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Rice
Vs. SMU PREGAME (Homecoming, with special Bert Salute): MOB:
GO RICE! ACTION:
MOB runs from the sidelines onto field to drum cadence. ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and Gentlemen, we proudly present the 2000
Rice University Marching Owl Band. Drum
Major for the MOB is Kathryn Dalton, Drum Minor is Andrew Lee, the Production Managers are Drake
Warren and Manuel De la Mora,
and I am your announcer, Harold
Stassen. MUSIC:
Fanfare. MUSIC:
Fight Song. while
moving to R I C E. FORMATION:
RICE ANNOUNCER:
Thirty years ago, the Rice Owl Band needed the help of high school
musicians to field a marching block of 96. Some
members wanted to make a change and approached director Bert Roth with
their idea. Bert said
"okay", and at the last game of 1970, instead of marching, this is what happened. FORMATION:
BERT ANNOUNCER:
The MOB was born - and the new format was so much fun that the band grew
until one out of every eight
Rice students was on the field at halftime.
Bert somehow kept it all
together. The students took the
credit when things went well and Bert
took the heat when they didn't. Bert…
has cancer and is now in hospice care.
The MOB would like to take
this opportunity to thank him for
what he did for us, by dedicating our performance of "Rice's Honor"
to him. "Rice's Honor"
is based on the march "Our
Director", and Bert Roth will always
be "our director". Ladies
and Gentlemen, please rise for the playing of Rice’s Honor under the
direction of Dr. Robert Cesario. MUSIC:
Rice’s Honor. ACTION:
MOB moves to script RICE on drum cadence. ANNOUNCER:
We would now like to salute the 2000 seniors in The MOB.
They are: Wiriya
Chiranand, equipment manager Thaddeus Leopoulos, trumpet and french
horn section leader Laura Berwick, Show Assistant Executive Producer Mindy
Simmons, drum minor Andrew Lee and drum major Kathryn Dalton.
And now, The
MOB asks if anybody really knows what
time it is with "25 or 6 to 4". MUSIC:
25 or 6 to 4 ACTION:
RICE falls down ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and Gentlemen, we would like to honor
America by performing the musical selection The Stars and Stripes Forever. MUSIC:
plays Stars
and Stripes and forms shield ANNOUNCER:
Please rise for the playing of our National Anthem. MUSIC:
The Star Spangled Banner. MUSIC:
Bonnet and
forms lines toward tunnel. ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and Gentlemen, the 2000
Rice University Marching Owl Band,
tomorrow’s captains of industry and leaders of the free world.
We invite you to remain glued to your seats for another great halftime
performance...
…as The MOB spells out its
plan for campaign finance reform - give that money to US - and we'll promise to not do a thing about taxes, global warming
or national security
…give that money to US - and
we'll promise to not do a thing to hurt this nice little country you've got
here…
…give that money to US - and
we promise to invest it in our
future. At least we're honest about it… HALFTIME: TRUMPETS:
Ruffles and Flourishes FORMATION: VOTE ANNOUNCER: Every four years,
our government comes to a screeching halt while politicians try to provide the MOB
with material for a half-time show. We'd like to express our gratitude
to America's political parties for trying extra hard this year. MUSIC:
Hail to the Chief
(11s) ACTION:
Two opposing political parties
stand there. FORMATION: *?#! ANNOUNCER: As the former owner
of a professional baseball team, George
Dubya knows what "major
league" talent looks like, even in the press corps.
Maybe someday he'll even
recognize the leaders of major league foreign countries. In the meantime,
we hope he remembers that nuclear
weapons, like microphones, are safest
when in the "off" position. MUSIC:
If
I Only Had A Brain
(33s, with repeat) ACTION:
SAs
play baseball around a box on wheels with electric chair-type switch
labeled 'NUCLEAR TRIGGER: DO NOT PUSH'
Dubya flips the switch. launching missile which explodes in tunnel; song
ends and… ANNOUNCER: (aside) Wow, that
really stunk. ANNOUNCER2:
Oh, yeah - big time. ACTION:
MOB
scatters to... FORF FORMATION: side
view of Pinocchio's face; extra people in reserve to make nose grow ANNOUNCER: Everyone
has heard the story of the little wooden
boy who was willing to do anything to try to be more human.
No, not Al Gore, silly:
Pinocchio! Like Pinocchio, Al Gore has a problematic
relationship with the truth. Looking
at the cover of the current issue of Rolling Stone, some might think that Gore also
shares with Pinocchio a similar exaggeration of a physical feature. MUSIC:
When You Wish Upon A Star (49s) ACTION:
During the song, nose grows.
Gore comes out to do interview with press, but then suddenly rips off
baggy pants to reveal leather pants
underneath; song ends and MOB
scatters to... FORMATION: heart ANNOUNCER: The presidential
candidates this year are doing lots
of things besides talking about their positions
on the issues. At most of his
campaign appearances, George
Dubya attempts to appeal to Hispanic voters by making part of his
speech in Spanish. At the Democratic
National Convention, Al Gore attempted to appeal to women
voters by demonstrating his
mastery of the French tongue.
The mind reels, contemplating what sort of
positions
future presidential candidates might have to demonstrate. MUSIC:
Gimme Some
Lovin'
ACTION:
Candidates bring out and read a
large book entitled "Presidential Politics
101"
Dr. Ruth (with whip!) comes out to tear off the cover revealing
it's _real_
title: Kama Sutra. Then Bush holds
up sign: Voto for el Busho, while Gore makes out with his wife.
Oh yeah, and there's a random wandering missionary on the field. ANNOUNCER: As for Ralph
Nader, Pat Buchanan, Harry Browne and the SMU Mustangs... MOB:
stops scattering and shouts
"WHO
CARES?!?!?!?!" and
runs on to the next
bit without playing anything. ACTION:
Aforementioned people/horses come
out on field, eager to greet the voters, but slink off morosely when they
realize nobody cares. FORMATION: Check
mark ANNOUNCER: Whatever
your choice, the important thing is to exercise your franchise. The MOB
would like to remind you to vote early
and vote often - and please remember to vote in pencil, so we can correct your
mistakes. MUSIC:
Louie ACTION:
Bubye. ANNOUNCER: Will the parents of
Ralph Nader please come to the South Gate?
Your son is being detained. Running gag:
during Louie, our announcer says "Will the parents of Ralph Nader please
come to the South Gate? Your son is
being detained." That line is
repeated mid-second half and at the end of the game. Epilogue:
The show appeared to go well, but the sparsity of the crowd diminished
any possible audience response. I
couldn't hear anything other than the responses in the PA booth (and they liked
it). J. Fred could not be talked into continuing the running gag.
It rained off-and-on during the second quarter, with both bands donning
raincoats and then removing them. SMU
performed in the candy-stripe jackets without raingear (they got all new
uniforms this year). The MOB
appeared to be half-ponchoed and
fedora-less.
Attendance: 11418
Southern Methodist.. 0
7 0 7 - 14
Record: (2-7,1-4)
Rice................
14 10 16 3
- 43 Record: (3-6,2-4)
Kickoff time: 2:05 pm End
of Game: 5:13 pm Total
elapsed time: 3:08
Temperature: 77
Wind: 5-10 SSW Weather: 91%
hum, showers |
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