Sunday, January 27, 2008

Wisconsin Badger Marching Band!

You know you're in Wisconsin when you go to a Badger Rally, two months after the footbal season ended. You also know you're in Wisconsin when you wear a short sleeve shirt because the temperature climbed up to 25 degrees. (I really did this yesterday)

Awesome! Is but a hint of the degree of excitement when the Wisconsin Badger Marching band strikes up! From the moment they marched into the huge new gym at Fond du Lac High School, to two hours later, when they finally stopped playing, the crowd of almost 1000 were on their feet.

There was a sea of red shirts, except for me who absent mindedly wore blue. What was I thinking! I still have the red W stamp on my hand to prove that I attended. (perhaps it is time for a shower!)

The pictures simply do not do justice to their performance. I spoke to one of the students during the performance, and she said that only 160 of the 360 piece band was participating. I can't imagine the 'noise' if all of them had showed up. As the photos show, I couldn't get much closer. What a show!

Enjoy. I certainly did.