You walk in step with your friends
You hear "this is a test of the emergency broadcast system" and try to figure out if that tone is an A or A flat
All your friends are in band
All your ex's are in band
You've broken up with people because they're not in band and they simply can't understand you
You consider your drill book a fashion accessory
You try to dress the lunch line
You eat lunch with all band people
You eat lunch in the band room
You've mastered the art of changing clothes on the band bus
You enjoy wearing your uniform
You mark time to the radio
People worry when they see you without your instrument
You and your friends sit in Steak 'n' Shake and sing through your entire piece, perfectly in key and on tempo (high five to Breeze, Frank, and Zack. I love you guys!)
"Armed Guard" means a girl with a flag instead of a man with a gun
Someone calls you a band geek and you repsond with "and damn proud of it!" Band camp is fun Someone says box and your head snaps up You're alone and you suffocate because no one's telling you to breathe Your instrument has a name Your instrument is in a relationship with someone else's instrument You can make brown socks look black You see your section more then you see your family You've called your band director "Dad" You consider the PAC your home You can sight read You can get your long hair into your shako in under a minute... without a hair tie You get angry when people walking around you don't keep the same pace You sing your music in the halls and during class Marking time is your favorite form of exercise
You're the drill down champion of the band You're severely jealous of someone else who's the drill down champ You have a neck strap/harness tan line Numbers past 8 aren't important to you Letters past G aren't important to you You subconciously start practicing with a pencil during class You roll step through the cafeteria so you won't spill your lunch Reeds taste good Everyone in band fights like they're family You can add more items to this list You have no more secrets You know the secrets of everyone else in band You not only know your part, but everyone else's You can tell who's in the bathroom by their sneakers under the stall You resort to humming your band music to fall asleep
You catch your much needed sleep on the band room floor Wide open spaces stir up an urge to march your show You can dance on moving bleachers and not fall off You can strip out of your uniform to use the restroom in under 10 seconds You have pictures of your section and band in your room You can play your school song from memory but don't know any of the words You graduate and try to take your uniform with you You have at least 5 different ways to fashionably put your hair up under your hat When everyone else is buying back to school clothes, you're buying new drill masters, gloves, and black socks -- and you're excited about it Your parents tell you to clean your room so you go to school to straighten stands and chairs You have an entire wardrobe in your band locker - and you play flute Walking on mud no longer makes you slip You spend Sunday - your one non-band day - reading lists like this You're comfortable eating your meals on linoleum floors You go home and feel like your family is missing 100 people
You miss marching band during concert season The drummers make sense to you You wonder what life would be like without band and get all choked up just thinking about it These band humor jokes are just the funniest things you've ever heard You think trumpets have a right to be egotistical You no longer think that trombones need straightjackets You have perfect pitch You can relate to most of this list You don't realize that other people actually have to pay to go to football games When other people hold up signs for the football players, you've convinced your non-band friends to go to games and hold up signs for you You have your feet together, stomach in, back straight, and head up 24/7 Your furniture is dented from banging drumsticks on it Your band shirt is one of your favorite articles of clothing - next to your drill masters You wear your drill masters to school You can have interesting conversations about spit
You carry your homework in your instrument case Your friends gave up trying to do things with you on Saturdays (unless they're all in band in which case they've given up any hope of avoiding you on Saturdays) Your work schedule revolves around your band schedule You can march your show with your eyes closed You think parades are fun You have a room in your house devoted entirely to music Your pet enjoys hearing you play (that or they're deaf from it) You know more Latin than English Your favorite movie is the band video You hate rain because it means you can't march You enjoy it when it rains and you get to march in it anyways You have two or more classes in the band hall You know the name and drill number of everyone in band You suffer from withdrawal if you don't play your instrument for a day You step on the field and think "I'm home"
You can fall asleep against a bus window with the low brass singing behind you Seeing the sun rise and set from the same spot on the field doesn't seem odd You have a website dedicated to band You graduate and try and come back to band camp to help out You search for band sites on the internet You list your band directors as emergency contacts You get mad at a movie because the words are covering the music Your mail starts arriving at the PAC You can tell what the drummers are practicing on the bus seat behind you The only catalogs you get are band related You've missed school dances for band related events and didn't care Watching people undress is no longer sexually stimulating You wear the same clothes as your band director . . . on the same day You have no trouble sleeping through 2 flutes, 2 trombones, and a metronome playing different things simultaneously You and your best friends all show up wearing show shirts on the same day - and it's not marching season.
You've actually spent the night in the band room. You know where your directors live. You spend your Friday nights at pep band. You have more than one user name at Indiana Marching.com You saw Drumline less than a week after it came out. . . and you're white. Your long term goals go as far as joining a drum corps. . . . and you know exactly which drum corps you're going to join. The universal meeting place for you and your friends is outside the PAC. You're already thinking about next year's show... and it's only November.Your new favorite past time is contemplating who the drum majors and section leaders will be for the next season. . . . and you've placed bets on it. Marching season is over but you've pulled out your gloves and put them on at least once since your last performance. Ahh, the memories. You watched the band video and almost cried. That last comment has inspired you to go watch the band video now. You're actually kind of sad that this list is over.
Mark time Mark... Forward march...Where to now?
