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On Saturday, March 4th - the Band
Scholars and a few special Band Friends journeyed to Pikeville
[and for those of you who live far afield - Pikeville is way, way
east and way, way south in Kentucky] for the Mid-South Conference
Tournament Championship Games. It was our privilege and pleasure
to support our Teams and our College at this prestigious event -
as we added our special "F&F" [aka Flavor and Flair] to the
proceedings.
Left: our Croswell coach -
waiting - in that special place from whence has started many, many
Grrr... Excursions over the years |
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Left: a somewhat bedraggled [oh you
know how the Band Scholars are early in the morning] looking
Fledgling Jeremy helps load
Upper Right: well, I am not sure
what the purpose of this pic is - other than these are three of
the finest Fledglings we have had in some time [even Taras, our
friendly German, with a pillow on his head]
Lower Right: a hallmark of
any of our Grrr... Excursions are Band Friends that travel with us
- for the Grrr... Excursionette we were tickled to have: Dr. Sonny
Burnette, Assistant Bass Drum #2 Artist; Great Band Friends Mike
&Shirley College, Bill & Jan Crabdree, Miss Sheila [Cousin Kim in
abstentia] and Dick & Jan Lobitz |
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Another hallmark of any of our Grrr...
Excursions are our Departure Devos. On Saturday, these were ably
led by the Spiritual Advisor of our Tiger Bands, Miss Kelly [G.R.O.E.].
*note from the management*
This morning as I construct this digital gallery of our
most-recent Grrr... Excursionette, I am thinking about the tens of
thousands of mile our Tiger Bands and the Band Scholars have
traveled over the years in general - and in particular, some of
our other great Spiritual Advisors of the past who have led
Departure Devos for us. Scholar Matthew [Sturtevant] who helped us
create the role of S.A. for our Tiger Bands when most of the
current Band Scholars were in elementary school - Sister Susan,
one of our great Band Scholars of yesteryear and the incomparable,
Gem-Alumnus of our Tiger Bands, Killer [aka Emily Bennett
nee' Hales].
We oft-times talk about the
heritage and tradition of our Tiger Bands - this is an important
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Scholars walking to the bussie -
for departure - a great pic - and a view we have never previously
had - the weather for early March was glorious - but chilly -
special thanks to Junior [aka Jarrod A. Hunt] for taking all
photos for the Grrr... Excursionette |
napping scholars
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we finally reach Pikeville, and our
faithful loading crew has all I/E [aka Instruments and Equipment]
lined-up and ready for use
we are set-up and ready to roll for
the Girls Championship Game [and yes, then we have to move to a
new locale a bit later for the Boys game] |
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The Lady Tigers at play against the
squad from the University of the Cumberlands. Our Lady Tigers
prevail with a 70-67 win to secure the Tournament Championship and
an automatic berth at the National Tournament in Jackson, TN.
Special Band Friend, Scholar
Carrie, gave us a piece of "the net" as a momento of this special
day - thanks Carrie
Congratulations Lady Tigers |
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"Ivan" ~ one of the
more-popular [yet stranger] traveling companions of our Tiger
Bands
Ivan [in his Tiger Togs] faithfully watches over all "doings" of
the Band Scholars
What collegiate band program
could possibly be complete without large and strange eight-foot
inflateables?
And Ivan is so very, very
friendly .....
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OK - this might require a bit of
explanation [and the pics are a bit blurry - because trust me -
these are "action shots"] - a great tradition was started this
spring by Elder Scholar David & Fledgling Michael-Patrick [now
affectionately known as the 3-Point Boys] - expanding [radically]
the old 3-point dance - the "3-Point Boys" have raised the
installation of the old 3-point signs to an absolute art-form -
you really have to see it to believe - but this new tradition is
loved and cherished by all - thanks & thanks to the 3-Point Boys
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Right: R. Happy Osborne [aka The
Dark Master], Head Basketball Coach for our Tigers ~ no finer or
more faithful Band Friend is there than Happy.
Our Tigers at play against
Campbellsville University
no - they did not prevail [65-63 nail-biter] but end as the MSC
regular season champions, ranked #11 nationally and will play in
the NAIA D1 National Championship Tournament in Kansas City |
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Jon and the Alchettes
[our ever-faithful Trombone Team]
The Tubers [Elder Scholar David,
Fledgling Michael-Patrick & the Ten of Hearts] |
Right: loading crews again at work
after the two games end
Above: a napping Band Scholar
- as we leave Pikeville - with the beautiful mountains of eastern
Kentucky in the background
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Band Scholars do like to eat .....
Left: Elder Scholar Bethany with Melissa [yes on a cell phone -
Grrr...] and Fledling Sara ..... Right: Fledglings Kathy &
Stephanie
the Ten of Hearts & PLUR in the
Kid Zone |
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Thanks & Thanks
to everyone and all for your continuing support
of the Band Scholars and our Tiger Bands at Georgetown College
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