Klarinet Archive - Posting 000148.txt from 1998/03

From: "Scott Morrow" <sdm@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Marching Band
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 12:21:22 -0500

I think you're confusing marching band with ROTC. Don't worry, lots of
people do! I mean, they're both large groups of people who march around in
funny costumes. The major difference is that, in ROTC, they're carrying
weapons instead of instruments (although some people DO consider the
glockenspiel a weapon). I suppose the most famous error in confusing ROTC
with marching band was during the Army/Navy game in 1972, where the Navy
"band" accidentally wiped out half the spectators before anyone realized
those weren't trombones they were playing!
Although, I have to admit: I did love the half-time show during the
Gulf War!

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
DNA Synthesis Core Facility
Department of Biochemistry
The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 955-3631
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Date: Monday, March 02, 1998 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Marching Band

>At 01:59 PM 3/2/98 -0800, Gary Van Cott wrote:
>>If my son wants to do marching band, he can do it in college where he will
>>at least be paid for it.
>>
>What??!!?? Where do I apply for my back pay???
>
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>Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
>451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
>Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
> ICQ UIN 4862265
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>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.