We've got another year coming up in band.. Actually, we've already started it. Last Monday, the 23rd of July, we started band camp. Band camp is interesting in that it's all volunteer work. We're volunteering our bodies to get yelled at, sweat, possibly pass out..you get the idea. And this is all for a school that barely recognizes our exixtence. They don't care about the band at our school..they care about football.....and that's about it. And occasionally they ask us to do stuff.. football games are a given, pep rallies (ick), parades (double ick)..
So the question really should be..why do we do it? We get yelled at by our band director(s)..we have to spend 2 weeks before school starts marching..9 am to 5 pm, everyday. (except Fridays)..we get the wonderful opportunity of sweating wherever we go and whatever we do..and during the winter we freeze..(last year I got 2nd degree frostbite)..
and then we get to be ignored on top of everything else..
so why do we do it? I can't answer for everyone..but I like the music..the people..the experiences of it all. We go places, we meet new people..we spend time with our friends that are in band. We have fun.
posted by Val at 7/29/2001 12:55:00 PM
