Rice vs. Navy @ Annapolis, Maryland (Nov. 19, 1994)
ANNOUNCER: Howdy. We're the MOB. Not the Mafia mob and
not a mob of kangaroos, but the Rice University
Marching - Owl - Band.
We're a marching band, except...
MOB: WE DON'T MARCH! (12s)
ENTRANCE: MOB scatters in from four corners to form...
FORMATION: MOB while playing...
MUSIC: Turning it Loose (60s)
ACTION: Two S.A.'s dressed in black suits, drive out
onto the field in "bluesmobile" (black & white
police car), open a briefcase with something
interesting inside it; song ends and MOB
scatters to... (20s)
FORMATION: YMCA
ANNOUNCER: The MOB's electronics experts intercepted and
decoded this secret message last night:
F-B-I I-Ds M-O-B on the Q-T
M-O-B high I-Q V-I-Ps
Not U-S-O, O-K?
Get B-L-T P-D-Q
Go 2 Y-M-C-A
B-E-A-T A-R-M-Y
(20s)
MUSIC: YMCA (60s)
ACTION: S.A.'s carrying letters spell out some of the
acronyms from the script. With "BEAT ARMY"
and "YMCA." costumed SAs caper madly,
followed by a periscope; song ends ...
KEN:
DO NOT PANIC - GET OUT OF THE WATER!
MUSIC: Jaws
ACTION: MOB screams, points at "land shark" (giant fin),
and scatters to form... (20s)
FORMATION: Chevrons
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt this halftime
for a special news bulletin. The final absentee
votes from Maryland have been counted, and it's
now official: Dewey has defeated Truman.
(8s)
MUSIC: Shout (150s)
ACTION: SA's launch streamers over band with
minizilchers at appropriate points in music.
EXIT: flee