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What Happened To The Bands?

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:44:00 PDT

Sometimes when we constantly ask "What Happened" when there's a decline yet we always know the common reason. but we tend to Refuse to acknowledge the truth regarding the lack of consistency with our bands/band programs.

Such as the fact that Jr.High School Football shut down in 1999-2000. so a lot of cats after 2000 came in to High School with no knowledge of Playing Ability Marching Terminology, Drill Technique & concepts.

n 2003 came and all our bands Sucked on the field and if they didn't totally suck, they just lacked field Presence. and truthfully it was that way before the 2000's came though. after 96 a N.O bands half time show was not the most entertaining thing to see.. it was all about Crankage

Even today bands still struggle with field presence (as compared to the guys in Baton Rouge) The only Difference is.. There's a more Universal approach to HS bands in N.O now who now seem to have adapted a more collegiate format to their drills. and yes its kind of a refresher.
back to the past...

Also by 2003 The Jr High Schools all became "Middle Schools" and Bands were being phased out slowly due to "Leap Preparedness" programs ..

by 2004 those middle school bands were marching in merged groups, Katrina hits "BOOM" no middle schools ... High Schools functioned with Fresh faces and folks with lack of skill up until middle school bands programs started coming back.
But the question is,is it an excuse or is it just a valid reason? The same thing happened in Memphis and ATL.. BIG DECLINE...and you cant really blame the directors because there's a cycle that continues to roll and repeat. it all starts from the Lower level...

Unnecessary Commentary of the Moment.

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:57:00 PDT

So, was watching Dr. Drew show on CNNlast night, they were discussing a case where some high profiled Clothing Designer was murdered in a tub.. and one Analyst on the panel said this "A Socialite does not take bathes in a hotel bathtub" .. I thought to myself.. Nobody takes Bathes in hotel tubs, they take showers... | but that's beside the point.. the chick wasn't taking a bath, she was murdered in the tub.

here's a transcript of one of the clips that played

Spend Some Time - Brand New Heavies

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:48:00 PDT

Standards & Basic Fundamentals

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:05:00 PDT

Basic Fundamentals should always be taught in school, but teaching "the standard" and things that may be "Proper" is difficult. It’s when they learn the standard, they can't necessarily apply it all because by that time they really start using it., the standard changes.

Example: typing on a typewriter without looking at the keys was the proper thing to do. Eventually that became doing the same with the PC, you'll never see somebody teaching how to properly type on an ipad; especially if you had to do it without looking. LOL! Why? because there is no proper way to do it. as long as it gets the job done.

There was also a method about words per minute. Obviously most PC Users at this time aren't great at typing. Whether with or without error, we type with either one or two hands. I personally am a left handed typist. I can type maybe 60 WPM with my left hand while my right hand is commonly used for Backspace, Enter & The Mouse.

As you can tell by now I'm a bit of a long winded writer, No I'm not the greatest writer in the world, but I manage to get through it when my thought process is here to do it.

My reason for even writing all of this was basically to say that there is more than one way to do everything. The reason we learn the standard is to break the standard. Standards change, What is Proper also changes, So does all traditional learning processes.

Change in inevitable.

Federal

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What is real? how do you define real?

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Father...

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Fliers in Text Form

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:44:00 PDT

I don't necessarily agree with Fliers & Banners on websites Unless there's embedded text in the file. in most cases, there its not like that.

The foundation of social media was driven by people writing in text form on forums & blogs. and even today, Anything written in text will ways be found prior to a standalone image. Unless that image has text embedded into the file, and I'm not talking about an image with words on it. I'm talking about the info data which makes up that file’s text area.

I always see flier images advertising something. no doubt it’s all eye appealing, but at the end of the day if someone's searching a website, they will run in to Text before they get an image, especially if that image doesn’t have the text embedded. Fliers are kind of a pet peeve of mine.

The was done for a shirt .

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I'm trying one of these one day in life lol

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I aint a jealous dude but

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:57:00 PDT

There are too many guys walking in and around her house. I mean, they aren’t bad people but they just seem to pop up and she lets them in. No doubt I Understand what's being done but it’s still not that cool.

I went over to her house to do pix, I walk in, It smells like weed, home smells like weed. She walks in to the room with the random guys and they’re sleeping.. she rushed in because she knew children were going to be in her house and she didn’t want it smelling that way.

So, I set my stuff up to take pix as she made breakfast. these kids come over. and the constantly two guys in the room began are walking in and out. no doubt they’re Working on something, and they’re living with her at the moment, but basically they’re smoking up a storm. she also make them clean up her house.

So I’m over there taking the pix, Her Daughter walks in to the room that’s supposed to be hers, she walks out and says “Mommy who’s that man in the bed” .. chick says to her 7 year old daughter “Close that door and Mind your D@%$ business” all I could do was shake my head.

After the day was over, I start shutting down my EQ, as they helped her clean up. lol they come thru that sucka lookin’ at me crazy. They were also there when her dad came over.. they were leaving the house but still, I don’t know what HE thought of that but it just was what it was.. I only associated with one of the guys cause I know him.. .. after I left, they eventually went to go hang out.. on top of that one of the guys she has living there, she calls him her “son” the dude is 17… oh and she walks around in no Panties on average.. with that said .. I have no issue with having her friends. I just think its weird that so many guys walk in and out of her house daily. That makes me look bad IMO.

I’m not a Jealous guy, but I don’t want to seem like a Random Guy who comes over for Booty cause that isn’t what I'm here for.

a second heavy duty mono pod

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I Knew Something was up..

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:30:00 PDT

Basically at the end of the day, She’s still doing the same thing, I will drop the ball soon. All these confrontations with her Ex, the Craigslist Flings, and her Sick days.. yet she calls me and comes over when she needs me, While She’s on her escapades, I’m normally in here sleeping. I realized what she does long time ago. I confronted her, you’d think she’d stop. yet she cant stop the urge. She says its for comfort, yet she can’t talk to me about simple things.

The Big Question I, What happens when the thrill is gone? you come back to me? It can’t be that way for me. My moral values are greater than that. It’s just unacceptable to knowingly be in a relationship with a habitual adulterer. and she gets mad at me for invading her privacy. I’ve been in a relationship since November.. She’s been doing what she wants..

When she needs me I won’t answer.. I’ll just tell her I can not. otherwise I will not trap myself in this thing.. I have too much in me to allow that. Can’t believe the things I see..

Note From The Book

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Book Multimedia #instaprints Original Big 7 and beyond

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Traditions & Changes

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:32:00 PDT

When new people arrive on the scene they can't just instantly adhere to customs & Traditions they know nothing about. So you can't EXPECT them to know. but you would hope they’d At least Learn something before they come in making "changes" to things the way they see fit.

It seems totally wrong to Take Action without having knowledge of what goes on & has been going on at a school or for years whether good or bad, right? That's the issue we're having with the Different School Systems in N.O.

Some things we DO want to change, We Refuse to accept change when we know it may result in Eliminating Traditions.

Even Tradition Changes.

The Entry’s Below Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 00:17:00 PDT

More January Nonsense.as seen on my personal Facebook Page.
many of these were pure band comedy IMO

2 chainz got everybody claiming they're "Different" These are the same people who have tattoo's of a Flaming Lotus Flower due to a song Wale made about Vagina
You got 3 dependents and they all wearing pampers... Come get the max back at joe blakk tax – Mystikal
during TSU band camp there was Ham Flavored Donuts and Water Eggs for Breakfast.. and Apples Galore . okay i'm lying
My Crabname was almost "Mankind" at Kennedy smh
Who was more influential? Cyrus or Lord Humongous? lol
I started calling Folks "Kinfolks" after i went to Dallas for the State Fair Classic .. some dude came up to me like "Aye Folk, Aint'chu uhh.. That folk from Marchingsport?" LOL I said "yeah, Book" .. he said "AYE FOLK! I’M IN THUR KINFOLK!"
TSU's Drum Majors were called Third Coast Outlaws, it changed to 3rd Coast Outcasts .. Now they're called "Third Coast Dreamcast"
at TSU there's an Accent of Every note and it sounds like "Aye Mayn"
at SU the "p" on the staff means Fortissimo
I remember being at a BOTB and Dr Greggs got on the Mic and said "I'm the reason all these bands are here today" lol
Jackson state will do a good field show next season lol
Next season, The Ocean will be walking on water ..
Next season Mississippi Valley will wear red spats........
next season SU's gonna wear Short sleeve Band jackets and say they Invented it first ...lol
I remember 2 weeks before SU got Hybrids Sousaphones . i wrote SU has New Tubas" and their alumni plotted on Blocking me because they felt that I knew too much about what goes on in their program. the funny part is that Everybody from there was posting "The Horses are Coming" all over facebook.. Somebody asked me "Who told you we got new tubas" .I'm like dawg Yall keep Stating the Obvious.. I'm just Revealing what may be sublime to the blind .. lol
glad to have gotten a chance to listen to Tavis Smiley & Dr. Cornel West Speak live & direct
so yall christians give God 1 hour a week? smh
The Obelisk in D.C. is supposed to be in honor of George Washington. yet it could be for worshipers of Baal i mean hey when the thing lights up at night it has an Illuminating Red EYE ...
"Taking Pictures aint a real job" - My Brother
Believe it or not.. in the "Thriller" video .. the "Thriller" movie they were watching in the bigining was supposed to be taking place in the 1950's lol
Sheila E. Glamorous Life

PRIVATE PYLE! | Full Metal Jacket Jody’s
i need some mental nutrition in my life lol
It would be very appropriate if one of these Mcdonogh schools were Renamed after Elliot Willard.
New Orleans BOUNCE would have been a better name than PELICANS
that random thought when they taught us that native Americans gave smoke signals for communication purposes ... What if all they were really doing was Burning Trash? Lol

KWAME TURE on Passive Boycotts. | I agree for the most part

Future Post: in 2013 grown women were naming their kids Nicki Rose and Amber Minaj
lol all my pants are different versions of khaki LOL! thats why i refuse to buy new khaki's LOL!
whats up with these extra colorful School shirts? I saw a red SU shirt.. i was like Why? is it Blood Awareness Month? lol
Now days bands hey Prepare for specific events and not for their own greatness. they be on bandhead like "is JSU Coming This week?" when its confirmed hold a PSA in the bandroom " We Need Everybody to Come to Practice This week" ..lol
they don't talk about Jesus' teenage years in the bible because he spent all that time taking up Yoga...
Egypt is a country in Africa, i don't know why folks think otherwise.

I was a proud citizen of Sesame Street Back Then, Imagine That.

Things I Probably Didn’t Blog About In January Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:49:00 PDT

At the same time I realize why I Didn’t blog about the things in the first one.. much of it is useless info. LOL

Since people are creatures of habit, How can one embrace change without sacrificing tradition? Or is sacrificing tradition apart of embracing change?

Creativity of the 90’s Music Videos | Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More

Be careful. People like to be told what they already know. Remember that. They get uncomfortable when you tell them new things. New things…well, new things aren't what they expect. They like to know that, say, a dog will bite a man. That is what dogs do. They don’t want to know that man bites a dog, because the world is not supposed to happen like that. In short, what people think they want is news, but what they really crave is olds…Not news but olds, telling people that what they think they already know is true.”
Terry Pratchett through the character Lord Vetinari from his novel, “The Truth: a novel of Discworld

when Mick Foley debuted as "Cactus Jack" in WWE the whole crowed yelled ECW!! ECW!! ECW!! ECW!! .. notice every time Cactus Jack returned he came for HHH lol

If It wasn’t for GTA 3: I wouldn’t Have Known of this tune

Plague Of The Zombies by Scientist on Grooveshark

When I wrote This, Cats went nuts

There are folks who sarcastically enter a thread calling everybody "wannabe music majors" when they critique band songs. please note that The Artist who created those songs weren't music majors either ..LOL

If Prince were to come up and say "Aye yall playing my song in the wrong key" .. nobody would say "oh shut up you wannabe music major"..lol

Busta was Killer back then…

in 2013 6.8 million people will spend hundreds of dollars on something ugly due to its brand name.

That was Proven with JORDANS

My Cousin posted this on my page

Wanna Thank my Cuz Book for letting his extended BandheaD fam know of the goal of Mcd#32 to raise $1000 to buy band uniforms. While all other schools received new uniforms after Katrina #32 was left out because they didn't have a onn staff music teacher/band director at that time so they're raising funds. I'm sure some of you can relate to these kids needs. Thanks Book
Help Out if you can.

I havent watched this documentary in a long time, I’ll just post a link because watching it via here may get tiresome I want you all to scroll. Bookmark this video

Kymatica 2009 - http://youtu.be/MkbvJFEQgJU

I believe that was contrary to My Many Moments in New World Order & Illuminati Subliminal Mind Control Moments.. even with some of the comments

funny how every new product forces you to buy paid services they provide.
To be Successful is to be continuous in achievement. you can be a success at anything. you could even be successful at failure.. and if you're a failure at failing that makes you a success i quit ...lol
If ou like artwork of any kind BUY IT
***Inserts Philosophical post / walks away***
2 Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Occupy Self 2013

My Alma Mater “M H Nelson” Fight Song "

Who decided to make "Wordpress" a standard in web development? i remember when having to know script out the head.. and then utilizing programs like Macromedia (now adobe) had. now days its all about selecting a platform. .. now days we live in a cut & paste web designing world lol

Things I Probably Didn’t Blog About In January Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:11:00 PDT

This entry will start a series of Entries based on Facebook Posts I’ve Made from January til Now.. I may have to Split it in Parts maybe by 20 to 25 Items to keep the Entries Shorter. With that said, Lets go

Some I’ll give an explanation for or expound on, Others may not need any.

Don't Walk with the Beast.

This may Have been stated by me in light of watching a few TV pastors and their different message based on bible verses. and Generally that messege was “Don’t Walk With The Beast” That was like my first post after “Happy New Year” lol

Little Shop of Horrors

It Probably Still isn’t on Netflix

smh shout out to all the dirty people who havent taken a bath since last year.. lol

Hey It was January 1st.

Global Impact: Angle vs Nagata

One of the greatest things to ever happen with TNA Wrestlingt was the New Japan Pro Wrestling Event.

That Classic Gospel | Prayin’ Time – Dorothy Norwood

folks think its funny when i say i'm a Band Enthusiast .

They Do!

Pix Ira Posted of her daughter after the first photo shoot I took

Part 2 .. Soon

#ednaKarr

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:26:00 PDT

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Using a Mac for the ..2nd time in many years

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Fri, 31 May 2013 22:16:00 PDT

So over the week i got a chance to really sit down got a feel of using Mac. and to me. the biggest difference between a Mac PC & a Windows PC is how (and any other PC) is BASIC NAVIGATION and HOTKEYS .. because once you get to the necessary programs you need to be in, you're good. Otherwise the Programs that you Buy and Install on your systems are going to work EXACTLY the same as they do on ether system.

I remember some fool telling me that There was No "Right Click" on a Mac... I knew that was a lie because already because I've used Old School Mac's in NOCCA Prior to The Mac's Popularity... yet the Mac's of today are totally different machines. What was "New" to me is that realizing that Itunes is basically the Gateway to everything on a Mac LOL! ..

With that said .. Linux based systems are Great.. If you think I'm lying Go download a Ubuntu & Fedora Linux based LiveCD's and load them sucka uip They function like a across between Windows & Mac's In fact.. If you have a Chromebook or an Android device .. THAT is LINUX. if you didn't know that.. you've learned something today..

You're Welcome …LOL
- The Book

#manfrotto

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:47:00 PDT

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Reiterated Thoughts on the Landry Walker Issue.

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:35:00 PDT

I Threw This Comment Up On Nola.com After seeing the article about the Pending Merger.. Apparently Its in the Advocate too. I won’t comment there.

Here’s a Link to the article

My Comment Below:

I was there at the meeting and lots of points were made. all that matters is what's right for the community as a whole. The community wants to keep the schools separate. Yet this would mean that changes would have to be made for the potentially great things that can and will come out of the master plan. The big Issue in this plan is Building space & Money as well as who's in control of it.

Beyond those discussions were the personal accounts of Experiences by Teachers, Parents and Alumni who expressed their concerns of particular situations. Above All The Landry folks have many reasons & excuses on why Walkers folks shouldn't be on their campus.. for the most part, it circled around Students being talked about like Thugs and Savages.

Walker's Representatives Countered with the fact that the students currently occupying Both Buildings (extra curricular Kids) are getting along just fine. There are Many Elements though that both parties are not seeing that will contribute to the Good and or Bad of BOTH schools whether Separately or Unified. you have people who are disgruntled by the Merged Logos & names already, such as the woman who read a permission slip saying "Landry-Walker" rather than "Landry High" for a Band Trip that WALKER as its own school was already scheduled to Perform. Yet Walker decided to Allow the Landry kids the Opportunity by performing as a Joint Unit under Both names ..Simple things like that cause more damage because all they're trying to do is see to it that these kids get along.

During My Time in High School. Our bands have performed countless times together Is ONE unit. there was no need to Permit it because we all Shared a common bond, and I believe that Those Performances HELPED Other Students get along MORE with their rival school kids.

Its the Element Outside of the extra curricular activities that you may have to watch out for.. yet if the Music & Sports students are getting along.. That may Influence the other kids to get along just fine with Little to no "Beef" happening around campus.

Over All, Many points were made regarding why the schools don't need to merge. yet one thing I noticed is that Nobody ever said any thing about the Teachers who will be laid off when walker's campus is closed.

in conclusion. I realize that LANDRY's Folks would be GLAD to accept the walker Kids & Staff If Walkers Name wasn't Plastered Around their campus.. That's basically what THEY are saying. Especially in light that directly after Katrina, Landry was torn down & their kids attended Walker with no problem & no Fight to change that schools name / colors. / values.

Also, The Walker and ACSA folks took action to "Move the Train" or Make the situation work based on a decision that still isn't finalized. Walker did not Come to "TAKE OVER". In fact, They've only taken the proper steps to Unify the names. colors and mascots Just In case this merger does happen. EVEN THEY don't want the Merger they're just doing what They're being asked of by the RSD. All that means is There will be One Less Public School (as a Building Capacity) to Fund. And an Old Time Rivalry Will Be Non Existent.

Note From The Book

#manfrotto

noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cousin) — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:14:00 PDT

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