602. You have lengthy online conversations about this list with your friends. Woot.
603. You write a TON of stories that in some way relate to band and/or are based on people/events in your band program.
604. You complain about people who can't sing/dance to a beat.
605. Your mom comments on how similar your band director looks to your dad and you almost quit band because of it. What? This is grounds for feeling ULTIMATE BAND PRIDE.
606. Your license plate says "BNDGK"
607. You know your band directors license plate, phone #, address, and schedule.
608. While reading some of these things you say "wow that sounds like a great idea!" and then you go and do it.
609. You're surprised when a non-band person doesn't know what a ligature is.
610. You know the band directors from other schools.
611. You've had to buy extra memory space for you computer because of all the classical midi files and downloadable sheet music you've saved.
612. You actually paid for some of that downloadable sheet music, and it was probably most of "The Lincolnshire Posy."
613. You can spell "Lincolnshire"
614. You skip family vacations to march in Memorial Day parades.
615. (Horn players) You have threatened to move out if your little brother took up the alto sax.
616. (Alto sax players) You have threatened to move out if your little brother took up the French horn.
617. You've been kicked out of the practice rooms to give other kids a chance, so you went and practiced in the bathrooms instead.
618. Your parents were forced to buy a bigger car just to fit the people from your section in it.
Woot, it's more for the band geeks of higher education. Repreizzent. (619-630)
619. You join the band fraternity or sorority.
620. You have marching band comic strips taped to your room wall.
621. You eagerly follow Bowl Game schedules to see if maybe you'll go somewhere warm and sunny in December.
622. You know what Aural Skills is... and you're not a music major.
623. Grad assistants on wiggly ladders are very funny to you.
624. You've written a constitution for your section.
625. You come back to visit your high school band, and you stand at attention when it's called.
626. You have called the university directory service to get the phone number for "a blonde alto, she's a girl, I think she's from Ottumwa (Iowa), goes by the name Kegstand" and are surprised when you are told they can't help you.
627. (Saxes) You have ever used your upturned neck and mouthpiece to simulate a bong/crack pipe.
628. You have ever mocked the ROTC guys for being out of step during pre-game. Bahaha.
629. Even though you are falling down drunk, you are still able to march perfectly and not miss a note.
630. You have deep, meaningful relationships with people and yet know them only by their nicknames and instrument.
631. Your drum line smokes weed, gets caught, and your season ends two weeks early - resulting in your missing Chapters and ACC's. You're so upset that you miss them, that you still go to the competitions just to watch even though you have to cry through the entire thing. I bet your lesson was learned. Hmph.
632. You can direct all the past shows before you were drum major, and challenge the old drum major that you can direct it better.
633. You refuse to participate in a joint sectional with trumpets.
634. You're head band librarian. And you actually have assistant librarians.
635. You tell the band aides what to do, because you're one of them, too.
636. The director pulls you out of your aide period to work with the lower band's clarinets
637. Interpretive dance isn't just for the Guard anymore... it's a section-leading way of life.
638. EVERY piece of flag work has a name.
639. You go beyond naming your instrument, and have names lined up for your next couple of purchases.
640. You have a favorite Guard outfit
641. You tell people to forward your mail to the band hall library.
642. If anyone needs you, they can leave a note on the table in the band library
643. You stop speaking to your section for a week when they don't come to sectionals.
644. You come to marching band playing sectionals even though you're in Guard.
645. The thought of not making it into the music school at your college of choice brings you to tears.
646. You won't see your best buds during the entire summer after your graduation because they'll be marching DCI and you'll be at college band events. Tra-gic.
647. You KNOW when the tuner is screwed up: NOBODY is THAT flat... except the picc.
648. The directors for the music department have to kick you out of the music department at 7:00 every night (including weekends).
649. The highlight of your weekend was the party at your music instructor�s house.
650. Your instructors ask you to run errands for them, and let you borrow their cars to do so.