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...