THANKS TO DON HARRIS, ANDREW HORTON, ATHLECTICS AND ALL INVLOVED FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE SUCH A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. IT TOOK US FOUR YEARS TO MAKES THIS HAPPEN AND I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I WAS VERY PROUD. WE HAD 15 STUDENTS CONFIRM FOR UTC BAND THAT DAY. THAT IS 15 THAT WERE NOT COMING BEFORE. THE REAL KUDOS GO TO COACH SLOAN, WHO PUSHED ME TO DO THIS WHEN I WAS SURE IT WOULD NOT WORK, AND RODNEY ALLISON. THOUGH THE BANDS DO NOT COME TO WATCH THE GAME, WE A VERY HARD TIME GETTING THEM TO COME WHEN WE HAVE NOT BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE FACT THAT THE TEAM IS STRONG THIS YEAR AND FUN TO WATCH MADE IT EASIER TO GET THE GROUPS TO COME. THE FIRST YEAR WE DID THIS NO ONE SHOWED UP, THE SECOND AND THIRD YEAR WE HAD ONE BAND. THIS YEAR IT TOOK OFF AND I BELEIEV A WINNING RECORD HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. SO I THANK YOU RODNEY AND YOUR MOCS FOOTBALL PROGRAM FOR GIVING ME SOMETHING TO WORK WITH.

STUART 

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From: Don Harris <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:54:14 -0500
Subject: [UTCSTAFF] THE BANDS WERE AWESOME!

Kudos to Stuart Benkert and Shane Porter for pulling off a terrific Band Day
performance Saturday at the UTC-Citadel football game.

 

When the music cranked up from the stands, not only was the presence felt on
the field, I think it reverberated off Lookout Mountain. All the bands were
visually and musically imposing. They sounded and looked great!

 

I can only image what it was like on The Citadel sidelines to have such
deafening performances playing in their ears THE ENTIRE GAME. The Citadel
must have had a rather difficult time just trying to think straight when THE
BANDS cranked up! It was terrific to hear the loud music and then look at
the stands to see hundreds of band members jumping up and down in unison as
though they scripted it. (Perhaps they did.)

 

The UTC Band is already the best in the Southern Conference and one of the
best in the Region, but I think Saturday's performance shows exactly what
kind of band the University could have if the funding was in place to march
200+.

 

Great job Stuart and Shane!!

 

 

Don Harris

Chattanooga Mocs

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