UT's band

FliccGirl · Post by **FliccGirl** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:09 pm

FMBfan07 wrote:my freshman year (2002-03) we didnt get paid and their was 3 bands. Top Flight, Talon and Bird of Prey. And if I can remember right they were all a decent size. There was 3 the first year we paid but the third one was a "jazz" band sort of thing and quit small. But I think if we didnt get paid people would still go out for it. I'm going on my 5th year of a-band and i'd do it no matter what.

Yeah, but it wasn't all that fun freshman year. It didn't seem like many people were enthusiastic. But I'm sure that had more to do with other issues than the fac that we weren't paid.

MatrixBass3 · Post by **MatrixBass3** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:15 am

My brother is on the pit crew for a Nascar/Arca series driver and a few weeks ago they had a race at the Toledo Speedway. I heard a marching band as I was pulling into the lot, and I thought to myself "who is this half-a**ed crappy high school band?" I got out of the car, told my parents I needed to go check it out, and lo and behold, it was the UT marching band............they played before the race and did a horrible rendition of the Star-Spangled-Banner, however, there drumline was not too terribly great technically, they had much better writing for the line than BG has.......but that doesn't take much........either way, it was pretty bad. BG's band is definately better.

FMBfan07 · Post by **FMBfan07** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:09 am

FliccGirl wrote:
FMBfan07 wrote:my freshman year (2002-03) we didnt get paid and their was 3 bands. Top Flight, Talon and Bird of Prey. And if I can remember right they were all a decent size. There was 3 the first year we paid but the third one was a "jazz" band sort of thing and quit small. But I think if we didnt get paid people would still go out for it. I'm going on my 5th year of a-band and i'd do it no matter what.
Yeah, but it wasn't all that fun freshman year. It didn't seem like many people were enthusiastic. But I'm sure that had more to do with other issues than the fac that we weren't paid.

That is true. I wasnt in the marching band that fall and most of the people were so I didnt no that many people, if any, so i can remember not being to enthusiastic... but i have hard time remember a whole lot. I no i had Ryan Nowlin as my director and that was pretty cool. But over the past few years people seem to be more into the games and excited about them. Probably because of them winning more and stuff but it pretty fun when everyone is in to it...

SaxyIrishTenor · Post by **SaxyIrishTenor** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:31 am

FliccGirl wrote:
Rightupinthere wrote:Y'all get PAID for A-Band!?

[expletive]! It was a one credit hour course for me!
Starting the 2003-04 season, the A-band members are getting paid due to a donation specified as such, I believe. The payment takes the form of a "scholarship" applied to their bursar accounts, for (I think) around $9 a game.

Yes, I believe there was a benefactor that demanded the money get used that way. They weren't even sure if it would last past that season.

While that couple hundred came in handy, I don't think we should have gotten paid. I'm not a fan of paid-to-play.

[+Duracell-] · Post by **[+Duracell-]** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:55 am

Hey, it's 9:54 and Toledo STILL sucks.

Oh, A-band is fun as I found out last year. I'd still do it regardless of getting paid for it or not.

Falcon30 · Post by **Falcon30** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:50 pm

If anyone is interested in making $20 a game with the Cleveland State band, let me know

SaxyGirl85 · Post by **SaxyGirl85** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:44 pm

Falcon30 wrote:If anyone is interested in making $20 a game with the Cleveland State band, let me know

i could always use an extra $20! haha...

Falcon30 · Post by **Falcon30** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:44 pm

Seriously, if anyone is in the Cleveland area and wishes to play in the band, let me know. It is $20 per game and they play downtown in the Wolstein Center

SaxyGirl85 - PM me if you want me to give you the director's name and all that.

Kaleena08 · Post by **Kaleena08** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:12 pm

We know Toledo's band sucks because they play....one damn song! that stupid annoying little fight song thing...I bet I could play it, and I haven't been in band since my soph year in high school...a whole...5 years ago 8) haha. Just thinking about that stupid song gets me riled up!

goofyeuph · Post by **goofyeuph** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:19 pm

UT Band: We know three notes..
BG Band: YOU SUCK!!!

Good Times. Good Times

SaxyGirl85 · Post by **SaxyGirl85** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:06 am

goofyeuph wrote:UT Band: We know three notes..
BG Band: YOU SUCK!!!

Good Times. Good Times

orrrrr the ever-popular

"i've been workin on the rail*YOU SUCK*road...all the live long day!''

FliccGirl · Post by **FliccGirl** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:24 am

goofyeuph wrote:UT Band: We know three notes..
BG Band: YOU SUCK!!!

Good Times. Good Times

C'mon, you gotta sing the WHOLE song!

RMB: We know three notes....
FMB: YOU SUCK!
RMB: We know three notes....
FMB: YOU SUCK!
RMB: We know three notes....
FMB: YOU REALLY SUCK!

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:38 am

OMG, band smack. What a hoot!

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:39 am

What are you people talking about?

The Niz · Post by **The Niz** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:14 am

Rightupinthere wrote:What are you people talking about?

Toilletto's fight song is literally the same as 'I've been working on the rail road. I belive half of the FMB actually played that instead of their fight song at last year's game during pregame. It was extremely entertaining.

As far as the 'we know three notes' thing goes, what you're reading is exactly what the song sounds like. They play three notes, pause just long enough for us to yell you suck, then do it all over again two more times.