Don Bosco Tech Marching Band @ 2009 4th Of July Parade Part 2

[Laughingmans6]

Sousaphist!

[theUP844]

man,trombones need to work on horn angles,that is not Proper marching technique. I would know, I just finished my last high school marching season as Part of the Rosemead high school band. Seriously though Don Bosco Band sounded in the parade this year.

[dulcimergrl]

It's good to see The Techmen marching again! However, it hasn't been over 10 years since they've been in a parade. My son graduated from DBTI in 2002 and was in the band, and they were marching through at least 2003. After that, I don't know.

Nice job guys! But what happened to the cannon? And is there no more pageantry, or banner letters?

[Lecmar91]

yes, you are correct. the band hasn't been in a parade in over 6-7 years ago. it appears to be that the person who edited the description added more years to the band's parade participation hiatus.The band is in the process of finding 2 people to be trained to pull and fire the cannon in a near-future parade(possibly Sept. of this year)...hence the reason why we didn't have the cannon during this parade.And for now,the band is utilizing the cheer team as a temporary colorguard.

[jimeerey]

@Lecmar91, strange, when i was a member of the band. members of the band would fire the canon. usually, the members who sucked at marching...something must have happen if you need people "trainined"

[rant4peace]

lol that thing fires shot gun blanks pretty serious stuff no joke

[migue90210]

Pretty Great Performance!!! Nice Upper Winds and Brass!!! Weak trombones!! But overall i will rate it as a A-

Lecmar91 ha great Comments

[goofyfrog1]

Leave us tromboners alone. Piccollo player.

[liberal185]

There's only one Don Bosco high school, and that's the Prep in NJ!

[rossil2]

its not an ordinary high school buddy, its a technical institute. cool to meet another salesian bro...so how is the band over there?

[liberal185]

So.......is it like like a troubled boys school or what?

Band is w/e.

[Lecmar91]

wow liberal185, you are very insolent and inconsiderate. is that what you learn in a salesian school? if 'yes' .....then what a shame. you haven't learned the values of the salesian spirit your school is supposed to teach you, and that's sad. And no, it is not a troubled boys school you imbecile. and yes, 'your' school's band is w/e, and that's because your school does not have a reputable band program, unlike ours, which does.

[rossil2]

No..people consider the school a higher education than offered at other schools. Its a school of technologies, 8 in all. It's a school that big universities look upon not as a high school, but as something more. This school is so unique that we used to be a high school that offered AA degrees one year after Senior year. Now, the troubled boys, well there are some of those anywhere.