The thing about being in a band is that you get a lot of attention. When I say that you get a lot of attention, I do mean A LOT. Cliff, the lead singer was the best mate a guy, like me, could have. I was hopelessly clumsy. Though he’d be harsh about me not…
Who are you? We were on the bus on the way back from the first away game when someone finally said it. It had been hanging in the tension filled air that completely bewildered the new members of the band. “So who wants to play ‘Who are you?’” called an anonymous voice in the crowd…
This story is part of a series. Although it could be read as a stand alone, I highley recommend that all previous parts be read first.*TAT* *TAT* *DIDDLE-TAT* The snare beats as I lead the band out of the stadium to our buses. The mood is tense and everyone can tell I am not pleased….
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Scott stood at attention at yet another long day of rehearsal. It was the third day of band camp, almost halfway done with the week. Tired, dehydrated, sore, and yet still determined, Scott went over the movements in his head. They were about to run through a small segment of the halftime show, but it…
I climb to the top of the podium, lean against the bars and gaze over the freshly painted lines on the field. I take a deep breath and prepare to address the crowd of almost one hundred band kids. Producing four crisp claps, I command them from the podium. “BAND, TEN-HUT!” I pronounce loud and…
Let me first clarify that neither me or Zach are gay or even bisexual, we were just a bit curious. Second, we aren’t “band nerds” either, we just joined it mainly for the big field trip at the end of the year to six flags astro world. Okay, so me and zach are practically twins….
“One time, at band camp…” Repeated to me for most of my high school and college years, these words from American Pie rang in my ears. Little did I know how true this one phrase would prove to be in my junior year of college at band camp. There was an urban legend about “encounters”…