can get anywhere in 12 steps or less.
113. When you start to mark time to church hymns.
114. When your best friend is the Drum Major.
115. When you make up cadences in church that sound good in your head, but would sound like crap on paper.
116. When you value your instrument more than your classic 70 chevelle.
117. When you treat your instrument better than your little sister.
118. When your family understands your druminese.
119. When every email you get is band related or from someone in band.
120. When you've traded email addresses with everyone in band, twice.
121. When your address book is made up of people from band.
122. When you dream about doing basics and relish those early morning practices of marching back and forth.
123. When you actually laugh at your conductor's jokes.
124. When you write an email about being a band nerd and it gets so big AOL won't let you send it.
125. When you carry valve oil and your instrument doesn't even have valves.
126. When you complain because the music isn't difficult enough for you.
127. When you listen to a soloist on a c.d. and complain because they are out of tune, don't have a good sound, or can't keep a steady tempo.
128. When you can recognize key changes on the radio in the middle of a song.
129. When you can do that with time changes also.
130. When you begin to recognize when Mr. Deese is being sarcastic and when he's not.
131.When chus-up has meaning to you.
132. When you actually try understand/do everything on this list so you can be a bigger band nerd.
133. When it becomes a competition in the band.
134.When you can tell the difference in the two marimbas just by listening to them.
135. When band practice is called off you and your section go to the mall and hang out.
136.When you know your top competitors in your area by name and grade.
137. Your still singing your first solo and ensemble piece from 6th grade.
138. When this list reaches you more than 3 times in one day.
139. The oboe player in your band can actually play in tune :)
140. You have dreams about marching band
141. You stay in the stands at 3rd quarter just to be with your instrument
142. You have contest music on you cell phone ringer
143. You have a musical cover for your cell phone (Garrett)
144. After hearing the end of any song, you say "And front" in time with the music and then snap down your instrument--regardless of whether you have one or not
145. You fight over new plumes
146. You buy bogus patches to put on your letter jacket
147. Your alphabet consists of ABCDEFG--nothing else really matters
148. You have trouble counting--every time you get past 8, you have to start over again
149. Your favorite sentences are Every Good Boy Does Fine and Good Boys Do Fine Always
150. You capitalize the name of your instrument
151. You talk to, sing to, or pet/stroke your instrument before performance
152. Your instrument has a name
153. When you believe there should be college level classes entitled "Deese Philosophy--who needs Dr. Phil anyway?
154. When Mr. Deese tells you to put something under your pillow so you might memorize it, and you actually do
155. When you rank people on how dedicated to band they are--the higher on the list, the better you like them
156. You get really irritated if anyone tries to invade your cubby hole space
157. If you've ever made a floral arrangement for Mr. Deese---(How many of you can say THAT?!?!)
158. You've had your name carved into a practice room wall by someone you've dated.
159. You've claimed a practice room and get very angry if anyone else tries to play in it
160. You recognize people better by the backs of their head than you do by their face
161. You take a semi-strange word that Deese says in practice, become obsessed with it, and say it all the time (Garrett--Frack-For-Life!)
162. You would never consider not sitting with band people at lunch
163. If you ever have commented on how nice Mr. Deese's legs are
164. When you hear that someone in band has a new boyfriend/girlfriend, the first thing you ask if "What do they play"
165. You stay up till 1 in the morning just to see your halftime show
166. You aren't quite sure what to do with your time when you don't have practice
167. When someone asks you what time it is, you answer in DST--Deese Standard Time
168. Every clock or watch you own in set 5 minutes fast
169. You want to kill the person that invented "Posture Perfect Chairs"
170. You know how fix your instrument with only a pencil
171. You firmly believe in the power or duct tape
172. The only thing you use highlighters for is to mark your region music
173. When you can finish Mr. Deeses jokes, or come up with the answer before he says it
174. When you literally fight for you "cubby hole" and throw everybody else's instrument on the ground
175. When you know exactly how much difference there is in time between you and Mr. Deeses watch
176. When you can pull a piece of music off the shelf in the library faster than Mr. Deese can
177. When you ARE the drum major lol
178. When lace and i can automatically stay in step, no trying about it
179. When you know the people in Brookmay's by name, and they know you, and what school your from
180. When you start conducting the songs on the radio
181. When you actually do change in a stadium in front of 100s of people and don't care (ha yes Ive done that)
182. When you know everybody else's all region music as well as your own
183. Could drive yourself to Mt. pleasant with your eye's closed we've been there so many times
184. When you baby sit the band director's kids
189. When you actually understand what it means when Mr. Deese says that the most important thing we are doing is what were actually not.
190. When your band director adds on to this list.
191. When he understands this list as well as you do.
192. When you use your cleaning rod as a hair accessory.
193. When you can tell what a person plays by looking at them.
194. When you try to guess what pit players are really double reed players.
195. When you try to guess what the color guards of other bands actually play.
196. When you try to guess what the drum major(s) play
197. When you figure it out.
198. When your instrument has its own little place at your house.
199. When your parents know where that place is.
200. When you own a shirt with your instrument on it.
201. When you can finger your region/contest music on a pencil.
202. When youre found doing it all the time in the middle of class.
203. When you carry a metronome/ tuner with you always.
204. When you subdivide always with 16th even if you dont have too.
205. If you can estimate a tempo and always be right.
206. When 32nd notes are no longer scary.
207. When you laugh cause someone asks what they are or how to count them.
208. When you can correctly identify the difference in a marimba, xylophone, vibraphone and bells.
209. When you can identify their proper mallets.
210. When you know the difference in the pink, yellow, and blue marimba mallets other than their color.
211. When your friends get excited about this list.
212. When you write add-ons in the middle of classes.
213. When you can tell any tempo just by looking at your watch.
214. When you actually practice at home.
215. When you complain about people not turning off the practice room lights because they are wasting electricity.
216. When you think of your practice room as your very own room.
217. When youve decorated it.
218. When you have actually slept in it.
219. When it feels more like home than your house does.
220. When you assume people understand you because your in band
221. When you can link skittles and tubas together.
222. When your constantly rolling your feet.
223. When the highlight of your Friday night is running over drill team with a marimba
224. When your band director emphasizes that you need to slow down while getting off field because of it.
225. When he doesnt mind because he enjoys watching it as much as you enjoy doing it.
226. When you dream of playing the drill team features too fast so that you may test their skills
227. When you understand the threat of having a tuba or cymbals in a thunderstorm while playing on a big metal plate. (Katie)
228. When you have 3 or more band classes.
229. When band is the highlight of your day
230. When band is your day.
231. When attention feels natural to you
232. When you stand in line for stuff at at-ease.
233. When your none band friends know just as many things to add as you
234. When you realize the only reason yall are friends is because they used to be in band
235. When you consider band an alternative form of government
236. When everyone else agrees.
237. When you vote on a president because you liked what instrument he used to play.
238. When you dont vote because they were never in band.
239. When you make that your protest against them
240. When you can determine the pitch of a car horn.
241. When you complain because the word band isnt big enough on you letterman jacket.
242. When you cant see your letterman jacket for all the band patches.
243. When the lone ranger dies.
244. When doctor beat dies
245. When they die in the same week.
246. When they die in the same day.
247. When Deese quotes actually get a page in the yearbook.
248. When Dougs knows exactly who you are, what you play and what you want as soon as you walk in.
249. When you subdivide to the songs on the radio. (I actually do this)
250. When you came back to school during the last period of the day just for band.
251. When you come back just for after school practice even though your excused from it
252. When people ask you to describe yourself and you start talking about your band accomplishments.
253. When everyone knows all your accomplishments for that reason.
254. When music literally begins to speak to you.
255. When you and your entire section begin to think oddly alike.
256. When your still reading this list.
257. When you know exactly how many people are in each section.
258. When you know their names.
259. When you secretly want to learn to play the tenors.
260. When you CAN keep time to the drum solo.
261. When all the clarinet players resemble each other.
262. When you actually care about the show even though its not an Area year.
263. When concert band is more fun that marching band.
264. When you have actually played so long your lips have given out and you have ended up spitting all over yourself.
265. When you actually warm up and down before playing.
266. When your section has sleepovers or parties.
267. When you actually have a mini ( such as Mini Steve or Mini Mark)
268. When the rest of the band doesnt actually know their real names but their mini names.
269. When they actually dont mind.
270. When at times you can actually find themselves referring to themselves by their mini name.
271. When you have stayed in the band hall till 6 or 7 at night just to practice your part
272. When that doesnt seem weird to you.
273. When youre upset because you havent gotten the opportunity to do that.
274. When you have pretended to be the timpani because you thought someone was breaking into the band hall.
275. When you know exactly what a hair off the line is.
276. When the sun is brightly shining and not a cloud in the sky but you still hope for rain to cancel band practice.
277. When you and your section leader do a dance to get it to rain.
278. When it actually works.
279. When you have almost memorized the drill team feature dance.
280. When you perfect the dance in your spare time.
281. When the entire drum line and trumpet section have the color guard feature down better than the color guard sponsor.
282. When you miss the parade trying to figure out a reason not to go.
283. When you see five bass drums and think leapfrog.
284. When you have seen the bass drums play leapfrog.
285. When you always have a pencil on standbye.
286. When you can fix your hair with mallets in a matter of seconds without a mirror.
287. When it actually looks decent.
288. When you can reassemble the pit equipment in a matter of minutes.
289. When you can reassemble it faster than you can unassemble it.
290. When you cry over the loss of Dr. Beat.
291. When off the top of your head you can list at least 25 things that could be used pervertedly off or from instruments in the band.
292. When you know the origin of your instrument.
293. When you have played your instrument its bass, tenor, alto and soprano also.
294. When you can tell the difference between English and French horns.
295. When you have never actually gotten them confused in conversation.
296. When you can tell Mr. Deeses "I amused" smile from his sarcastic one.
297. If you have ever seen his "I am truly amused" smile.
298. When you understand that this list will never be completely finished.
299. When you realize that band is really just a big conspiracy that even band people are left out of.
300. When you dont
301. When the color pink means something out of the ordinary to you.
302. When you type a page of these a day.
303. When the minis have minis of their own.
304. When you want your own mini
305. When you begin to understand Stephen and Rachels relationship.
306. Then when you realize you have no idea.
307. When you can conduct better than the drum majors.
308. When you, in your spare time, come up with new salutes for them.
309. When you know the name of Mr. Britts cat and dog.
310. When your not really sure how you get there but when your lost you always find yourself in the band hall.
311. When you have spent an entire Saturday in the band hall.
312. When you would do it again.
313. When you can identify yourself with your music stand.
314. When you know what all of your section is doing all weekend.
315. When its because they are with you.
316. When your parents know everyone in your sections name.
317. When you know who #1 and #2 are.
318. When you have actually gotten a splinter on your tongue from a reed.
319. When you have to get a job just to buy the reeds that you go through.
320. When you thought the show "The Young and the Restless" was a show about the battle between freshman and the rest of the band.
321. When you cried when you found out it wasnt.
322. When you still refuse to believe it.
323. When you know the pitch that every glass in your kitchen will make if you fill it half full.
324. You realize that no-one in the band really knows their music as well as they should but yet it doesnt bother them as much as it bothers you.
325. If you have actually referred to a director as a homie g chicka-dude.
326. If they have heard you and didnt think twice about it.
327. When you actually wear your band shoes willingly to school.
328. When you practice in them so that you can get a better feel
329. When a judge points you out on a tape.
330. When all you and your section can talk about is how Katie dropped her stick Saturday. J
331. When you know it wont be the last time.
332. When you can play your computer startup on the vibes.
333. When everyone in the band makes an effort to ignore a certain person.. and we all know who I am talking about
334. When you go off to college and miss your band family more than you family.
335. When you visit them more.
336. When the only reason you call your real family is because you have rang up such a high phone bill because your band family is split all over the country now.
337. When AT&T makes a special plan for your band.
338. If the band booster sandwiches actually start to taste better than most of your home cooking.
339. If you thought that was home cooking.
340. When you actually keep the band library more organized than your room.
341. If you have organized the percussion cabinet and complained because percussion people are the messiest people you have ever met.
342. When Rack-Zilla has actually tried to consume you.
343. If you just barely excaped.
344. When you have written over 120 of these yourself.
345. If you have almost hypervinilated because you could not find your instrument.
346. When you have never lost your instrument.
347. When your teachers understand your importance to the band program.
348. When you have brought food for your section
349. When your section has had a party for your birthday.
350. When can name any double sharp or flat off the top of your head.
351. When this list is more important than your homework.
352. When everyone in the band notices add ons to your wardrobe.
353. When people give you dirty looks cause your clothes are not band related.
354. When you can link any mathmatical equation to a time signature.
355. When all your conversations are based around band
356. When there is an awkward silence in your conversation because you are trying to avoid talking about band.
357. When it is just to weird and you give up.
358. When you have nothing to say to non band people for this reason.
359. When you have used a reed to pop a coke open.
360. When you know how many pitches are in the popcorn song.
361. When your in the turning lane and try to figure out the tempo of the signal from the car infront of you.
362. When you actually concluded that it was 96 bpm.
363. When you become deathly afraid of english class cause your teacher used the word didles.
364. When you know what a didle is in band.
365. When you understand that the word dirty no longer has nothing to do with dirt.
366. When you could supply a casinos tokens for an entire year with your collection of chips from marching band.
367. If youve ever wrapped your directors house and got away with it and managed to keep it a secret.
368. When you actually know what shut your head means.
369. When you know how to do it.
370. When the word pink gives you bone-chilling visuals.
371. When you understand why Mr. Deese wear sunglasses while its raining.
372. When you then realize that you know nothing about why Mr. Deese does what he does.
373. When you plan a party and refuse to invite anyone outside of band, including your boyfriend or girlfriend. (which most likely they are in band too)
374. When you try to keep a certain person out of group pics
375. When you would risk hurting your instrument just to hit that person over the head at times (ok any time!)
376. You have had dreams about flying cymbals cutting of you arms or nose.
377. When your top form of entertainment while setting drill team is hiding the tuba players chips.
378. When you can perfectly camoflauge a chip without hurting it or the plant.
379. When you forget how to spell the word cymbals.
380. When you have actually miss spelled cymbal captian. (caption)
381. When you mark time through the show in odd places and your in the PIT.
382. When you know the music better than the director.
383. When the director wrote it.
384. When you have had to catch his mistakes in it (mr. Britt) hehe.
385. When you know exactly where each dent/ scratch in your horn is from.
386. When you can actually remember when a 4 cymbal squad could sound like one!
387. When Mr. Britt has finally given up on telling you to read the music!
388. When you feel as if the band directors are neglecting your for their pets/ kids.
389. When you give your pets instrument names.
390. When you know how many holes there are in grim stadium and exactly where they are at.
391. When you and your section go to grim on Saturday just to see who can march their spot better.
392. When you can accurately associate the laws of physics with marching practice.
393. When you learm more about symentry in band than you do in geometry.
394. When you can relate hygine to Mr. Britts shirt.
395. When your band folder can hide from you in plain sight and in the most obvious place, which you walk by more than 8 times a day.
396. You can actually relate to your music stand.
397. When you know that english horns came from france and french forns are english.
398. When you actually argue with the drill team because they feel as if they can lean on your marimba like its no big deal.
399. When you begin to feel as if you instrument is neglectiong you.
400. If you make plans after practice with your director to go get some pizza.
401. When yall actually do it.
402. When your parents tell you to clean your room and all that is wrong with it is that the music fell off your music stand and covered most of the floor.
403. When all the jewelery you have consists of solo and ensemble medals.
404. When you consider sitation cords fashionable.
405. When you have worn them as a crown.
406. When you thought it looked good.
407. When you took a picture like that
408. When you actually consider putting uniform buttons on your favorite shirt to make it feel more homey.
409. When you lounge around in your uniform.
410. When you buy your uniform after you graduate.
411. If you buy it and actually wear it after you graduate.
412. When you wonder why they dont make marshmellows in band instrument shapes.
413. When you write frequent letters asking them to.
414. If you have ever accidently used your cork grease for chapstick.
415. If thats why you switched to lip gloss.
416. If youre in more than twelve band jokes.
417. When thats because you created them.
418. When you can find out where your next contest is by process of elimination.
419. If you have ever pictured Mr. Deese trying to teach another class besides band.
420. If it gave you chills.
421. If you can tune every note on your horn without a tuner.
422. When you finally dont feel bad for getting on to your section.
423. When you realize the sun will come out where there is no mini mark
424. When you call your band director just for conversation.
425. When they doesnt shock or bother him.
426. When you challenge this list with 500 ways to use a reed.
427. When you can come up with 500 ways to use a reed.
428. If you have that high of hopes, only band people are that positive.
429. If you have ever had a panic attack at a football game.
430. If the band knows more about your medical history than the rest of your family.
431. When you make plans with the band for Christmas dinner.
432. When you actually sing along with bands that play on Monday night football.
433. When you can actually make yourself look two inches taller.
434. When what youre saying usually is helping.
435. When you can list 20 Deese quotes off the top of your head.
436. If you can see where Mr. Britt gets the psycho theme.
437. When you get separation anxiety on the busses because you arent with the whole band.
438. When you feel left out because you cant go to an extra curricular band activity that isnt even required.
439. If you have ever seen how mad your directors can get if someone like Raul locks you out of the van right before area tryouts.
440. When you and six other band friends go out to eat and you think that about the song magnificent seven.
441. You host the percussion/ band parties.
442. You know who to and not to avoid in band.
443. The bus list is the most important thing to you and you will do anything to get on the senior bus.
444. When you begin to know what Mr. Deese knows about you.
445. When you can honestly admit that you have no idea and that scares you.
446. if you make tuning your horn sound perverted (ex. push in, or pull out)
447. When you can make something as simple as a cheese sandwich sound perverted.
448. When you actually stay in line and step with the band people that are walking infront of you.
449. When you confuse the words sax and sex in a sentence and dont mean to.
450. When it goes by un-noticed.
451. When you know the pitch of a two-litter coke.
452. When you are constantly beating to your internal beats.
453. When your internal beats actually get off beat.
454. When you license plate, email, or homepage address is named after something band related.
455. When you use your reed to pick your teeth.
456. When you actually sanitize your reed after every contest/audition.
457. When you get excited about spending your Saturdays with the band.
458. When you would rather go to a football game then out on a date.
459. When you realize that the only reason the band is quite when the others are performing is because they are looking for all their hot guys/chicks.
460. When your whole drum line can read music and not just rhythms.
461. When you know what all those really big words under the rehearsal number mean.
462. When you depend on your band dir. More than your parents.
463. When you know to bring extra black socks with you at all times.
464. When after the game when you go and hang out you've still got a piece of your instrument (neckstrap, mouthpiece, etc.)
465. When you realize the trumpets and flutes rush more than percussion does.
466. When you realize that after two weeks of marching band your section leader isnt going to like you no matter how good you are.
467. When Plumes make good pets.
468. You actually answer to Hey Band Nerd
469. You actually think that the football field should belong to the band since besides they are better than the football team, no matter how many games they win.
470. Marimbas and ditches do NOT go well together.
471. Youve made it this far and can still relate.
472. Sometimes you forget that your mouthpiece/ reed isnt attacked to your mouth.
473. Spit isnt so disgusting anymore but a everyday part of life.
474. You know the names of all the little people that live in the tubas (or any brass instrument for that matter.)
475. If for Christmas you ask for a bigger mouthpiece.
476. Mr. Deese knows the name of your instrument and actually refers to it by that name.
477. When he also knows the name of the little man living inside it.
478. When you have spent enough time around the band that you can represent ever section on here even though you dont play that instrument.
479. You paint your nails to coordinate the color of your mallets/ sticks.
480. When you leave your cell phone in your instrument case every Friday just with the hope that it will call and let you know that its ok, since you leave it at school after the game.
481. When you where your band shoes to homecoming.
482. When you hope every year that a band person gets on the court for homecoming.
483. When you protest that it was rigged when they dont
484. When you mum is practically dedicate to band, but yet so is your life.
485. When on your Buddy List band has its own category.
486. When you can refer to your color guard as oomph loompas.
487. When you can imagine what your directors kids will look like and what they will play.
488. when you can tell someone in band that they have chili on their crotch and neither one of you is embarrassed
489. When the band has its own chat room.
490. When you find yourself constantly repeating Mr. Deese.
491. When the drummers suddenly become BRITT-ish.hehe.
492. When you have spent time actually trying to figure out what P.I.T means.
493. When you carry a met. So that you can practice staying in step.
494. When Mr. Deese knows more about your homework than you do.
495. When everyone in the band knows your underwear drawer just as well as you.
496. When your band pants are the most comfortable thing you have to wear.
497. when the list get so long that you are forced to put an end to it b/c you are running out of paper.
498. When you buy clothes just cause they look like parts of your uniform.
499. When you begin to understand Lacys moods and know when to stay away from her and who she wants to be around.
500. Then when you can proudly say that you made it to 500 so that you can put an end to this list!
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