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anyone ever participate at Hofstra's Marching Band Festival???
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YES!!! I was a member of the Brentwood Big Green Machine. We were fierce.
Sidenote: The night of the Hofstra Festival of 91 (I was a sophomore) I had scarfed down McDonalds for dinner. The line for the bathroom was wrapped around the stadium, so I never made it in and I really had to go. I developed a piercing headache and then finally when all the bands assembled to play America the Beautiful, I TOSSED MY FRIES right on the 10 yard line!! My bandmembers never let me live it down. To this day, if I see another Green Machine member, they remember me as the one who yakked on the 10 yard line![]()
Sidenote: The night of the Hofstra Festival of 91 (I was a sophomore) I had scarfed down McDonalds for dinner. The line for the bathroom was wrapped around the stadium, so I never made it in and I really had to go. I developed a piercing headache and then finally when all the bands assembled to play America the Beautiful, I TOSSED MY FRIES right on the 10 yard line!! My bandmembers never let me live it down. To this day, if I see another Green Machine member, they remember me as the one who yakked on the 10 yard line
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I wasn't but my sister was and I used to go to ALL of her competitions! I think they won a few times, they were from Copiague.... that was around the early 90's, I think.
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I did!
Saint Francis Prep 1990 - 1994 ... Color Guard.
Saint Francis Prep 1990 - 1994 ... Color Guard.
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I did..I played the saxaphone for Northport![]()
Im going on Tuesday as a chaperone for the HS I work at now![]()
Im going on Tuesday as a chaperone for the HS I work at now
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YES!!!
Me- drum major/alto sax for Plainedge
FH- 1st Trumpet for Plainedge
I performed 87 - 90, FH performed 88 - 90.
Me- drum major/alto sax for Plainedge
FH- 1st Trumpet for Plainedge
I performed 87 - 90, FH performed 88 - 90.
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OMG, what a blast from the past!!!
Literally...I played the flute in the Commack HS marching band 1987-88 and I VIVIDLY remember Hofstra for a) the hook-ups on the bus and b) our lovely rendition of The Final Countdown. We were supposed to form a launching rocket ship, with the flagline coming out the bottom in large circles to represent smoke...but when we watched it later on TV, it really just looked like a giant launching P*n*s!!![]()
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Edited to add: HearzBellz, you might remember this if you were there those years!
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Literally...I played the flute in the Commack HS marching band 1987-88 and I VIVIDLY remember Hofstra for a) the hook-ups on the bus and b) our lovely rendition of The Final Countdown. We were supposed to form a launching rocket ship, with the flagline coming out the bottom in large circles to represent smoke...but when we watched it later on TV, it really just looked like a giant launching P*n*s!!
Edited to add: HearzBellz, you might remember this if you were there those years!
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I wasn't in band...but our band (harborfields) was always really good...the director of my time...late 80's early 90's always directed the all LI band...Mr Domincetti
for a small school (less than 800) we had a huge band (150)
for a small school (less than 800) we had a huge band (150)
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AlisonMT... yes I remember...Everytime we wanted to do a visual that the bad director didn't like, our standard answer was 'but Commack has a p*n!s....we did Final Countown also in 87, and we had little flags (like landing a plane type flags) that the colourguard was supposed to keep in their vest & then pull out & do this routine with the glow in the dark flags. Well one of the girls took the flag out & her vest came with it.
BTW, the hook-ups on the bus were the best.... I got mono at Hofstra!!! The funny thing was, ou of 90 of us, abut 30 got mono.... we were very baaaaaad little band geeks!!!![]()
Meanwhile, we also did the Gator Bowl in FLA..... talk about the ultimate in bus hook-ups![]()
BTW, the hook-ups on the bus were the best.... I got mono at Hofstra!!! The funny thing was, ou of 90 of us, abut 30 got mono.... we were very baaaaaad little band geeks!!!
Meanwhile, we also did the Gator Bowl in FLA..... talk about the ultimate in bus hook-ups
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xjulietx...don't feel so bad... I was known as 'g-string girl.' I think yaked girl is better!![]()
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I did!! Kings Park High School Kingsmen!!!! French Horn player turn color guard! I loved it. Actually, my friend is AP at Northport and I asked her if I could come with her thisyear. Northport has always been the best and the Competition although I hate to admit that!!
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LOL, Hearz, I didn't realize we were so (in)famous!! ![]()
And now that I think about it, I DO remember another school doing Final Countdown. Ah, the 80s were a funny time to be a band geek!
ETA: I think we all need to begin our posts to this thread by saying, 'This one time, at Hofstra...'![]()
ETA: I think we all need to begin our posts to this thread by saying, 'This one time, at Hofstra...'
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Oh my, how many band geeks we have here. I played piccolo from 91-93 seasons. We had so much fun. We had such a bad attitude but we almost always won at the TOB and CMBC competitions.
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I am also a choir and a cappella geek and am married to a HUGE band geek...DH was the drum major of the marching band in college!
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me too.
From Massapequa High School 1990-1993-
We sucked though.
I played the clarinet for marching band but usually played bass clarinet in orchestra & symphonic band.
From Massapequa High School 1990-1993-
We sucked though.
I played the clarinet for marching band but usually played bass clarinet in orchestra & symphonic band.
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My HS did it for one year and never got asked back. We were HORRIBLE!!!
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I never thought I'd have to relive these memories. I was at Hofstra once- I think 89? I was on Color Guard at Smithtown West! I was a total geek but thought I was really cool in my uniform.
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Yup! I went to Northport and we were always the closer!! We were huge and proud!! Also, it reminds me of this story...
This one time at band camp........
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This one time at band camp........
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Jenn, you know I was....![]()
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i was also in the northport band, we ruled! in 91 i played clarinet, 92-94 i was on tigerettes (kickline). those were the days. who else remembers the fog incident of 91 (or 92)? by the time npt got on no one could see a damn thing! oh well.
