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In the Fine Fashion of Marching Band Itineraries
from the Best of Band Blast 1991

5:30 am Realize Today is Alumni Band!!!

5:31 am Roll back over in bed - Must be a Bad Dream!!!!

6:30 am Alarm goes off - hit it - and go back to sleep

7:30 am Realize that today is Alumni Band - Try to find OLD Instrument...

7:36 am Find OLD instrument - but can't touch from Fungus growing on it for the past ??? years.

7:41 am Realize that you should have been at Guzetta Hall @ 7:30; Quickly drive ( and get ticket ) to Guzetta - only to realize that you forgot to get dressed

7:43 am Realize you weren't the ONLY Alumni to do this...

7:56 am Meet old friends from band - ( Does everyone Gain weight when they don't march anymore)

8:30 am Get the Blue and Gold - can't be the same song you played all those years...

8:35 am Embarass Yourself - when you try to play a note...

9:10 am Starts to Rain ( Real HARD)

9:11 am Told to Go Outside (WHY?)

9:12 am Realize you have to march to Jackson Field ( a long way in the rain )

9:15am Still on the way to Jackson Field ( The drummers are dragging! )

9:22 am Start to see Current Band

9:25 am Start to pick your knee's up ( But keep hitting your gutt )

9:30 am Realize that you should have streched out before marching...

9:35 am Bent over with PAIN!!!

9:37 am YOUNG bandsperson helps you up - Wish you were 19 again!!!

10:35 am Starting to get the hang of 8to 5 ( did 5 yards get longer - or your legs get shorter??? )

11:00 am Practice is over!!! ( You actually played part of the Blue&Gold )

12:01 pm Get on Bus for Rubber bowl

12:03 pm Realize you still have your PJ's on

12:05 pm Say what the heck - Noone ever goes to ZIP games

1:01 pm Watch Akron U kick Youngstown State Butts ( Walking Band )

1:35 pm Akron is losing by 41 points

1:56 pm Try to use the restroom under the stadium

2:01 pm Realize the band is marching onto the field.

2:03 pm Run across the field and find your spot... Pick your instrument up and realize you never cleaned out the Fungus...

2:12 pm HalfTime is over... You Bossa Nova off the field - Put realize You're the only one doing it

2:12.5 pm Realize you just played with the Youngstown State Band...

2:13 pm Thanked, but told to go sit in the Stands...

3:30 pm Akron lost 56 - 14

4:30 pm Say Good-Bye - and scare the "Rookies" in the band what they have to look forward to...