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IS THERE LIFE AFTER BAND? MY FIRST ZOMBIE ENCOUNTER!

I was on a band festival trip a few days ago at UCO and i saw it. I had never expected to actually see a real live zombie! At least not until i was like 30 anyways...she was slumped over and staggered under whatever she had in her enormous bag. But that wasnt the worst part....i knew this girl we had done two marching shows together....a guard member... Me: Oh my lord I know her! Hey Mindy! Zombie: * Staggers over to me* Me: So uh, how's college treating you? Zombie: I gotta go, nice to see you! Do you sre this bag! Holy crap! I have like so much to do! Bye! Me: Zombie: * shambles away * Me: I feel so prepped for college rn. My friend: *stares.at me and goes to get more drinks*

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IVE DONE MY WAITING!! 3 YEARS OF IT!!

So I have been alone as the only bass clarinet player in our school district for the past three years. An 8th grader is finally coming to the hs and he switched a few months ago! We had a fundraiser at the highschool and I saw him. This is what happened.

Me:*walks into band room and sees new bass clarinet player.* OMG ITS YOU MY PRECIOUS!!!

HIM:SECTION LEADER!!!!!*I RUN INTO HIS ARMS AND WE HUG.*

ME: OMFG I just got a hug FROM MY SECTION that’s never happened before! * Skips around the band room and sings* I’ve got a section I’ve got a section.*finally stops.

Him: are you really that excited?

Me: IM THIS EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING

him: oh wow! This is gonna be so cool!

Choir teacher standing nearby: Destiny calm yourself haha

Me:IVE DONE MY WAITING THREE YEARS OF IT!!! ALONE! IN AZKABAN! I MEAN AS A SECTION!

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Its official my new bass clarinets name is Tamashī

My bass clarinet is named Douglas James Pitalo. 

Please tell me yours so I won’t feel like a doofus for naming my instrument.

I know you all do it.

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In the end in life even though we may land where there is no air; alone in empty space remember you shine just as bright as any star.

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In the end in life even though we may land where there is no air; alone in empty space remember you shine just as bright as any star.

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I remember when I was little and I was dying to go to middle school. When I was in middle school I was dying I was dying to go to highschool. When I was in highschool I was dying to go to college. When I was in college I was dying to get my first career and graduate. When I was tired of working I was dying to retire. And now that I'm retired I'm just dying. And I can't help but think about how I should have spent more time living one day at a time instead of dying for tomorrow...

I don't remember where I heard this but I thought of this today when my advisory teacher asked us to plan ten years ahead and told us we should plan out our life...

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Ok so I've heard 2 things about college and I wanna know which is true. 1) I will cry myself to sleep every night over my 20 page essay 2) its going to be one big party

I gotta go either way but itd be cool to be hyped or ready for my execution.

you've heard of sleeping, now get ready for

college

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We have like 3 of the last one. Correction we use it to prop open the doors.

This. A hundred times this.

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No thanks, I'm not thirsty.

Things Band Kids Never Say (reblog and continue!!)

“Ugh, I have nothing to do this weekend.”

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I literally just made a post about this and as the only bass clarinet player in my city for the past three years I'm absolutely ecstatic name of the post is I DID MY WAITING THREE YEARS OF IT! or something like that.

Getting new freshmen in your section and being overprotective over your chair

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You told them the future now its not a surprise

WE DID IT

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They're onto us

and here we see .. the band kids on winter break.

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If I get the bravery I'm going to ask my assistant director on Monday... I shall find the answer.

Do you think band directors ship band kids?

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FOILED BY A FRESHMAN AND WHERE IS MY BABY?!

2 weeks away from our biggest competition of the marching season I was marching a really hard set with a 100lbs freshman behind me and a like 239lbs wrestler in front of me back marching this is the story of how a rock and a freshman have given me the craziest marching season yet. Freshman: *steps on rock while back marching and after recovering instead of shouting or moving out of the way stands there like a dumbass* Me: * steps on said freshman dumbass* * tries to recover* *doesn't recover* World: *turns to slow motion as I yell "oh shit" and try to land so my instrument is safe* My knee: gosh contest is so close...its the last run for the whole evening....knees are so important in band...itd be a shame if something..... Me: My knee: were to.... Me:*still falling down* My knee: happen! Me: * hears scary cracking sound and hits the ground.* *sees huge muscled wrestler back marching towards me* *tries to get up for the show must go on* *can't get up* OH SHIT SOMEINE HELP I CANT MOVE!!! @Thehospital later... Nurse: how did you get hurt again? Me: I tripped on a freshman. Just give me the news can I still march this weekend? Nurse: I don't think so Me: Me:You sure about that cuz if u ain't I wanna see a doctor. ( on my phone texting everyone I knew the number to in. Band ) WHERE IS MY BABY WHO HAD IT??? IS SHE IN HER CASE? IS SHE DAMAGED?? long story short I was on crutches for a week but I still managed to hobble out to the pit to stand and play my bass clarinet at the contest before the big one. I cried for about an hour when nobody knew who had taken my instrument to the band room or if it was damaged.

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DESTINY WALKS IN STRAIGHT LINES PEOPLE!

During band camp we have our lunch in that cafeteria which is connected to our band room. I am a pretty loud person and I don’t care much for what people think. One day as we were leaving the band room for lunch this happened.

Me: *doesn’t have free hand so I decide instead to kick the door open*

Friends:OMG you should have said something we would have gotten it haha you’re crazy! *all laughing*

Me:DESTINY WALKS IN STRAIGHT LINES PEOPLE!!! *Runs into cafeteria in a straight line narrowly missing ppl sitting on the ground. ( there were no tables )*

Everybody that heard / saw me: *laughs*

I love marching band…

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IVE DONE MY WAITING!! 3 YEARS OF IT!!

So I have been alone as the only bass clarinet player in our school district for the past three years. An 8th grader is finally coming to the hs and he switched a few months ago! We had a fundraiser at the highschool and I saw him. This is what happened.

Me:*walks into band room and sees new bass clarinet player.* OMG ITS YOU MY PRECIOUS!!!

HIM:SECTION LEADER!!!!!*I RUN INTO HIS ARMS AND WE HUG.*

ME: OMFG I just got a hug FROM MY SECTION that’s never happened before! * Skips around the band room and sings* I’ve got a section I’ve got a section.*finally stops.

Him: are you really that excited?

Me: IM THIS EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING

him: oh wow! This is gonna be so cool!

Choir teacher standing nearby: Destiny calm yourself haha

Me:IVE DONE MY WAITING THREE YEARS OF IT!!! ALONE! IN AZKABAN! I MEAN AS A SECTION!

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My first bass clarinet I ever had was named Larry but on the third day I had him I snapped him in half while putting the bell on. My second bass I had for around 2 1/2 years I named her lavern and she was amazing but she had too many matinence problems so last week I adopted my new one I'm trying to decide between Alex or Tamashi which means soul in Japanese because I'm a freaking weeb plz help me decide

My bass clarinet is named Douglas James Pitalo. 

Please tell me yours so I won’t feel like a doofus for naming my instrument.

I know you all do it.