Dave White as a Teen: Band Bashes
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was in the marching band in high school. Along with Marching Band came the "band bashes."
Yeah, band parties. I believe they cost five bucks to get into and were held in a church basement. They were like low key school dances. Pizza, music, strobe lights, awkward "Wanna dance?" questions.
We'd probably have five of these throughout the year--a "Welcome Freshman" bash, a Halloween Costume Bash, and three others. (Plus a Christmas dance, but that was more formal and held in a bigger church basement.)
But what I remember most was the music. It was the early to mid 90s so you could expect a slew of those tunes. I remember "Total Eclipse of the Heart" being the big slow dance. Then there was the "hit"--"Two Princes"--which I hated then and still hate now.
"Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" was played at EACH dance... At the same time of the evening.
"Timewarp" from Rocky Horror Picture show.
And finally, to close out the night, "American Pie" so everyone could yell out "The Marching band refused to yield."
Yeah, we were pretty cool back then.
Yeah, band parties. I believe they cost five bucks to get into and were held in a church basement. They were like low key school dances. Pizza, music, strobe lights, awkward "Wanna dance?" questions.
We'd probably have five of these throughout the year--a "Welcome Freshman" bash, a Halloween Costume Bash, and three others. (Plus a Christmas dance, but that was more formal and held in a bigger church basement.)
But what I remember most was the music. It was the early to mid 90s so you could expect a slew of those tunes. I remember "Total Eclipse of the Heart" being the big slow dance. Then there was the "hit"--"Two Princes"--which I hated then and still hate now.
"Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" was played at EACH dance... At the same time of the evening.
"Timewarp" from Rocky Horror Picture show.
And finally, to close out the night, "American Pie" so everyone could yell out "The Marching band refused to yield."
Yeah, we were pretty cool back then.
Labels: Band Bash, Dave As a Teen, Dave White As a Teen, Davey Being Davey
posted by Dave White at 8:00 AM
5 Comments:
I'm a little older than you are, Dave, so for me Total Eclipse of the Heart and Paradise by the Dashboard Light are songs I remember from strip clubs, but I'm sure I was just as cool at the time as you were at the Band Bashes.
Speaking of Total Eclipse... have you seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA
That video's amazing. I'd seen it a while ago, but not in ages. Thanks for linking it!
Oh, yeah, I remember band parties. Band was great b/c you had a set group of people. They were all represented but they were like family. I continued in college, too, as a member of the University of Texas Longhorn Band. There, we had the addition of alcohol. Yikes!
Our band wasn't big enough to do this. We were kind of pitiful. But the parties you talk about sound like the youth group I was a part of in middle school, complete with specific songs that were played at the same time at every party.
Paradise by the Dashboard Lights should be banned. I got so tired of that damn song.
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