Brown 1990
Princeton vs. Brown
October 6th, 1990
Outcome Unknown
Pregame
Ladies and gentlemen, fighting with a vim that is dead sure to win, it’s the Princeton University Band.
“Princeton Cannon Song”
We passed a horrible accident on the way to the game. We weren’t sure whether it was a brown bear hit by a semi… or just the Brown band. But seriously folks, saluting the Brown band’s propensity for booths, bagels, and backwash, we play a cheering song for Andy and Cathy’s squeaking bed springs.
“The Brown Cheering Song” (Band forms a small ‘b’)
Most people think that Brown University was named after… dirt. However, the Band did some probing research last night and some more likely candidates are:
“Going Back” (Band forms Double-Double Rotating P)
“The Star Spangled Banner”
Halftime
Ladies and gentlemen, the Princeton University Band invites you on a journey through four years of Princeton.
“Princeton Forward”
Y’now, freshman say some of the darndest things….and the Band has been listening. We’d like to present our top five list of silly first-year questions:
5) Which club is this?
4) Can I have a beer?
3) What’s third floor bicker?
2) Dude, did you know that you can order pizza from those phones with the blue lights?
And the number one silly question uttered by a freshman:
1) Excuse me, Professor, can I go to the bathroom?
“Satisfaction” (Band forms question mark)
It’s sophomore year, and a young Band’s fancy turns to thoughts of….bicker! So, you want to join a selective club? Are you ready for your interview?
What is your name?
We’re the Princeton Band.
What is your quest?
To join an exclusive eating establishment.
What is your favorite club?
Dial….no, Elm….no, Cannon…ahhhhh!
I’m sorry Band, you’ve been hosed….shown here.
“Wipeout” (Band forms hose)
Speaking of getting hosed, take junior year room draw. (“Please. No, really!”) Goodbye residential college, hello junior slums! Forming your one-room triple on the field… (Band forms large rectangular box) No Band, that’s too large…. (Band shrinks) That’s still too large…. (box shrinks further) The Band would like to salute all seventy-six square feet of your new floor space.
“Seventy Six Trombones”
Nothing strikes terror into the heart of a Princeton senior quite like the word “thesis.” To all you procrastinating seniors, the Band presents common early warning signs of a troubled thesis:
“Another Bites the Dust” (Band forms ’91 which changes to ’92)
The Band wanted to do a joke on the lives of graduate students, but Dean Ziolkowski told us that grad students aren’t permitted to have lives.
October 6th, 1990
Outcome Unknown
Pregame
Ladies and gentlemen, fighting with a vim that is dead sure to win, it’s the Princeton University Band.
“Princeton Cannon Song”
We passed a horrible accident on the way to the game. We weren’t sure whether it was a brown bear hit by a semi… or just the Brown band. But seriously folks, saluting the Brown band’s propensity for booths, bagels, and backwash, we play a cheering song for Andy and Cathy’s squeaking bed springs.
“The Brown Cheering Song” (Band forms a small ‘b’)
Most people think that Brown University was named after… dirt. However, the Band did some probing research last night and some more likely candidates are:
- Lightly creamed coffee,
- Hot, rich cocoa,
- Simulated wood grain finish,
- The Hudson river,
- A cub scout’s favorite meal,
- Bagels on our noses,
- Burnt sxquirrel,
- Beethoven’s last movement,
- Freshmen after a tug-of-war,
- We’re not the chocolate that forms after you mix cocoa puffs and milk, but we’ve seen it on TV,
- It’s the Double-Double Rotating P!
“Going Back” (Band forms Double-Double Rotating P)
“The Star Spangled Banner”
Halftime
Ladies and gentlemen, the Princeton University Band invites you on a journey through four years of Princeton.
“Princeton Forward”
Y’now, freshman say some of the darndest things….and the Band has been listening. We’d like to present our top five list of silly first-year questions:
5) Which club is this?
4) Can I have a beer?
3) What’s third floor bicker?
2) Dude, did you know that you can order pizza from those phones with the blue lights?
And the number one silly question uttered by a freshman:
1) Excuse me, Professor, can I go to the bathroom?
“Satisfaction” (Band forms question mark)
It’s sophomore year, and a young Band’s fancy turns to thoughts of….bicker! So, you want to join a selective club? Are you ready for your interview?
What is your name?
We’re the Princeton Band.
What is your quest?
To join an exclusive eating establishment.
What is your favorite club?
Dial….no, Elm….no, Cannon…ahhhhh!
I’m sorry Band, you’ve been hosed….shown here.
“Wipeout” (Band forms hose)
Speaking of getting hosed, take junior year room draw. (“Please. No, really!”) Goodbye residential college, hello junior slums! Forming your one-room triple on the field… (Band forms large rectangular box) No Band, that’s too large…. (Band shrinks) That’s still too large…. (box shrinks further) The Band would like to salute all seventy-six square feet of your new floor space.
“Seventy Six Trombones”
Nothing strikes terror into the heart of a Princeton senior quite like the word “thesis.” To all you procrastinating seniors, the Band presents common early warning signs of a troubled thesis:
- It’s January….and the bartenders at Marita’s know you by name.
- It’s February….and you have the highest Tetris score of anyone on your hallway.
- It’s March….and you’re thinking of becoming an engineer.
- It’s April….and you don’t know your carrel combination.
- It’s May….and your computer says: “This disk is unreadable. Do you want to initialize?”
“Another Bites the Dust” (Band forms ’91 which changes to ’92)
The Band wanted to do a joke on the lives of graduate students, but Dean Ziolkowski told us that grad students aren’t permitted to have lives.
