Today, I came to work with a huge hangover after a night out. I work as a marching band director, and guess who I had to conduct a sectional with? That's right, percussion. My head still hasn't stopped throbbing. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I woke up with a skull-splitting headache. I braved the wind and freezing temperatures to get to work. Today is also the day my boss thought it would be cute to let the elementary school band play at our office. FML
Today, during one of my final exams at university, the police academy across from the class decided to practice their marching. With the full band of bagpipes. For the entire 3 hours. I have a headache verging on migraine and start humming the marching beat occasionally. FML
Today, I had a nasty headache so I tried to take a nap. Unfortunately, my college had a homecoming parade a block away from where I live. I never knew our marching band sounded that awful. FML
Today, I was preparing to perform with my marching band at a competition. Right before we went on, a tuba player friend of mine offered to help me stretch. He wound up snapping my bra. I'm a drum major, and had to conduct the entire show while my boobs were falling out. FML
Today, in marching band, the guy in front of me backed up too far. As we turned, the back of his trombone hit mine, smashing it into my lip. I had to finish the song, all while sending blood down my horn. FML
Today, in my orchestra, I was one of the 2 instruments that starts first. The conductor raised his hands, but while I was waiting for the preparatory beats, I blinked. When I opened my eyes, the conductor had already started. I started late, in front of a thousand people. The conductor is still angry with me. FML
Today, my bandmates showed up to our gig drunk. Our drummer kept losing the rhythm and the lead guitarist was more concerned about staying drunk than playing the right notes. In the middle of a song, they both gave up, put down their instruments, and kept sipping a beer, while at least cheering me on while I finished it. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with migraines. Any loud sounds or bright lights make it worse. I'm the drummer for a heavy metal band, so I now have to choose between really bad migraines or a career. FML
Today, I came home from work early due to a massive headache. A half hour later, the jackhammering started. FML
Today, I feel so tired and hungover after going to the office summer party yesterday. I had no alcohol to drink and I left at 10pm, way earlier than all my team. My team drank a lot and stayed until after 1am. They all showed up earlier and looking better than me, while I'm a trainwreck with a bad headache. FML
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Top comments
DeathofCareBear 21
Sorry but you brought this on yourself.
Hyenayena 27
Like I've got nothing against recreational drinking, but if you knew what was coming up I can't really sympathize. It'd have been different if you had been scheduled last minute and couldn't have known your plans, but as a conductor you know your schedule
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Comments (73)
BlueShade 17
As a member of marching band, I do feel bad for you because I've had to share a room with the battery at band camp, but you probably shouldn't drink too heavily the night before doing anything that involves band students lol. But seriously YDI for not thinking ahead.
Lalala579121 28
This one time, at band camp...
BMACS02 10
Band is love band is life
Rskittles10 16
Your fault bro. YDI
elcee1987 18
Sure, it's a little ydi cause you chose to drink, but setting that aside, oh man, that SUCKS. I prob would have about-faced and walked on out of there so good job hanging in there.
LonelyMusician 14
As a percussionist myself, you should've thought ahead.
FireFighter818 16
Oh the joys of being a drummer
myoukei 31
Drink more water next time op :P
TomeDr 25
That's your own stupid fault.
buckstop1 37
Hold up. Where was the Section Leader? They're the ones who usually hold sectionals, at my school at least.
kmccain 27
At my school it was the band director that ran sectionals.
ArturoJames 13
We have Section Leaders that lead the sectionals at times. But we can schedule times where the director will lead sectionals. Other times, during class, or during band camp, when the whole marching band splits up into sections, the section leader will lead while the two drum majors and direct will all walk around and work with each of the sections for a short period of time. Other times each larger section had a drum major or the director for the whole rehearsal until we combined as a whole at the end of the day. Just depended on what we needed to get some that day.
Kiernan151 25
you play, you pay.