Band Geeks: This One Time At Band Camp (Part 1 of 2)

A documentary by Alex Mixter that goes inside the Saginaw Heritage Marching Band to investigate the stereotypes of "band geeks". Winner of "Best of Show" at the 2007 REMC 3&9 Film Festival.

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDx8nTREkyg

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Film & Animation

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• geeks
• alex
• mixter
• marching
• bands
• stereotypes
• heritage
• high
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• music
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• time
• at
• camp

[pancakewafflebacon]

.. I STUCK A TROMBONE IN MY ASS

[AlexMixter]

@pancakewafflebacon This.

[CBsZoo]

Y'alls band camp looks WAY better than ours. We have the "Show up and march during the heat of the day, then go inside when it cools down to 100 degrees" type camp. At our school, not out in some cool forest.

Band is awesome. I feel bad for people who mock us. They never get to build these life long friendships, have 200 family members to back you up no matter what, enrich their lives, etc.etc. Band is love.

Speaking of which... that Brandon Voelker kid is one fine piece of band geek ass. XD

[kamikaze941]

this camp looks awesome, you get to spend the night thats awesome! we just meet at school in the morning which is never cold i wish it was cold instead of blazing hot! and then we just go home, its would be cool to play games like that. i wish i got to experience an actual camp, instead of hrs at a skool

[rheller1000]

ha my band camp isnt like this. we wake up, at home, come to school, practice on the hot parking lot for 5 hours, 1 hour dinner break, then practice another 3 hours, then go home. then repeat lol. we dont sleep in the woods or anything

[batgodess]

also i have never been made fun of for being in band in fact at our school the band kids are also part of the "kool kids"

[batgodess]

this one time at band camp i marched. shocker :o

[jlogan609]

PS, I'm from Michigan too, by the way...lol. Ypsilanti, though! :)

[jlogan609]

Hey, where did you guys have your camp? From the scenery it looks a lot like the place we had ours...Camp Walden:)

[therandomexample]

"Let's go get drunk and have sex all over the place"

Yes.

Also, I'm glad to see that my experience with band so far seems to be the general experience that everyone has. That tells me that thousands of people get to have this great experience. I do have a question: Is there that aura of familiarity in large bands (100+)?

[lilmissdrummin]

This one time at band camp..... Yeah those times really happen, and we love every minute of it! Being one of the few girls on Drumline, we tend to have more of "this one time at Band Camp." But I'm proud to be a Band Geek! Band is my family and we stick up for each other, and pick on each other too. I wouldn't trade being a band Geek for anything!:)

[sglasspool]

Was in band for a bit in high school, but switched to choir cause the chicks were hotter.

[Mgsoloist]

Okay, as the female percussionist, and trumpet player, I gotta say band is amazing. And a lot of our band geeks are secretly hot. Like at first glance they're all weird looking, but try a double take next time ;) and amen to the drumline movie slam. I watch that movie and cringe. And it's not even clean.

[x7purplebubbles]

@LiveLaughLoveLife107

AMEN!!.