Wednesday, November 19, 2003
so i found out how much of a bando i am today (okay; so i lied. i knew that long ago). anyway, it was just one of those "you know you're a bando when..." things to add to my ever-growing list. so i had marching practice this afternoon, and we always take out yard markers and a ladder (for the conductor) in a metal cart. on the way back from the field, we have to push this thing up bumpy concrete. and each dip or bump in the road created clicks, clacks, thunks, and buzzes. so then i started to march to this "beat". after a minute or so, i started to pick up on some rhythm. the clicks sounded like a cadence, the clacks here and there acted as rim shots, the thunks were the bass drum, and the buzzes were rolls on the snare. i started smiling to myself because it totally reminded me of drumline. i thought to myself, "hey! those are sestuplets!" or "hey, a pu(h)-du(h)-du(h)!" or "those had accents on 2 and 4!", and even, "that sounds like the opening for hip avenue (remember that?!)!". and now, i know what you're thinking: oh, my god, mai; you are insane. i smile at that, too.
i'm proud to be a bando. are you? :)
~ the "most likely to remain a bando for life" winner
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