DC-Area Marching Bands Opt to Sit Out Trump's Inaugural Parade

[ehrnst]

The band at D.C.'s Howard University, which marched in Obama's first inaugural parade, also did not apply to march in Trump's parade.

At least one D.C. public school marching band has participated in the past five inaugural parades, but none applied for consideration this year.

Ballou High School's Majestic Marching Knights performed Destiny's Child's "Lose My Breath" at George W. Bush's second inaugural parade in 2005, and stepped along Pennsylvania Avenue as they played James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)" at Barack Obama's second inaugural parade eight years later.

But the beloved band decided to take a break in January and not apply to play in the inaugural parade after several other recent performances, the principal said.

Dunbar High School's band marched in Obama's first inauguration in 2009 but the school will sit this one out because they are rebuilding the band, the principal said.

Eastern High School also chose not to participate, the principal said, without elaborating.

A D.C. Public Schools spokeswoman said she was not aware of any band in the district that had applied to participate in President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade Jan. 20.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Area-Marching-Bands-Opt-to-Sit-Out-Trumps-Inaugural-Parade-406387625.html

[lindysalsagal]

1. NONE???? Since when does a marching band choose not to march???

[jberryhill]

4. .

[longship]

19. DUzy!!

[mountain grammy]

31. ....

[BlancheSplanchnik]

41. ROFL!!!

[briv1016]

45. It's an extracurricular activity. If half the students threaten to no show up...

Speaking as a former Chorus singer; the music department tends to be a very liberal part of the school.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Maybe Trump can get his pal Putin to send a Moscow high school marching band.

[rurallib]

29. the Moscow High marching Bolshois

that would be some fancy marching!

[lindysalsagal]

52. Plenty of deep knee bends and knee slapping! HEY!

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. Trump is gonna be mad. Will think of ways to get back at them.

[workinclasszero]

5. I'm sure Dump and the Republicans will end school lunches

at some point so Orange Hitler will get his revenge that way.

[Chipper Chat]

6. He will tweet:

"so you wont march at my inauguration huh? Well, all you drummers know what you can do with those drumsticks you are holding."

[TeamPooka]

32. I think it would be more like "Loser students at failing high schools won't perform for their Pres..

ident. SAD!!!! America's schools need to be made great again!

[jalan48]

7. Good for Howard U!

[underpants]

8. The marching band refused to yield

[11 Bravo]

16. And we will recall what was revealed, the day ...

the crude prick lied.

[lastlib]

27. Like!!

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[awoke_in_2003]

38. I hate that song

but your masterful adaptation made me chuckle.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

42. !!!!!!!

[underpants]

47. 🤘

[Dawson Leery]

9. The Russian Military has several marching bands.

Perhaps one of them could volunteer?

[byronius]

23. Major chortle.

[uponit7771]

48. +1

[logosoco]

10. Good for them!

I was a marching band mom and these people like to play and march (and how they do it so well at the same time, I never understood but always appreciated!). Outside of regular games and competitions, marching is a great honor for the band. I bet most of these kids find it just as great an honor that they turned down the chance to be in this inaugurations parade.

[NBachers]

11. Isn't there some homeschool band, or Charter School band that could march?

[MineralMan]

14. Most of those don't have bands.

Waste of time and money, they think. Interferes with abstinence classes, too.

[awoke_in_2003]

39. And music is an art

Damn hippy libs

[Pacifist Patriot]

50. I used to homeschool my kids.

The choir and bands they participated in at the time would not only have refused to participate, but would likely have insisted on participating in the planned protests instead.

[mobeau69]

12. Resist.

Resist everything associated with this travesty.

[uponit7771]

49. +1

[Feeling the Bern]

13. He won't get an entertainment, but I suspect about 100,000 protesters.

[MineralMan]

15. Maybe he can have tanks and

Missile transporters, along with goose-stepping troops. Just like the cold Moscow May say parades.

[eleny]

17. All that's needed is a hearse with the Constitution inside & a cd playing Chopin's Funeral March

Let his damned kids march. They put in appearances everywhere else for their needy father.

[awoke_in_2003]

40. The only person I like better than Chopin

is Rachmaninov

[lunasun]

51. I imagine that on the cold DC trail with people weeping and wailing as the constitution passes by

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

18. Oh, my.

I suspect that in earlier inaugurals they've had to turn down schools that wanted to march.

I wonder if any out of area schools will be there?

[LAS14]

20. Glad to hear it. But there'll be no shortage...

... of bands from the far west and deep south...

[Calculating]

21. I'm sure Russia would be willing to send a band.

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/marching-band-dressed-in-the-russian-armys-parade-uniform-perform-in-picture-id559441121

[Ilsa]

37. It would be fun to see these images appear during

His parade. I'd love to see these hacked into the broadcasts.

[FuzzyRabbit]

22. Here is a preview of Trump's inaugural parade.

[LisaL]

25. They might as well start buying plane tickets now.

[lastlib]

28. Or these guys......

[uponit7771]

24. Amen

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. Good for them!!!

[MrScorpio]

30. I was wondering what was going to happen with the marching bands in the parade

Looks like the parade is going to have a much more vanilla flavor than usual.

[AwakeAtLast]

33. Pence's hometown (IN) HS band is going

Columbus, IN band will make the trip.

[Cha]

34. Thank Goodness!

thanks ehrnst!

[duffyduff]

35. He should hold his inaugural ball at the local KFC. n/t

[kwassa]

36. Black people don't want to march for Trump. Imagine that.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

43. So they'll bus in the Hitler youth from white-bread Indiana. Puke.

Strange irony, there.

[oasis]

44. Trump promoters will fly in red state teen bands who will be rewarded by

staying overnight at Der Fuhrer's D.C. hotel.

[briv1016]

46. They'll just fly in a few bands from red states.

On the federal dime of course. They might even let them march in there preferred uniforms, white robes.