all state: the aftermath
Okay, so I went to all-state and now I'm back. We played for several hours of our days and got very tired before trying out for LSU band. Okay...I'll go into details. I arrived Saturday at like...5 or so...checked in, did all the usual, found people, checked in for 6 for concert band. Had rehearal from 6:30-9:30. Sunday: Rehearsal from 9:30-11:30, 1-2, 3-5:15, and 8-10. Monday: rehearsal from 9-12 and 1:30-3. Concert from 3-4, I guess? Whoo. sooo much playing. it was fun, though. I do resent sarah's previous post where she said, "I took pictures of dumb stuff..." because many of those pictures are of me. So...sarah is a butt...Okay. Auditioned for LSU band at 1:30 today. The guy said I "passed with flying colors, but woul dhave to go to lsu's band camp. considering the school I come from, that shouldn't be a problem." Yay! He went to the concert yesterday, too, and said he really enjoyed it. What else, what else? oh, good story. This man was named Roy King and he said a couple of years ago, it was raining a lot right before a game. LSU was supposed to do their pregame show, but it was a thunderstorm, so they couldn't because of lightning. When the danger of lightning passed, the band entered the field only for the ESPN guy to go to roy king and say, "we're not letting you do this pregame show. we own the rights to this game and we are having it start on time." Roy King replied, "Okay, someone needs to go tell Nick[Nick saban, the lsu coach]" so they told him. He came out and said to the ESPN guy, "yeah...you can have your game start on time...but I don't know what teams you are going to watch since we're not coming out unless this band performs."
Heh heh heh...
If I make this band, I will adore finally being appreciated.
Roy King told me that the athletic association wants the band at the bowl games so badly that, if you say you are visiting your aunt in...say...Vermont, the athletic association will pay for your plane ticket to the bowl game and your plane ticket back to Vermont. Also, if you make the band and go out of town, your plane ticket is paid for, you get 30-35 dollars a day for meals, and your rooms are all paid for.
(AWESOME!!)
So...leave those comments! Bye!!
-Meredith
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