What's wrong?  Its boring to hear anything the number of times that Mich
plays its fight song at games.  Lets face it - we all want to hear our
fight song.  At least I do (Fight, Tigers, fight for old Mizzou......)
but if you play it over and over again, it starts to lose its meaning.
I rather suspect the tradition is to play it often enough to irritate
opposing fans instead of as a service to your own fans.  But what do I
know?  Based on statements from my wife, not much.

Tom Rowe
Stevens Point

> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Fw: Strike up the . . .
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> I don't know if there are separate pep bands for different
> sports. I also don't know what specifically you have heard
> but when the U-M "pep" band is not available for hockey games
> at Yost; it is either replaced by an "alumni" pep band or by
> a very good high school pep band led by an "alumni" director.
> Not a "beat" is lost .   :-)
> And what is wrong with 3,613 times?
> Dave Chamberlain
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clay Satow" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: Strike up the . . .
>
>
> > Which means, of course, that the fans at Manchester will
> get to hear
> > "Hail
> to the Victors" 3,613
> > times.
> >
> > Michigan has separate pep bands for each sport, correct?
> I'll swear
> > I've
> heard a band at a hockey
> > event when there was a band at a basketball event.
> >
>