LeanderMomma

Haha, I bet you did!

I was in Bentonville just this morning. Crazy coincidence. Oh, and I appreciate the clarification that the color guard actually wears costumes and not uniforms.

That’s fantastic. I knew they would persevere despite their disappointment over not having access to their uniforms! So proud of these kids.

I didn't think they missed a beat tho I know they were upset beforehand. They handled it professionally. I was very proud of them and I can't wait to see them in person tomorrow morning!

Leander does not have their uniforms on for semis. Their hotel is currently in some type of lockdown and they were not allowed in to get their uniforms. Hopefully it won't hurt them. Go Leander! They looked great in spite of the unfortunate circumstances!!

Does it count if it was over 30 years ago?

I saw that one. It was great. I also saw a fantastic one from either 2002 or 2003. Yes they were from Sugar land. So there's another great SFA school? Or not so great? Confusing when so many have the same name!

Was it Stephen F Austin that used to be great, back in the day? And are they still considered to be really good? I just ran across an old UIL video of them and their beautiful dance team and was impressed.

Wow, what a privilege!

I really, really do!

That's why I'm a preschool director. I get to do kid things and eat kid foods all the time!

I'm looking forward to seeing Haltom this year and seeing what all the fuss is about!

I think you are right. They both had fantastic seasons last year!

Do bands really announce their themes this early? I'm trying to remember when we would have our big theme announcement at Leander. Seems like it was towards the end of April. And we were usually one of the first. But it will be here before you know it!

That's impressive!

Whoa, seriously?!! And we thought WE had it bad!

you said it...not me.

I thought about you today as I drove a bus full of 5 year olds on a field trip. Not that you remind me of a 5 year old or anything! But anyway, our field trip route took us past Kelly Reeves stadium and the big digital sign was flashing something about BUSH'S TENDER ROLLS and it made me laugh and think of you. It also made me happy because BAND and BOA AUSTIN and Texas Marching Classic and kettle corn and CHICKEN!

That’s fantastic. Thanks for the info! I’ll definitely make a point of cutting my Spring break trip a little short so I can attend the Power Regional finals in Denton with my kiddo. And I hope to make it to TCGC in April at Hendrickson. I really want to see this live!

Just on a Google document for now. I don't really have a plan yet.

Glad to have a name finally to associate with your nick!!

Haha, well I didn't mean for it to sound creepy! I'm just trying to associate people with the bands they represent. Plus it's a little weird to meet people from the forum in real life, which I often do at marching competitions, and introduce ourselves by names like Duke of Bandom or Clarinet Queen instead of our RL names.

Also, if you would like your info to remain private, you can PM me, and I will mark your info as PRIVATE. Why am I doing this? Because I am a people person and I would like to know more about those I have befriended in this awesome forum.

So I've decided to do it anyway and I am leaving it up to each member whether or not they would like to be in the TxBands.com directory that I am creating. All I'm wanting is real life names to go with your forum identity (or you can remain anonymous), and which school you (or your child, sibling, etc) represent(ed). You can put the info here or you can private message me! You are also welcome to add anything else that you might want to include such as instrument played, years attended, color guard member, drum major, etc. Going first, my RL name is Cindy and my kiddo was in the Leander band playing flute in the 2013 - 2016 seasons. If no one responds, I'll know the idea was a dud. EDIT--IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, DO NOT SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFO. There, maybe that makes it a little less creepy sounding? If you are under 18 and are comfortable putting your RL name here publicly in the forum, that's fine. You can also just give us your school and leave your name anonymous if you wish.