Say something nice about sousaphone players

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― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

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― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)

They don't sound quite as ridiculous as "Sarrusaphone players."

― Dock Miles (Dock Miles), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

It's harder for them to drop their instrument than for the other players in the marching band.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 22:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Trevor is a great composer, a fun musician and a great guy.

― peepee (peepee), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 01:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I played Sousaphone
in my junior high school band.
It was stark-ass white.

You crawl up in it,
it encircles you all round.
Then you start to blow.

Danny Gardner threw
Halloween candy into
my Sousaphone bell;

when I threw some back
I got busted by the sub,
got a referral.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 02:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I was a sousaphone player for my high school marching band; mine was silver, quite nice-looking though heavy. I made all-state band on tuba my senior year and very nearly went to conservatory to study tuba. So there!!! And I made a marching band arrangement for "Wit Dre Day"...

― Clarke B. (stolenbus), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 02:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Wot is a sousaphone anyway!??!?! Is it some sort of "special" tuba for people called Susan!?!?!?!?

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

sousaphone
http://www.ronsoft.nl/upload/sousaphone.gif

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Time to spill the beans on a shameful, shameful fact: usually, tuba (and sousaphone) usually goes to the not that bright kid who looks like he can carry the thing. This is not me talking, mind you, but band directors everywhere. Conversely, French Horn goes to the smart kids.

Sousaphone was a marching instrument developed by JP Sousa to use as a tuba. It's much easier to carry while marching than a tuba.

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

hey yo dominique
fuck you,* I played french horn too!
and first chair trombone!

*said in that friendly ho-ho sort of way, not in anger

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

See I knew that was gonna piss people off - as well it should. I never understood why it always seemed to be big football guys on tuba and small elf girls on flute. I mean, I understand small elf girls probably can't carry tubas around, but what happens is you end up with a perpetually small circle of tuba players who are actually good musicians.

Anyway, I'm sure you are a smart sousaphone/horn/tbone playing fool, Haikunym.

― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

actually, though,
I am dumb as two dumb rocks.
plus, I am an elf.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rebirthbrassband.com/photos/images/Tubapic1.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.donnasbarandgrill.com/images/mamadigdown2.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rebirthbrassband.com/photos/images/Festphoto0.jpg

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

It is the loudest bass that you don't have to plug in.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

haha nice pic of eric! I once whipped his ass in a hoops game...for about five minutes. then he schooled me all over the place.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha. I've never seen Eric play hoops but he's got the height advantage at least.

I'm the worst basketball player ever.

He makes killer chicken wings.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

My brother played one in high school. He's dead now.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 23:44 (twenty-one years ago)

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