As you have prob. guessed from my user-name, I am a percussionist(sp?) and have been for about 6 years. Anyways, I am a freashman in high school this year so it's my first year in the band.  While being sized for my uniform, the band mom who was sizing me brought up my hair here is our conversation:

Ms. P: your hair is so long

Me: it's really not that long yet

Ms. P: how short are you going to cut it for marching band season?

Me: excuse me?

Ms. P: well you have to put it all up in your marching band plume helmet

Me: yeah, I'll put it all up

Ms. P: but it wouldn't look as good

Me: it will look just as good as if it were short

Ms.P: don't you get tired of all that hair?

Me: not really

Ms.P: well, I think you should cut it

Me: what difference does it make to you?

Ms.P: I'll talk to Mr. Smith (band director).

Me: What the hell does it matter as long as it's up in the helmet?

Ms.P: you don't have to get so angry

Ms.P: ok, I'm done, i'll just give you a large helmet so you can put up all your friggin hair.

Me: Thank you (forces out)

ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH- this ticked me off sooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad.  But really, why should it matter?  Do you think I was too mean?

Kudos to you Drummergirl! When I was your age I was easily talked in and out of things.

Anais

OMG I was so mad, but looking back I wonder if I was also rude myself?

Hear, hear!  Don't second guess yourself, you weren't wrong... she was!

Good for you! No one should tell you what you should do with your own hair! It grows out of YOUR head, not hers!

Those who don't have long hair don't realize what it means to those who do - the patience in growing it out, how much you take care of it, etc... they think snipping it off will just be easy. Yes, they don't understand, but it would be nice if they would at least try . All of my teachers who have short hair just *love* my long hair and comment on how pretty they think it is!

ya - isn't that always fun - i didn't know you had to put all your hair up for marching - so freshman year it was kind of interesting- alot of the time i would just put it in a ponytail - twist it into a bun sort of and then quickly put the hat on - now i just braid it and coil it - and it tends to stay up better - before i was always shoving it back up every five min. - ya - and i have to have the hat on so tightly that it gives me a headache - o well - they're is no way i'm giving up my hair for stupid marching band - i don't really even like marching - but the band i'm in makes us march so i have to

ok - i need to do a little ranting - ya - this year our marching band show is pirates of the carribean - which is all good - but now our band directer has decided that we're not wearing are normal uniforms for marching - we're going to wear pirate costumes - and today he comes and tells us that since we don't have our hats were going to have bandanas or something instead - and he wants all the girls to put there hair in little braids or dreadlock! - which the braids would take forever to do and i refuse to do it in dreadlocks - finally i just pulled my hairsticks out of my hair and went up to him and went how do you think i'm gonna do that - and he said i could just put it in one braid - so thats ok now - but the other half of all this was just the amount of comments i got on cutting it - i was just really annoyed by all the people that told me i should just cut it! - for stupid band! - ok - i think i'm done ranting for now

Hi!

I admit to being a "60's" girl (I am 51) but I do not recall the girls at Evanston High School having to put their hair up?

Some of them braided it or had a net that they put it into?

Anyway, I think she was rather nervy, and then to not understand when you got upset???

Grrrrrrrr!

Much long hair prayers and hugs:)

Manegirl

I"m back, it's been a long time since I visited the website. lauraliz, I show a marching band show like that! what hs do you go to. by the way our band has won 2 grand champion awards, one 2nd place award, 3 first colorguards, 3 first percussions, 3 first first drum majors, 3 first marchings, 3 first effects, 3 first divion one overalls, and 3 first music awards. we've had 3  compitions. this saturday we go to western and te next week to BOA(bands of america) in Atlanta, BOA is a HUGE deal for a marching band. I'm so excited!

Hey Drummergirl,

Just saying hello... good to see you on the board again
Oh, and you went to Rome recently right? ? ? Be sure to post your Rome experience in our Lounge!!!! I'm dying to know how your trip because I've NEVER been to Europe before

Anais

Trying to turn a female into a male for the stage, does seem to be more difficult than the other way around.  It is always easier to "add" than to "subtract". 

Do you still dance?

I'm envious of your dancing.  I have 2 left feet.  My music abilities were limited to being a percussionist - I can march, but can't dance.

Some of your other interests fit right in here!  Glad you have you around.

*laughs* ah, memories... yeah, we were discouraged from cutting bangs, and had to slick them back for performances if we had them.