Klarinet Archive - Posting 000560.txt from 1998/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] I'm baaack!!!
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 20:41:58 -0400

Welcome back Line.

On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, line ringuette wrote:
> It was great fun, and yes I was very impressed with the marching bands (one
> was the million dollar band from U of A, the other one from mississippi).
> Now, I'm not writing this to stir up ANYTHING about the marching band
> issue, but just to say that I was absolutely awestruck by the sheer power
> that can be produced by winds/brass/perc. It was very very interesting, I
> must say I found myself laughing with excitement when I saw a whole row of
> sousaphones playing and dancing around in the stands as they did! I've
> never seen marching bands do what they do during a game; the whole drum
> major thing, megaphones, uniforms, choreography, holy cow!!! It really is
> like a small engine, churning away within the giant engine that is the
> game!

But......Line, how many TROPIES did they win???????

(couldn't resist).

Roger Garrett
IWU

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