Sexhibition

Original Air Date: 11.04.04
Opening Song: "All Nite (Don't Stop)" - Janet Jackson

My tongue is still burning from the other night.

You see, I had a hot chocolate at Exhibition and the scorching sensation has lasted for FOUR whole days.

On Monday the Marching Band traveled to Annapolis High to perform at Exhibition, a showcase of the county bands. The bus ride was HELL!! I was on the bus with the Pom Squad, Color Guard, and some drummers and all they did was sing crappy music... they actually "sang" the songs that us instrumentalists play, which is really annoying because they DON'T HAVE ANY WORDS!!! They actually sang (out of tune) the school's Alma Mater. At that point, I couldn't blame the bus driver for just wanting to go off the road and punish them for angering the gods of Music.

We took the field and performed our Halftime Show; for the first time ever, we weren't the first band (the smallest) to go on--that would be Southern. Of all the bands, I enjoyed South River's show the most, their show's theme was "The Mask of Zorro." BJ stopped by; it was nice to see that he's still doing alright.

The whole night was filled with insanity. I swear, all the kids in Band have been eating crazy wafers or drinking each other's bathwater or something. (something ain't right) The girl I stalk was fighting over me with three other people. I felt so loveed. The night took an interesting turn when a JiMBO fan gave me a new nickname, "Sexy." At first I was prudish about it but since he uses it all the time now, it's grown on me. He and some of my female fans made a list of what makes Mr. JiMBO sexy: looks, voice, dancing ability, musical ability (clarinet), scholarly, skilled pole-vaulter, writer, and "big arms." Oh, flattery will get you everywhere with me.

What did I learn that night? Pole-vaulting skills actually do come in handy sometimes. I also learned how much joy Marching Bands can bring to some people. An elderly woman at Exhibition was having an absolute blast; she clapped along to the tunes. Heather, Dan, and them dancing around in the stands but I was so scared for them 'cause we were about 30 feet above the ground. It's all fun and games until someone falls off a bleacher and gets a butt fracture. (painful and embarrassing)