jukebox89
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Man, this clip has truly brought a tear to my eyes. This is the day that changed my entire life, forever. Up until that day, I was Grambling State bound and no one on this earth could tell me that there was anything better than GSU. I had never seen "The Marching Human Jukebox" and the only thing I knew about school was that they were the team that was suppose to lose to Grambling every November.
August 30th,1986, Southern University played Delaware st at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, LA, my and Doc's hometown. This was the 1st time Southern had been in Shreveport since 1974 and my dad bought $5 endzone seats. My 1st reaction to the band was, "Man they are big." They had 192 on the field. 2nd reaction, "Got d@mn, they are powerful!" I could feel the sound hitting me in my stomach. 3rd reaction, "That sound is clean, articulate, and they sound exactly like the radio was playing the song." Cool, but I am still going to Grambling in the fall of 88. Southern did pregame,very good show. "Cool, but I am still going to Grambling." They are an all male band. "Cool, but I am still going to Grambling." Southern performed a standard 10 minute halftime show: Opening drill. "love is the key;" 2nd drill, "enough is enough;" dolls danced to "get it on;" and dance routine "sex machine" by the fat boys; Crowd is going crazy but the band is exiting the field and they are the only college band in the stadium. Plus, this is doc's hometown and "this band hasn't been in S'port in 21 years an this is all we're gonna get?" Band is marching to the stands and the fans are pissed and start booing. Doc summons the band back to the field and get them in concert formation and cranks up "Sweet Love."(What you've just seen on video.) "Daddy, where is Southern and how long does it take for us to drive there."
True story! This is how Jukebox 89 was conceived. The two songs that truly won me over was "Sweet Freedom" and "Say La." Got d@mn!
Something else i will never forget. I learned something about how serious band members are about the wearing of band shirts when you are not a member of the band. There was a young lady there, standing in front of the band wearing a "Human Jukebox" sweatshirt.The band marched out of the stadium telling the young lady to "take that shirt off, b!tch!"
JR, tell me if I was at that game.
August 30th,1986, Southern University played Delaware st at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, LA, my and Doc's hometown. This was the 1st time Southern had been in Shreveport since 1974 and my dad bought $5 endzone seats. My 1st reaction to the band was, "Man they are big." They had 192 on the field. 2nd reaction, "Got d@mn, they are powerful!" I could feel the sound hitting me in my stomach. 3rd reaction, "That sound is clean, articulate, and they sound exactly like the radio was playing the song." Cool, but I am still going to Grambling in the fall of 88. Southern did pregame,very good show. "Cool, but I am still going to Grambling." They are an all male band. "Cool, but I am still going to Grambling." Southern performed a standard 10 minute halftime show: Opening drill. "love is the key;" 2nd drill, "enough is enough;" dolls danced to "get it on;" and dance routine "sex machine" by the fat boys; Crowd is going crazy but the band is exiting the field and they are the only college band in the stadium. Plus, this is doc's hometown and "this band hasn't been in S'port in 21 years an this is all we're gonna get?" Band is marching to the stands and the fans are pissed and start booing. Doc summons the band back to the field and get them in concert formation and cranks up "Sweet Love."(What you've just seen on video.) "Daddy, where is Southern and how long does it take for us to drive there."
True story! This is how Jukebox 89 was conceived. The two songs that truly won me over was "Sweet Freedom" and "Say La." Got d@mn!
Something else i will never forget. I learned something about how serious band members are about the wearing of band shirts when you are not a member of the band. There was a young lady there, standing in front of the band wearing a "Human Jukebox" sweatshirt.The band marched out of the stadium telling the young lady to "take that shirt off, b!tch!"
JR, tell me if I was at that game.
:ebrow: at Crystal..........
