Klarinet Archive - Posting 000888.txt from 1997/04

From: "holly suzanne, clarinet virtuoso!" <hjones1@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: marching bands
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 12:21:42 -0400

This is directed to all you marching band haters out there, especially you
Ken Caputo!!!

Maybe I'm crazy, but I love my marching band!!! I'm sure none of
you are familiar with the history of Tennessee football or the history of
the "Pride of the Southland" Marching Band. But for those of you who
might be I'm sure you know about the 10,000+ fans that line up on the
streets just to watch us march down to Neyland Stadium(the BIGGEST college
stadium ANYWHERE!!!!!) and watch us play the "Salute to The Hill". I'm
sure you also know about the 107,000 fans that fill up Neyland Stadium
every Saturday and sing "Rocky Top" at the top of their lungs as we play
it during our pre-game show. Let me tell you, there is no feeling in the
world like the very first time you perform for 107,000 people and the
crowd rises to their feet, screaming, while you perform a circle
drill.(which, by the way, was innovated by our former band director, Dr.
WJ Julian) That, my friends, is why I love my marching band and I'll stay
in it until I graduate.

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Holly S. Jones
1038 20th St.
#811-A
Knoxville, TN 37916
(423)595-7414
Music Ed. Major
University of Tennessee

"Your droids. They'll have to wait outside. We don't serve
their kind here."

-Star Wars
1977
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On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Kenneth M Caputo wrote:

> HAHAHAHAHA
> Marching Band????!!!???? Are we serious? Just kidding. I am not a fan of
> the marching band, I will say this:
> The only true way to enjoy a marching band is to be a drum major. I hate
> the way reeds get warped and the pads ruined ect., ect. I hated using
> plastic reed and the plastic or old junker clarinet was a waste of time to
> try to play in tune. I do not have memories of marching 300,000 on a
> field and do not desire to have them. Sorry Im not trying to start a holy
> war on marching but I just had an itch.
> ken
>
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