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Once a band geek, always a band geek. Post videos of your old HS or college band from this season's performances.

I'll go first. From Saturday's WVU-Alabama game:





Fun Fact: Dr. Ken Ozello, Director of the Alabama Million Dollar Band, is a former WVU drum major.

Your request made me look to see what my old high school band has on Youtube. (Sadly, my university didn't have a marching band. Or sports. Go art!) Anyway, while I haven't found any of my old years (yet), I did see that 5 years ago, they did an "Africa Show". I don't know what that means, except it's listed as "Africa Show", but how the hell do you pick that theme in a high school that has, maybe, 5 black students?!?

Now I'm wondering if the theater department ever performed "Hairspray"...

WVU has been doing the Armed Forces Salute show for 25 years now. I still have my music for it.

This past Saturday's show @ Maryland. A combined halftime celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner...

This weekend's alumni band pregame.

(they're playing too slow! )

Four year bump for a YouTube find. I'm somewhere in this video. And not in the stands.

Band Geeks represent!!

I was also in marching band in high school. Very impressive formations!

WVU's Simple Gifts >> Michigan's "Birthday Cake".

Someone posted my senior year marching band show! And yes, I'm in it a few times:


I just wish it was an earlier year. This was probably my least favorite out of the four. The music was "ehh" and the uniforms were frumpy.

Here's some of me in my marching band days. Spoilered for size.

Cheesy1 said:

Here's some of me in my marching band days. Spoilered for size.

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I like the Scottish year. Highlander music?

Celt Z said:

I like the Scottish year. Highlander music?

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For the longest time we were "The Royal Scarlet Brigade". But between those years our band director decided to change our look once we started going into field show competition.
We played all sorts of things, but we always started our street marching with "Scotland The Brave".

Edit:
I remember THIS being our march for a couple of years:


And also THIS one another year:

I'm teaching my daughter how to Color Guard while we are trapped at home. (She's the taller one :/)

Teach 'em right!

Celt Z said:

Teach 'em right!

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I taught her the basics, now I'm just standing here telling her to relax her shoulders and keep her arms at chest level lol.

Sounds like summer.

To me, that's the sounds of fall.

Norfolk State is taking no prisoners.

I kept waiting for the pyrotechnics and the wrestler to come out.

—Patrick

Those drum major uniforms are extra.

I think this is rare footage of my high school marching band.

Music of Rush - Ohio State

Just convinced my daughter to go to the audition camp for the Blue Knights.

My daughter's marching band actually had a singing section of their music in the Veteran's Day parade and it made me absurdly happy.