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[YOU KNOW YOU'RE A BAND GEEK WHEN...]





[~You start marching in step no matter where you go.]
~You brag about playing your instrument upside down.
~You wear your marching band shirt in public, even when not required to.
~You can't go out with friends because you have practice.
[~You get stared at when you start fingering notes whenever a song in your show comes on the radio.]
[~You bought a movie just to guess how to play the music in it.]
~You search all over to find CDs with a song that you play in band.
[~You hum songs from band class.]
[~When you hear another band perform, you usually think one of three things:]
[a) we played that last year]
[b) that's out of tune]
[c) oh, dear god.]
~You're accustomed to wearing your band coat in 100 degree weather.
[~You actually look forward to band camp.]
[~For 2 weeks, every summer, the back of your legs are constantly red.]
~You can rattle off your part faster than you can rattle of your name.
[~You've been to as many football games as the average fan but still have no idea how the game is played.]
~ALL of your friends are in band.
~You suddenly realize to your horror that anything of even some signifigance that has happened in your life has happened during marching season.
~You stop at attention whenever you hear any noise that sounds even discreetly like a whistle
~You've watched the Dazzlers/Dancers do their stretches so many times that YOU feel more flexible.
~Somebody says they're not in band and you laugh.
[~You buy sheet music to play just for fun.]
[~You have rivalries with other bands.]
[~You have long arguments with your friends in other sections about whose instrument is better.]
[~You hang around before and after band.]
~You spend your allowance on flipfolders and polishing cloths.
[~Your life revolves around music.]
~"Drumline" is your favorite movie.
[~You watch football on TV just to get a glimpse of the band.]
[~You don't think your uniform is stupid.]
~You wear your marching shoes regularly.
~You talk to your instrument and call it your baby.
[~You have a crush on the drum major.]
[~Even your band friends admit that you are a little weird.]
~You cry when marching season ends.
[~You know the difference between a French horn and a mellophone.]
~You look forward to sectionals.
~You keep random band accessories with you at all times.
~You only have crushes on people in band.
[~You are disappointed when band practice gets cancelled.]
[~You practice the solo part of the song, even if you don't play the part.]
~The only seniors you know are in band.
~You can't pick the "Rookie of the Year" because they are all your friends.
~Most of your inside jokes are from band camp.
[~There are only 7 letters in your alphabet (a,b,c,d,e,f,g)]
~You still own every piece of music you've gotten since band started.
~You're obsessed with how clean band shoes are and you buy and/or hand out Mr. Clean Magic Ereasers
~You sing band chants and the spirit wars at school at random
~You know all the cheers better than the cheerleaders
[~If you undress next to someone of the same or opposite sex on the band bus and dont care.]
[~ Your instuments looks better than you do.]
~Someone says that the band blows, and you don't take it as an insult.
[~You hit on boys or girls in Marching Band and then when Concert Season rolls around, you forget their names.]
~When you are 5 mins. away from your destination and you are on your bus, you look to the back of the bus and see at least 3 pairs of boxers
~Even when your band gets a day off in class, you still play your music just for fun.
[~When you walk around school practising your music in your head while conducting to your self.]
[~you've looked up band jokes on the internet and share them in class.]
~You have added something to this list.



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You know you're living in 2007 when...













1) you accidentally enter your password on a microwave.














2) you haven't played solitaire with real cards in years














3) thE reaL reason for not staying in touch with friends is that they don't have a screen name














4) you'd rather look all over the house for the remote instead of just pushing to button on the tv.














6) your boss doesnt even have the ability to do your job.














7) you read this list, & keep nodding and smiling














8) as you read this list, you think about sending it to all your
friends














9) and.. you were to busy to notice number 5.














10) you actually scrolled back up to check that there was no 5














11) & now you're laughing at your stupidity