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pinksonia I'd like to say that I have a new appreciation for all the people who were in Honor Guard, as I was among your ranks for the last five days. Actually I was in the more cooley named Silent Wave: the band ninjas. I was stealthy ninja which involved, in no particular order, marching with the banner, pulling the wagon, shouting at thousands of people to move back, second lining (dancing with a decorated umbrella), and feeding water to the cymbal player. I'm not quite sure how I ended up with that last job.
Parading in New Orleans is nothing like parading in West Chester. Or shortest parade was five miles. The longest eight. People were allowed to have fun! The woodwind and brass sections danced. The drum line received beers from their adoring fans. People cheer, and I mean cheer. Many of them called us "Tiger Bait" (see LSU's mascot), but on pretty much every block someone yelled "Roll Wave" or started the "Hullaballoo" chant. It's really rather awe inspiring.
Of course, the whole time I was there I was thinking how it was funny that it was me. Being not the gung-ho band person of the group, how did I end up in the famous parade?
But yeah, fun and tiring.
Parading in New Orleans is nothing like parading in West Chester. Or shortest parade was five miles. The longest eight. People were allowed to have fun! The woodwind and brass sections danced. The drum line received beers from their adoring fans. People cheer, and I mean cheer. Many of them called us "Tiger Bait" (see LSU's mascot), but on pretty much every block someone yelled "Roll Wave" or started the "Hullaballoo" chant. It's really rather awe inspiring.
Of course, the whole time I was there I was thinking how it was funny that it was me. Being not the gung-ho band person of the group, how did I end up in the famous parade?
But yeah, fun and tiring.
