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What Band Has Meant to Me

I’ve been putting this off forever.  We had our last home football game.  And then we had our last away game.  And then we still had a concert on Friday night, where I had to get myself into that wool … Continue reading

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Homecoming

Normally, the Homecoming football game is like any other football game for me.  I go to practice four hours before the game, watch–“watch”–the whole game, perform the Pregame show, halftime show, etc.  As a freshman, sophomore, and junior, Homecoming wasn’t … Continue reading

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The Maryland-Miami Game

This picture is a good representation of tonight’s game.  It’s of my impromptu drying rack.  We’ve got my soaked Maryland band hat, two pairs of soaked socks (one pair from practice and one from the game), my roommate’s soaked socks, … Continue reading

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Tube-y Tuesday

Now that Thanksgiving has brought in the holiday season, a lot is going on in America.  And a lot of it is terrifying, yet fascinating. Some examples: 1. A family waiting outside Best Buy for the Black Friday sale 9 days … Continue reading

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Chatterbox

Changing into dry clothes after swimming was always the most painful part of the day. All 20 of us had to go to our “bunk”, find our duffel bags, hang up our wet towels, put on a new layer of sun tan lotion, and geez, can a nine-year-old get any privacy to change out of her neon Speedo one-piece? Continue reading

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