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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 4:38 pm
And I am definitely not alone when it comes to tell our "true" reputation.
FIGHT ON!
BRUINS, TILL THE NEXT FOOTBALL GAME...
FIGHT ON!
BRUINS, TILL THE NEXT FOOTBALL GAME...
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Hey it swings both ways buddy. UCLA took a few hits as well before the USC comments were made.Shota Hanai wrote: First of all, to some people, this is to give positive views to the band you favor, not a place to be critical of. If you ever want to make criticism of either of the two, especially to those talking trash out of USC's band, MAKE YOUR OWN FORUM to write how you feel. On the second thought, ZIP IT, because all you'll get are oppositions right in your face! I am getting really excremented by this...
USC has a strict "no hazing" policy. Even my own band director in high school told me that this was going to happen (he was from UCLA) it turned out to be totally untrue.1. Hazing. You will be hazed incessantly. That's just the way it is.
During my 8 years with the band (marching and teaching) USC has used American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Quantas, Cathay, and a number of other airline companies. Another rumor, I guess. There is no ban as far as I know.2. The USC marching band was restricted from flying American Airlines because on a return flight to LA they thought it would be funny to run back and forth on the airplane, causing it to roll dangerously as the pilot was trying to land.
It's all about style. Glide stepping is definitely easier. I've marched with both. I even got a "best marcher" award in corps. The high step style is much flashier, pronounced, and exciting. UCLA tends to have quite a few people on the field with horrible glide technique, out of step, and out of phase. I counted over a dozen people out of phase the last time I saw UCLA.3. The waddle-step. This "marching style" is best done in diapers.
Another style issue. Tone quality can be many things. Some bands have a very round, dark sound which is very characteristic of European-based concert music. IMO, that type of "quality" sounds terrible for jazz and rock (like elevator music). The classical realm reeks of snobbiness by trying to enforce that there is only one right style. I personally like the forward, bright, tone quality of the TMB. I'm a fan of all types of music and styles.4. Tone quality? What's tone quality?
The USC band plays for every down at football games. When you play a chorus of Fight On! every time the Trojans get a first down, you KNOW you're going to hear it a lot. This is especially true with the football team being absolutely dominating. I like how the other band counts how many times the USC TMB plays a song. The band "book" consists of 7 school songs, ~20-30 rock charts (stands tunes), 7-8 halftime shows, 9 cadences, and a whole book of warmups and exercises. UCLA only plays 2 halftime shows (one of which was a Mickey Mouse show, LOL)5. USC plays two songs. Over, and over, and over again.
I go to San Francisco each year with the USC TMB (to Cal or Stanford). We have stayed in the city many times only sometimes staying by the airport so we can get suites at the Embassy Suites (all within San Francisco county). Seriously, how could ALL hotels ban a marching band in a city/county? This is probably the stupidest rumor I've heard.1. banned from all hotels within the city and county of San Francisco for drunken disorderly behavior, petty theft, and vandalism
Ooh, this one again. Okay, this might be even stupider than the hotel thing. Oh right, UCLA bandsmen hardly travel via air so it must be feasible to believe this one, right? Wishing death on Trojans, God I love this rivalry.2. banned from a major airline for trying to tilt an airplane during landing (that's actually pretty smart for a trojan, to coordinate that many people to try and kill themselves. too bad they were unsuccessful)
Ooh! I too can play this game. I've also heard that the UCLA band's equipment truck was parked on the busiest street on campus, unlocked. UCLA's director even went to the newspaper to try to report this even when no one was ever actually cited. I've also heard the rumor that fraternities AT UCLA give "points" to their pledges for stealing uniform parts from their OWN BAND (my source: a former UCLA trumpet player). Considering the USC band members were either playing flag football or cheering on the sidelines, I don't really see how one could deduct that people would be able to steal $10,000 (the news paper said something like $30,000) worth of instruments. Oh, and it was also reported that "hate messages" were written on the truck as well... something about anti-Jewish slurs. Well, the USC band does have a number of Jewish members and that seems like a pretty over-the-top accusation as well. I don't think ANY Jewish people would be a part of the USC band if that type of thing was going on. I think it's pretty disgusting that anyone would ever make up something like this because it is really no joking matter.3. stolen about $10,000 of instruments from the UCLA Band equipment truck during a friendly flag football team between each schools band members
The real embarrassment here is how negatively UCLA band members have reacted right here. UCLA band members are the first to pull the "class card" but seem to lack any of it behind the anonymity of the internet. Weak.4. generally embarrased themselves and their school for being the largest coordinated group of idiots to walk the planet proud of their "achievements."
This was written as a reply to the journal entry. Why would a BAND DIRECTOR promote this!? *shakes head*Hi there, I go to UCLA. Our director gave us your site because it was bashing U$C.
That is completely racist. My question is, would you want to be involved in a band where people actually act feel like that? I guess affirmative action in the UC system hasn't gone too far.why would anyone want to be in a band that likes to think they're rock stars and then ATTEMPT to ghetto dance on the field when their band is made up of a majority of white kids. They obviously need to get a reality check on what their race is.
I agree... hahaha... this is really amusing.[UCI]-Mike wrote:Also as a moderating note I don't think this thread has gotten out of hand.
Actually it's getting there but this is what Shoto Hanai gets for starting a thread with a heated topic.zookie wrote:I agree... hahaha... this is really amusing.[UCI]-Mike wrote:Also as a moderating note I don't think this thread has gotten out of hand.
people....what happened to the point of this post? it seems like it has turned into a place for UCLA and USC peope to slam each other.....lets leave that for at games or whatever...Shota Hanai wrote:
High school people of Southern California... which band is more favorable... USC or UCLA and please explain why. No need for any aggression or putting up a fight. Just feel free to share how much you favor one of the two.
This post proves the point that you got all worked up over false information. The link to this site wasn't given by their band director.Havokdrumms wrote:I only recently have started looking at this site, and it's just been this thread because it pertains to me. Let me just say that any BAND DIRECTOR that gives links to his students to online forums and encourages them to post on the internet about how great their band is honestly does not instill that kind of attitude enough on the field, because if he did, they'd only be the response to criticism on these message boards, as opposed to the instigators.
With that said, Shoda Hanai is not in the USC drumline. He's part of the prop crew. He carries a ladder around on gameday and helps with logistics. Just a quick question for you bRuin drummers, how many students on your recruit list do you have already for next season? We've got close to 80 for the drumline alone here at SC, in FEBRUARY.
It's kinda funny now that all of a sudden when the band director passes out the link, all the bRuin bandies come out of the woods. That only serves to prove a point:
YOU ARE ALL THE BIGGEST TOOLS...EVER.