re: Dr. Moorhouse leaving Tiger Band

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You don't know fear till your at cut night and this woman is walking around tapping people on the shoulder to get out.

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or Roy yelling at you, I still have nightmares about that

I've heard Tiger Band isn't even fun anymore. Too many rule changes and getting to damn strict.

She blew the right horn to get where she was. People lose respect for you after things like that. Hard for her since she demanded so much herself

Charlies Angels called. They wanted her hairstyle back!

the move really may have been for the better. One of the three directors is still here and its a chance to being fresh and new ideas to Tiger Band. Moorhouse and Wickes have been running the show for a damn long time.

still hoping.

Can't play when the defense is on the field.

And if the Go Tigers cheer is a distraction to the football team, then there are many more problems with the football team than anyone knows about.

I am sure that the Band Department will continue to deliver a great product on the field and in the stands. Tiger Band will still have the dedicated students and leadership to ensure that the band is the best in not only the SEC, but the nation.

linda is definitely qualified to be director of bands. is she the best choice? not by a long shot. there are some seriously talented and experienced people out there. wickes' best asset was the baton. very few people in america were as good. fennell, junkin, paynter, etc. linda isn't even close to that league. i spoke to her and she said lsu wasn't going to give her the chance to take over so, i would imagine that was a big part of her leaving. neither her nor wickes were nice people and i'm saying that from first hand experience.

illinois does have a very respectable music program but, certainly nothing compared to the conservatories. marching band is big 10 style which is a mix of old (military) and new (drum corps), mostly old. i don't care for it.

linda and wickes know the tiger band routine well but, they never marched drum and bugle corps and were never up on the latest trends. she does produce somewhat entertaining shows and she should get credit for that.

linda did not make tiger band great. the reason why tiger band has been at the top is because tiger band has always had a higher percentage of music majors than any other marching band. that is because tiger band is under the umbrella of the ath dept and thus students get paid more than at other schools. if the band isn't going to pay well, performance majors aren't going to participate. they would rather be practicing for their recital or orchestra excerpts. these days, there are some marching bands now that have surpassed tiger band visually, but not audibly because of the performance major factor.

btw, linda and wickes did have a relationship that went back to their time at florida when she was a grad arse.

the legend of jumas was always 10 times greater than the actual group itself. it was mostly inside jokes from a few tuba players. oh, they occasionally did something semi-scandalous that a few people heard about and even fewer cared about.

"The marching and playing has gotten infinitely better since about 94-95". i definitely can't agree with that, espeically the drumline. the drumline was incredible in the 80's mostly due to the influence of drummers who had stuided with marty hurley and marched d&b corps. in the early 90's, those guys were gone and the drumline turned into 13th grade. it improved a little in the 2000's but, there are still almost no drummers on the line who march d&b corps. the color guard is better in my opinion. the golden girls have always been incredibly well choreagraphed. the sound is still very good and the marching is still outdated. what irks me the most is the lack of discipline in the stands. there are several times each game when the band is not coordinated in terms of beginning and ending songs which would never have been tolerated in the 80's/early 90's. in all fairness, there is much more mulitmedia at the games going on now that we didn't have to fight with.