1998 John Overton HS Marching Band - Nashville, TN

[jasonbsexton]

I was a part of this band. This was my first year and arguably the most memorable. That performance and the feeling I had afterward is something that cannot be put into words. I'm a band director now and I still chase that feeling when I'm conducting my band and in my own performance.It was just an amazing feeling.

And yes, this was the first year in those uniforms.

[drakeltheryuujin]

I used to watch this video over and over when I was a kid.

[drakeltheryuujin]

My brother played Tenor Drums back then.

Tenor Pimp Sheldon Greene!

[RealTimeHandMotion]

@drakeltheryuujin - I marched next to your bro for three years...Tenor Pimps for life!

[NashvillePat]

From this past year it appeared to me that both Johnny O and Big Mac had finally stemmed the flow of students out of their programs and were finally starting to make a comeback in the numbers of students in their programs

[bhkidd]

McGavock is also feeling the effects of the MNPS rot. Many of their students have or are transferring to DCA or are at Mount Juliet by means of address fraud. Attending a Metro High School has become dangerous due to the gang activity and general lack of discipline and control in the MNPS. Thank you, Dr. Garcia. You left Dr. Register a mess that will take years to clean up.

[KonOfficialYT]

cool. much love from a 2009 alumni of the program. def appreciate this show but what do you mean by last classy?

[1990sthrowback]

@KonOfficialYT - No disrespect but it is just my opinion. The JO bands that I have seen during the 2000's do not seem as put together as those of the 80's and 90's. Just my opinion. :)

[bhkidd]

@1990sthrowback Most of the kids who used to go to Overton have either been packed off to FRA, MBA, or Father Ryan. The rest are in the Williamson County school system by means of parents using address fraud due to the horrible decline of the Metro Public Schools during the last decade.

[AHProctor]

@bhkidd Really appreciate all your comments. I played at Overton from 1982-1986 and MTSU until 1991. I like to know what is going on at my schools.

[bhkidd]

@AHProctor Not a problem. I played at Grissom High in Huntsville, AL, and we used to compete against you guys sometimes. We always liked seeing McGavock and Overton, even if we hated competing against you. I had a lot of family that marched at McGavock, so I saw plenty of COCs. At Middle, I missed you by one year.