Band and Cheer Stuff

Washed up at 54 years old, drinking wine. If they’re lucky, they landed in a good place.

 

My high school was awash in Brendas when I was a senior (1977). Nobody names their daughter Brenda anymore.

 

Forget what I said earlier about music majors in the LHB. It’s the Engineering majors who are the most numerous.

 

...not many named Monica anymore!

 

It’s ashamed how that one was ruined for generations. And the Monicas I’ve known have been rather straight laced.

 

Back in my day my HS was filled with:

1. Kathy's
2. Debbie's
3. Susans or Susie's
4. Nancy's
5. Laurie's

 

If this video does not fire you up then you need to turn in your Longhorn Card to Dion!!!

 

You had to feel for the Debbie's in Dallas back in those days though...

HEY DAMMIT, I said feel FOR, not FEEL for.

 

Kelly, I could almost guarantee if her name was Kelly she was going to be smoking hot.

 

What happened to The March of the Longhorn that we used to play at the opening Pregame March?

 

EMJ,

I don't know anything about the band or how music is chosen, etc. What I can tell you is that Saturday they band entered Memorial Stadium later than normal and played one or two fewer songs during pregame. I can only speculate that this was done for GameDay and/or Fox.

 

Chop, I (also) love the "Cheerleader" cadence that the Longhorn Percussion uses for marching onto the field here (gives me major goosebumps)



And as for March of the Longhorns, all I can say for sure is that it's usually part of the "Wall-to-Wall" drill (seen here after March Grandioso at 2:31 in the video)

 

Thanks Chop that’s the performance I was talking about. They did Wall to Wall during the ULM game, but The March of the Longhorns was not played. It was substituted to what was referred to Texas Thunder.

 

BTW I never minded the khaki shorts and burnt orange shirts when it was 120 on the field.
I guess it is the band director's decision

 

Aaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh!!!!

Back in the day, bands used to march in 100 degree Texas heat wearing full uniforms, and they got no water until practice was over.

Of course, football players used to practice 2 a days with their helmets on most of the time for 8 hours a day, with the afternoon sessions reaching 100 degrees (that part actually did happen). Then they'd run wind sprints and bleachers just for the fun of it until the first man puked!!!!!!

They've gone soft these days...

 

Starting about 0:13 and continuing--they're shouting something.

What are the words they're shouting?

 

unless that Kelly was a dude...

 

So THAAAAAATTTT's why we missed that short field goal...

 

My son was in the band in the early 2010s timeframe. I wish I could remember the things he told me they say. There's one about doing what the piggies do...I can't make that up. And in general, they denigrate the school we're competing against that week. I don't think most people listen to that.

 

I think most marching bands have their own marching cadance raps.
Not mean spirited, fairly innocuous.
Most include ways to pay tribute to each section of the band. Just kinda cool for the members

 

Halftime show UTSA Game:

 

Jennifers and Amys were the hotties in my day.

 

Chop, it wasn’t easy, but I think I chased down the inspiration for all grumpy old men memes, ever.