Impressions from SLU(t)/Clarkson weekend at Lynah

[HeafDog]

Well, the goalie/sieve and its variations have pretty much disappeared, to name a few.  Goalie/sieve/post has still survived, somewhat, but this family of cheers used to be much more common, and the participation level used to be much higher.  (And yes, "blue line/idiot" and "red line/idiot" are nice additions to the group.)

[schoaff]

I've mentioned it before and know others don't miss it, but the the cheer I miss the most is Fight, Maim, Kill (and unlike Swanee it wasn't lead by the Tubas in the 80's no matter what everyone else remembers :-D).

I'm also with Beeej on missing the PA announcement. I think it was the 90-91 when they stopped announcing " returns to full strength" on the PA. A part of me died that day :`(

[Beeeej]

[quote schoaff]I've mentioned it before and know others don't miss it, but the the cheer I miss the most is Fight, Maim, Kill (and unlike Swanee it wasn't lead by the Tubas in the 80's no matter what everyone else remembers :-D).[/quote]

Who remembers it being led by the Tubas?!  It was led by the trumpets, and on increasingly rare occasions still is.

Beeeej

[schoaff]

[quote Beeeej]
Who remembers it being led by the Tubas?!  It was led by the trumpets, and on increasingly rare occasions still is.

Beeeej[/quote]

That's exactly what I remember, but a year or two ago when I brought it up people from the pep-band swore it was a Tuba cheer which made me question my sanity.

[KP '06]

[quote schoaff][quote Beeeej]
Who remembers it being led by the Tubas?!  It was led by the trumpets, and on increasingly rare occasions still is.

Beeeej[/quote]

That's exactly what I remember, but a year or two ago when I brought it up people from the pep-band swore it was a Tuba cheer which made me question my sanity.[/quote]

Very much a trumpet cheer. The last time I remember doing it, most people stared awkwardly, while some started singing "[Goalie] is a great big sieve ..."

[CowbellGuy]

[quote HeafDog]There's a couple more that I don't think are on there (Age, any chance for an update to it?).[/quote]
I'm sorry. Does that look like my name at the top or e-mail address on the corrections line? :-P

[HeafDog]

[quote CowbellGuy][quote HeafDog]There's a couple more that I don't think are on there (Age, any chance for an update to it?).[/quote]
I'm sorry. Does that look like my name at the top or e-mail address on the corrections line? :-P[/quote]

Ah, quite true.  I missed that part.  I'll send him an email.

[LynahFaithfulS]

[quote HeafDog]At the very second that a Cornell power play expires, and the opposing team's player emerges from the sin bin, we vent our frustration (and naturally, this is hopefully not a common occurrence) by yelling, " returns to full strength, AND THEY STILL SUCK."  Everyone can participate in this entire cheer; it is not meant to be led by a single person.[/quote]

I realize I am a little behind (timewise), but I wanted to give credit where credit is due...the guy a seat or two over from me (section b, row 5) does always do this cheer, and then others join in. (I am guilty of not getting my own timing right to do the begining of the cheer...)

on another note, after the opposing team scores, it seems to me LGR does get started...sometimes it is delayed, but it happens...

and finally, I know this has been discussed a million times before, but one problem with LGR is that people don't stay together (even when the band is keeping a beat--that baffles me), and it speeds up too quickly.  I noticed this when I was sitting with a friend in sect L, and we had to decide which group's rythm we were going to follow...of course, I still don't know what to do about it, but that's my 2 cents.

[KeithK]

I've been complaining (futilely) about the LGR speed up for over a decade now.  Racing through it just seems idiotic.  *shakes head sadly*
In fairness, it's likely that many can't hear the beat that the band is playing.

[HeafDog]

[quote LynahFaithfulS]
I realize I am a little behind (timewise), but I wanted to give credit where credit is due...the guy a seat or two over from me (section b, row 5) does always do this cheer, and then others join in. (I am guilty of not getting my own timing right to do the begining of the cheer...)
[/quote]

Well, back in the mid-90s, it was a joint effort, and was not started by a single person.  It's different from winning-team/losing-team, which definitely calls for a single leader.  Put it this way: how would you designate who starts the "returns to full strength" cheer?  What happens if that person misses the cue, or isn't even at the game?  Let's say it was supposed to be started by one person, but multiple parties attempted to start it at the same time.  Upon hearing it being started by someone else, should one of those multiple parties stop?  Unfortunately, the cheer is called for too often for uncontrolled designation of a single leader to be practical.

[LynahFaithfulS]

[quote HeafDog]Well, back in the mid-90s, it was a joint effort, and was not started by a single person.  It's different from winning-team/losing-team, which definitely calls for a single leader.  Put it this way: how would you designate who starts the "returns to full strength" cheer?  What happens if that person misses the cue, or isn't even at the game?  Let's say it was supposed to be started by one person, but multiple parties attempted to start it at the same time.  Upon hearing it being started by someone else, should one of those multiple parties stop?  Unfortunately, the cheer is called for too often for uncontrolled designation of a single leader to be practical.[/quote]

oh, no, I agree with you! I just wanted to say it's not dead.

(And as the season has gone on, more people are doing it, too.)

[HeafDog]

[quote LynahFaithfulS][quote HeafDog]Well, back in the mid-90s, it was a joint effort, and was not started by a single person.  It's different from winning-team/losing-team, which definitely calls for a single leader.  Put it this way: how would you designate who starts the "returns to full strength" cheer?  What happens if that person misses the cue, or isn't even at the game?  Let's say it was supposed to be started by one person, but multiple parties attempted to start it at the same time.  Upon hearing it being started by someone else, should one of those multiple parties stop?  Unfortunately, the cheer is called for too often for uncontrolled designation of a single leader to be practical.[/quote]

oh, no, I agree with you! I just wanted to say it's not dead.

(And as the season has gone on, more people are doing it, too.)[/quote]

Excellent.  Carry on, then.  :-D

/"it's not dead" reminds me of "The Cheat Is Not Dead"

[canuck89]

At the other end of the rink (D,E,F,etc.), it is hard to hear the band's beat.  However, most of the people in B around me tend to speed up.  I get frustrated every time, but blame it on the fact that I am a music buff -- others aren't capable so I shouldn't get angry.  In the same light, it is near impossible for most (music people or not) to keep from rushing once the band is drowned out.  In my experience, it is just human nature to speed up with any simple rhythm pattern.

[Beeeej]

I've said it before and I'll say it again:  It is because speeding up is simple and inevitable human nature that the drummer for the Pep Band should start the beat, go a few rounds, and then get the hell out of the way.  You can blame it on the crowd as much as you want, but the drumbeat is, ultimately, a little too slow - so if the crowd is going to speed up no matter what the drummer does, the drummer needs to stop.  Then it will sound like the crowd is chanting at one pace instead of many.

Beeeej