the bAss Drum JournAl May 2018 of the hArvArD university b AnD Vol. 98 No. 1 three Cheers for 100 yeArs ne of the really special things to me about the band is our Ohistory and the traditions that have emerged from it. When I was interviewing everyone running for junior staff, I asked each of them what their favorite silly band tradition was. I originally intended this to reduce tension and allow any nervous freshmen to relax with an easy frst question, but the responses I received highlighted many of the wonderful aspects of band. My most shocking takeaway from that question was that no two people had the same answer. All 24 people who were interviewed each had The Band caroling in downTown BosTon To spread The holiday spiriT a unique favorite tradition. While many we lead the band into its 100th year, answers were the ones I would expect: as many playing the bottle cheer. Looking maintaining its history and adding to it march down, flower/flour, confetti, forward, planning for the 100th Reunion is while we go. I’ve loved working with verse 2, cuts, and Bagpipes, there well underway. The reunion will take place on you all these past six months, and I were also many traditions the weekend of October 12th, 2019 when our have no doubts that you will all be great I had never even thought football team takes on Cornell. We’d love going forward and make the band even of, such as the trumpets to have as many crusts as possible, and I better. adding stingers to the end encourage all of you who can to attend I’d like to end by congratulating of songs after the rest of the game. If you’re ever in Cambridge, the class of 2018 on becoming our the band cuts off at rehearsals. we’d love for you to stop by the band room newest group of crusties. You all made Some people enjoyed at 74 Mount Auburn Street. When I started me feel welcome when I joined as a full band traditions, freshman year, I really enjoyed becoming freshman, and it’s been great getting while others more friends with crusties from before my to know all of you over the past three enjoyed section- time, and seeing crusties return year years. The band will be very different wide ones such after year is truly special. next year without all of you around, but as yAle’s red rover If you can’t make it to the Albert ChAlom I know you will go on to do wonderful or inaugurating the band room, you can also keep up with Manager things. As you move on, I hope that you new PCM. us on social media. For those keeping continue to keep the band as part of This question also often was up with the kids these days, come check your life, and know that you’ll always my longest question of the interview, out our new Instagram (@Harvard_band), have a home at 74 Mt. Auburn Street. as people would sometimes continue to or our more traditional Facebook page and Twitter account. Also, if you’d like to receive talk about why they liked this tradition IllegItImum non carborundum, so much, and how those were some our monthly email news blasts, please email of the moments they fell in love with [email protected] to be added to our band. Each person found a particular list. The Google Calendar on our website has quirk in band that they really enjoyed all of our gigs, and we’d love for you to join us for any gig you’re free. and identifed with. Belonging to an Albert Chalom organization with so many quirks that This past year has been extremely successful for the band and I’d like to all different types of people can fnd Albert Chalom ‘19 is currently serving as a unique one that they really connect personally thank our previous senior staff. the Band’s Manager for 2017-2018. He with is very special, and I believe Diondra, Changseob, Nathan, Christine, and is a Computer Science concentrator from unique to the band. Brandon, thank you for all your work this past Livingston, New Jersey. Outside of our traditions, the year. Whether throwing fowers at us, telling us band’s history is also super prominent what we spell at feld rehearsals, updating our insiDe... with all the support we receive from tunesaqs, organizing our ski trip, or hydrating all our crusties. Seeing crusties at us with water ;), you all led us every step of The Band Used to Win 2 nearly all football games, or out in the way. The band is indebted to you for your Rain and Shine 3 service. Under your leadership we put on Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco 6 ½ Minutes ... 4 on our West Coast Tour shows the performances at a high school in Seattle, a festival in Portland, and played for two Boys I will always ... 5 connection alumni still feel to this Giant Tuba ... 6 organization years after they have and Girls Clubs in San Francisco. None of graduated. Crustie play day was a this would have been possible without your Student Awards... 6 success again this year with over 20 leadership. Emily, Joanna, Aidan, and Finn, In Memory of Marlowe ... 6 crusties in attendance, and equally I’m excited to work with you this year, as Conductor’s Corner... 7 Check out our website for a digital copy of the Bass Drum Journal and band updates! www.harvardband.org the bAnD useD to Win nd we keep winning. Sadly, probably as high as the Bubble. I cannot say that about our vs. Penn (L 23-6) Afootball team. Here is an Penn’s student body always seems overview of our season: sickly. Maybe it’s Philadelphia, maybe it’s an inferiority complex, but maybe vs. Ice it’s something else. When the band For the frst time in ages, the band inspected their dining halls, we found performed on the ice for a women’s ice the real reason behind their frailty - they hockey game. We came close to losing were only serving oatmeal. We left, to the ice rink, but ultimately suffered shocked, but we didn’t do much to help. no injuries or embarrassments. The greg scalise welcomes changseoB To his After all, they must atone for choosing band gave a short recap of our raunchy new posTion wiTh a ginger ale shower. the school of Mr. Quaker Oats. winter break to a nearly empty Bright- Landry! mark with this one. The student section roared as our hero in a white tux jacket @ yAle (L 24-3) A long, long time ago, the band sailed @ Rhode Island (L 17-10) and the iconic hat took the feld as the the ocean blue to fnd a new haven. The football team lost. The band was band formed an arrow. Listen, I’m no When we arrived, it was nothing but a probably eating burgers at Mock Field analyst but now is the time to donate pile of trash, so we set sail yet again, this Show. to the band to win the favor of the next Harvard president. time for a newer haven. We had to defeat the seven evil monsters that guarded vs. Brown (W 45-28) the seven seas. Our frst opponent was The atmosphere at the band’s season vs. Princeton (L 52-17) the Brown bear, who drowned in its opener was rather heavy with the recent We love being in the spotlight, and cesspool of mediocrity. Then, we fnned passing of old Taylor Swift. We tried to what better way of being the center of the Princeton tiger shark, stewed and bring her back from the land of the dead, attention than to be the star of a TV ate the Dartmouth big green sea turtle, and with a soulful rap performance show? We tried our hands on hit shows harpooned the Columbia (what?) sea by me, we received Kanye’s such as Baked and Afraid, the Bertha- lion, clubbed the UPennguin, thought permission to bring her back lorette, and Cutthroat Chicken. Our the Cornell big red herring was the last, to life. Our rescue ultimately episodes didn’t get good ratings; and destroyed the yale Kraken to reach failed. Shame on us. they didn’t even air! Who would’ve thought a scrambled band just isn’t the newest haven - a world without yale. @ Georgetown (W 41-2) cut out for cooking shows? This incredible season was made The football team won. possible with Diondra’s grits, Nathan’s The band was probably vs. Dartmouth (W 25- bits, Christine’s wits, and Brandon’s consuming liquids 22) spirits. I would also like to thank my copiously, except Kegs are like air. It’s Prop Crew Managers Dalen Ferreira for those who were one of those important and Calais Galbraith, and my Assistant celebrating Yom things that we all Drill Master Albert Chalom: Calais and Kippur. take for granted. That’s why when Dalen for building obnoxious props I wrote into my shows, and Albert for @ Corn hell (L 17- we received the dealing with an obnoxious Drill Master. 14) news of Keggy the Is it really a Keg’s disabeerance, Words cannot describe how excited I Harvard football we set out to uncover am for Albert, Emily, Joanna, Aidan, game if a marching the truth. He had been and Finn, or how thrilled I am to miss band isn’t making murdered! Shocked, a few gigs doing things like homework fun of Harvard? we interviewed all of - or not.