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At least one D.C. public school marching band has participated in the past five inaugural parades, but none applied for consideration this year.
Ballou High School's Majestic Marching Knights performed Destiny's Child's "Lose My Breath" at George W. Bush's second inaugural parade in 2005, and stepped along Pennsylvania Avenue as they played James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)" at Barack Obama's second inaugural parade eight years later.
But the beloved band decided to take a break in January and not apply to play in the inaugural parade after several other recent performances, the principal said.
Dunbar High School's band marched in Obama's first inauguration in 2009 but the school will sit this one out because they are rebuilding the band, the principal said.
Eastern High School also chose not to participate, the principal said, without elaborating.
A D.C. Public Schools spokeswoman said she was not aware of any band in the district that had applied to participate in President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade Jan. 20.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Area-Marching-Bands-Opt-to-Sit-Out-Trumps-Inaugural-Parade-406387625.html
lindysalsagal
(20,746 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)mountain grammy
(26,658 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)briv1016
(1,570 posts)Speaking as a former Chorus singer; the music department tends to be a very liberal part of the school.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)rurallib
(62,461 posts)that would be some fancy marching!
lindysalsagal
(20,746 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)at some point so Orange Hitler will get his revenge that way.
Chipper Chat
(9,695 posts)"so you wont march at my inauguration huh? Well, all you drummers know what you can do with those drumsticks you are holding."
TeamPooka
(24,262 posts)ident. SAD!!!! America's schools need to be made great again!
jalan48
(13,898 posts)underpants
(182,942 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)the crude prick lied.
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awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)but your masterful adaptation made me chuckle.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Perhaps one of them could volunteer?
byronius
(7,401 posts)uponit7771
(90,367 posts)logosoco
(3,208 posts)I was a marching band mom and these people like to play and march (and how they do it so well at the same time, I never understood but always appreciated!). Outside of regular games and competitions, marching is a great honor for the band. I bet most of these kids find it just as great an honor that they turned down the chance to be in this inaugurations parade.
NBachers
(17,149 posts)MineralMan
(146,337 posts)Waste of time and money, they think. Interferes with abstinence classes, too.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Damn hippy libs
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)The choir and bands they participated in at the time would not only have refused to participate, but would likely have insisted on participating in the planned protests instead.
mobeau69
(11,161 posts)Resist everything associated with this travesty.
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)MineralMan
(146,337 posts)Missile transporters, along with goose-stepping troops. Just like the cold Moscow May say parades.
eleny
(46,166 posts)Let his damned kids march. They put in appearances everywhere else for their needy father.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)is Rachmaninov
lunasun
(21,646 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,908 posts)I suspect that in earlier inaugurals they've had to turn down schools that wanted to march.
I wonder if any out of area schools will be there?
LAS14
(13,783 posts)... of bands from the far west and deep south...
Calculating
(2,957 posts)Ilsa
(61,700 posts)His parade. I'd love to see these hacked into the broadcasts.
FuzzyRabbit
(1,970 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)lastlib
(23,316 posts)uponit7771
(90,367 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,123 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Looks like the parade is going to have a much more vanilla flavor than usual.
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)Columbus, IN band will make the trip.
Cha
(297,774 posts)thanks ehrnst!
duffyduff
(3,251 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Strange irony, there.
oasis
(49,426 posts)staying overnight at Der Fuhrer's D.C. hotel.
briv1016
(1,570 posts)On the federal dime of course. They might even let them march in there preferred uniforms, white robes.