John, great job posting this historic event, especially for an LSJUMB band member of the day. We were freshman, on the big field in that stadium and our destiny was to get to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1971. Great rock songs, the drums and Geordie and the Stanford Marching Unit Thinkers were in their heyday. Wow, memories. We sold Rose stems to make money for the Pasadena trip, and I remember selling them to UofW alumni when they were ahead late in the game, before our comeback. Sam
Hi John....I believe this was Stanford Band Day and my high school was part of the pregame with Stanford Band....too bad you don't have any of that. Pretty cool reliving this video. Thanks
I was 9 and was there with my dad who bought season tickets each year to all home games. Loved watching my Stanford Indians (no thanks to Jesse Jackson) win, with quarterback Jim Plunkett, listening to the band play "All Right Now," watching Prince Lightfoot dance with pride, eating a Carnation frozen malt--the whole experience of cheering along with 70,000+ other fans--despite our sitting on end-zone bleachers. I didn't realize at the time how special those games were, compared to other eras.
Thanks, John! This brings back some wonderful memories (though most are as faded as the color in this video!). I'm surprised at how good the audio is; it makes me wish we sounded better! Nevertheless, it's great that we got that kind of TV coverage back in the day!
Hi George! It's good to hear from you, even if it is via a TH-cam comment. It's been a long time since we met at Sally Ride house. Remember how we all used to talk about how awful a guy that wicked Junipero Serra was? (Yeah, neither do I). In case you didn't find them, I have a bunch of other band-related videos. One of them is from the sports film collector who provided me with the entire 1971 and 1972 Rose Bowl games. Some of the others are from Sam B., whose film I transferred for him. I have yet another from a high school friend who happened to film the parade. Here are the links: 1972 Tournament of Roses Parade th-cam.com/video/5Y3t2AlfPB0/w-d-xo.html (band starts at 1:20) 1971 Tournament of Roses Parade th-cam.com/video/-jP5_MOR3Dc/w-d-xo.html (band starts, in distance, at about 5:40) 1971 Rose Bowl th-cam.com/video/F890owM6GDI/w-d-xo.html (Sam's dad took this. Band is scattered throughout) 1972 Rose Bowl - Stanford Band Pre-Game Show th-cam.com/video/WbA6R87BtT8/w-d-xo.html (spelling "SMUT" on the field ...) 1974 Stanford Band at Penn State Football Game th-cam.com/video/ehnnjzvOyMQ/w-d-xo.html (this is the fall after we graduated, but I'm sure you'll recognize everyone) Royal Guard Plays Stanford's "Come Join the Band th-cam.com/video/Ag3_y86U6uI/w-d-xo.html (this is from my brother's VHS video that he took in England. I was transferring it and heard the music. I did some research, which you can do, and found out that the tune originated in England. Have fun watching!
TV coverage of college football isn't as much fun as it used to be because they no longer show the half time shows. Instead, they waste time on other events and they ruin everything with interminable commercials. Oh for those glorious days of college football!
I was not a member of LSJUMB, although Geordy Lawry (band leader) and many others were in my dorm. I was there, but was in the stands. Given your LSJUMB name (oldfart'82), I assume you know what those formations meant. The first was obvious. The "light bulb" was a clitoris. $ex was obvious. "Pill?" was also obvious, although I think there was some subtle symbolism to the question mark. I am not sure about the witch's hat, but I assume some additional genitalia reference was implied. Usually you can guess at the meaning by the choice of song, like the '71 Rose Bowl halftime where they played "Yellow River" while depicting an outhouse (although the announcer's script called it something else).
Ah, back when this band actually sounded okay and their formations were actually legible. don't get me wrong, love the Stanford Band now, but they are bad a lot of the time.
I was 16....Man I loved Stanford games...the band...the Dollies....all of it....
Tom Clark And then.... they ruined it.
John, great job posting this historic event, especially for an LSJUMB band member of the day. We were freshman, on the big field in that stadium and our destiny was to get to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1971. Great rock songs, the drums and Geordie and the Stanford Marching Unit Thinkers were in their heyday. Wow, memories. We sold Rose stems to make money for the Pasadena trip, and I remember selling them to UofW alumni when they were ahead late in the game, before our comeback. Sam
Hi John....I believe this was Stanford Band Day and my high school was part of the pregame with Stanford Band....too bad you don't have any of that. Pretty cool reliving this video. Thanks
I was 9 and was there with my dad who bought season tickets each year to all home games. Loved watching my Stanford Indians (no thanks to Jesse Jackson) win, with quarterback Jim Plunkett, listening to the band play "All Right Now," watching Prince Lightfoot dance with pride, eating a Carnation frozen malt--the whole experience of cheering along with 70,000+ other fans--despite our sitting on end-zone bleachers. I didn't realize at the time how special those games were, compared to other eras.
Thanks, John! This brings back some wonderful memories (though most are as faded as the color in this video!). I'm surprised at how good the audio is; it makes me wish we sounded better! Nevertheless, it's great that we got that kind of TV coverage back in the day!
Hi George!
It's good to hear from you, even if it is via a TH-cam comment. It's been a long time since we met at Sally Ride house. Remember how we all used to talk about how awful a guy that wicked Junipero Serra was? (Yeah, neither do I).
In case you didn't find them, I have a bunch of other band-related videos. One of them is from the sports film collector who provided me with the entire 1971 and 1972 Rose Bowl games. Some of the others are from Sam B., whose film I transferred for him. I have yet another from a high school friend who happened to film the parade.
Here are the links:
1972 Tournament of Roses Parade
th-cam.com/video/5Y3t2AlfPB0/w-d-xo.html
(band starts at 1:20)
1971 Tournament of Roses Parade
th-cam.com/video/-jP5_MOR3Dc/w-d-xo.html
(band starts, in distance, at about 5:40)
1971 Rose Bowl
th-cam.com/video/F890owM6GDI/w-d-xo.html
(Sam's dad took this. Band is scattered throughout)
1972 Rose Bowl - Stanford Band Pre-Game Show
th-cam.com/video/WbA6R87BtT8/w-d-xo.html
(spelling "SMUT" on the field ...)
1974 Stanford Band at Penn State Football Game
th-cam.com/video/ehnnjzvOyMQ/w-d-xo.html
(this is the fall after we graduated, but I'm sure you'll recognize everyone)
Royal Guard Plays Stanford's "Come Join the Band
th-cam.com/video/Ag3_y86U6uI/w-d-xo.html
(this is from my brother's VHS video that he took in England. I was transferring it and heard the music. I did some research, which you can do, and found out that the tune originated in England.
Have fun watching!
TV coverage of college football isn't as much fun as it used to be because they no longer show the half time shows. Instead, they waste time on other events and they ruin everything with interminable commercials. Oh for those glorious days of college football!
Boy, the athletic department and TV networks sure wouldn't let the band spell out Sex on the field these days, let alone show it on national TV.
So John, show details, songs, commentary? Any specifics left in your memory?
oldfart"82
I was not a member of LSJUMB, although Geordy Lawry (band leader) and many others were in my dorm. I was there, but was in the stands. Given your LSJUMB name (oldfart'82), I assume you know what those formations meant. The first was obvious. The "light bulb" was a clitoris. $ex was obvious. "Pill?" was also obvious, although I think there was some subtle symbolism to the question mark. I am not sure about the witch's hat, but I assume some additional genitalia reference was implied. Usually you can guess at the meaning by the choice of song, like the '71 Rose Bowl halftime where they played "Yellow River" while depicting an outhouse (although the announcer's script called it something else).
2:19 they stole Prince's symbol
Ah, back when this band actually sounded okay and their formations were actually legible. don't get me wrong, love the Stanford Band now, but they are bad a lot of the time.
Don't be afraid. They suck.