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In Memoriam – A D.C. Legend Goes Home
LEGEND The word ‘Legend’ is tossed around a LOT these days; There are folks that attain ‘legendary’ status for being good at a specific thing. Of course, there are folks…
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Cleaning the Slate, and saying ‘Hello’ from The Other Side…
Some folks have ENTIRELY too much free time on their hands…smh I take a little hiatus from the blog to enjoy the season for JUST A MINUTE and stuff pops…
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Sights & Sounds: The BoomBox Classic 2015-16
It’s hard to believe that the 2015-16 season is now almost at it’s halfway mark. The action and parity that have been exhibited by multiple programs has been diverse and…
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We Aren’t Anybody’s Scapegoats…
When I started writing this column (now blog) for the 5th Quarter website community back in the day, I did so with the understanding that there would be days where…
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Sights & Sounds: The SWAC/MEAC Challenge,John Merritt Classic, Labor Day Classic 2015-16
Another eventful labor day HBCU football and band weekend is in the books. Periscope is continuing to change the game in terms of HOW we experience game day (I caught…
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Charlotte BOTB 2015 & 2015-16 Season Overview
Maces…Batons…Combat Boots…Valve Oil…An Extra Pack of Reeds…Green Freshmen and Salty Upperclassmen…Skits. All of those things being present on an HBCU campus can only mean one thing: The start of the…
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Knowing When To Walk Away…A Bandsmen’s Dilemma
I had a pretty interesting debate going with some of my friends this morning about a scenario that ANYBODY that’s marched in an HBCU program has faced. WHEN do you…
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Off-Season Musings – 2015
*Sigh*…. Welp…it’s the time of year that all bandheads and fans of the craft absolutely dread, the off-season. It’s that time of the year (for HBCU Bandom) where gameday experiences…
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Directory of Bands
Every HBCU band program in one place — names, schools and conferences.
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