[FarmBoy]

oman, funny that you brought up Rice, that was my only contribution to the band thread.  someone said they'd love to see the Stanford Band vs. A&M's, which I think is hilarious and would be even more funny with the addition of Rice's band.

Actually, I'm there's a harrowing story of the Rice band being held hostage by some angry A&M fans following an irreverent half time show:

In 1973 the Texas A&M Aggies took exception to a MOB performance which featured such typical MOB irreverence as Nazi-style goosestepping, turning the Aggie War Hymn into "Little Wooden Soldier March", and forming a fire hydrant while playing "Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" in reference to the Aggie mascot Reveille.[6] After the game, the Aggies formed an angry mob outside Rice's own stadium, trapping the Owl band inside for hours until police dispersed some of the crowd and allowed the band to exit, transported by food service trucks. In the years after this now-infamous show, attention has been focused on the shot at Reveille, and that this was an attempt to mock the mascot shortly after her death; in fact it was no more than "poorly-aimed scatalogical humor",[7] the mascot in question having been alive and present at the game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_Owl_Band

[FarmBoy]

oman, funny that you brought up Rice, that was my only contribution to the band thread.  someone said they'd love to see the Stanford Band vs. A&M's, which I think is hilarious and would be even more funny with the addition of Rice's band.

Actually, I'm there's a harrowing story of the Rice band being held hostage by some angry A&M fans following an irreverent half time show:

In 1973 the Texas A&M Aggies took exception to a MOB performance which featured such typical MOB irreverence as Nazi-style goosestepping, turning the Aggie War Hymn into "Little Wooden Soldier March", and forming a fire hydrant while playing "Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" in reference to the Aggie mascot Reveille.[6] After the game, the Aggies formed an angry mob outside Rice's own stadium, trapping the Owl band inside for hours until police dispersed some of the crowd and allowed the band to exit, transported by food service trucks. In the years after this now-infamous show, attention has been focused on the shot at Reveille, and that this was an attempt to mock the mascot shortly after her death; in fact it was no more than "poorly-aimed scatalogical humor",[7] the mascot in question having been alive and present at the game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_Owl_Band