Tigerama

Last night I went to LSU's Tigerama. And dare I say it, I enjoyed it. A lot of my friends graduated from LSU and with it comes the ingrained pride that I every so often, once in a blue moon, might give them a hard time about. I have absolutely nothing against LSU and it would not surprise me if my children one day go there. In the meantime, I pretty much take every opportunity to make fun of the LSU craziness that runs rampant in this town. I went with a few guy friends of mine who make me laugh at myself a lot. If I had a lick of sense, I'd be knocking on their door to take me out, but alas, hope springs eternal for another. So we go to this Tigerama thing. I know little to nothing about music, but I didn't have to know anything to have a good time. The wind ensemble and symphonic wind people played three songs and then the marching band came and played along with the color guard and golden girls. My favorite was the LSU Rhapsody that the ensemble did. It was a fun song. We sat with the Parkview Band Director and he really likes when the ensemble plays God of Our Fathers. During the last part of the song, the marching band comes filing down the stairs and they all stop and play in the aisle. Its cool. Speaking of the marching band, they work really hard. They stood up during the whole program and the sweat was pouring. I like when the band dances with their instruments. They don't really dance but they swing side to side and it just looks fun. Speaking of dancing, the marching band leaves that to the color guard and the golden girls. I'm not really a big fan of the golden girls outfits. They leave nothing to the imagination and I wanted to give each of them a sandwich. They were tiny. They were beautiful, but I think that they could show off their dancing ability with a little more fabric to their costumes. The guys with me weren't complaining so I kept my comments to a minimum. Meanwhile, the color guard was good too. The flags look great flying in the air. At the end of the program they played the Alma Mater and everyone was singing, it was great. All in all it was a good night. Now I'm going to my first tailgating party with the ring. It should be fun. LSU fans are a wee bit crazy.