Who muzzled the band at Starr?

[redice]

The Cornell pep band did not play as often as expected last night.  

Who put the muzzle on them and when were they allowed to play?

Tnx

[redice]

Bump....

It's hard to believe that nobody knows anything about this....

Don't be bashful...

[Cornell11]

Mitch should call the pep band's drum major's mom.

[amerks127]

I think I'll take the high road on this one...

To answer your question, the pep band shared time with Colgate's band and music over the sound system.  Further, they were not allowed to play Davy when the team took the ice each period.

[Scersk '97]

And I'll take the low road.  If the band actually let someone stop them from playing Davy, they're a bunch of useless simps not worthy to wear the striped shirts, and they besmirch the honor of every once-Waldo-taunted one of us.

The alumni et al. don't donate money for you to go to places and not play.  Especially Davy.  Honestly.  Find your cojones, in the best Hemingwayian sense, and stand up for yourselves.

I think Patrick Swayze would say, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

[Lauren '06]

The way we handled this in previous years (I remember this happening at Dartmouth in 2004 specifically) was to have the conductor start Davy as usual while the pep band manager theatrically scolded them and waved his arms for them to stop.

[Josh '99]

[quote Scersk '97]I think Patrick Swayze would say, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."[/quote]In this context, I might've gone with "Nobody puts Davy in a corner."

[CUontheslopes]

The cheers of Freeeeeeeeeeeee Willy and Shave Your Armpits raining down from the student sections brought back memories of the infamous "Fat Conductor" cheer against Colgate several years back.

Also, nice going crowd on the "You suck, Cox" cheer. Well done.

[ShardZ]

This coming from the pep band manager who cried at Brown in the fall of '05 when she was scolded by an event staff and threatened to be kicked out.

[Beeeej]

[quote ShardZ]This coming from the pep band manager who cried at Brown in the fall of '05 when she was scolded by an event staff and threatened to be kicked out.[/quote]

Funny, in another thread you just took some other people to task for being less than kind.  How about trying to live up to your own standards for other people?

[Lauren '06]

[quote ShardZ]This coming from the pep band manager who cried at Brown in the fall of '05 when she was scolded by an event staff and threatened to be kicked out.[/quote]
What the hell was that for?  You didn't have a low-blow comeback for Scersk, so you went for me instead?  I don't happen to agree completely with Scersk on this... the alumni don't donate money for us to get thrown out before the first period either.  If the band has a choice between sticking to our guns and getting thrown out or giving a little and getting to stay (emphasis on a little--we're a band, not window dressing, though in my time nobody pushed the window dressing thing more than our own athletics department), you know what I would pick.  All I did was tell you how, at one time in the past, it was possible to do both through a little dissembling.  You know, best of both worlds?  Keeping everybody happy?  If that pisses you off so much you have to punch me in the gut in public, Zach, I don't know what to tell you.

[KGR11]

The first priority of the Pep Band is to remain in the stands for the entirety of the game so that we can cheer the team on and provide entertainment for the crowd.  For us to do so, we follow the rules of the Athletics Department of the home team.  If we do not, they throw us out.  For us to jeopardize our participation in the game before the puck is dropped is not smart.

Personally, I believe the alumni et al. donate money to us to go to places and play throughout the entire game.  That donation would be a foolish investment if we are thrown out before the game gets under way.

[Jim Hyla]

[quote Section A Banshee][quote ShardZ]This coming from the pep band manager who cried at Brown in the fall of '05 when she was scolded by an event staff and threatened to be kicked out.[/quote]
What the hell was that for?  You didn't have a low-blow comeback for Scersk, so you went for me instead?  I don't happen to agree completely with Scersk on this... the alumni don't donate money for us to get thrown out before the first period either.  If the band has a choice between sticking to our guns and getting thrown out or giving a little and getting to stay (emphasis on a little--we're a band, not window dressing, though in my time nobody pushed the window dressing thing more than our own athletics department), you know what I would pick.  All I did was tell you how, at one time in the past, it was possible to do both through a little dissembling.  You know, best of both worlds?  Keeping everybody happy?  If that pisses you off so much you have to punch me in the gut in public, Zach, I don't know what to tell you.[/quote]

The first priority of the Pep Band is to remain in the stands for the entirety of the game so that we can cheer the team on and provide entertainment for the crowd. For us to do so, we follow the rules of the Athletics Department of the home team. If we do not, they throw us out. For us to jeopardize our participation in the game before the puck is dropped is not smart.

Personally, I believe the alumni et al. donate money to us to go to places and play throughout the entire game. That donation would be a foolish investment if we are thrown out before the game gets under way.

As an alum ,although not a band alum, who supports the Pep Band, I couldn't agree more.

[thorn]

We sang it whenever we weren't allowed to play it.  Colgate had extra security for us, because three years ago the fans broke a piccolo and stole a hat.  The piccolo is still in the band room, and gets brought out every time a Colgate trip is coming up.  I'd rather not piss off rink staff who go out of their way to make sure that our instruments don't get destroyed by fans, and if it requires toning it down a bit, I can live with that.  I'm not in charge, it wasn't my decision, but I don't think it was a bad decision.  I appreciate leaving with my instrument intact.

[ShardZ]

I'm really sorry.  My comment came across as way more mean than I expected.  That was really not my goal and I apologize.

The point I was trying to make was, as KRG and others have said, there was no point in the pep band getting potentially kicked out over something silly like how frequently we could play davy.  My comment was that I had hoped that former pep band managers would be more ... sensitive to the fact that event staff at away rinks are not always the most rational or fair towards the pep band.  

It is easy for someone unconnected to criticize the band for not standing up to the colgate rink staff, playing anyway and risk repercussions from their or our athletics departments.  I just feel that people who have felt these repercussions personally should not be the ones leading the criticism.

Again, I'd like to apologize.  I really was not trying to be mean.