Whenever I’ve been fortunate enough to make it into the stadium — as opposed to passing out at my tailgate spot — halftime traditionally signals it’s time to make a rather epic, queues-be-damned trip to the concessions stand. Prior to all the second-hand smoke hysteria, I might even try to sneak in a quick, calm-the-nerves cig before heading back to my seat, but, alas, those days are long gone.
See, I’ve never been terribly taken by marching band-laden halftime shows. There’s only so much a band director can do with the alphabet, after all, and I guess my ears aren’t quite discriminating enough to appreciate the finer aural attributes one college and/or high school marching band may offer over another.
Then again, I’ve never been treated to the relative awesomeness of whatever school/group/organization came up with this display in Hawaii over the weekend. If I could just get more of this between the 2nd and 3rd quarters, my waistline — and lungs — would probably be very grateful.
The kick was good, by the way…
Thanks to DBJ for the tip
December 13, 2010 at 3:44 pm
RT @YieldToFrump: If marching bands could do more of this at halftime, my waist-line and lungs would be very grateful http://bit.ly/gUyxbA
December 14, 2010 at 1:15 am
Awesome Marching Band Moves… http://j.mp/f3VXbz via @AddToAny
December 14, 2010 at 11:30 am
The Best Marching Band Animation Of The Year, Possibly Ever http://j.mp/f3VXbz via @AddToAny
December 14, 2010 at 2:01 pm
this is awesome-> RT @YieldToFrump: The Best Marching Band Animation Of The Year, Possibly Ever http://is.gd/iFSTe
April 26, 2011 at 2:05 am
That’s unbelievable! I’ve never seen that before — I’m going to forward it to some friends who will get a “kick” out of it.
April 28, 2011 at 1:20 pm
My friend was in the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Olympics, and they did similar large-scale spectacle crowd images. It took months to rehearse, but man, is it worth it!
April 30, 2011 at 8:48 pm
So cool… I love how quickly the “player” moves toward the “ball”. I thought it was fake at first.
May 1, 2011 at 11:09 pm
One side of the stadium got to appreciate that final image a bit more than the other side, but I’m sure everyone was blown away, nonetheless.
May 6, 2011 at 11:42 am
The fact that they are also skilled musicians, and playing at the same time, makes it all the more amazing.
May 14, 2011 at 2:49 pm
This squad needs to do halftime at an NFL game for national exposure!
May 30, 2011 at 8:32 pm
As someone who has participated in a marching band, I can tell you that it is WAY harder than it looks. Lots of practice. Harder than football.
June 8, 2011 at 4:21 am
Marching like this requires lots of practice and discipline. I’ve done this before in high school and we trained for three months for a two minute performance. This is not an easy feat.
August 26, 2011 at 1:25 am
@Dennis: What’s amazing is that this is the same quality as an Olympic ceremony. It goes to show that there are talented people who think (and act) big at every level.
October 2, 2011 at 10:10 pm
this is pretty cool.. if you like this kind of thing, google north korea mass games.. some of those videos are amazing too
October 7, 2011 at 11:07 am
The formations that these bands come up with are so imaginative. I can only take a guess at the amount of practice this would require. Very cool vid!