YouTube Thursday - This One Time At Band Camp Jokes Have Not Been Funny For Almost A Solid Decade Now
by TwistNHook on Jul 31, 2008 3:28 PM PDT
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PrintWell, then. Our running YouTube Thursday routine has been going for quite a while now and we have yet to show off what is easily America's #1 greatest resource:
The California Marching Band. Time Magazine proclaimed them as the Best Damn Band In The Land. The Beatles called them "bigger than Jesus."
Let's get this party started with what may be one of the Marshawnthusiasts for this site. It is a bit difficult to tell.
Here they come, marching up the hill. It has been so long, I can barely remember all the cadences. I think there is still one named after me, but I'm not sure.
Here they are playing the songs of Blondie. I think Blondie is a band. Not sure. So far I am not sure about a LOT of things.
Let's go Old Skool. 1989! I was 8. A young New Kids Of The Block was teaching America to love again. And a toddler Dumpster Muffin was just learning how to annoy the fuck out of everything ever.
Look at how empty those stands were. Crazyness. For anybody who doubts Tedford, just look at that.
Big Game 1989. SO CRAZY!
Even I, a supremely superior phonez player full of supreme supremeness, can give some begrudging props to the Gold Bonders amongst us. Impressive stuff.
But the Band is just one part of it. One amazing part of it. Let's not forget the awesomeness that is the Cal Dance Team.
This would not be complete without the classic Video Game show:
I've really been digging "Can't Get my Mind Around You" by The Philosopher Kings recently. But I can't find them on YouTube. so, here's "You Stepped On My Life."
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I <3 The Dance Team
At least in those years where there are at least three Asian girls. And just last year I got each of the other members of the CGB signed photos of the team. What did they get me? NOTHING.
But I still love you guys. Really.
I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.
1989
Were you attempting to link to this photo, discussed here:
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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when the players have their hands down to their side, their fingers touch the claw marks on their thigh pads making it look like they have huge yellow claws. Kinda cool.
Vote Brock Mansion for QB in 2008!
That’s what I said! On that other thread. Totes!
by CalBandGreat on Jul 31, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
totes4life
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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That’ll do with the 4life, Twist, that’ll do.
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
Oski's Jesuits, if you will...
The reason I’m even here is because my wife marched 5 years (and 3 bowl games!) with the band and became…how you say…intense.
The trombone headchoppers to “Hey Ya” at 2004 Big Game remain to this day the most incredible thing I’ve seen from a marching band outside halftime of the Bayou Classic. If I’d tried that when I was a 19-year-old band geek, six of my best friends would have carried me out by the handles.
3 bowl games in 5 years? Your wife is either really, really old or really, really young.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
nah, she could be an early '90s girl
Cal went to the inaugural Copper Bowl in 1990, the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day 1992, the Alamo Bowl in 1993, and the Aloha Bowl in 1996.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
cal's complete bowl history
via Wikipedia. Cal is 9-8-1 all-time in bowl games, but hasn’t won a Rose Bowl since Hilter annexed Poland.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah. Went to Cal in the early 90s. Really, really old.
Why do you always doubt me, Ragnarok?
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
dude, i was at the insight bowl
my senior year in band. there were way more people there than that photo shows. not a sellout, but cal fans were way excited, especially given the terrible day-after-christmas game date. great for TV, bad for vacationers.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
rags and I were at the Toilet Bowl
Cal vs. Rutgers in 2001, 0-10 vs. 1-10. Feel the SCARLET FEVER! RUTGERS FOOTBALL
I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.
by yellow fever on Jul 31, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
man, that was most likely the worst college football game i have ever attended. cal called the same crappy plays they always did, but rutgers, in their ineptitude, consistently failed to stop them. both teams really tried to lose, but rutgers wanted it more. or something. it was awful.
and it’s not like i’ve only been to Cal games. i went to a I-AA game a few years ago, UC Davis hosting North Dakota State. that game was better attended, had a better band (god, the Rutgers band was awful), and the quality of football was significantly better, too.
i hear things have improved for Rutgers, though i also hear they are still located in New Jersey, which is really too bad for them.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Games at Davis are awesome, people are really into it, the weather is usually better than at Cal, and the team usually does well…their team dominated DII before the switch to 1-AA. Plus they throw out free Chipotle with those burrito-launchers.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 31, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at the Copper Bowl!
As the old man among us-or at least one of them (SoCal Oski?)-I can honestly claim to have been at the Copper Bowl. After suffering through the Kapp era, and the first few rather dismal years under Bruce Snyder, there was no way I was going to miss the Copper Bowl in scenic Tucson. It was a pretty lame game, not nearly as good as the game vs. Arizona earlier that year in the same stadium (Russell White and Sean Dawkins—awesome!!), but it was a victory nonetheless.
There were no Oak trees, nor cacti, to worry about that year. But the game was nonetheless shrouded in controversy as the State of Arizona at the time refused to recognize Martin Luther King day as a holiday. Thus, the Bears took to the field with a black-and-white MLK patch on their jerseys.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Aug 1, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope they didn’t cut down any oak trees to make that high performance athletic center i spy in the background…
I think that’s the towne haberdashery.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 31, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that on the way to the cobbler? And where is the nearest apothecary?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
Time for a blood letting!
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
So, uh, these turn of the century business jokes doing anything for you?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
Indubitably, old chap!
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Err...
Look, I support the Cal band as much as any non-band member, and, err…that’s a lot of youtube of non-nintendo band….
Just saying…
You missed some great OLD Cal Band videos!
zoonews tells me it’s too late to post on this thread – “the ship has sailed!” – but I’m doing it anyway. Cal Band Great!
Here’s the oldest Cal Band clip I could find on youtube, the 1974 Cal Band pregame vs. Stanfurd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEmZ407NFS4
Here’s what the crowd really looked like in 1974:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWo-LBpptg
And this is my all-time favorite clip when a TV station featured the 1991 Cal Band and Alumni Band for our centenniel celebration (an absolute must see!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDxQPAHS2c
CAL BAND GREAT!!!
Damn.
I thought for sure at least Twist would reply. Doesn’t he read every new comment simultaneously?
hahah, pretty much
i’m sure those videos will show up at some point…lots of thursdays to come!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Is that true that the Band doesn’t get scholarships? I took my nephew who plays in band in middle school to a Cal Band practice and introduced him to the guy who plays his instrument. This guy was just awesome, talked to us for 10 minutes, totally cool. (My nephew was a pain.) Anyways, the Band member said he turned down a full ride U$C scholarship for his instrument. Wow.
Stanfurd Delendum Est.
yes, it's true
No one in the Cal Band gets a scholarship. There are a few awards with a monetary stipend attached that are given out at the December awards banquet. I also turned down a full ride to $C (not for band, just for general goodness). Thank The Lord.
there are a few partial scholarships available
only in the last 6-7 years, i think, and they’re only for students who would otherwise have to get a job instead of doing band.
mostly, band members get their compensation in other, more intangible ways. i still think it’s totally worth it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
So did we ever find out if a CGB-er is in one of those youtube videos above?
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Awesome.
Yesterday, I spent a glorious 15 minutes or so watching these videos. Watching the magnificent Cal Band, in combination with the Women’s Huddle last week (post on that to come…watch out, boys!), is really getting me pumped for the season!
If I may be so bold as to say it (and I hope I may)...Cal Band Great and Go Bears!
by RemorsefulBruinBabe on Aug 5, 2008 9:36 AM PDT reply actions
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