Halftime show at a black college IS the reason why you go. The football game is just a formality

@LorenzoMarch

5 жыл бұрын

True

@livinglifetthefullest7722

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr lol

@RealBron03

5 жыл бұрын

Facts

@biancadadrummer5943

5 жыл бұрын

facts 😂😂

@matthewmoody3607

5 жыл бұрын

We don’t give a damn about the game we just act a fool with the band 😝 😎💯💯💯

Am I the only one who's just glad that he knew to start on the left foot?!!!

@Spadesz93

9 жыл бұрын

he used to play for Tuskegee Marching Crimson Pipers for like a year (he's said...he played trumpet) and a member of KKPsi

@num1diva55

9 жыл бұрын

+Spadesz93 He is actually is member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity Incorporated.

@Spadesz93

9 жыл бұрын

Jasmine Patterson ...and an honorary member of KKPsi. He's been a que for a while too

@num1diva55

9 жыл бұрын

Spadesz93 you are absolutely correct. I just found that out. I learn something new every day

@shadowgun22

9 жыл бұрын

Lol ikr

Black marching bands jam like no other. They throw a little stank on it lol

@EldritchVelvet

8 жыл бұрын

+HMRLTL My fav marching styles are def corps style and black college

@44ced91

8 жыл бұрын

+Remi BloodWolf black college isn't a style do you mean traditional style

@EldritchVelvet

8 жыл бұрын

+Jar Jar Binks black college is most definitely its own style. it spawns from traditional but there are worlds of difference between how Ohio state marches and how FAMU marches.

@44ced91

8 жыл бұрын

Remi BloodWolf I wanna see FAM vs Ohio

@flights360

8 жыл бұрын

+Jar Jar Binks SU vs Ohio

BLACK BANDS BE HELLA LIT TBH

@sydneyr.6194

8 жыл бұрын

...

@sydneyr.6194

8 жыл бұрын

True though

@kimminseok8609

8 жыл бұрын

omo the army is everywhere xD

@iteinflammateomnia

8 жыл бұрын

But they sound like shit though...

@Narasukedon

8 жыл бұрын

+SirRageAlot VII not all of them just like not all pwi bands sound bad 👍🏾

Black people do everything soulful that's just our culture. Whether it's dancing, roller skating, marching, singing, cooking, fighting, playing sports etc we put our heart & soul into it. Every race has something to bring to the table we should love & accept one another. I love how disciplined white people are in studying, learning, speech, they have awesome organization skills. I love Chinese culture, Mexican culture etc.

@gunfighter1173

8 жыл бұрын

+Doll Phases Just to be clear, are you suggesting that white people are culturally more studious than black/Asian/Latino.... people?

@angeldollavakin4963

8 жыл бұрын

No, not at all that's why I said black people... :)

@Narasukedon

8 жыл бұрын

+Bill Johnson lol you almost started another war

@Maria-kg1nh

8 жыл бұрын

very true. we are just some beautifully soulful people! But I agree with you that EVERY culture has something to bring to the table. We ought to appreciate our individual cultures and ALSO the cultures of others....we can do more together than we can separate. All of mankind is beautiful and we can learn from each other if we take those opportunities to look beyond ourselves. GOD made US ALL "beautiful and wonderful and marvelous in HIS SIGHT" - Psalm 139:13-14. Thanks for sharing sister. God's love and blessing to you, yours and all. God Bless!!!

@thehills2818

7 жыл бұрын

I love this

Why is this so accurate?!?! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love it!!!!

@provo6816

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@coconutbamboo

7 жыл бұрын

haaaaaa

@GuccVarucc

4 жыл бұрын

Bc he stole it from his comedian friend Steve Brown who he betrayed.

Rickey Smiley does NOT get enough love. HIGHLY underrated comedian. 😃

funny thing is that we got a guy in marching band named big pookie and he play bass drum

@colleenreed540

7 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@PlagueJ

7 жыл бұрын

Dianna Boyland Is that on his birth certificate?

@icourtneyy

6 жыл бұрын

Dianna Boyland everybody got a big pookie 😂

@biancadadrummer5943

5 жыл бұрын

Dianna Boyland 😂😂

@ATLKing404

4 жыл бұрын

@@icourtneyy PLAY IT BIG POOKIE!!!!!!

It gave me a hint that he was once in a band if he was able to start off marching on his left💀💀

@Spadesz93

7 жыл бұрын

played trumpet for Tuskegee.

@lelgamers419

5 жыл бұрын

And his side was good

@yayayayayaya8140

4 жыл бұрын

yeah and he also prepped for direction changes decently too

@kareemford992

4 жыл бұрын

He actually stole this joke. See Steve Brown

I'm a bass drum at my school and my band director started calling me Big Pookie because of this.

@ednasmith5455

6 жыл бұрын

SlayersRegret lol

@rdshlywood

4 жыл бұрын

What song is that for the black band?

@mizzaquarius5505

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@kennyoungss

10 ай бұрын

Haha....funny

I was in the high school band and I can tell you this: if you want classic band you go see a white band and if you want some funk and dance, you go see a black band. that's just the difference.

@kwilcox1126

8 жыл бұрын

so true

@harleyhammond9235

7 жыл бұрын

Stevie Bernardoni in my opinion that is not always true, but I guess that's mostly true

@sam.daddieco

7 жыл бұрын

There are 2 white suburban high schools in my area that are both dance bands

@rickeyharris178

6 жыл бұрын

Stevie Bernardoni that may be true or not but more importantly the point he was trying to make is nobody's watching The White Band. When you go to a football game at a black college nobody's leaving during halftime

@swdupree1

6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean classic ?

I honestly love black marching bands the most! Who doesn't?

@dadthecrewmate1429

8 жыл бұрын

I like a mix of both

@flyinhawaiian6760

7 жыл бұрын

Pulse you've never seen North Carolina A&T theb

@eloncone6925

6 жыл бұрын

I like Corp style better

@nzingalou7556

6 жыл бұрын

Pulse I like both as well

@laurieso678

6 жыл бұрын

Sebastian R. Whats not to love!! That was my favorite part of going to a game! halftime turn up!

omg this is soo true. My band in high school was like that(whiteband), but then I went to an HBCU for college and was in band there.... mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn you had to be in shape to be in an HBCU band

@Omari1125

9 жыл бұрын

In black bands its either go out there and go hard or go home.

@livinglifetthefullest7722

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I'm plan on doing I was in a white band at my school ,I did colorguard but I left cause I have my senior year as my college focus and work on the side as well lol I hope I become apart of a good black band as well at a hbcu.

I'm in a white band and one game we didn't play at and the other band was a black band they got so turnt it was soooooooo fun!

@facelife1906

6 жыл бұрын

TwentyOne Horizons I bet it was

@truckinthaqway3896

5 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo smh I would’ve been embarrassed not turned up😂😂😂. But hey! That’s black folks for ya! I was in band and had a similar experience.. we blowed the white band O U T ! They just finally stopped playing and cheered us on😂😂💯💯💪🏾. #B-Tone Player💪🏾💪🏾🥵

@qlvinc

4 жыл бұрын

White haven Memphis marched on our field and some football player on our team said we need a new band. They a black band and they had their drum majors dancing and everything and we just here sitting still

@chanyajones9056

4 жыл бұрын

@@qlvinc I'm in my 3rd year in whitehaven band. And there ain't nobody on our band, not even the directors, that DON'T dance. We be lit🔥and keep it💯.

@calebpiatt2691

4 жыл бұрын

I’m in a white band and we’re all stiff af lmao I mean except like in the stands somtimes

You guys don't understand how hard it I to memorize music, fingerings, movements, coordinates, and watch the drum major all while playing music that continuously changes pace, and rhythm . It's 1000 times harder than it looks and is a lot more than moving and making shapes.

@soop4584

8 жыл бұрын

You forgot about technique and posture

@thehills2818

7 жыл бұрын

U get really used to it by sophomore year

@warrenedwards2506

7 жыл бұрын

Jose Morales Maybe you should try it. It starts in July. It's pretty cool out, no more than 102° on a good day. You get like 2 water breaks in the entire 8-12 hour day so you never have to worry about dehydrating. You never feel like your life is on a constant loop when you have to run a whole 8-12 minute performance for the 3rd time in a row all because one person did not start off on their left foot.

@manofthetuba6857

7 жыл бұрын

Ethan Caraway yo thats the easy part. hard part is the marching mainly. well if ur high stepping. corp style i dont kno

@sinapellido7119

7 жыл бұрын

Alright idiots, first off: my comment was a troll(so the "your" instead of "you're" was intentional). Second off: I've done marching band, I'm still doing it. I'm a fucking captain/section leader in a superior rated band. The reason I commented was because you guys sounded like fucking freshman who think marching band is the hardest thing ever, when it is not. Although, there are idiots out there who think it's a cakewalk, which is simply not true.

I can't even lie that's so true about black marching bands big pookie don't ever get no love but he sure as hell be playing the hell out of that bass drum lmao

My folks are so sensitive here. What Rick Smiley is talking about is the paradigm in cultures here as it related to Historically Black College Bands and White University Bands. To attend college at an HBCU is a life changing event and along with it comes so many cultural traditions that have been around for years and the main one is the Marching Band, its just different culture and that culture creates an event, not a football game. It has its roots in African culture mixed in with a tid bid of minstrial show culture from the early 20th century. Once you see the differences "live and in person" you will know what we are talking about.

@himdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

Fly Mast I love you for this.

@9175rock

6 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call it Minstrel though. We just got that Melanin factor.

@warking2734

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@triemcallister

Жыл бұрын

Calling it a minstrel show is bad enough, but to misspell it is worse.

LMAO! Rickey is right on it!....HBCU'S don't be ballshittin on the field baby....go hard or go HOME! NO ONE leaves during halftime at our games...and when we come to their stadiums....THEY DONT LEAVE EITHER!

@8thwonder0608

10 жыл бұрын

YES!!!

@facelife1906

6 жыл бұрын

Blakmajik78 yes OK ok

PLAY IT BIG POOOOKIEEEE😭😭😭

Most, if not all, black folks view half time and the band performance at HBCU football games as "entertainment." The band usually plays the same songs we listen to on the radio and party to when we get together. And, the band also busts some of the latest dance moves. It's part of our culture and I absolutely love it. In my humble opinion, the half time show at an HBCU is undeniably one of the main highlights of the football game!!!

@dwainsimmons3447

8 ай бұрын

Truth

Best visual performance- Ricky Smiley

@facelife1906

6 жыл бұрын

John Adams yes

@502miah

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@joseph2ne

3 жыл бұрын

That was box 5 for sure! 😂

BLACK PEOPLE Got SOUL.... simple !!!!!

@facelife1906

6 жыл бұрын

SisterPatGoad well put

@GhostCell47

4 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@flyleelee5351

4 жыл бұрын

Periodt!

@dwainsimmons3447

8 ай бұрын

Yes

The lean his azz did at 1:48 laid me out!

@pattiearlandquintin

7 жыл бұрын

Spoken like someone who's never been in a band & realized the immense dedication & hard work .....

@kimtalbot5918

7 жыл бұрын

I actually have been in a band before. 4 years as a trumpet player @Pattiearlandquintin Snyder. But I guess that you don't realize that this video was meant to be funny as well.

@SoftCloudDust

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yess me too @Kim

I have watched this about a million times! lmao It's so funny because he's so on point with it.

Thanks to KZread I've discovered Black Marching bands and I love them!!! Especially Southern, love their brass! Love the Dancing Dolls! Alabama kicks ass too! I watch all their videos over and over again.

@thehills2818

7 жыл бұрын

@Paigefilms yea chill out sweetie

@LuckiiCharmz85

6 жыл бұрын

Check out Famu too

@himdotcom

6 жыл бұрын

Cheryl Counts I LOVE YOU! We are all human.

@brentjames6410

4 жыл бұрын

Notre Dame football

Absolutely right, we don't care nothing about the game lol All we're there for is Pregame, Half-time, our favorite songs from the stands, and the 5th Quarter! "Did y'all win?" "I don't know. BUT THE BAND TORE IT UP!!" LOLOLOLOLOLOL FAMU C/O 2004 #RatterPride #iLoveFAMU

I’ve been to a white hs and a black hs. This is beyond accurate 😂😂😂

@AprilHarmony9

2 жыл бұрын

Same and ..... *YES* 💯💯💯💯💯💯

Who came here after the Popeyes vs Chick Fil- A chicken sandwich facebook post??!!!!

@tootsleigh81

4 жыл бұрын

HollywoodCole Guilty!! Lol

@Gandalf_The_Black

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@xxants2286xx

4 жыл бұрын

Yup🤚🏽

@ewe392

4 жыл бұрын

Hm?

@brentjames6410

4 жыл бұрын

Just had chik fill a

So clever and funny... and he DOES have his technique down perfectly.

Because Blacks are not corny just full of style and flavor.

@MaxRamos8

4 жыл бұрын

It was also a completely different informal music so... 🤷‍♂️

Popeyes vs. Chick-Fil-A brought me here!

@sheat177

4 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣

Reminds me of my Grambling State Univ. days. I wouldn’t trade it for the world!! I have a master’s degree with a wonderful career all due to my start at a HBCU! Thank you GSU!!

Rickey is hilarious but very accurate! I had the pleasure of marching in a corp style band in high school and a traditional style band in college. Both were an amazing experience to me and unforgettable. There is no need for negativity on either side of the fence. No matter how you look at it, the definition of MUSIC is in the center of both styles and influences. Music will forever be abstract so accept it for what it is! Shout out the the South Carolina State University Marching 101 for the great years. 1000000000!!!

Former band member here loving this!

I'm in a largely Hispanic (myself included) marching band and one of our stand tunes is a FULLY CHOREOGRAPHED version of low rider.

@jaredkelley8777

7 жыл бұрын

wow..😂

@edgarespino3005

7 жыл бұрын

I wish I had more hispanics in my band, I'm the only hispanic in my band

The worst thing for me about being in the marching band in high school. was those hot uniforms we had to have on and they only washed them twice: once at the beginning of marching season and once at the end. I went to white schools, so are marching was pretty much what Ricky showed 1st. If I went a black school, I probably would of had a heat stroke doing all of that in that dancing in those uniforms. I think they were 100% polyester.

@shemarwooten294

8 жыл бұрын

Bruh you ain't lying 😂 ... I play the tenors and bass drum and snare but mainly play tenors and they heavy and them hot ass band suits ain't helping neither 😂😂

@MrKnucklehead02

8 жыл бұрын

Drum Major Status💯

@jzero90921

7 жыл бұрын

my band does a whole lot of dancing its great

@easybakedkike8030

6 жыл бұрын

No kidding. I go to wohs and we have to wear thick, all black uniforms in which always had us dying.

@shyreetaallen2306

6 жыл бұрын

We got to take our uniforms home and got to wash them

Man if you ain't NEVER seen those HBCU's bands it's a great show. It's rich in culture and history. They took something and made it their own. I have a friend I knew in high school who went on to become the drum major at Clark atlanta. It's the greatest lol Rickey smashed it 😂😂😂

When he did that KICK, I swear I flatline everytime

April 2023...who else just had to randomly pull this back up to get a good laugh?!?!? Ricky My Boi you Stoopid as hell!!! 🤣🤣🤣

I'm pretty sure I'm in a black band. all I know is its fucking lit. literally our director wrote a dab into the work for all the wind players and every year the seniors create a funk dance with anything they want and it's awesome

@kelori3

7 жыл бұрын

What's the name of your band

@davidjohnson2915

7 жыл бұрын

Kyleigh Brannon ex

@8thwonder0608

7 жыл бұрын

If you are not sure if you are in a black band, then you are not in a black band. And writing a "dab" in to the work does not make your band black.

@det3135

6 жыл бұрын

My nigga said a dab 😂

@diamondsandpearls7213

6 жыл бұрын

8thwonder0608 😂💀💀💀

I played at Alabama A&M.... I swear you could feel the bass from the drumline all the way in our damn locker room!!!

Who’s here after Steve Brown accused him of stealing this joke 🙋🏾‍♂️

@yah-lanskey290

4 жыл бұрын

Facts😂😂😂😂😂

@dman3145

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it’s true. They both are the same level of funny which isn’t that high lol

@yah-lanskey290

4 жыл бұрын

@@dman3145 its true smiley changed it a little bit and Steves is funnier

@dman3145

4 жыл бұрын

Yah-Lanskey yeah maybe he is funnier but by a lil and they both not funny for real for real, but also I’m not just taking dudes word. We don’t know who made that joke, just speculation

@JK2333459

4 жыл бұрын

This Steve Brown joke from what I’ve heard from a friend of mine who does comedy Rickey is cutthroat to comedians from Birmingham

Black bands put on a show honey!! This is spot on 😂😂!

Is anyone else shocked at how good his form is???

We (black folks) so damn cool 😎. We make everything great

@DavidKen878

6 жыл бұрын

Roscoe3361 Especially those fruitless protests and whatnot y'all keep having everytime someone gets killed. 🤷🏽‍♂️

@Ilovewbd

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidKen878 Except now, there seems to be just as many, if not MORE whites in those protests! Go figure! ✊✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Its 2022 nd I still have to come see this from time to time..

Black Marching bands be getting it they over here jamming 😂 and GO BIG POOKIE 🔥

@brentjames6410

4 жыл бұрын

Grambling state and southern battle of the bands Yes

I'm not racist but black marching bands are far more entertaining. I don't care if you call me racist you don't see people staying at halftime to watch predominantly white bands. They leave. People go to football games just to watch hbcu bands. Dosent make m racist for pointing out what the crowd considers "more entertaining"

@sakurakiss9903

9 жыл бұрын

Right I've been in marching bands in black middle school and high school but I'm at grove city high and they play the same old boring songs if I was in it will be some p-funky in there

@CarlosLopez-ce1kd

9 жыл бұрын

They're so boring they never win contest or even make finals. Look Hebron or marcus highschool. Those are good bands not some dumb shit like playing in place and marching in a block.

@diamondhair11

9 жыл бұрын

2212fred I have to disagree...When people come to Ohio State games they always stay to watch the band...We have one of the best bands in the country...I absolutely love corp style...It's classier and more spot on, , but there is also show style for those who like a showier show....I think both are ok, but my taste is a little more refined...hence my taste in band style....

@MusicNerd2014

9 жыл бұрын

+Angie Williams I agree with you on that, but Jacksonville State University is way better than Ohio State. JSU does the same style the same style as the bands +Carlos Lopez mentioned, with the exception of our dance line piece every year. Like this past year, we played Salvation is Created, Verdi's Dies Irae, Requiem for a Dream, Gonna Live Till I Die, Death and Transfiguration, Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral, Ode to Joy, and Mvt 3 from John Rutter's "Gloria" in our show called "Salvation is Created: A Journey from Darkness Into Light". That's the kinda of show style I'm partial to. The story line-ish shows.

@DigThat32

6 жыл бұрын

Angelina. Gigi Williams Your taste is L7, square as hell, not refined.

Living in both Indianapolis and Jackson MS has given me a chance to see the best of both worlds, and i've got to say, I've got more respect for both now that I've been through the ringer.

@dctrbrass

Жыл бұрын

Must be awesome to live in Indy, the home of DCI championships :)

He is dead on! I'm from the south and a former band student. Band was just like this. He's making me reminisce about my time in marching band.

@mrchambersthegreat

9 жыл бұрын

Me to use to stay at battle of the bands when I lived in atl m. It's a GREAT show lol

Who knew a "big pookie"??? lmfaoooo

When he hit that drum major I was gone 💀💀

Hello all. I would like to say I love this skit. I didn't see anything racist about it. I had the pleasure of matching with both types of bands. I marched for Oklahoma State University. I also marched for a Louisiana All-Star Band. I even marched in Drum Corps for a few years. All of these groups have different styles, players,, and audiences of all colors. I don't see how one could be so upset about a skit. I'm also a Music Ed. Major. And to be honest some days I wanna listen to Rap, somedays it might be country. Or even classical. I just try to enjoy the music because that's all the performer is aiming for.

He ain’t lying the hbcu bands halftime be hype asf

YES! When he mentioned THE Alabama State University ! I was too hype #ilovemyhbcu

True. My back be killing after marching with my bass drum. Our private percussion teacher told me and the bass leader who has the other biggest bass drum in the band to try not to gangster lean. But that bass drum is heavy. I can't even see over it.

I was 19 and I watched a black college march for the first time in the NY Thanksgiving parade. I am 50 and I still can transport myself there and feel the emotion as I felt every move, kick and note. It was there I became a fan

Chick-Fil-A vs Popeyes is the reason I'm here!!

The step shows are 🔥🔥 too 💯💯💯 But that southern white accent "Y'all want some nachos" 🤣🤣🤣

I loved listening to Ricky back in the day here in bham. The church announcements he did was priceless! And he’s right HBC’s bands are show bands that put on a helluva show!!

Who's here after the Chic-fil-a vs Popeyes chicken sandwich?

@kottyking

4 жыл бұрын

i am! This shit is so god damn funny this whole skit is fire as fuck shout out to the damn chicken wars

"You want some nachos?"

Ricky is on point about the band of HBCU's. You better take your break before halftime.

This was a great show Ricky Smiley did. I always will consider this one of my favorites.

I know the entire routine. I could do this entire joke myself I have watched this video so many times and it is STILL something I watch once a month and STILL laugh! Absolutely hilarious.

Comedy Hype brought me here. Steve Brown says Ricky stole this bit.

@lowederik-kerronlashonde3409

4 жыл бұрын

You cant make a stolen joke better, it still makes it stolen. Cut the games Bama Made

Big Pookie been in the band 5 years but his off-campus parties were THE BEST!

Man where is the tissue to wipe our eyes from crying laughing? Thank you Ricky for the continuous laughter.. 2021 we here!

How could he forget GRAMBLING State lol

That dip we he turned for the black band😂😂😂💯👌

Had me dying Fam lmao. Thanks for the video and shout out to Mr. Smiley

This makes me even prouder to be in Marching band 😂😂😂👏👏👏

This man gets me ROLLIN ON DA FLOOOR DYING WITH LAUGHTER every time he does this skit! Ya'll know what happens here in Florida every year ;)

LOL I was in Tennessee State University Marching Band aka The Aristocrat of Bands, I must say he 90% correct about the bands. Go check out TSU vs JSU southern heritage, you'll see what Rickey talking about

I love this! I miss my marching band! It was soo much fun! All of this is very true.

If you here in 2019 after the Popeyes and chick Fil A debate😂

HBCU best type of marching style there is

@kiakill16

9 жыл бұрын

Zach Young what does hbcu mean??

@kimbae11

8 жыл бұрын

+kiakill16 Historically Black College/University

@josh1574

5 жыл бұрын

Debatable. Watch Broken Arrow or Santa Clara Vanguard, then talk.

@Defnotken

4 жыл бұрын

J15 N dci is better for musicality, but hbcu style is better for entertainment. my band is a hybrid band so we experience both. i personally like show/hbcu style more.

Jeeeeeez. His high steps are amazing

Look at you’!!’ Looking so sharp!’ I’m in Heaven tonight with these older videos!! 😘😘🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

this is sooo accurate!

Lol he so right I marched n a HBCU band. S/O to Alabama State Marching Hornets

Very funny. I'm a Jenison High School Band Booster and marching band parent to a trumpet player. Very different styles of marching, music and shows. We always loved the way the black bands danced and jazzed things up when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s. My older siblings were marching band, old school white marching bands. These days the Bands of America and Michigan Competing Bands Association have some very good shows. Broken Arrow from Oklahoma put on Zo one year and had tuba players riding bicycles and playing at the same time. It was based on the Wizard of Oz. Jenison, burned Joan of Arc at the stake right on the field in 2012, smoke, flames, everything: look for the video. Jenison had a very tough, entertaining show, Tempest's Fury, in 2011. Check out there Jenison High School Bands of America Grand Nationals 2011 performance to see what I mean. They won first place at the MCBA state finals the last three years. I do enjoy the kind of shows from the movie Drumline though. And Ricky is spot on. I love him. Going to share this with my white marching band friends. Note: even Jenison has a diversity of races represented in their band, so technically, it's a mixed, but mostly white marching band. = ) At the BOA regionals in Pontiac in 2011, there some great black bands doing the white show thing and they did it very well.

@allanburns6006

10 жыл бұрын

I wish B.O.A. would GO - a-way !

@EmpressOfWyoming58

10 жыл бұрын

Allan Burns Why?

@allanburns6006

10 жыл бұрын

My ex-wife is from B.A. and I did intern teaching at that school. I don't think too highly of either one. Plenty of bands that rank behind them, should be placed well ahead of them. They are terribly over-rated ! Here is a fact that very few people know about; they have a VERY small number of students make the either of the 2 Oklahoma All State Bands. Pretty sad when you consider they are the largest high school in the state of Oklahoma and likely the largest number of high school band students enrolled. Throw in another scenario, Tulsa Union High School (2nd largest high school in Oklahoma), just down the road from B.A. follows similar suit.

@allanburns6006

10 жыл бұрын

EmpressOfWyoming58 . . .. . it is a bunch of bullshit ! nothing educational about it !

@EmpressOfWyoming58

10 жыл бұрын

Allan Burns Broken Arrow does seem to have the favor of BOA judges, but they are a very good band. They march well, they play well. I agree, there are equally good bands who never place in the top 10 even. As far as it being non educational, are you speaking BOA? Or do you mean the BOA style marching band shows? I know that Jenison starts in June and those kids work their back ends off learning complex music and marching all the way through mid November. They train and condition daily, once school starts, having only Sunday off. Their program involves rigorous discipline that teaches many valuable life lessons. Their marching band experience provides memories that will last a life time.

i got so much joy out of this.

I didn't go to an HBCU (always wanted to), but I couldn't wait to watch the Black bands when I was little (rare times when they aired an HBCU game)! They used to get it!!

I laughed so hard!! Rickey Smiley is too funny!! ♥

The color guard gets no love and we do the most work!!!!!

@GameConnoisseur69

10 жыл бұрын

Most of the work?

@bubbagilmore2571

10 жыл бұрын

No the fuck yall dont .

@bubbagilmore2571

10 жыл бұрын

You must be gay bitch

@worthlessjerm6086

10 жыл бұрын

Fuck you mean color guard does the most work? You must be out your damn mind if you think that's honestly true

@bubbagilmore2571

10 жыл бұрын

Fuck u because yall dont have to play and march at the same time all yall do is twerll a fucking flag bitch

Just the best! The funk, the swing, the swag, the thickness! The insouciance we have! Love this. Just wish I could hear the band even longer!

Now that was so good Ricky Smiley...so appreciated the laugh today 2018

Lol That's HBCU !!! Proud AAMU student!!!

As a former member, I was in tears!

Starting my morning with you RS ♡

Anyone who knows band well should really appreciate this video. I certainly do.

its true...we be killing it and be tired right after halftime😂

Yes I can testify because I have been in both and white and black band and I love black bands more!!!!!!

I go to a HBCU and this is extremely accurate! They are dope!

Im feelin them 90's lol. YOU BETTER SNAP AND DRIVE!!!!!

Our assistant band director showed us this, and my new nickname is Pookie

too funny

Real talk! That takes me back to where it all started for me.

I love Rickey smiley. He is so damn funny. N hilarious. N he either makes me laugh. Or brings a big ass smile to my face. He is one of my favorite comedians. I love u Rickey. Keep up the good work.