It's a Band!

I love band. I always have. I'm not sure what it is either? I love the uniforms, the colors, the songs, the sound, the drums, the flags, the flash bam boom! I just love a good marching band. I'm a pretty good judge of one, too. This week our neice Timi heads back to Indiana University (Bloomington, or B-town as she calls it) to begin her second year in the Marching Hundred. She's a certified band geek, too. While I attended BYU and was a member of the Cougar Marching Band, we still share our war stories of band week - or sweat week as we called it, back in the day. I know that BYU is beginning their sweat week this week so I had to write something in memory of those good 'ole days. I love a great football game. I've mentioned my euphoria that gets me in trouble when I'm at a good game, but I also love the whole experience. Going to a great football school like BYU was the best. My freshman year was Steve Young's senior year and the year before the 1984 National Championship. My last year was the year Ty Detmer won the Heismann Trophy. Two great quaterbacks during my time in college. The gap is due to a 2 year break for an LDS Mission to California (Fresno, Spanish). Yes, I missed the National Championship year, but I still considered myself true-blue.

Anyway, I know a lot of high school and college marching bands are getting started this month. Here's to you all! Get out there and sweat your hearts out! There are still those of us who love a great show. I appreciate all the band kids and their parents who work so hard to give their kids a great experience. I also love the college kids who dedicate their busy schedules to sharing their talents with a few crazed fans like me. Band is great. It's fun and you make the best friends. There's nothing quite like it. You get to act crazy and wear a hot, often wool uniform in 90 degree heat with a plastic hat on your head, with a lovely feather blowing in the breeze. Now, you tell me, where else is that possible? LOL I love band geeks. They truly are geeks, too. I'm proud to be an alumnus of the geekiest. So...GO Cougars, Hoosiers, or whoever you are!!! Have a great year and make some great sounds, play some great tunes and cheer, cheer, cheer.