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better be supportin us ;p

yeah we were really really surprised on our ranking. But i was stoked mansfield got 6th!!! So it wasn't as big of a deal :] props to them

ah yeah our director told us about them today but i ahve no idea which ones. definitely a stacked contest though.

It's common to be depressed if your not then you didn't care about what you were pouring your heart into. But don't call it a waste of time. Can you honestly say you didn't get a good experience from it? Heck we went to area saturday fully expecting to be in finals contending for a top 5 spot. Even after our prelims performance we were sure we secured a spot. Well we ended up getting 22nd down from getting 6th two years earlier. After our band was cut in half with the opening of Legacy. Was I upset and depressed? Heck yeah, but take it as it is. This has been my best year in band ever I've gained so many experiences and we've overcome so many obstacles and proven people wrong.. And we still have a contest left to do just that. so cherish the experience!! "A failu​re is a man who has blundered and is not capab​le of cashi​ng in on the exper​ience​.​" -hubbard

Did anyone at this contest do their own rankings or placements? I'm curious to see how different they are. I saw someone doing that in the stands, and from what I saw they had some interesting rankings.

so im definitely more excited than ever for this contest..... ha

I still can't quite grasp the fact that we placed 22nd. And I'm not trying to be a sore loser. I applaud the bands who made finals. But really 22nd? I watched the video of the performance and I really did not see a 22nd place performance. Some of the bands that high up there. Some of it was just a joke. congrats state bands!!!

3 music and 2 visual correct?

Don't fly past anyone, lol. Anything can happen on any given day. And i'm sure every band has been working just as hard towards the same goal. It's all about how you perform SATURDAY. Previous awards and contest do not matter one bit.

3 days

looks like 5 will advance :]

The metronome is a crutch, the sooner you are off it the better. I know we have NEVER used a metronome at a football game. And quite frankly i'd be embarrassed if we did.

oh well odd that they drew for a performance slot in the 2008 area b marching contest lol

wait there are 30 bands http://www.uilforms.com/regions/2/AREA%20M...mOrder-3A5A.pdf granbury is still 5a

ohhhh haha well that is news to me! oh well makes the contest that much more fun! and intense