Wednesday, July 1, 2009

I played the flute.

I was a really shy kid in school, that is until you got to know me then it was all ballz out, without the ballz.

In the 6th grade a teacher came into our class and asked if any of us would like to try an instrument (with his ballz out)... (I'm kidding). I raised my hand, which was so not like me. I didn't sign up for anything, I didn't make my presence known for the most part.

I chose flute, cause that's girly right?

I will never forget the "Hot Cross Buns" ad nauseam.

Moved on in 7th grade to a new school and continued my flute awesomeness. The band in the new school was WELL BEYOND Hot Cross Buns, but I found the challenge exciting.

I stuck with it and when it was time to move on High School I was on board for the marching band, the anything band really. It had become my family away from home. We took trips, we spent our summers together, we had great fun bus rides, etc. It was some of the best times and memories of my life.

My first love was a drummer, *groal*, to this day drummers make my heart pitter patter remembering that first love. (I know I've talked about him before, but um, I am past the 500 post mark and I can't find it)

Anyway, as I mentioned this past weekend was the reunion. I had a list in my head of those that I had hoped would be there (certain drummer, for example) that weren't, but there were many that I was happy to see and catch up with.

After the reunion we all headed up to a local hole in the wall bar for karaoke. (I was in band, not choir so no I didn't sing) The group that went with us to the bar was exactly who I cared about being with from the reunion and ones that knew I'd be seeing. It was a blast hearing them talk about where they've been, what they've been doing, etc. They haven't changed a bit, none of them and that is so fascinating to me.

It makes me think about my own self, am I the same. I look back and think, yeah, lots has happened to me. Yet, down deep, I am the same person. That is almost comforting. I have more life experience, but my spirit, my fun loving joking self is really still intact.

I played the hell out of my flute and I'd rock it now if I had one.

I am (not was) a band geek and I love it.

*tootaloot*

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More Madness from Stacie's Madness at 11:34 AM
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  1. Band is what got me through high school. Seriously it was like a family and we were all there for each other. Pure awesomeness no matter how much I am made fun of, lol
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  2. I was never in band. It sounds as if you enjoyed it. I play guitar and enjoy that. But not in a band. It sounds like you had fun at the reunion and revisiting old friends.
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  3. I had a short lived fling with the drum major who also played the sexiest sax. To this day, a blusie sax solo can still make me wet
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  5. Band geeks unite!!! I married our drum major and still to this day our closest friends that we still have from high school...were in the band. :)
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  6. I was going to make some corny comment about "band camp" but you got all sentimental on me.

    I only wish I could have sincerely good memories from that age/time of my life. Lucky you. :)
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  7. I played the drums for about 11 years, in a garage rock band... and i miss playing drums... now, about you sucking flute, or blowing that stick for that matter, very nice!

    lol JK
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  8. My mom wouldn't allow me to play the flute even though I wanted to and to join the school band. We had a "very good" piano right there in the living room if I wanted to play something--but I didn't WANT to play the piano, I wanted to play the flute. Sigh. I'm jealous. I wanted to be a band geek. So now, I have to live vicariously by my kids (band geeks) by being a band parent, which is the ultimate in geekiness. And I do it well.
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  9. I played violin from 3rd through 6th grade... total nerd.

    And now... the legacy continues with my daughter.
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  10. I loved this post! I too played the flute.
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  11. Ha, I was a flute player too....for me it was the daintiest instrument and lightest one..I was a bit lazy back in junior high!!!
    I have not been here in a while, love the new layout!
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  12. Flutes rock! I was in band, too, and it was my favorite part of the day. Now I'm a band mom, too. But all four of my kids play brass instruments.
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  13. Hmmm, interesting... I feel exactly the opposite... like I dont even know the person I was in high school. Weird, huh?

    I was a band geek too though! I was fourth chair trumpet and then second chair french horn. Damn, that thing was heavy. I wish I had the forsight to choose the flute!!
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  14. I'm sure you rock the skin flute. The only attention I got from a teacher was when he copped a feel. Serious. Seventh grade. Me in a mini skirt. Him sliding his hand up it. He was a perv!
    Oh. Was this post about you?
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  15. In elementary school I pretended to play the flute. Yeah... concerts were fun. I'm not kidding; I really just pretended to play.

    I'm glad the reunion went well! I also have a thing for drummers b/c of my HS bf, but musicians of all kinds make my heart go pitter pat.

    Also, my grandmother once told me that you never stop feeling like "you" on the inside. She was in her late 80's when she said that, so I believe it.
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  16. I too was a drummer for many years, in school and in bands, and yeah, I also knew some girls in band that could play the meat whistle...
    Ohhh, but hey, flutes are cool!
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  17. I wasn't in band - I was a choir/theatre kid instead. But it was much the same. We had our crew of friends and all those wonderful memories from high school (I had a really good time in hs - I often miss those days) include all these people.

    Occasionally, we meet up for a wedding or some other random event, and it's always so nice to catch up on what everyone's doing and where they are in life. But you're so right - deep down, we're the same teenagers who latched on to one another in a common interest.
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  18. Seriously, what is the deal with drummers? I LOVE THEM!
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  19. I'm not even sure if I'm going to attempt to go to my reunion in 20 11, but i'llsee. I married a drummer.
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  20. I just so completely love this. Both of my kids were in the marching band and it rocked.

    Me on the other hand, I played clarinet for 2 weeks and quit.
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