| All right. I'm sure that I've probably told you all about the Annoying Tuba Girl. Well, have I told you the tale of Mr. Percussion? Well, for starters, if you don't know who the Annoying Tuba Girl is, I'll tell you. (If you already know, pretend you don't and keep reading anyway.) There is this girl in pep band with me. She's been here for 5 1/2 years. Now, take time to think about the. 5 1/2 years. That's 11 semesters. That's 5 J-terms (they're like winter semesters). That's 16 semesters all together. That's a long time. Anyway, she's always sitting in class and talking about how she remembers everything that went on in the 5 1/2 years that she's been in pep band here. Read these next few comments in a very annoying and demonic-sounding voice to get an idea of what she's like: "heh heh, I remember when that happened!" "heh heh, remember when they did that?" "heh heh, that was pretty funny when that happened." "heh heh, it's a good thing that it didn't happen like it did then." Actually, now that I think about it, try reading those in a demonic-sounding Beavis and Butthead type voice. Yup, that's about right. So, anyway, she brings up all of this stuff, and it gets to be pretty annoying to anyone who hasn't been there for. . . well. . . for 5 1/2 years. Which is about everyone minus the 3 people who are in pep band for only the second year in a row. Well, there is a lot more that I can say about the Annoying Tuba Girl, but I'm just going to leave it at that for now. Wait, one more thing. If any of you know a good way to plug up a tuba, let me know! (Ways that involve shoving an Annoying Tuba Girl would be appreciated! I'll include them in future doses for you.) Well, that leads me to Mr. Percussion..... There is this guy who is in percussion ensemble with me. He is a really funny guy, no doubt. But he takes percussion a little too seriously, even for me. For starters, he has a rather wide collection of mallets and sticks. His selection is larger than AHS's. It's larger than UWRF's. It's larger than both of these combined. And trust me, that's a lot. Mr. Percussion gets really mad if you use the wrong mallets for the wrong instrument (even if they are rather similar). Now, I didn't know that there were different kinds of yarn mallets, let alone different kinds just for the marimba. Let's just say: Now I know. After getting yelled at a couple (ok, more than a couple) times, I've learned my lesson. No, I haven't learned which mallets to use yet, I've learned to ask Mr. Percussion if the ones I pick up are the right ones. Mr. Percussion also has a metronome in his head. I don't just mean that he can play a steady beat, I mean that he bobs his head to everything. He really gets into the music. He accentuates every hit of a drum with a very exaggerated head bob. If you don't do the same, he yells at you. Now, every aspect of Mr. Percussion is not bad. He's taught me a lot of good stuff in the last couple of weeks. I've learned new rolls for the timpani that come in rather handy. He's also really REALLY good at playing with 4 mallets. He makes me look like a dork. I wish I was half as good as him! Oh, yeah, speaking of mallets, I have to end this with a little anecdote about the anality of Mr. Percussion: I was playing timpani the other day when he glared at my mallet choice. In his Do-you-know-what-you're-doing? voice, he asks me, "Don't you own a pair of staccato timpani mallets?" (Say that while pushing you're thumb up your nose. That's how he said it.) Well, don't YOU own a pair of staccato timpani mallets? HMMMM??????? I know I'm gonna have to rush out and add them to my collection. Or, at least, Start my collection with them........ Someday...... So, now that I have regaled you with a tale of two annoyances, Have a good weekend! Keep sending me your comments! ------------------------------------------------------- *Feel free to share these daily doses with others, just keep the address on here for the proper credit purposes! Thanks! -Sarah www.geocities.com/darah_bel |
| Daily Dose of Annoying Stupidity #007 |