BNSB: FRENCH HORN SECTION

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

50 signs you've been in band too long

1. You hear music and start marking time.
2. When you walk behind someone, you're in step with them.
3. You try to guess the tempo of your favorite song.
4. All your friends are in band.
5. You don't mind changing on the bus.
6. You point out key changes and dynamics while listening to the radio.
7. Every guy/girl you're interested in is in band.
8. You like wearing your uniform.
9. When people ask you about your social life, you say, "Oh, you mean my horn?"
10. You consider your set book a fashion accessory.
11. You've had a "Trombone-ectomy."
12. You practice your instrument more than you talk to your pet.
13. Being mauled by a drum is a normal part of life.
14. People worry when they see you without your instrument.
15. "Armed guard" means girl with pole instead of guy with gun.
16. Band camp is FUN!!!
17. You respond to "band geek".
18. When someone says the word box, you automatically put your head up.
19. You remember the order of flats and sharps more easily than your name.
20. You dress the lunch line, and encourage others to do the same.
21. When you are alone, you suffocate because there's no one telling you when to breathe.
22. Slides feel normal.
23. Your instrument has a name.
24. You remember your instrument's birthday, and forget your mom's.
25. Making a diagonal is your biggest accomplishment of the day.
26. Backwards marching no longer reminds you of ballet.
27. You throw your instrument a birthday party.
28. You can make brown shoes look white.
29. Your uniform fits.
30. White feathers become a fashion "do".
31. You see your section more than you see your family.
32. Everyone else wants to kill the other football team, and you want to kill the other band.
33. When you walk, you automatically start with your left foot.
34. You think evening practices should last a half an hour longer.
35. You accidentally call your band director ~~"Dad".~~
36. You CAN sight-read.
37. You can put on your uniform in less than two minutes.
38. Reeds taste good.
39. You actually understand your band director.
40. You think your plume is alive.
41. Marking time is your favorite form of exercise.
42. You have a neck-strap tan line.
43. You subconsciously start practicing with a pencil.
44. Nubmers past 8 aren't important.
45. You still have concert music from 3 years ago memorized.
46. You roll-step through the cafeteria to avoid spilling your lunch.
47. You'd rather practice than read this list.
48. Letters past G aren't important.
49. When you're sitting alone in a room, you find yourself humming music from four years ago. 50. You get the jokes on this list.

haha..

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4/13/2005 08:27:00 PM