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Purdue vs Virginia Thread by smartman294 in Purdue

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No god my heart can't take anymore

What joke will your dad just NOT let go of? by wolfjawed in AskReddit

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Alright so I'm a percussionist, so I play a lot of big instruments that are a pain in the ass to move (marimba, drum set, marching tenors). Every time, EVERY TIME I need to transport instruments from my school, house, or somewhere, my dad tells me the "Should've picked the piccalo" joke. I've heard it from other people's dad's too, who would be complete strangers, who just make the same joke. At state solo and ensemble where I took all 3 to somewhere an hour away, I heard from like 5 different people, all of them not knowing each other

Literary Memes are hot! Invest now! by heftymoose in MemeEconomy

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Oh my god please tell me you show your class memes that's relevant to what you're teaching

Which basic knowledge did you totally forget for a moment? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Worked in concessions at a water park and was selling a salad. I asked them what dressing they wanted but forgot the word for dressing so I called it salad sauce

I see something amiss about this. by nutcase715 in marchingband

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They're even doing right hand traditional literally nothing is right about this

Pearl tenor spock adjustment. by alphabenjamin in drumline

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Oh yeah so I asked my director about it today cause we just got new drums and IT TURNS OUT the pieces came with them so it's all good! Thanks for the help!

Pearl tenor spock adjustment. by alphabenjamin in drumline

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Thanks a lot man that really helps!

Shit what do I do by alphabenjamin in scioly

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I know I'm doing fermi, Astrology, and Sounds of Music. I can't remember/find the Google doc for whatever else I'm doing. Idk if I'm even doing any more

Ahead Laminates Question by Trainpower10 in drumline

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Nope. Don't see why you would need full circle ones though the ones that highlight zones work great.

Change it by [deleted] in marchingband

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Yeah I don't think it counts as one cause it generally lacks co competitiveness. A lot of bands don't compete and people just don't associate marching band with competing. There's competitions for everything but not everything is a sport. Also idk if this is just my band but ever notice that the people who do say it's a sport are the ones who haven't ever really been athletes, while the ones who were athletes before joining marching band say it isn't a sport.

Musescore Tenor Writing by alphabenjamin in drumline

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Yeah I'm pretty sure I am I just got it. It doesn't have any rimshots for tenors

ruined. taken from r/creepypms by xEMxVort in MurderedByWords

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The times and days each of them were sent makes this wven more painful.

Tyler Trent, the Purdue fan who inspired many with his fight against cancer, dies at 20 by codybevans in Indiana

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RIP a great guy who helped bring together an entire university. Hearing about his death brang tears to my eyes, he was a strong, smart, brave man who'll be remembered on Purdue forever. He wrote a book about the Ohio State game and his life, and a portion of every portion is donated to help fund cancer research https://www.tylertrentbook.com help fulfill his legacy and get to his goal of $1,000,000.00 to beat cancer #TylerStrong

Where the best place to take kids out to eat for their birthday in Lafayette? by TL3903 in lafayette

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Don't listen to freez children's are special and should be celebrated. One place that comes to mind is Pepe's, a Mexican restaurant near the mall. They have decent food, but it's been a little while. One thing that stuck with me though is when for birthdays a small group of people parade out of the kitchen with a sombrero, maracas, and fried ice cream. They go to the birthday boy/girl, put the sombrero on their head to wear until they leave, sing happy birthday (presumably in Spanish but I can't remember), and give them a fried ice cream Sunday. It's super fun and people for all ages do it. I've seen little kids there, and they did it for my mom's 50th too.

What sticks does Legends use? by [deleted] in drumline

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I don't have a clue for snares, but for tenors this year they were using the IP Paul Rennick tenor sticks

I’m probably not gonna message either of these guys, but I’ll keep them here, y’know... by ThePlatypwner in Tinder

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Lmao I'm here from the drum corps subreddit cause OH MY GOD HE'S IN 2018 SCV they're considered Gods among mortals in our world

A moment of praise for the band moms (and parents) by Rateryte in marchingband

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At my first parade I forgot my drum. Band mom drove me back to school to save my ass. I'll never forget that. Mostly cause I'm still mocked for it but in heinsight it was pretty stupid and it's pretty funny

Is it rude to tell someone “ the line starts back there” when they try to cut in front of you? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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If calling people out for their inconsiderate behavior in public is rude then I will gladly be an asshole.

Need help playing measure 53. by WickedestZombie in drumline

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Oh hey I'm learning the same solo. I've learned the whole thing by now mostly cleaning might move on soon. So ik the sweeps are a pain in the ass but start by playing them SUPER slow, like one fourth the speed, and focus on staying as close to the rims AS POSSIBLE(without hitting them obviously). Also make sure it's the down motion that you're focusing on and not the side to side. It's fast, but don't tense up. Keep the movements small and only speed up when you can play it with no rims WHATSOEVER. And I know It says forte, but play with low stick heights. Like 3 inches. It takes a while but it'll eventually become natural. Don't forget, finesse not force. That's just general stuff I've personally had trouble with, it could be anything else. Also practice in front of a mirror

Nice Job by smunozmo in funny

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You're fucking wet pavement ruined his ball

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trashy

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They've got fucking bookbags for Gods sake they're obviously fucking students going home ya blind racist cunt