*stands up and takes a bow*
I'm a 1st class band nerd and proud of it!!!
I'm a Music Education major and am proud to be a member of the ASU Marching Indians, as well as Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. As far as marching band goes....
People may laugh at us. But the week before classes started, when all of you were kickin' back, hanging out with friends, etc, we were getting up early for 9am band rehearsals that lasted until 9pm(or later)for a straight week.
All the late afternoons you spent taking naps, or goofing off, we were out in 100+ degree heat for an hour and a half, four days a week, learning drill.
All the Friday nights you got to go party with your friends, or go out with your significant other, we got stuck playing at Pep Rallies.
All the Saturdays that you got to spend doing whatever you wanted, we were coming in at least an hour before football games to play at tailgate parties. And then we played through the whole game, no matter HOW bad our team does we NEVER lose our spirit, and we're the last ones to leave the stands because we keep playing.
And there are the occasional away games, exibition shows, etc.
Yeah, maybe we ARE "band geeks". But we're DAMN PROUD band geeks, and what would colleges(or ANY school?) be without us? Not very spirited, I would guess. And as much as we complain about going to all that stuff, we love band, and we're proud to tell people we're a part of the Marching Indians.
That's my 2 cents.