Marching Orders

[foolishfiddler]

Marching band was pure torture.

Our high school didn’t have a dedicated marching band, but once a year for the Potato Bowl Parade (hey, it was North Dakota) our concert band would drag out the uniforms and hit the street to practice marching in straight lines and playing and walking at the same time.

It never went well.

First of all, our uniforms

Comments

[sweeny_todd]

I kind of wish you had a picture of the uniforms! they sound... scarily awesome.

I really liked this entry!

[foolishfiddler]

I have searched EVERYWHERE for a photo - scarily awesome is actually a really good description! Thanks for the thumbs up. :-)

[blubberfatality]

Wow, I bet you were all magnificent!

[foolishfiddler]

Scarily so!

[basric]

My daughter had a choice in high school (though hers was private school mine Metropolitan.) Concert and/or marching band. We were given no choice. I played the oboe. No joy to march with a double reed instrument not made for marching music. I have nothing but horrible memories even when we got to go to the Rose Bowl Parade. I hated marching band. I'm glad you came away with a positive memory.

Nicely shared.

[foolishfiddler]

They actually made you march with an oboe? How on earth did you manage that?

[myrna_bird]

I have always marveled at watching marching bands. I love the color,cadence, music, manuevers.I never thought of it from your perspective. Loved this entry!

[foolishfiddler]

We were more of a band that marched, not a marching band. I love what they're all doing nowadays!

[tigrkittn]

That DOES make a great story! I love the image of the great marching and hideous uniforms!

[foolishfiddler]

I so wish I could find a picture....