The Spotted Owl Show, Stanford Band at Oregon

[adelle0001]

nice one! thanks sa video!

[bigfilmhat]

Lisa Simpson discovers a marching band video game-

"This [ video] game has all the marching bands. From the precision footwork of Ohio State; to the lame dead-on-arrival humor of Stanford!"

[holymadgod]

Their advice was to grow marijuana instead of cutting down trees?  Say what you will about their performance, but that's good advice, and advice we took.

[meloyellowduck]

WELL, I'm a Duck, but good show Stanford! Our state's industry has been destroyed because of the environmentalists worried about the Spotted Owl, which is still dying off even now that logging is extinct--due to its natural predator the Bard Owl!! Thanks a lot all you enviro's for destroying our state's economy!!!!!

[timsk]

~ 3:15

"I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok, I sleep all night and I work all day" LOL

[lolusuck386]

@timsk I cut down trees, I wear high heels, suspendies and a bra

[djtrumpet11]

I think the Stanford band is there just to get a rise out of people and that they're not serious.

[LoveForWazzu]

You idiots know that the Stanford band represents everything a band doesn't normally do right? Like not marching in formation, wearing unorthodox band uniforms.

[jngwatson]

This was the worst high school performing band routine I have ever seen. Lousy marching, crummy music. Did someone say it was a college band? You've got to be kidding.

[AccurateMistake]

It's called a scatter band. @jngwatson 

[BlanketGuru0333]

Illuminati 

[PurpleThunda]

i'm all for creativity and what not but these guys don't even sound good. really only funny because of fans reactions...go back to oregon now and they would just get laughed out of the stadium

[193614]

they all look so damn cute when they run around in a circle to be the rotating chainsaw.

[Moasi24]

@HBananaBandana There is nothing wrong with this Marching Band! These members are talented, smart students who just want to have some fun!!!

[agentbong138]

Where's the kitchen sink? too bad this video sucks and you can't really see what's happening, was a great show.

[Gene6002]

This is the band for my music major kid...Wacky and Free...

[Fubs]

Love it, brilliant.

[HBananaBandana]

This is not a marching band. This is shit.

[totosuperdog]

ahahaha, at about 5:37 some guy yells "go back to california".

The show may have been in bad taste, but did it really hurt anyone??? no.

you've gotta have some sense of humor.

[rredhawk]

Also reminds me of Bill Murray and his army unit's field routine in the movie Stripes.

[rredhawk]

Wow. LSJUMB is to college bands what Animal House is to fraternities.

[lletnahc08]

do they ever actually march?

I have never seen or heard them until now. Thought they would be semi-talented, but they don't even sound better than a high school band.

[fanof46]

The band is great- anyone who doesn't like them should get a sense of humor. I saw them in the 70's, I'd like to say it was a Big Game, but can't be sure. The theme of the show was "America Eats Out" - they played all the fast food jingles. Their formation: 69 LOL!!!!!!

[Slaythoven2]

i was at the stanford vs oregon state game last year performing with the osu band. i used to want to join the stanford band until i saw how immature and learned the story of their program. They are not allowed to fly some commercial airlines and they have to fund their own trips because of how royally bad they f'd themselves up. I feel sorry to those of you in the Stanford band who don't fall under this catagory.

[booooooolpusterd]

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[htinal]

The way this would become funny is if the Duck came out with a huge chainsaw and cut the stupid tree down.

[dcbandnerd]

Oh man, they are PIIIIIISED! Aahahahahaha!

[tbyjb1]

Traditional marching bands are for fascists..Long live LSJUMB.... hilarious!!!

[ThomasStillbranch]

stanford band kicks ass :D

[f19r82b]

Not that I'm a fan of either, but that's simply poor taste (classless and borderline cruel)

[MasterJoBob]

well they should not have fucked over the spotted owl

[penguinonamotorcycle]

that is freakin awesome

[altopeppa]

all of you people with negative comments are just jealous of the fact that you couldn't get into Stanford.

These guys aren't a bunch of narcissistic assholes.

They're just some people who aren't afraid to say what everyone else is thinking.

you will never have as much fun or creativity that these students will ever have.

[ar4216]

Stanford's band fucking rules. Fuck the uptight assholes hating on them.

"get the elm outta Dodge"

LMAO!

[MasterJoBob]

while i do love Stanford they are in truth a bunch of ego fucking maniacs

[jk8a]

Most Annoying Band in the Universe! And the mascot---no comment!!!

[arouska]

If only there was a guy who could run into their tuba player

[delsantos]

I was at this game, I was about 14 I think. Freshman in HS probably. I remember thinking it was hilarious, but I was also having a great time booing as loud as I could. I mean, we don't just let the cast of "Saved by the Bell" run wild on our home field. BTW, Stanford fans, I just talked to a guy at the airport who can get those rental car jackets real cheap.

[edwmac]

Awesome!

[crash6531]

funny stuff

[piman314159265358979]

This is cool, funny performances like this are what make nontraditional bands like Stanford so great! I think Oregon was clearly overreacting, it's just a joke, people, get over it. They weren't even making fun of any race or religion or insulting the USA or even doing anything sexual, just poking fun at a political issue. Can't we all just learn to laugh at ourselves sometimes?

[piman314159265358979]

They didn't even insult the Oregon Ducks or anything, they just poked fun at (and maybe criticized) the state's logging industry and environmental destruction. I thought Oregonians were progressive and cared about the environment and would enjoy satire like this! And the governor took the time make the band banned from the state? What a waste of legal effort! If I were the director of the Stanford band I would have totally defied that order and continued performing in Oregon.

[cheath432]

nailed it!

[dabodyguard]

Exactly... what a bunch of oversensitive pussys!

[Ranger4402]

I am an Oregon grad and I loved this when I read about it and love this video. The state of Oregon over reacted. The Stanford band does edgy things like this. One must expect it then and now.

[KevsinB]

Mostly... we didn't want them back because they sound like a butthole. The crowd was booing because they were disgusted with the sound. Not the owl.

[wajimya]

I live in Orygun and I love this halftime show.The Stanford band is awesome. I love how the crowd is booing.

[Rabiddingo66]

haha the junior university band...

[WAgirl331]

It's like a JV band compared to Varsity. The full school name is Leland Stanford Junior University.

[Rabiddingo66]

emphasis on junior...

[xxzhoutaixx]

and its named after leland stanford junior? i dont see whats wrong with a dad wanting to make a college in honor of his son

[yvonnel]

@xxzhoutaixx

His LATE son, at that.

[JCej]

I'm a former high school band nerd and my band director would always tell us the story of Stanford's Salute to the Spotted Owl. To me, it was one of the awesomest things I've ever heard of. What's wrong with a little political commentary at a sporting event? All Stanford did was hold up a mirror, Oregon didn't like what it saw.

One thing that bothers me though, did the governor ban them? And if so, how the hell does he have the authority? Or did it take a government order to allow them in?

[BosPercussion]

He has the authority by being essentially the CEO of the state, which also includes its educational institutions. He also hires people like the commisioner of education, etc. that would make those policies.

[JCej]

That still doesn't make it right.

[jmcool270]

dude stanford band is by far the coolest college band ever and i dont even go there and i dont like bands

[hachibeach151]

Oversensitive Oregonians. Shame on them.

hb151

[pinkusensei]

Would you like some history? Here is the text from the halftime show

of the UCLA-Stanford game in 1980 (as best as I remember it):

(rest in replies)

[pinkusensei]

Over the band running onto the field)

"The Incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band

celebrates the Presidential Election year by saluting the three

candidates. Today, we dedicate our performance to Ronald Reagan

and begin our show by spelling out his name. Mr. Reagan has made

many women in Suffragette City with his stand on the ERA."

(Band plays Bowie's "Suffragette City". Starts in REAGAN formation

and then changes it to ERA GONE.)

[pinkusensei]

(Over band running into next formation) "Mr. Reagan has made his

views on evolution known by saying `It's only a theory.' He has

other ideas on Mankind's beginnings."

(Band plays Chicago's "Beginnings". Band first forms ADAM AND EVE,

then I DAM EVO, and finally I AM DEVO.)

[pinkusensei]

"Mr. Reagan has said that trees pollute more than cars and has called

on our beloved Stanford Redwood Tree to change its evil ways."

(Band plays Santana's Evil Ways. Starts in Redwood tree formation,

then "nukes" it, forming a (magic) mushroom (cloud)).

[WeLiveForFootball]

Wow,....just when I forgot all about BAND DORKS!!! Seriously,...if there was ever a group of people who fit a Stereotype it has to be the Stanford Band. They probably have sushi rolling parties. Clearly they are still high school band dorks who are just four years older.

[WAgirl331]

The stereotypical band dorks are socially awkward and introverted. The Stanford band is incredibly popular on campus and full on insane people willing to pull stunts like this in very public arenas.

[Rabiddingo66]

Band "dorks" aren't usually that dorky in college... Especially at the bigger schools which tend to land some pretty talented and cool people in bands.

Stanfurd band isnt even really a band.. and the university is too embarassed to make them official...

they're really just like 15 or 16 guys who know how to play SOME songs.. and a bunch of other people running around with instruments that dont work...

[JAVAGOIL]

We have one of their albums somewhere.

[Linkster2o]

Thats not funny....

[creerslev1979]

this was the great marching band performance i have ever witnessed at autzen stadium! sadly, i have not seen the stanford marching band in eugene since. bring them back!

[ponybastard999]

Stanford Rules!

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[aznn3rd]

This was back when they actually had clever performances. Now, Stanfurd's band sucks completely.

[wajimya]

i wish that you guys would have been at the game last saturday. i love your halftime shows.

[wajimya]

is stanfords band going to be at Oregon next week?

[DrumsetChic]

HAHaHAHAHAH thank god they did this. stanford, u rock.

[aarbear12]

What's hilarious is after The Band did this show, they were kicked out of OSU football games. Guess the University couldn't handle a little light being shined on the state's environmental issues.

[hachibeach151]

Agreed. You oversensitive Oregonians oughta be ashamed of yourselves for not letting them back.

hb151

[damonhenry]

Crappy sounding band, but props for the dark humor. I am an Oregon Marching Band alumni BTW.

[xxzhoutaixx]

who cares if they're crappy sounding its entertainment value my friend. they entertain

[RobDog65]

I've seen the Stanford band many times over the years IN PERSON, and this is the first time I can actually make out what songs they're playing!!!

[bigg3469]

suprized that the duck faithful didn't kill Stanford's band that day.

[jpamer]

When your as smart as Stanford students, it is easy to make fun of other people, especially in an ironic manner...

[guytucker]

If you've never been booed by 32,500 angry Oregonians, it's a huge emotional high. Though it 'twas a wee bit quiet in the announcer's booth...

[dybeen]

Nice one by Stanford.

[MadamePresident005]

Go Stanford!!

[lawlWHORExx]

If I didn't want to go to West Chester to be a marching band teacher, I would deff. love to go here and join this band.

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[vogt4mat]

It makes me so happy that they did this at Oregon. Good on ya for making those Duck fans mad.... But Stanford band still sucks so much, even if they do some of the funniest stuff.

[mattman7]

CAL SUCKS

[DaniPower0]

FUCK STANFURD

[amgdestroyer]

you lose, good day sir

[dismantlemedownn]

Your home is now a roll of Brawny and your family has flown the coop! What are you going to do?!

hahaha. I wish our marching band would do something like that.

[busikier]

I was at the game. It was very funny.

[Mienk]

Sports are about politics. Ironically, if this was done today we Ducks would actually support the cause. If you're watching sports to escape life then you should get a better life.

[gobears1987]

What makes it even better is that the Tree is dancing in front of the chainsaw. Who would think that a tree would be such a fun mascot.

That chainsaw formation is just so well executed. I love watching Stanford's scatter band.

[duckfandan]

Ducks are not endangered. Now bears on the other hand...This performance is of extremely poor taste even for a football game. An event which is in no way political. If you want to go there lets start with your choice in governors starting with Jerry Brown to present.

[Bureyeanne]

I thought the execution of the marching was very weak. Just run, hit your mark and then play. I thought it well, wasn't much in the way of playing and marching. It was more playing and standing.

[GSJ61191]

They're a scatter band. They do anything but march.

[booooooolpusterd]

@GSJ61191 replace "do" with "are" And "March" With "good", this band sucks

[sdsu2231]

dude we are making fun of all the other bands that actually do formations. There uniforms are just vests and oregon probably has fancy band uniforms, we are making fun of you. That is why we don't actually march, we make fun off all the bands that march and do formations.

stanford has the best band in college sports!!!!!!!

[chubby4]

theyr band is frikin hilarious

[kblackav8or]

Thats awesome. Ducks suck

[duckfandan]

bears swallow.

[Bureyeanne]

I thought they were 2nd ranked in the nation.

[gunjitsingh]

I cant see a damn thing. What did they actually do?

[philkensebben]

Hey the band is on the field.

[jmd1981]

"Go back to California" LOLOLOLOL

I'm a UCLA alum, but I'll admit that I LOVE the stanford band. I grew up ten minutes down the street from stanford and I was there for the Stanford-Notre Dame game at Stanford in 1997, that halftime show was even more tasteless

[gobears1987]

Was that the one where they did the whiskey flaks formation, made comments about the Pope and Catholics, and then the potato famine?

[jmd1981]

I don't quite remember the whiskey flaks formation, but I do remember the band announcer saying (in an irish accent of course) "But alas, there were no potatoes on the football field" They also had people dressed up as pregnant nuns, and a person dressed as the pope with a sign pointing towards the ND section saying "Excommunicated because of ethnic prejudices"

[jmd1981]

I also the believe that the next year in 1998 was when they went to ND and the drum major conducted them during the half time show with a crucifix and an ND student ran onto the field to grab it from him and screamed that he was going to hell, they weren't allowed back to south bend for at least 5 years after that

[jmd1981]

Oh, one more thing, for the '97 game at stanford, stanford's drum major was dressed up as fidel castro, the hat, the beard, everything.

[airforbes1]

Where did you get this footage?

[elpanch0]

people had camera's in the 1990?? omfg! >=O

hahahahahahaha

i'm an osu fan. serves those ducks right!

[cohsMovieCritic]

That's what they get for killing the planet. Rock on.

[eadamson]

worth it.

[freezerproof]

Sorry, drum and bugle corps. I'd rather laugh my ass off than get goosebumps from your perfectly executed "scatter drills" any day. The band's halftime shows have always been hilariously written and on point. give them a break! if it weren't for the band, there would be absolutely nothing controversial about stanford's squeaky clean athletics environment (and historically average football team)!

[cherie13]

If you knew anything about marching band and the quality of sound and technique...their scatter drill sucked. And their sound was very bland. They are just making their quality of a marching band go down by degrading Oregon. What "great" sportsmanship!

[CR3469]

F* The Stanford Band

-that is all

[tburchyns]

Long Live Stanford's Punk Rock Marching Band!!!!

[yostothose]

haha stanford is awesome

[avinbansal]

LSJUMB is hilarious. What a bunch of rassoles.

[tubaalien]

Lighten up people -- that has got to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen!

[VinnyKnuckles]

"that has got to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen!"

Wow, you need to get out more.

[AntiSlice]

Just because you didn't get in/are from Oregon and therefore offended, doesn't mean you have to flame others.

[BBdaWolfy]

Here we have a fine musical organization traveling hundreds of miles to entertain the crowd at the university of oregon and the fans boo the band??? No wonder people say the ducks have no class. Don't these same ducks claim to be enlightened and liberal? I guess open-minded really means everything is great as long as you agree with them.

[dividedguy]

C'mon--marching bands get booed all the time, especially when their the visiting team's band. "Fine musical organization"????? Let's see.....they look like shit and sound like shit.........is that supposed to be a class act?

[woodyhayes47]

I will have to completely agree with your comment. This band is a complete piece of shit and should not even be aloud to play at their own home field. Stanford may offer a good education. But everything else they have is shit lol.

[ntlead]

Woodyhayes, you should not be "aloud" to write. It'll make you look better, trust me.

[duckfandan]

NO! This was a case where donkeys took the field to turn an afternoon free from the concerns of the world and turned it into a political movement meant to create anger and hate.

[denbobo]

LSJUMB is the greatest!

[Rabiddingo66]

sham ever concieved!

[joeshmo31]

see, this is why the stanford band made fun of the oregon logging industry. "sham ever concieved" is not actually a complete sentence and therefore does not mean anything

[jaycraft1]

This a legendary performance. What good is 'free speech' if you don't use it when given the opportunity?

[woohoocraptacular]

Love the chainsaw. That's art! Check out the pissed off Oregonian at 5:38 "Go back to California" He's probably upset he doesn't know how to pump his own gas.

Rock on Stanford. Lighten up Ducks.

[duckfandan]

Shouldn't we keep politics out of sports?

[JCej]

There's plenty of politics in sports. Just look at the whole steroids issue.

[Bureyeanne]

He doesn't have to get on his knees and beg for your water supply either.

[KoreAmBear]

It's not funny or clever when kids try too hard to be irreverent. Little poops.

[Shota871]

stanford's band is an ultimate disgrace... along with fucla's of course...

[ross102591]

Yet another disgraceful performance by this insignificant "band". This classless show however pales in comparison to their "performances" at the LA Courthouse during the oj simpson trial or at South Bend against Notre Dame.

google stanford band notre dame suspension

[noodleboy5]

As a former resident of the greater South Bend area and Notre Dame "un-fan," I consider the Stanford Band's "nun show" to be one of the finest entertainments ever to pass under the watchful eyes of Touchdown Jesus.

[friarpuck09]

Does anyone have a video of the Nun Show?

[jslares]

As a UC Davis Aggie Bandsmen, I'd read and heard about this legendary show. Awesome to finally see it! Thanks for posting.

[Sartori]

Ha ha, they suck so much.

[Tejano44]

Love this band and they are excellent !

[fuzzfoot]

How did I never hear about this? I love the fact that the audio shows as many people praising the performance as booing. I've been telling people for years that HEMP was the solution to our lagging logging economy here in Oregon. Wood pulp is a sham, hemp fiber's stronger, safer and more recyclable. Too bad it was outlawed when they invented the decorticator.

[AzMiramontes26]

white punks on dope!