[CrazedZooChimp]

Just a few comments:

1.  Cardinal Coop, nice show.  The "little things" were quite clever, like the Dollies doing absolutely nothing of note in their "dance" routines during the Good LSJUMB Music;

2.  Can't help but be amused by smattering of applause from "shady siders" at outset of show, thinking that maybe . . . just maybe . . . their wish had come true;

3.  The line in script about LSJUMB trying to "reestablish some threshold of human decency" (or something along those lines) was quite amusing; and

4.  That may have been near nadir of LSJUMB participants - it looked like about 70 folks were on the field.  That is about 1/2 the "144" figure that we had back in the day (heck, there were tryouts for trumps my frosh year).  And make no mistake, numbers dramatically impact "the sound."  That's why I like band reunion games - the LSJUMB is about double its usual size and the sound (even with rusty participants) is much better than usual.  [I don't play at reunions - think only did at 5-year - so I can comment on sound from the stands].  Think band has been over 100 for several years now, but am not sure on this point.  It matters, irrespective of what you think about maturity, messaging, etc. of LSJUMB.

I believe the show was done during a preseason game (as it was the first the band was back, and I think that was one of the stupid years we had multiple home games before school started), so many of the undergrads were not around.  It was mostly alums and local undergrads/grad students.  Actually makes it a little more impressive it wasn't a total disaster, seeing as there was limited field rehearsal time since most people playing had jobs of some sort.


Looking back at our schedule it was for the Sept 15 home game vs SJSU, so probably a week or two before most students showed up.  Although the band was small at the time, thanks in no small part to five years of Buddy and Walt.

[CrazedZooChimp]

Just a few comments:

1.  Cardinal Coop, nice show.  The "little things" were quite clever, like the Dollies doing absolutely nothing of note in their "dance" routines during the Good LSJUMB Music;

2.  Can't help but be amused by smattering of applause from "shady siders" at outset of show, thinking that maybe . . . just maybe . . . their wish had come true;

3.  The line in script about LSJUMB trying to "reestablish some threshold of human decency" (or something along those lines) was quite amusing; and

4.  That may have been near nadir of LSJUMB participants - it looked like about 70 folks were on the field.  That is about 1/2 the "144" figure that we had back in the day (heck, there were tryouts for trumps my frosh year).  And make no mistake, numbers dramatically impact "the sound."  That's why I like band reunion games - the LSJUMB is about double its usual size and the sound (even with rusty participants) is much better than usual.  [I don't play at reunions - think only did at 5-year - so I can comment on sound from the stands].  Think band has been over 100 for several years now, but am not sure on this point.  It matters, irrespective of what you think about maturity, messaging, etc. of LSJUMB.

I believe the show was done during a preseason game (as it was the first the band was back, and I think that was one of the stupid years we had multiple home games before school started), so many of the undergrads were not around.  It was mostly alums and local undergrads/grad students.  Actually makes it a little more impressive it wasn't a total disaster, seeing as there was limited field rehearsal time since most people playing had jobs of some sort.


Looking back at our schedule it was for the Sept 15 home game vs SJSU, so probably a week or two before most students showed up.  Although the band was small at the time, thanks in no small part to five years of Buddy and Walt.