Back in my pep band days (all of 2 years ago) I heard of no rules governing playing during breaks in the action. Usually, this was no big deal because there usually wasn't another band (Clarkson being one big exception!) but when there was another band, it was fastest band goes, and sometimes both at the same time (I especially remember the cacophany of `Davy' and `Turn me loose' being played at the same time a Cornell and Clarkson hit the ice) Between periods, there was usually an agreement between the bands who would play first, and then we'd alternate. I guess what I'm saying is that no rules ever cramped our style! Just some courtesy. ---Mecki (Cornell hockey fan in a country they don't even know what college sports are...)