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Rice vs Air Force
November 21, 1998
Christmas '98
MOB: GO RICE!
FORMATION: Christmas Tree
ANNOUNCER: 'Twas the month before Christmas and all through the land
The commercials and hype were way out of hand.
The news-men and ad-men wore satisfied looks
In hopes that the frenzy would bring them big bucks.
[30s -> 30s]
MUSIC: Christmas Fanfare [20s -> 50s]
FORMATION: $$
ANNOUNCER: Beanie Babes, Beanie Babes
They are not for kids
Put them on the auction block
and get the highest bids
Beanie Babes, Beanie Babes,
Wage war in the malls.
Yell, scratch, bite, and punt a kid,
And you'll collect them all. [30s -> 80s]
MUSIC: Trepak [40s -> 120s]
ACTION: During scatter, a series of stuffed animals are lined up
along a yard line. Early in the song, a referee starts the
shoppers from the goal line. A race to the animals, then
warfare. Song ends and MOB scatters to...
FORMATION: rocket ship/Shuttle
ANNOUNCER: God rest our senator John Glenn,
He's gone back into space.
We'll monitor his sleep tonight,
His breathing and heart's pace.
A geriatric home on Mars
Is really NASA's goal.
And we'll send all those geezers into space,
Geezers in space,
And we'll send all those geezers into space. [30s -> 150s]
MUSIC: Moondance (with cuts) [65s -> 215s]
ACTION: A squadron of 4 space shuttles circles the formation.
Piloting 1 of them is clearly an older astronaut who has
his left turn signal stuck on; the other 3 are clearly
younger and less confused . As they continue to circle,
the traffic starts to pile up behind the old man, etc.
Song ends and MOB scatters to...
FORMATION: blob
ACTION: Santa carries "ON STRIKE" sign
ANNOUNCER: St. Nick's still at home, the reindeer are resting
He's sent out George Gallup, the spirit he's testing
The results some will say are not controversial
When St. Nicholas finds it's far too commercial
You better not pout, you better not cry
For he'll cancel Christmas, and that ain't no lie.
So forget about shopping, no Buddy Lee jeans
We have to remember, what it all really means...
[30s -> 245s]
MUSIC: Silent Night [55s -> 300s]
FORMATION: slowly changes to star during song
ACTION: Song ends and MOB bows with hats in hand; then walk off
the field if time permits; else flee
---POSTGAME COMMENTS FROM GRUNGY---
Saw The MOB on TV a lot.
"Santa" even got the "magic crayon" treatment, from the sportscasters,
criticizing the placement of the beard.
---POSTGAME COMMENTS FROM THE GOODNIGHT---
>I don't know how long the link is valid, but it is the same as was printed
>in the local newspaper.
...though the local newspaper referred to a "few boos" not the
thunderous show-drowning roar that actually happened, and failed to mention
them throwing things at us, or that their stadium people wouldn't let the
SA's on the sidelines to work on the props despite the fact that we cleared
it with them beforehand, or the people shouting "Rice Band Sucks!" from
their cars when I went looking for the buses...
...One of the Show Assistants in a space shuttle was hit by a thrown piece
of cheese. Apparently the cadets pass cheese around (called "spirit
cheese") during games, but the piece didn't make it onto the field by
accident. There was a huge approving roar of applause when the SA was hit
by it....
---POSTGAME COMMENTS FROM MIKE WAKIN---
Despite the boos, it was fun to perform. I stood for the second half of the show in an area away from the booing cadets. I could still hear the script. Some members of their band looked pretty surprised and amused at what we were doing.
Those people who were not booing, and could therefore hear the John Glenn segment, started booing after they heard it.
If someone reminds me, I will try to find the newspaper article ("Air Force not Laughing at MOB's Antics") from (what was the paper? try this link: http://www.gazette.com/archive/98-11-22/spts1e.html ).
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