How 'bout those Swingsters!! [Archive]

MassillonMom

08-23-2006, 10:12 PM

Have any of you caught the TSB in action during their many hot summer practices? How about the ones on the football field the past several nights?

Everyone in Massillon is in for a wonderful surprise for pregame, halftime and postgame this year! Check out the drum major's struts and the majorettes' special featured twirler. Way to go "Swing" band!

Great job, Mr. Neel!!

We sure are proud of all the hard work of our band students. And to the freshman-congratulations-you made it through summer band!!

Vicke

08-24-2006, 02:38 PM

The band sound good last night at the rally. I am really excited to hear them play at Friday's game. My niece is section leader and the band going to be great. I also heard that the volume is much louder than in past years.

Good job Mr. Neel and welcome to Tiger Land:rockin:

tiger4life

08-24-2006, 02:59 PM

Are the t-shirts going to be sold to the public?

I think they are sounding and looking awesome too!

Tigress

08-25-2006, 09:45 AM

The Inde has an article on the TSB performance for tonight's game (8/25).

http://indeonline.com/index.php?ID=9881&r=0&Category=3

BigTime

08-25-2006, 10:38 AM

Great! Can't wait to see them!

ChronicTiger

08-25-2006, 12:15 PM

:eek2:
I hope I can get some Tiger Rag when the team takes the field........

Regardless, I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing the band!

orangenblack

08-25-2006, 10:55 PM

Mr. Neel has done an AWESOME job for being hired so late. They sounded great tonight and the halftime show was amazing for a new director. They looked like they were haveing fun again, like when Mr. Smith was there.
Kudos to Mr. Neel and all the band members who have worked so hard this summer. It is certainly an improvement over the past two years.

brizzishuffle

08-25-2006, 11:00 PM

They did a great job, but I was mad about one thing. They didn't start with Fanfair, Tiger Rag, and Carry on.

DAWGH8R

08-25-2006, 11:02 PM

Nice job SWINGSTERS !!!!:gogogo:

ObieWon

08-25-2006, 11:22 PM

The band is BACK!!! Nice job swing band!!! It was great to see your energy!!!

GrowlingTiger87

08-26-2006, 12:52 AM

Those kids are going to be in great shape by the end of the season. Man, were they moving. Loved the drum major too. Lot of awesome high-stepping.

The "Swing" is back in the Tiger Swing Band...old school!

PurpleArmy

08-26-2006, 01:05 AM

I didn't get to hear them at the game tonight, but they sure sounded great at the HOF parade a few weeks back.

I really like the way they are playing Tiger Rag now. It was way too fast before and didn't sound near as good as it does now.

The new band director seems like he's doing a super job already!

obiefan

08-26-2006, 01:13 AM

You need to read the link provided above for an explanation...

They are reviving age old traditions...

Go Tigers!

One other thing I can say... I had no idea where to stand while I was filming...

They did a great job, but I was mad about one thing. They didn't start with Fanfair, Tiger Rag, and Carry on.

PurpleArmy

08-26-2006, 01:17 AM

Just read it.....thanks, obiefan.

DAWGH8R

08-26-2006, 01:28 AM

The fans REALLY appreciated the new/old directions of the band !!:rockin:

MassillonMom

08-26-2006, 06:38 AM

OMG!!!!!

What did I tell you when I started this thread?!

This band has done a complete turn around (no pun intended!)-louder, drills that make sense, shows with actual themes!!

LOVED the train drill, that back and forth one, the drum train, the featured twirler, the drum major, the straight lines, the sound!

All that hard work this summer sure has paid huge dividends!!

Awesome, just awesome!

Now we need a t-shirt that says on the back "The Tradition continues:
and on the front "The Massillon Tiger Swing Band!"
:no1:

ChronicTiger

08-26-2006, 09:40 AM

I think they did ok. I was disappointed in the way they took the field. When they said they were going to be entering from the visitors locker room area I was really looking forward to seeing them blasting onto the field high stepping, doing turns, and having much more energy. It wasnt what I was expecting but it was much improved.

Good Job, looking forward to seeing and hearing more!

tiger579

08-26-2006, 09:48 AM

ChronicTiger

08-26-2006, 10:37 AM

Some of you people will never be happy. If the football team wins a state championship, the football fans would all be happy. It seems like the swing band will never be good enough since there is no title to be won. They were high stepping, they did do turns, and it did have high energy. It was the first game of the season from an extremely young band with a director that's only been here a month. I thought they did excellent!!!! Way to go swingsters!!

Easy! I think everyone is happy with the band and the director! Anybody who participates in anything knows that they always have room to improve. They are competitors like anybody else and telling people they are perfect all the time does them no good. I think they are improved and did a great job. I just thought the entrance was weak......I liked double time, instuments above the head ect.........

:tig:

TigerBob75

08-26-2006, 10:55 AM

I'll tell you what, if you have an overweight son or daughter and want them to lose some weight, send them to TSB band camp 101. Watching them last night got me tired. My daughter was in the band in '93' and she said that's how it was back then. I don't remember, I'm getting that sometimers disease. TSB even looked bigger than last year. Next year our youngest girl will be in the Swing Band. Hey Swingsters you're looking good. It's a new beginning, you're on your way to greatness once again. :tig: :ers:

xtiger

08-26-2006, 11:13 AM

The MTSB looked awesome! It's the best I've seen them in years!:gogogo:

tiger4life

08-26-2006, 11:16 AM

If I have learned one thing in the last few years it is that there are parents and kids that keep the wheel turning in this town. All these traditions, events and shows take people.

If you have a kid in anything would you say Geez Jenny your first show was a little weak but it's an improvement from last year? :wtf:

Friggin get a life!

It's time in this town for all the Monday morning QB's to take a friggen vacation so this new generation can get things going.

Kamd50

08-26-2006, 12:09 PM

Yes!!! That was a huge improvement already! Give credit where credit is due. Regarding the team and the band, I got a feeling "the best is yet to come" !
Good job by all:rockin:

The Butler

08-26-2006, 12:54 PM

I caught the halftime show on replay this morning. To this semi trained eye (7 years HS and college marching) it was a vast improvement over last year. Sound quality, volume (ok, maybe tough to tell on tv), balance, high stepping and drill quality are all better after 1 game then they were at the end of last year. I can only imagine that, like the football team, they will progress and get better throughout the year. To all the Swingsters and Boosters out there, nice job! :coolgleam:

orangenblack

08-26-2006, 03:09 PM

The numbers are still low because many kids quit last year before they knew that Mrs. Hire would be gone and they already had their schedules figured out for this year. With Mr. Neel as director, I am sure the numbers will go up.
Did anyone see the Mr. Neel message the band displayed in the fence with their syrofoam cups (another band tradition)? That aslo says that the kids like him. I don't ever remember seeing Mrs. Hire's name in the fence but maybe I was working in the concession stand when that happened.

MassillonMom

08-26-2006, 03:44 PM

Yes, I saw it too.

"Mr. Neel!"

They needed a big heart after it too!

Mover

08-26-2006, 04:26 PM

Wow! TSB was awesome! All the folks near me loved it! The band was not only entertaining, they were exciting. I loved the back & forth stuff and the train was great. I for one really appreciate the long hard hours of time and work from those dedicate younsters! We got the swing back. Congrats to Mr. Neel, I like the fact he is researching the old band work. And the band played on!:gogogo: Ya'll got my vote for the best band in the land. I will be looking forward to all the upcoming shows.

MassillonMom

08-26-2006, 06:21 PM

And you know what?

The band actually played during the game and did the infamous "rollercoaster ride" and the majorettes, drum major and Obie were dancing in the stands (along with some flute and clarinet players too!) to the music.

The kids looked like they were having SO much fun! Now when was the last time you saw that?

I just can't get over it!!

And the applause after the drills and the standing ovation!!

THANK YOU Massillon fans for being so kind and appreciative of our Massillon Tiger Swing Band-all kids only 14-18 years old!!!

(P.S. I'm getting teary eyed...):thanx: :thanx: :thanx:

longtimefirsttime

08-26-2006, 09:07 PM

Yes!!! That was a huge improvement already! Give credit where credit is due. Regarding the team and the band, I got a feeling "the best is yet to come" !
Good job by all:rockin:
:iagree:

CarlE

08-26-2006, 09:19 PM

Man, I got goose bumps reading this thread. All I can say to the Tiger Swing Band is WELCOME BACK" you guys. And as my cyber-Mom said: "The best is yet to come". Way to go!!!!!

Tiger Flame

08-26-2006, 09:48 PM

Congradulations to the band and the new director on a great opening game performance. It has been a number of years sense I have enjoyed a good band show. When I heard them marching down the road toward the stadium,it brought back memories of the way it used to be. Their numbers maybe down because of the past but I think that will soon change and the future looks great. The band has always been part of our tradition and they are on the way back. Also the feature twirler did a great job and I think she is only a freshman. The new director has done a great job in a short time. GO BAND-----GO TIGERS

DAWGH8R

08-26-2006, 10:21 PM

*********Also the feature twirler did a great job and I think she is only a freshman**************

WOW !! Four years to perfect that !! :gogogo:

TigerLily

08-26-2006, 10:52 PM

The TSB did a FABULOUS job!!! They had me jumping up and down out of my seat from the get-go. http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/jumping0046.gif

Tiger Rag was fast....

Loved the "Hi Folks" and the return of Stand Up and Cheer.

Our featured twirler...... out of this world!!! And, the new Drum Major-- what strutting. Very, very good.

How about the drummers on the A-Train? -- (a personal favorite) http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/musical/drums.gif

It was just so great to see the band looking like they were having fun .. Looking forward to each and every week. http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/musical/marchingband.gif

The Cheerleaders pregame doing Tig Ers was a wonderful new addition.

Go Band, Go Team, Go Cheerleaders....... and a really fine performance by the Choir on "Oh Canada" (Northpark really looked like they appreciated it.)

Note: If you didn't hang around for the post game show from the band, you really missed something. It was super!!!

Isn't it great to be a Tiger? Can't beat it.

Kamd50

08-26-2006, 11:14 PM

I also thought it was a very good performance of the Canadian National Anthem, and classy as well. Alas! Some dear soul actually noticed something good about our cheerleaders! I assure you TL, they are appreciate. Jaycee Couch and the girls are trying to bring new ways to get more crowd participation from the fans this season:thanx: for noticing.

MassillonMom

08-27-2006, 08:29 AM

The featured twirler is a sophomore. Remember the rule about being in Swing Band for a year first before becoming a majorette?

I remember her being on the field two years ago when the middle school students go on the field to play with the band. She would have been an 8th grader then!

Awesome performance-wonderful to watch- and not one drop!!

Class89

08-27-2006, 10:20 AM

I am so excited as a former Swing Band Member from 89. I live up in Cleveland. I won't be able to come to a game until the game on Sept. 16th. I figure the band will have whatever bugs worked out by then. My Mom, also a former band member, was at the game. She was so excited after the game. She called me at 11 to tell me how much better the band is and it's just week one! Keep up the great work. I'm happy to hear that the band got a couple standing ovations. Kids, great job. The Swing Band is back!

DAWGH8R

08-27-2006, 10:50 AM

I also thought it was a very good performance of the Canadian National Anthem, and classy as well.

I agree 100%. When we started the National Anthem, I told my wife, "Wouldn't it be cool if they did the Canadian National Anthem?"

The NP football players got jacked up over this !! What a CLASSY move by WHS !!!:gogogo:

Masstiger

08-27-2006, 12:39 PM

I heard a bit of the half-time performance on the webcast. I was impressed!! I can't wait to hear you guys "live" this coming Saturday evening. Keep up the fine work.

CarlE

08-27-2006, 01:05 PM

"Ooooh, Caaaanadaaaaaaaa.....we stand on guard to theeeeeeeeeeee".....

DAWGH8R

08-27-2006, 02:17 PM

I was excited !! I knew the 1st two words !!!

http://www.operation-dialogue.com/e/pbc/images/p67-12.jpg

MassillonMom

08-27-2006, 02:52 PM

The newest crop of Washingtonians sang "Oh, Canada".

They are the best of the best in Advanced Choir!

Great job, kids!

P.S. What did the other team do during this song? I was watching the Washingtonians and didn't notice the football players.

DAWGH8R

08-27-2006, 02:52 PM

They stood at attention, then ERUPTED at the completion!! It was KEWL !!:gogogo:

MassillonMom

08-27-2006, 02:54 PM

Thanks D!

CarlE

08-27-2006, 03:05 PM

tiger4life

08-28-2006, 08:38 AM

Yes, I saw it too.

"Mr. Neel!"

They needed a big heart after it too!

It was still up at the youth football games on Sunday. Nice.

MassillonMom

08-29-2006, 09:10 AM

The Washintonians are directed by Mr. Beery now who is the head director since Viegel retired last year. Maybe the change is leadership is the reason the Washingtonians sang on Friday night?

ChronicTiger

08-29-2006, 10:07 AM

The Washintonians are directed by Mr. Beery now who is the head director since Viegel retired last year. Maybe the change is leadership is the reason the Washingtonians sang on Friday night?

I dont think this is the first time they have participated in a halftime show.........

Kamd50

08-29-2006, 11:53 AM

I heard that they (Washingtonians)sang because near the end of the season there is always a game that the Advanced Choir sings the alma mater at. It might be homecoming, can't remember for sure.
One thing though, the Washingtonians are our dance and performing (show)choir, not necessarily the best of the best as far as singing goes. Most kids in Advanced don't even try out for it as it takes up so much of their time and are already to commited to so many other extra activities. They are all equally gifted singers.

TigerCoach

08-29-2006, 01:02 PM

I thought it was very classy that the kids sang "Oh Canada". The Canadian kids seemed to appreciate it. I wonder if the McK kids do the same this weekend??

Al.

08-29-2006, 01:06 PM

I thought it was very classy that the kids sang "Oh Canada". The Canadian kids seemed to appreciate it. I wonder if the McK kids do the same this weekend??

No, I heard that the band was working very hard learning how to spell script Mck. :offtopic:

DAWGH8R

08-29-2006, 02:55 PM

I HATE when McK goes into the script routine !! Like nails on a chalkboard !!!:down:

MassillonMom

08-29-2006, 04:56 PM

It's so predictible!!! And you just sit there and ask "when will this be over?" because you've seen it so many times:sour:

91' alum

08-29-2006, 07:02 PM

...at least it's been a while since they (TSB) looked and sounded this good. Great Job Kids! Tiger town has a lot to be proud of...a great football team with great coaches, a great band with a great director, a great cheer squad with a great advisor, and a great city with the greatest fans ever!

Let's hope that this is our year...the Year of the Tigers! It feels good so far, grant it, it's only the start of something wonderful...but fans, athletes, musicians, cheerleaders, etc. hold your heads HIGH and PROUD! For you are the Mighty, Mighty Tigers and this is OUR year to shine!

No matter the record, no matter the amount of trophies, no matter the outcome...whatever it is that you do...do your BEST and be PROUD that you are able to be a part of this GREAT tradition!

PS...I am the wife of 91'Alum and I am a KYCat with Tiger Stripes!

91' alum

08-29-2006, 07:23 PM

OH MY GOSH!!!!!:sour:

pnthrfan

08-29-2006, 08:46 PM

I saw the TSB tonight at the Stark County Fair Show.....They sounded and looked Great!! :2thumbsup:

npaflas

08-29-2006, 09:35 PM

I saw a state championship in 1970. So i hope everyone in MASSILLON can see one this year GO TIGERS LETS DO IT AND GO ALL THE WAY AND BRING IT BACK HOME WHERE IT BELONGS. BEAT WOODSON one game at a time

GrowlingTiger87

08-30-2006, 07:27 AM

I HATE when McK goes into the script routine !! Like nails on a chalkboard !!!:down:

I caught hell from the volleyball coach at last year's playoff game for complaining about this stupid routine. I will go on record and say I flat out HATE when they do this. McKinley, you are NO Ohio State Marching Band, so for crying out loud, stop trying, and learn some new music. :thumbsdown:

tbone

08-30-2006, 11:02 AM

I caught hell from the volleyball coach at last year's playoff game for complaining about this stupid routine. I will go on record and say I flat out HATE when they do this. McKinley, you are NO Ohio State Marching Band, so for crying out loud, stop trying, and learn some new music. :thumbsdown:
i have felt this way forever and i couldn't agree more.

script ohio is one of the greatest football/marching band traditions to be found anywhere.

even most michigan fans will tell you that.

the piss-poor version that the mckinley band does is a disgrace and i often times find myself uncomfortable watching them spew all over it.

i also find it hard to believe that mck fans can't see this fact.

i think they like it just because we don't...

MassillonMom

08-30-2006, 11:04 AM

And McK band always has their instruments "decorated" with red and black tape, etc. (looks really classless) and of course they are marching with their music folders-guess they aren't able to memorize their music like our Swingsters can!

MassillonMom

08-30-2006, 11:06 AM

And tbone-how many times do the kids march into each other and hit each other's instruments when they are weaving in and out? That's almost comical to watch!

gotigers1

08-30-2006, 11:31 AM

And tbone-how many times do the kids march into each other and hit each other's instruments when they are weaving in and out? That's almost comical to watch!

It's like watching a bad train wreck. You hate to see it happen, but you can't help but to stop and look.

ChronicTiger

08-30-2006, 11:38 AM

Wow! Other bands have no class, stink, are boring and are too dumb to memorize music. Yet our band is perfect and needs no improvement.........

What a bunch of realist!

:huh:

Kamd50

08-30-2006, 11:48 AM

LOL, I was thinking something similar along those same lines. Not that I like the "script" done by McK either, but geesh, lighten up. No need to attack other schools' band members. How'd you all feel, say as recently as just last year, hearing folks rip our band kids apart? Face it, as unhappy as most MP posters have been with our band in the last few years, McK's band HAD to have been better than ours during that time. No need to bash the kids.

Al.

08-30-2006, 11:56 AM

LOL, Face it, as unhappy as most MP posters have been with our band in the last few years, McK's band HAD to have been better than ours during that time. No need to bash the kids.

Nope. Never has been and never will be :thumbsdown:

Kamd50

08-30-2006, 12:36 PM

Then our band must not have been as God-awful as all of you had been complaining that it was. Can't have it both ways people.

GrowlingTiger87

08-30-2006, 10:22 PM

tbone, and I AM a Michigan fan. I did get the chance to see the OSU band play at a band show in PBTS in 97 (I think). They were phenomenal to watch. That's who I want to watch do Script Anything. Not the Copycat 100 McKinley band.

GrowlingTiger87

08-30-2006, 10:24 PM

For the record, I'm not bashing the kids. It's not the kids that put these shows together. The kids work hard...very hard. The band directors...not so much.

MassillonMom

08-31-2006, 03:24 PM

Hey,we need to get back on topic, you guys!:offtopic:

This week's halftime show features "One Hit Wonders"!!

Any guesses here on what songs they'll be playing and marching to?

How about "That Thing You Do?"

ForeverTwirl06

08-31-2006, 04:01 PM

.. i will agree... i thought the band sounded WONDERFULLL!!!

... i have been twirling with the Feature Twirler (Nicolette) for a VERY long time.. and she has ALWAYS been awesome... she definately has earned her spot as feature twirler and i am VERY proud of her!!... CONGRATS and GREAT JOB Nicolette.. and girls.. i know they have a lot of new faces this year... and they have a few who have little twirling experience at all.. just keep your head up.. now that the first one is out of the way.. it starts to get easier!!

..Mr Neel- congratulations... it sounded and looked WONDERFUL

GREAT JOB TSB!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!:gogogo:

DAWGH8R

08-31-2006, 04:03 PM

Hey,we need to get back on topic, you guys!:offtopic:

This week's halftime show features "One hit wonders"!!

Any guesses here on what songs they'll be playing and marching too?

How about "That Thing You Do?"

How 'bout this one !!

Rock me Amadeus

:rock:

MassillonMom

09-02-2006, 11:58 AM

Nicholette IS really good! She can do four spins too!!

DAWGH8R

09-02-2006, 11:26 PM

Band was AWESOME again 2nite!!! They REALLY double step it !!! I was out of breath just watching !!

MassillonMom

09-03-2006, 12:41 PM

Let's get this topic back on top!!

The band was just awesome again last night!

Wonderful job by the drum major-especially in the stands!!

Obie-nice dance steps during halftime too!

Great job, kids!

Class89

09-04-2006, 02:33 PM

I was in Massillon yesterday (Sunday) and saw the replay on the school channel. I'm glad they showed the halftime show. #1 Tiger Rag is fast!!!! That is awesome! Man, you've got to be in good shape to do it at that tempo!

The One Hit Wonders Show was really good. "Funkytown" and "Mambo #5" are good songs. I'm sure the kids have fun playing them.

To the drum major/majorette line...GREAT JOB! You all look really good!

To you Swingsters who read this, what's the mood in the band? How much do you like Mr. Neel. I hope you all realize how incredibly happy Tiger fans are to see you rockin' PBTS. Credit goes to Mr. Neel for bringing so much tradition back to the band in such a short amount of time and A LOT of credit goes to the kids for the long practices and the dedication to making it look so good!

Fats

09-04-2006, 03:48 PM

The band is really doing a great job. Being a season ticket holder on the visitor side. I hope you will plan a show to play towards our side. GO TIGERS

orangenblack

09-04-2006, 05:01 PM

I didn't see a styrofoam cup message this week. I liked last week's message:
"Mr. Neel". The band is doing awesome this week. And kudos to Nick for an outstanding job as drum major!!

GrowlingTiger87

09-04-2006, 06:44 PM

I have to say that I LOVE this band and what Mr. Neel is doing with them. THIS is the TSB that has needed to be on the field for some time.

Keep up the great work gang!

MassillonMom

09-05-2006, 09:12 AM

Have you noticed that we have had more views on this topic than the "Longest Thread" topic?

Awesome!!:rockin:

Tiger54

09-05-2006, 03:51 PM

Well, you won't believe this. How very proud I am! Working at Akron U, we happen to have a Music Ed student as a student asst. He came in to my office just now to tell me that his class was learning what a great marching band director George Red Bird was. And of course, knowing me, he just knew that George Red Bird was from MASSILLON! I had to tell him that Red Bird was the reason why the Massillon people are so very proud of their SWING Band---that other people can claim that they have a Swing Band but it was really born in our wonderful city. He is so excited about all of it and said he can hardly wait to go out and buy some books that Bird had written! I told him that the Massillon people are so very thrilled that we have our Band back again and that we have an absolutely wonderful director and great kids performing this year. Mr. Neel and Tiger Swingsters, you make us so very proud. GO TIGERS!

MassillonMom

09-06-2006, 09:08 PM

Great story, Tiger54!!!

CarlE

09-06-2006, 09:23 PM

I'm just glad that they're back to something that you were proud to talk about!! Nice job!

MassillonMom

09-08-2006, 09:46 AM

See all of you in Cincy!!!!

MassillonMom

09-09-2006, 07:46 PM

What did the commentator say about out Swingsters at half time today? Did you catch it? Something about being a variety band? And the director is James Angle? That's what it sounded like anyway. Maybe I didn't hear it right-I was sobbing too loudly for the Tigers.....:sad2:

chumly

09-09-2006, 07:51 PM

I liked those announcers on Fox... i forget the play-by-play guts name, but he kept calling Huth Tommy Huth - at least the first series. And their spotter was horrible BUT he and Greg Frey were very fair and even seemed a little pro Tiger - kept saying they'll come back, watch out, etc. They even said that Massillon clearly had a really bad day.

Class89

09-09-2006, 09:11 PM

Reghi and Frey did a decent job. I heard the "Tommy Huth" call a couple times and Huth is pronouned like "Who" with a "TH" on the end of it. Reghi kept pronouncing the "H" in Huth heavily and it sounded like the word "youth". And then there was "Skee-gog" at the end.

DAWGH8R

09-09-2006, 09:19 PM

The band was the best FOUR MINUTES of the day !!:cool2:

shortbev

09-10-2006, 11:30 PM

kudos to the band...first, for wearing those what had to be unbearable hot uniforms, sitting in the hot sun...hope there were no casualties...had a couple of kids pass out on me over the years when i was helping with the findlay band...

and the sound was great...enjoyed those few brief moments...

but, why did they stick you all clear over in BFE all by yourselfs...in that big stadium...surely, they could have moved you over to where you were an integral part of the crowd...

MassillonMom

09-11-2006, 08:46 PM

Our almighty Swingsters will be performing for nine minutes this Saturday during halftime!!!

The theme is "Over the Rainbow".

Check out the many Oz songs and the awesome tornado.

I've been told there are other "special effects" to be seen too!

Can't wait guys and gals!!!!:rockin:

swingband09

09-11-2006, 10:22 PM

theme is actually going to be "journey to oz" but close :smile: over the rainbow will be our closing song for those 9mins this upcoming saturday

MassillonMom

09-13-2006, 09:45 AM

Can't wait to see it then, SwingBand09!!!

MassillonMom

09-14-2006, 02:57 PM

Go Swingsters!!!

Just wanted to get this back on top--LOL!!!

swingband09

09-17-2006, 01:39 PM

what did you guy's think of last nights performance??!? :thumbsup: :thumbsdown:

DAWGH8R

09-17-2006, 03:02 PM

Great show !! I LOVE the Wizard of Oz !!! :rockin:

MassillonMom

09-17-2006, 06:05 PM

Great performance, Band!!

Loved the tornado, the costumed band directors, the dancing Obie/Cowardly Lion and the rainbow balloons. Music was good too-though I'm not too familiar with the "Wicked" song.

Did everyone hear how quiet the stands were when the other band was playing?
That was a different type of performance.

Overheard in the stands: " Is Area 51 in Arizona now?":alien:

Oh well-to each his own......

Class89

09-17-2006, 06:51 PM

It was very good. The feature twirler and the drum major are such an upgrade. They do an excellent job. Good music. Well done!:gogogo:

The Butler

09-17-2006, 07:29 PM

Did everyone hear how quiet the stands were when the other band was playing?
That was a different type of performance.

Overheard in the stands: " Is Area 51 in Arizona now?":alien:

Since you brought it up. It was an "interesting" performance by the Hamilton band. Excellent musicianship by a corps style band. Just don't make me over think your performance. About a third of the way through their program, longtime turned to me and said "Butler, what the heck is that?" After a full day of football, don't make me analyze your interpretation of the "Big Bang Theory" with music that I'm totally unfamiliar with.

Nice job by the MTSB. Familiar songs done in a well played and playful manner. I'm sorry, but the opening of Carry On and Tiger Rag lends itself better to pregame. After seeing it in person and on tape a couple times, it doesn't fit every halftime. Sorry if this runs counter to tradition, just my opinion.

swingband09

09-17-2006, 09:47 PM

What do you guy's think of the Obie this year??!?

longtimefirsttime

09-18-2006, 06:16 AM

Since you brought it up. It was an "interesting" performance by the Hamilton band. Excellent musicianship by a corps style band. Just don't make me over think your performance. About a third of the way through their program, longtime turned to me and said "Butler, what the heck is that?" After a full day of football, don't make me analyze your interpretation of the "Big Bang Theory" with music that I'm totally unfamiliar with.

It just was not a typical performance we see in Northeast Ohio. Maybe I'm too "low brow" to get it. I don't want to criticize because they, like the Tiger Swing Band, put a lot of effort in their performances. I applauded respectfully when they were done.