HELL YEAH BAND!!

man... I don't know where I'd be without marching band. I probably would have dropped out, not joking... and now, since next year is senior year... I'm going to try out for section leader ^U^

I know how you feel. Band's just a different thing. it's not a class, it's not a sport, it's not an extracurricular. It's just band. Directors are far beyond teachers, and bandmates are far more than classmates. I've known plenty of kids in band who say the same things. They despise school despite being pretty much the most sensible and intelligent people there, and refused to leave for somewhere else because of band. I know I've felt that way about things many a time.

Best of luck on going for Section Leader! As an unofficial section leader, I know it's a tough process. But most importantly, make sure to have tons of fun! Senior Year in band can seem like a whole new experience for you. I don't want to say much more on that, because I want to make sure you experience everything your own way.

Oh, what do you play?

it's just one of the best things... ever.

I'm not too worried but I'm concerned about my asthma, band camp always kicks my butt. So hot and so physical... bleck.

and I play the trumpet YEEEAAAAAH

Sweet! I'm a trumpeter too! *high-fives* I was starting to think you might have played sax. There's a guy in my band we call Gary the Penguin. :P

It's nuts how vicious band camp is compared to the rest of it. It's the closest thing to some twisted masochism marchers get. XD
This year it was pretty bad because Band Camp just happened to fall on the days we had the worst heat wave the whole summer. And we hardly got any water breaks. D:

aww YES XD I wanted to play sax in middle school, but trumpet... my soul when to the trumpet~

oh man, I know right? SO HOT AND GAAAAAH.

wait where you at? I'm in Montana so even though it doesn't get into the hundreds, the 80s are still brutal on us snowflakes

My goodness! I would adore having a summer where it didn't get over the 80s. I live out in Michigan. Weather is unstable here, to say the least. But ah well.

ha, at least we're up north XD

I remember one day in September the temperature went from something in the upper 70s to to 30s for about half an hour. It started snowing. XD

oh wow, that sounds like a VERY Montana-ish thing to do XD I know how that feels!!

The only stable weather I guess we've got in common is the nippy tendency of the last quarter of the year. But the colder it is, the better the weather is for marching. Either you're sweating like mad in our uniforms, or your freezing in the sweat from earlier in the day. XD

no don't say that! The cold days are the worst!! Valves freeze, it sounds flat as hell, and lips get stuck to mouthpieces!! XD

I don't mean ubercold...I mean, more towards the low 60s or so. I call that the perfect weather to be dressed in sheets of coarse, thick wool and not be hopelessly uncomfortable. I don't think I've had a day like that ever happen...must be something in the places a few hours north of here where you really see that, up in your latitudes, although, in all honesty, isn't that far apart from us in a geographical scale of things...

Have you ever had a monsoon erupt during one of your shows? We were playing at a competition and it was raining so hard and fast that the rain was moving horizontal. And this was before we had uniforms, and we had these crappy tracksuits. Now, you'd think they'd be waterproof. Well...they were quite the opposite. XD

oh man, that's the perfect weather then -u-

you are so lucky you have never experienced such cold ._.

and no I don't think Montana will ever have a monsoon XD that's terrible!!

Anyways, I've experienced that level of nip plenty of times, almost never during Marching Season though.

Well, it wasn't actually a Monsoon, but you get the picture. The amount of precipitation is highly variable here in Michigan.

still. lucky XD

not really here, it's dry o:

I suppose that if it's tough for a native, that I'll take your word for it.

you better XD

Heck yea band geeks.
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Indeed.

*salutes*

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