Posted September 6
The Lincoln Patriot Marching Band took the field for their first halftime performance on Friday September 5th and wowed the crowd with the 2008 show. The band did their best to work a little magic with the "Spellbound" show, and it must have helped at the Patriot football team stunned the number one ranked Roosevelt Rough Rider 21-6.
The night was perfect for the show and the game as the temp hung near the 60 degree mark most of the evening. And for the first time in recent memory, the majority of fans stayed after the halftime show to see the unfolding gridiron upset.
The band didn't disappoint the Patriot faithful, turning a good early September performance. "We're still working on some timing issues, but the show is coming right along" said director Bob Carlson.
Roadies had their first chance to really get int the action Friday night as well. Roadies Jeff Goddard and Robert Schlup took advantage of the down-time before the show to fix the white truck's trailer light harness.
Considering Jeff returning from a near death experience (okay - it was a cold, but he was still heavily medicated) the pit placement went extremely well, with a nice blend of newer Roadies and grizzly old veterans manning the equipment. And no injuries to Roadies were noted - a first time ever, maybe?? The pit kids pulled off one of the quickest load-ups ever, having both trailers secure well before the end of the third quarter. The two tubas that stayed for the entire game did slow the truck load a bit though. But the Best Roadie move of the night should go to Chip Loudon who scored a free pizza for the Roadies still on-hand late in the 4th quarter.
The excitement didn't end at the stadium though - a roof vent blew off a pit trailer on the way to LHS. Bandparent Don Becker retrieved it ... after being run over multiple times (the vent, not Don). Repairs to the vent were already underway Saturday morning.
You can check out pictures from the evening by clicking here.
