Friday December 7 was our first home basketball game. Since Katie was in Wollbach directing the elementary school Christmas concert, she asked if I could fill in and direct the pep band. I gladly obliged, finding the conductor’s score a nice diversion from the not-so-fresh smell of my euphonium.
We transported carpets, stands, chairs, and the drum set into the corner of the gym during the halftime of the guys’ JV game. As the varsity girls started warming up, we were on the court ready to go! We played our 4 pieces: Hang On Sloopy, Evil Ways, Eye of the Tiger, and the Hey Song. The crowd participated enthusiastically in the Hey Song, due in part to our own resounding “Hey!” and “Huh!” We also played at halftime of that game.
For some reason, the games took longer than expected. It was probably around 10:30 by the time the girls’ varsity game ended (a close game that ended with a heartbreaking loss in overtime), so Katie had reappeared by that time. I handed off the directing to her and sprinted off to find the tuba! By the time the guys’ varsity game was over, it was almost midnight. What a long Friday night! It made waking up the next morning for another long day so much harder. . . . (to be continued!)
