pep band drummer
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At least our lead recruiter, TJ Otzeltromboner is still around and seemingly able to find talent to fill the gaps. I see a bright future for the pep band and a return to post season play soon...
I talked to my source inside the band department, and he told me that the drummer is still nursing that hamstring a little, and that due to the ADD, sometimes he gets a little ahead of the rest of the band. Said these problems can and will be fixed, just give the kid some time.
ISU Pep Band alum here, circa Here's Johnny, "Sit Down Norm," and "Nice Hair Billy!"
One of our former directors is now the director at Southern Illinois. Rumor has it that his featured tenor sax player was recruited by Western Illinois, if the money was right (if you know what I'm saying).
Long story short, WIU refused, now he's at SIU, and the recruit's dad has a new barber chair for his workplace. Coincidence? Doubt it.
Rumor has it they may have to vacate some of their pep band victories.
One of our former directors is now the director at Southern Illinois. Rumor has it that his featured tenor sax player was recruited by Western Illinois, if the money was right (if you know what I'm saying).
Long story short, WIU refused, now he's at SIU, and the recruit's dad has a new barber chair for his workplace. Coincidence? Doubt it.
Rumor has it they may have to vacate some of their pep band victories.
CycloneErik
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Im pretty sure the band lost, by default, when they played Spongebob Squarepants this year.
If the trombones need fixing, I suppose you could see if Petey from Tall Oaks North has any eligibility left. :smile:
You clearly didn't hear all the stupid that went on when I played it.
And to think I thought he was woefully behind on those 5 claps, especially at the beginning of the indoor court season. Guess my hearing isn't what it used to be when I was an undergraduate student.
From one of your pep band drummers:
I’m not a frequent visitor of this site, but one of my friends told me about this thread. I’ll be honest, I’m a little bit surprised at the large amount of criticism directed towards one person, but I can appreciate the humor and sarcasm as I am usually one to make similar jokes.
Just some information regarding pep band drummers:
There are 4 total drummers (2 returning and 2 new)
There is a rotation of different drummers at every game
Pep band book contains 150+ songs
I’m not one to make excuses, but throughout this past weekend, both of our returning drummers had previous conflicts and could not attend either game. Our new drummers have been in a tight spot. There has been very few practices, and they have most likely been pretty nervous. The new guys have been at 2 or 3 games total and are not totally accustomed to some of the Hilton traditions. They are both talented players , so can’t we give a few brothers some slack?
If any of you noticed or were at the women’s game tonight, I would say everything went fine as normal. We are a friendly group: if anyone has any more helpful comments or anything feel free to come talk to us at a game. Now let’s work on getting more people to games to bring back Hilton Magic!
Go Cyclones!
I’m not a frequent visitor of this site, but one of my friends told me about this thread. I’ll be honest, I’m a little bit surprised at the large amount of criticism directed towards one person, but I can appreciate the humor and sarcasm as I am usually one to make similar jokes.
Just some information regarding pep band drummers:
There are 4 total drummers (2 returning and 2 new)
There is a rotation of different drummers at every game
Pep band book contains 150+ songs
I’m not one to make excuses, but throughout this past weekend, both of our returning drummers had previous conflicts and could not attend either game. Our new drummers have been in a tight spot. There has been very few practices, and they have most likely been pretty nervous. The new guys have been at 2 or 3 games total and are not totally accustomed to some of the Hilton traditions. They are both talented players , so can’t we give a few brothers some slack?
If any of you noticed or were at the women’s game tonight, I would say everything went fine as normal. We are a friendly group: if anyone has any more helpful comments or anything feel free to come talk to us at a game. Now let’s work on getting more people to games to bring back Hilton Magic!
Go Cyclones!
If other people actually made noise during the opponents' free throws, then you wouldn't even hear whatever the band is chanting.
I joined this forum simply to be part of this hilarity.
Ever played a trapset? It's not easy. A lot of the times, they're improvising because there's no written part. Cut them some slack if they blank once or twice.
Also, If you hate our "stupid chants" watch the game on tv, we're not stopping because you can't have fun. Nothing's more rewarding than getting a confused look directly from the shooting player after we chant something, then watching them miss their shot.
Ever played a trapset? It's not easy. A lot of the times, they're improvising because there's no written part. Cut them some slack if they blank once or twice.
Also, If you hate our "stupid chants" watch the game on tv, we're not stopping because you can't have fun. Nothing's more rewarding than getting a confused look directly from the shooting player after we chant something, then watching them miss their shot.
