...you hear music and you start marking time.
...you walk behind someone and you're in step with them.
...you try to guess the tempo of your favorite song.
...all your friends are in the band.
...you don't mind changing clothes on the bus.
...you point out key changes and dynamics while listening to the radio.
...every guy/girl you're interested in is in the band.
...you like wearing your uniform.
...people ask you about your social life and you say, "Oh, you mean my
trumpet?"
...you consider your drill charts a fashion accessory.
...you practice your instrument more than you talk to your dog.
...being mauled by a drum is a normal part of life.
...people worry when they see you without your instrument.
..."armed guard," means a girl with a pole instead of a guy with a gun.
...band camp is FUN!
...someone says the word "box" and you automatically put your head up.
...you remember flats and sharps more easily than your name.
...you dress the lunch line, and urge others to do the same.
...you're alone and suffocating because there's no one telling you to breathe.
...slides feel normal.
...your instrument has a name.
...you remember your instrument's birthday and forget your mom's.
...making a line is you biggest accomplishment of the day.
...backwards marching no longer reminds you of ballet.
...you give your instrument a birthday party.
...you can make brown shoes look white.
...your uniform fits.
...white feathers (or Mountie hats) become a fashion "do".
...you see your section more than you see your family.
...everyone wants to kill the other football team...and you want to kill the other band.
...you think evening practices should last a half hour longer.
...you accidentally call your band director "Dad".
...you CAN sight-read.
...you can put on you uniform in less than 10 minutes.
...reeds taste good. (or you use it as gum- Amy)
...marking time is your favorite form of exercise.
...you have a neck strap/harness tan line.
...you subconsciously start practicing with a pencil.
...numbers past 8 aren't important.
...you're more opinionated about the Madison Scouts/Phantom
Regiment Rivalry than the war in Kosovo.
...you roll-step through the cafeteria so you don't spill your lunch.
...letters past G aren't important.
...you have more music than notes and textbooks combined.
...you can recall at least 50 other band web sites off the top of your head.
...you can stand absolutely still, staring at the wall, for 15 minutes straight.
...more than half of your shirts are band related (and you actually wear them.
...you're jogging long distances in time with the marching music that won't get out of your head.
..."8 to 5" is not a work day.
...you hum pep tunes while you work.
...you know how to play pep tunes but don't know the words to them.
...You can measure 5 yards without a ruler.
...you download the song(s) that you're playing in band onto your computer.
...you believe there is a god for your instrument.
...you know what it feels like to have your slide frozen in place (trombones).
...your slide/valve is frozen, and you start thinking of alternate postitons/fingerings so you can still play most of your show (brass).
...you have nightmares about dropping your slide on the field (trombones).
...your web page has 'band stuff' all over it.
...quarreling with choir geeks is a common occurence.
...practice is over and you're dissappointed.
...you've ever performed emergency surgery on an instrument (with or without duct tape).
...you notice if something is out of tune and cringe.
...you know if something is flat or sharp.
...DCI is life.
...you'd rather practice than read this list.
...you get the jokes on this list.
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