lol, Mr. Mote

[Mizagium]

he's pissed.

[Justice Bringer]

read "still in band"

[Mizagium]

wut?

[Justice Bringer]

this was a Triumph
im making a mote here
huge success
its hard to overstate my satisfaction

ETOWAH MARCHING

you do what i want,
because i say
for the good of all of us
exept for those who quit band

now there's no sence crying over every missed set
you just keep on trying till i force you to quit
and when the show gets done
think of all the great fun
for the people who are,
still in band

im not even angry
im being so sarcastic right now
even though you sped up on
greased lightning

just wait until monday
im gonna practice all weekend for this
as im writing these speeches, i am so happy for me

now these Moteivational words make a beautiful line
and im out of ruffdraft im releasing on time
and im glad you sped up think of all the things i learned
for the people who are
still in band

Go ahead and leave me
i think i prefer to stay in band
maybe you'll find someone else
to direct you

maybe Estal20
THAT WAS A JOKE HAHA FAT CHANCE
anyways his bike is great
its so expensive and new

look at me still speeching
when there's practice to do
when i look up the stands
it makes me glad im not you

Iv'e got bands to run
and some speeching to be done
for the people who are
still in band

And believe me I am still in band.
I'm old as dirt and I'm still in band.
I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still in band.
While you're dying I'll be still in band.
And when you're dead I will be still in band.

still in band.......
STILL IN BAND

[Anthony G]

*clap clap clap*

So, yesterday we had a lot of fun in the stands, but Mote pulled the professional card. Then he got pissed at Greased Lightning.

[Mizagium]

what professional card?

[Anthony G]

it's like the race card, but with professional.

[Mizagium]

PROFESSIONAL!

[WolvyGhost]

I'm not going to lie, GL was getting pretty off.

[Anthony G]

It was way off, but the snares were speeding up for some reason, and because the freshmen trumpets don't watch, they go with the percussion beat, and it falls apart. I can't wait to here the Mote speech.

[Anthony G]

Oh yeah, why don't you log in anymore? I made you an admin because you were really active and you had a nice knowledge of smash. Now you hardly ever get on.

[Duke Nukem]

IT'S ALL A LIE.

I am NOT looking forward to hearing another speech where we all get degraded for the mistakes of one or two sections. I didn't mess up, I don't want to hear it. If Mote wants to yell at somebody, he can do it in private. I'm really tired of hearing this, because I don't make these mistakes. I'm looking at brass here. Low brass. Tubas. Both of them. BRING YOUR DAMN MUSIC. As for everyone else, learn to look at the person conducting. That's one thing surprisingly few people do.

[Mizagium]

Beth can't conduct. Its a s simple as that. But besides that, the bass drums were watching her. The Snares and Jarret sped up.

[Anthony G]

Beth can conduct, but she can't handle it when someone speeds up or slows down. Ryan is usually able to save the band from train wrecks, but Beth still needs work on doing that.

[Xero]

Lucco, you can't say you didn't mess up. You might not have fallen from Beth's tempo, but if the percussion speed up and get off beat, and you're still playing with Beth's beat, or the other way around, you messed up, just like everyone else. Stop having a TRUMPET EGO.

It wasn't just the percussion and trumpets that messed up. Percussion sped up, trumpets tried to speed up with the percussion, but failed, and low brass tried to slow down to stay with Beth, but got too slow and failed too. I got so lost in the jumble of music that I just had to stop playing. It's not one person's fault. It's not one section's fault. It's everyone's fault.

And Lucco, we all know Mote's speeches are tiring. We all have to listen to him. You're not the only one who has to deal with his speeches for others' mistakes. Just find something productive to do while he's talking, like fingering through your music, whether it's marching music or your All-State etude or your solo for Solo and Ensemble. None of us want to hear Mote's speech on Monday. Stop complaining about how Greased Lightnin failed and it wasn't your fault, and now you have to listen to Mote all period. We're in the same position.

[Justice Bringer]

[Anthony G]

Nov 1, 2008 17:28:24 GMT -5 @Xero said:

Lucco, you can't say you didn't mess up. You might not have fallen from Beth's tempo, but if the percussion speed up and get off beat, and you're still playing with Beth's beat, or the other way around, you messed up, just like everyone else. Stop having a TRUMPET EGO.

It wasn't just the percussion and trumpets that messed up. Percussion sped up, trumpets tried to speed up with the percussion, but failed, and low brass tried to slow down to stay with Beth, but got too slow and failed too. I got so lost in the jumble of music that I just had to stop playing. It's not one person's fault. It's not one section's fault. It's everyone's fault.

And Lucco, we all know Mote's speeches are tiring. We all have to listen to him. You're not the only one who has to deal with his speeches for others' mistakes. Just find something productive to do while he's talking, like fingering through your music, whether it's marching music or your All-State etude or your solo for Solo and Ensemble. None of us want to hear Mote's speech on Monday. Stop complaining about how Greased Lightnin failed and it wasn't your fault, and now you have to listen to Mote all period. We're in the same position.

Lucco was just expressing his aggravation. You don't have to bash on him. You should come back to the site now

[soktane]

Don't worry about Mote, he just complains to complain half the time.

[Myrdraxxis]

sooo... I take it I missed something on Friday?

[Mizagium]

Yeah. In the stands after we won Beth had us play Greased Lightnin'. When we got to the drum break the snares took off without Beth and sped up to an unbelievable speed. Jarret followed suit, but the basses tried to slow it down to Beth's speed. The Trumpets followed the snares tempo and Mote cut us off. He didn't say anything, but you could tell he was pissed.

When we got back to the Band Room, he said "We'll talk about Greased Lightnin' in the stands on Monday."

The funny thing is, we didn't fall apart. It held together even at the insane speed it sped up to.

[Justice Bringer]

plus bethy wasnt conducting very well. i saw her give 3 2 beats and then she quit waited 2 mesures and got back on. its not her fault she hasnt got to do that song much

[Xero]

Nov 2, 2008 18:31:41 GMT -5 Mizagium said:

The funny thing is, we didn't fall apart. It held together even at the insane speed it sped up to.

What are you talking about? It did fall apart. The trumpets didn't keep up with the snares, and the low brass were behind, so the trumpets and low brass somehow ended up being together. But the snares were a beat ahead of us... actually, the entire drumline was ahead. Basses too. We finished the drum break, and the drumline was together, while the hornline was together. But the hornline wasn't with the drumline.

[Mizagium]

Oh, well the percussion kept it together.

Does this mean you are returning to EHS Smash?

[Xero]

I don't know. Does it?

[Anthony G]

Nov 2, 2008 19:53:27 GMT -5 @Xero said:

Nov 2, 2008 18:31:41 GMT -5 Mizagium said:

The funny thing is, we didn't fall apart. It held together even at the insane speed it sped up to.

What are you talking about? It did fall apart. The trumpets didn't keep up with the snares, and the low brass were behind, so the trumpets and low brass somehow ended up being together. But the snares were a beat ahead of us... actually, the entire drumline was ahead. Basses too. We finished the drum break, and the drumline was together, while the hornline was together. But the hornline wasn't with the drumline.

Don't forget the woodwinds were pushing their buttons and made squeeks and blamed their reeds.