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Komentáře • 157

  • @Silverskyfall
    @Silverskyfall Před 7 lety +319

    "If you wanna ride the guard bus, well, I hope you like watching mean girls"
    I feel personally attacked by this

  • @sarahkent2000
    @sarahkent2000 Před 9 lety +408

    Not going to lie I have fallen asleep in my seat on the band bus and woken up on the floor with feet on me. Band buses are magical creatures...

    • @arnavbatra7529
      @arnavbatra7529 Před 4 lety +5

      Shoot. I have a 3 hr ride with my band this Friday, and only now am I realizing I'm f*cked

    • @anattempttomakecontent776
      @anattempttomakecontent776 Před 4 lety +1

      Oh we got lower state comp next week and issa 3-4 hr ride

  • @lexielouwho07
    @lexielouwho07 Před 9 lety +386

    "Disclaimer: I'm only 4'8", so that might not work for you."
    ABSOLUTELY DEAD 😂😂😂😂

  • @byrdquest1
    @byrdquest1 Před 9 lety +64

    "...or someone will die" best way of describing the situation, without a doubt ha ha

  • @seanbowers1076
    @seanbowers1076 Před 9 lety +135

    The season ended yesterday and post tour depression has already set in :(

    • @PARABLLM
      @PARABLLM Před 6 lety +2

      Sean Bowers what’s that?

  • @atomicmark9612
    @atomicmark9612 Před 7 lety +47

    That LOTR comment was uncalled for

  • @BrianWenger
    @BrianWenger Před 5 lety +11

    3:52 "Just figure it out". This guy gets it.

  • @Cmmf_
    @Cmmf_ Před 7 lety +20

    I fell asleep in the isle from a far away competition. I woke up with one person's feet across the seat i was in, another person in my seat holding my pepsi case passed out, and me 3 seats in front of where i passed out due to the bus stopping and me sliding forward. Needless to say, best. sleep. ever.

  • @MS-df2fk
    @MS-df2fk Před 7 lety +24

    I sat in the back of the bus my first year. It took forever to get on and off and was way too close to the shitter.. We were pretty much forbidden to take a shit in there, but the smell of the chemicals was really overbearing. I moved up to the fourth row my second year, and spent my last four years in the second row behind our corps director. Front of the bus is the way to go, absolutely. When you get to a housing site you can stake out the best spot in the gym, and also for someone like me who has always had a bit of claustrophobia I didn't feel as confined.
    Regardless of where you end up, like he said find a good seat partner and keep your area clean. Most importantly, though, play the game!

  • @CorynWarriorKitty
    @CorynWarriorKitty Před 6 lety +37

    AND DONT BRING CHOCOLATE. It melts and gets everywhere and its brown and just no
    Also lol I was the febreeze lady on my bus; they were so sad when I switched busses and their bus got smelly.

  • @tannercarter3301
    @tannercarter3301 Před 9 lety +123

    I was wondering if you could make a guide on how to handle DCI and college classes.

  • @TheManyNations
    @TheManyNations Před 8 lety +134

    Front of the bus you can lay in the aisle without people stepping over you to go to the bathroom, you don't have to deal with the smell, you're the first person on and off the bus at stops (no waiting for like 80 other people to disembark first). What does the back of the bus have compared to THAT?

  • @delaneyjacobi
    @delaneyjacobi Před 5 lety +14

    I’ve seen jugs in the overhead(which isn’t allowed) as well as shoes in the overhead(which ALSO isn’t allowed) I’ve gotten hit with both.
    Also, I saw you were in Michigan City! I’ve housed at that same housing site too
    -Colt Cadets ‘17, ‘18

  • @parkermathews9553
    @parkermathews9553 Před 9 lety +20

    Diggin' that lot riot

  • @aTF2player
    @aTF2player Před 9 lety +251

    3:34
    "Back of the bus sucks" LIES AND SLANDER

    • @jacksonweinberg3544
      @jacksonweinberg3544 Před 8 lety +4

      He said front of the bus

    • @ezrashe-wolf678
      @ezrashe-wolf678 Před 6 lety +9

      Player back of the bus is life for my schools band... Its also where bad things happen and mistakes are made... But its FUN!

    • @jcfreeman5921
      @jcfreeman5921 Před 5 lety +4

      The back of the bus in charter buses does suck bc when the poop tank fills it smells so bad back there

    • @bigt1943
      @bigt1943 Před 5 lety +4

      I marched with a corps last summer and back of the bus kinda sucked

    • @fiestyspartan7506
      @fiestyspartan7506 Před 5 lety +2

      Player when I go on trips with my school/otherschools, me and friends always sit together on buses in the back

  • @DavidPeveto
    @DavidPeveto Před 9 lety +41

    Bones does Contras and Percussion on one bus and the rest of the hornline on the other. You ain't whistling dixie about the practice pads. My god, the practice pads.

    • @mikiegamer6415
      @mikiegamer6415 Před 6 lety +2

      Oh the practice pads. A great way to practice and a good way to pass the time. However, I'm in highschool and my Band Director had to ban the use of practice pads for long trips because he got annoyed with us practicing for the competitions. So I see you're point.

    • @luiscobos21
      @luiscobos21 Před 6 lety +2

      David Peveto Shoot I got contracted for Crossmen I guess I’m gonna fall asleep to practice pads

  • @ZeldaBrawler
    @ZeldaBrawler Před 9 lety +23

    "It's like going from Texas to Louisiana" SO TRUE OH MY GOSH XD can't wait to see you in Lafayette July 20th! :)

  • @bt25
    @bt25 Před 9 lety +11

    No mention of the Gatorade bottles!

  • @dallanheard4810
    @dallanheard4810 Před 3 lety +5

    I remember watching this 5 years ago wanting to be in dci. And now having marched, this video gives me absolute joy. I miss you JD!!!

  • @f0gman_
    @f0gman_ Před 9 lety +9

    If you're sleeping in the aisle make sure your not bothering anyone else by doing so.

  • @ar.458
    @ar.458 Před 8 lety +27

    Front of the bus sucks! Back of the bus rules! (FBS;BBR) - Spirit Hornline '09

  • @Its_Mims
    @Its_Mims Před 5 lety +2

    I realized while i was watching this that youre standing in my high school hallway that connects to our middle school!

  • @nathancrane9456
    @nathancrane9456 Před 8 lety +7

    4:48 That is a genius idea

  • @Dave609
    @Dave609 Před 7 lety +6

    you have taught me so much before i try out for dci. You make them educational and funny so thank you

  • @fatmanvidz
    @fatmanvidz Před 9 lety +2

    That reference to Louisiana tho XD our band camp starts the day after the performance day in Lafayette. Btw. We are taking selfies together!!!!

  • @overtonejunkie
    @overtonejunkie Před 9 lety +3

    You forgot the seat cover! Make those itchy seats comfy with a simple fitted twin sheet!
    Also, yes spongebob. The Texas one made all of us at Bones miss home (or at least that was the running joke).
    You go dude!

  • @colorguard1218
    @colorguard1218 Před 9 lety +2

    Hehe when I was in PCCG in 2012, for the national leg of the tour I was in the very front of the bus (and I didn't have a seat partner). It was great, I had so much space! (which was especially great because I had waaaay too much stuff... I joined the corps really late when I heard there was an open spot on guard, and didn't learn how to properly pack). Also our awesome bus driver would call me his "copilot" ^^ lol... But when the staff/volunteer bus broke down and was out of commission for a few days, me and a couple of my other front of the bus friends (who also got rows to themselves) were temporarily displaced to the back of the bus (where a lot of the age outs/leadership were)... let's just say no one was happy about the temporary placement. But as for movies, in PC we weren't technically aloud to play movies on the bus system (though if you had a laptop or tablet or something, you could watch it on there... and very occasionally that rule was broken if my mind serves me correctly)

  • @shadowfrenchy36
    @shadowfrenchy36 Před 8 lety

    I spent my summer on the guard bus! So much glitter in all of my stuff...

  • @spamaccount1513
    @spamaccount1513 Před rokem

    Long bus rides are honestly were favorite part of tour. Time to just relax and zone out without worrying about constantly moving

  • @Diesel2530
    @Diesel2530 Před 7 lety +2

    Also, be careful what you put into the overhead bays if the bays are the open design without dividers between them, because some stuff WILL be lost forever and eaten by the void. Trust me, I learned the hard way...

  • @coolboo89
    @coolboo89 Před 9 lety +1

    You guys stayed at my school this weekend for DCI Minnesota!

  • @briancsobor7476
    @briancsobor7476 Před 9 lety

    The guys whos 4ft 8 and plays trumpet is awesome! Super cool guy, i got a chance to chat with him after Allentown on the way back to the buses with my friend

  • @PostLagone
    @PostLagone Před 7 lety

    From what I learned when we took a tour bus to Florida from Arkansas; Get on the front where there is a slight ramp and get on where the ramp ends and becomes flat. Ultimate back support and comfort.

  • @christrevino5237
    @christrevino5237 Před 7 lety

    Good advice but only one thing. The bus IS your home during tour. And love the q&a after during lunch lol. Miss those times. Have a great summer best raccoon eyes win!

  • @turkledurk
    @turkledurk Před 9 lety +1

    marching in a DCA corps, we didn't have too many bus trips (2 to be exact) but the first trip from Cincinnati to Racine in '14 we had the BEST bus driver, his name was Ron...

    • @NoName-yq2jn
      @NoName-yq2jn Před 9 lety

      My favorite school bus driver's name was Ron too! He was pretty chill and had a lot of crazy stories to tell if you got stuck on the front of the bus and were bored.

  • @highrolla3346
    @highrolla3346 Před 9 lety

    Love the videos man, keep it up!!!!

  • @jaredhenrich129
    @jaredhenrich129 Před 6 lety

    This whole video was held at my school. MICHIGAN CITH HIGH SCHOOL. The corps preformed at AMES FEILD

  • @suzannefogarty1775
    @suzannefogarty1775 Před 9 lety

    I'm going to be at the show on July 2nd!

  • @chives5300
    @chives5300 Před 9 lety

    I just found out that Boston crusaders are going to practicing on my town's field on the day of the Clifton show :D I can't wait to meet you

  • @samloose1748
    @samloose1748 Před 9 lety

    One time we were coming back from a late competition and those who were still awake took part in either standing up for as long as possible without losing balance or crawling on the ground and touching the band directors head, also one of our buses broke down in da hood

  • @andrewmead1434
    @andrewmead1434 Před 4 lety +2

    yo! the short dude! its payton! he's my drill instructor

  • @jaker8436
    @jaker8436 Před 9 lety

    Your channel is great

  • @echowood1732
    @echowood1732 Před 7 lety +1

    Can you do a video on going in DCI and college? Also, some ideas on how to keep a good amount of money with you besides your parents?

  • @danielbutcher5836
    @danielbutcher5836 Před 7 lety +1

    Cool to see how much HASN'T since I marched (a long time ago).

  • @bobateacafe5792
    @bobateacafe5792 Před 6 lety +1

    "and if you think about riding the guard bus.. I hope you like watching mean girls"
    *LUL*

  • @mariogutierrez5486
    @mariogutierrez5486 Před 9 lety

    Keep up them videos!! 👍

  • @patriciaamador2031
    @patriciaamador2031 Před 9 lety

    I'm going to the Denton show called Red River Thunder on July 16. My goal in life is to take a selfie with you 😁

  • @craviid
    @craviid Před 6 lety

    I'm auditioning for Boston Crusaders this year wish me luck!

  • @BookHoarder101
    @BookHoarder101 Před 9 lety +1

    I'll be at the Murfreesburo (I think that is how you spell it) show! :D

  • @bluefire0807
    @bluefire0807 Před 5 lety

    My bus is mostly comprised of the clarinets and the flutes singing load renditions of high school musical

  • @DeeRok35
    @DeeRok35 Před 8 lety +1

    AYEEEE I found Payton!! +Jdfuncorps

  • @courtneyhart8362
    @courtneyhart8362 Před 9 lety +2

    This video was made at my high school.😂

  • @emmablevins4688
    @emmablevins4688 Před 4 lety +2

    How to comfortably sleep on the band bus:
    You don’t.

  • @agustinajimenez1195
    @agustinajimenez1195 Před 8 lety

    OMg Rachel is our Guard tech!

  • @Joe-re9vk
    @Joe-re9vk Před 8 lety

    Will you be on the crusaders this upcoming season? Your corps is coming to my school twice this summer. I'm excited

  • @cameronforestieri6790
    @cameronforestieri6790 Před 8 lety

    Will you be at Atlanta because I would love to find a chance to meet you. I'm on tour with southwind this summer

  • @misswinchester650
    @misswinchester650 Před 6 lety

    Omg my guard loves Mulan too!!!! Is that like a guard thing or something?

  • @paulwagner5395
    @paulwagner5395 Před 9 lety

    Some corps allow you to set up hammocks on the bus. which is by far the best way to sleep on the bus

  • @ShawnComposer
    @ShawnComposer Před rokem

    tuba/contra section is definitely a front of the bus section

  • @mbmaccin555555
    @mbmaccin555555 Před 7 lety +6

    YUP always heard drum pads lol

  • @amandawinkler6511
    @amandawinkler6511 Před 5 lety

    The next EMC

  • @idealyst8292
    @idealyst8292 Před 6 lety

    Middle of the bus best option confirmed

  • @harpothekidrs3282
    @harpothekidrs3282 Před 7 lety

    Why would you ride the guard or percussion bus?

  • @doritobandito_1323
    @doritobandito_1323 Před 6 lety

    Where was this filmed? I live in Massachusetts and I feel like I’ve been there for winter percussion, and if you were in Crusaders in 2017 I went to the event in Everett Ma

  • @brackishbassist
    @brackishbassist Před 3 měsíci

    Just for safety, ride the brass bus if possible. We're a little weird but at least there's no glitter and can actually shut up unlike percussion

  • @yeti4269
    @yeti4269 Před 9 lety

    Also turn up the last bus ride

  • @AllStater09
    @AllStater09 Před 6 lety

    4:37 DUDE TOTALLY!

  • @thedude9001
    @thedude9001 Před 2 lety

    The 4'8 guy played contra btw

  • @PhanceyDan
    @PhanceyDan Před 9 lety

    Middle of the bus, driver side window seat is the best part of the bus.

  • @jimbeaux89
    @jimbeaux89 Před 4 lety +1

    My gosh I wish I would’ve tried out for DCI. That seriously looks like it would be the time of my life. :’( too bad I just turned 30, and I’m all old and stuff now.. gross

  • @jamessam2801
    @jamessam2801 Před 9 lety

    Haha, every time I hear bay, it's automatically bae;)

  • @thenebulouscollective3573

    Woah I'm on the road to joining the OC's, and I just came across this and somehow you were an OC. What are the odds?

  • @robertmckenna529
    @robertmckenna529 Před 6 lety

    I need an address to send you some questions via carrier pigeon…

  • @thervd2115
    @thervd2115 Před 3 lety +1

    what if your seat partner is the opposite sex? Will they try to make moves on you even though you're taken? I hear a lot of cheating happens on the bus

  • @nerfinator207
    @nerfinator207 Před 6 lety

    I'm in Shadow DBC and we use the high school school buses. It sucks.

  • @alexfader7832
    @alexfader7832 Před 4 lety +1

    How to cope with 2020 dci tour being cancelled

  • @Taanstafl12
    @Taanstafl12 Před 5 lety +1

    3:50 fucking legennnnnnd

  • @mynameisnerdfighter
    @mynameisnerdfighter Před 8 lety

    any tips for people who get motion sick? would taking medication such as Bonine be advisable?

    • @S0RGEx
      @S0RGEx Před 8 lety

      +Grace Franklyn It's like what he said with sleeping medicine basically, if it won't impair your ability to rehearse and do your job, whatever works.

  • @dannyshomali1674
    @dannyshomali1674 Před 9 lety

    what corp are you in?

  • @rohanpotu3465
    @rohanpotu3465 Před 6 lety

    OMG i just realized that drum corps dont have woodwinds

  • @JosePerez-yx8in
    @JosePerez-yx8in Před 8 lety

    Hey for any percussion vets out there, when riding the bus is it cool to use xymox pads or would those be too loud?

    • @rafathama
      @rafathama Před 8 lety +17

      Car mufflers are the best practice pads

    • @jacksonweinberg3544
      @jacksonweinberg3544 Před 7 lety

      Jose Perez nah your good the worst to use are invaders with laminates but people don't really care about drumming as long as you only drum within reasonable hours no one will care

  • @chrisjazz2885
    @chrisjazz2885 Před 6 lety

    When was your age out/when you march? I’m marching seventh regiment rn.

    • @Jdfuncorps
      @Jdfuncorps  Před 6 lety

      I aged out in 2014. I hope you're having an awesome summer!!

  • @thateuphonistinthecorner5846

    Wait, I think I just found the guy that helps our marching band... They said he had a CZcams channel.

  • @richbrass12
    @richbrass12 Před 9 lety

    What about the al....never mind

  • @Jimmothytv
    @Jimmothytv Před 8 lety

    hey, I'm 6 foot, and I slept comfortably in the position that the four foot eight guy described.

  • @sunshinepurple1043
    @sunshinepurple1043 Před 6 lety

    Overhead bays? When I was in corps we had used school buses. No electronic devices. We actually talked to each other. Yes I'm old.

    • @Werlahm
      @Werlahm Před 6 lety

      Tracy Sault Pacific Crest has fancy buses but they prioritize communication on the bus so they don’t play movies during the day and night is sleep time

  • @kayd0n625
    @kayd0n625 Před 6 lety

    Sorry about the dumb question but are woodwinds also in DCI

  • @sasha5229
    @sasha5229 Před 9 lety

    Also be ready for glitter and hairspray on guard buses...just saying.

  • @jacksonweinberg3544
    @jacksonweinberg3544 Před 8 lety +1

    On our coach busses our seats flip up into bunk beds

    • @skylerhester6220
      @skylerhester6220 Před 7 lety +1

      HEY MA!! MA!!! you sir, are the luckiest man alive

    • @TheManyNations
      @TheManyNations Před 7 lety +2

      Give me the corps name and i swear to god ill ditch the contract i got this november faster than-

    • @jacksonweinberg3544
      @jacksonweinberg3544 Před 7 lety

      Ouity it's chops inc we had like 8 shows (we are dca) don't ditch your contract pol

  • @connorthompson8963
    @connorthompson8963 Před 9 lety

    Front of the Bus Or Back of the Bus?

    • @dilljohns6736
      @dilljohns6736 Před 8 lety

      Front, that way you get off first, it doesn't smell as bad. And if your lucky the bus driver is funny

  • @seralikethecar
    @seralikethecar Před 8 lety

    My seat partner this summer was from Japan and knew very little English, but she was, super polite, like 4'11", and quiet, but we would still try to have conversations. I would definitely recommend asking someone who you wouldn't normally think about sitting next to. But, most of all (if you're a rookie), don't be afraid to ask! It's probably more awkward for the other person to say "no" because they already have a seat partner than it is for you to ask

    • @joeysalinas8056
      @joeysalinas8056 Před 8 lety

      hey you marched oregon? I was planning on filling that spot that opened up on tour in 2015 lol but I'm at troop now

    • @seralikethecar
      @seralikethecar Před 8 lety

      I did! There were several holes lol. We had a full hornline for a week or two and then a euph and mello had to drop out a couple weeks before semi-finals. Glad you found a home though :)

    • @joeysalinas8056
      @joeysalinas8056 Před 8 lety

      +Peter Eklund thanks!

  • @shanebranum4824
    @shanebranum4824 Před 2 lety

    how does laundry work ;-;

  • @CaesarElie
    @CaesarElie Před 2 lety

    Anyone else ever sleep on the overhead😭😭😭

  • @joshuaferry2095
    @joshuaferry2095 Před 5 lety

    My band uses 5 busses.

  • @bizbazdaspaz304
    @bizbazdaspaz304 Před 8 lety

    Wait you're in the Boston Crusaders? Next time you see Nate Sletton, tell him I said hi.

  • @MathewxThexHuman
    @MathewxThexHuman Před 7 lety

    "Front of the bus sucks" duly noted

  • @BriannaFinnell
    @BriannaFinnell Před 9 lety

    Haha....baes

  • @netfwixnchill3412
    @netfwixnchill3412 Před 8 lety

    yay spongebob

  • @DemMommaJeans
    @DemMommaJeans Před 8 lety

    BUS WAR

  • @missnutellanbiscoff
    @missnutellanbiscoff Před 8 lety

    thats alot of peanut butter