Get A Life Marching Band Photo Gallery
Time-Based Art Parade - Portland, OR - September 7, 2006
  The
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's Time-Based Art Festival
kicked off its 2006 edition with an Extreme Guitar concert in Pioneer
Courthouse Square. Then the Last
Regiment of Syncopated Drummers and the Get a Life Marching Band
burst forth into the square and led a parade of several thousand Portlanders
through downtown, across the Hawthorne Street Bridge, and over to
PICA's space on the east side.. Here
are a few early pix from the event -- more to come later! |
Queen Victoria Days - Victoria, BC - May 20-22, 2006
  The
only thing better than a road trip? Why, it's GAL's first International
Road Trip as we visit our Neighbors to the North. Three performance
opportunities, a visit to world-famous Butchart Gardens, a personalized
city tour by our own Tom Higham (who used to live in Victoria), and
even a little pig-schmoozing make this a trip to remember. Amazingly
enough, they even let us back into the U.S. And we landed
Third Place in the Performing Acts category of the parade! |
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pix of Victoria
Loyalty Days - Long Beach, WA - May 7, 2006
  Time
to load up the bus and head for the beach! Join
us in Long Beach, WA for a red, white, and blue day, fire station
lunch, and some rock 'n' roll with the band from Ilwaco High School.
We even came home with a first place award! |
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pix of Loyalty Days
Festival of Lights Holiday Parade - Salem, OR - December 10, 2005
  A
night-time holiday parade in Oregon? Sounds cold, dark, and wet. Well,
we lucked out this year and got a fine evening for a parade. C'mon,
get lit with us and stride the streets
of the state capital. |
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pix of the Holiday Parade
Pasadena Doo-Dah Parade & Disneyland - November 19-20, 2005
Elephant's Deli Moving Parade - February 26, 2005
  Moving
day can be traumatic ... unless you invite hundreds of your friends
to a parade and party. We helped the fine folks at Elephant's Delicatessen
move to their new location
in style. Hey, what's that behind us???
|
Click for extra pix: TV
Promo and Moving
Day Parade
Animal House Celebration - September 4, 2004
Multnomah Village Days - August 21, 2004
 It's
small, but man that crowd is enthusiastic! Catch this year's
doggie get-ups and a wide selection of GAL Members Wearing Spiffy
Blue Ribbons right here. |
Astoria Regatta Days - August 14, 2004
Gladstone Chautauqua - August 7, 2004
Beaverton SummerFest Parade - July 17, 2004
St. Paul Rodeo Parade - July 4, 2004
Cascade Locks Sternwheeler Days - June 26, 2004
Meier & Frank Holiday Parade - November 28, 2003
  We've
been in the Holiday Parade before, but it's not every day we start
a parade with an honest-to-Pete wedding! Catch
all the holiday festivities and discover that, no matter what
the common wisdom says, it is possible for two trombones to
make beautiful music together. |
Gresham Veterans Parade - November 8, 2003
Teddy Bear Parade - September 27, 2003
  If
you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise —
at least if the woods are in Gresham! A testament to the "any
excuse for a party is a good excuse" spirit, the Teddy Bear Parade
began as a way to commemorate historic Gresham downtown's switch from
one- to two-way streets. We go
both ways. |
Animal House 25th Anniversary Celebration - August
30-September 1, 2003
Cottage
Grove threw itself a party in honor of the quarter century since Animal House
was filmed there, and we were among the guests. Would we be in the parade?
Sure! Would we stop the band along Main Street to play and dance the Time Warp
and whip the crowd into a frenzy? Even better! Would we stick around afterward
for their special Toga Party featuring The Kingsmen and Otis Day & The Knights?
Do you even have to ask??? C'mon along for all the sights and sounds, beginning
with the rehearsals where we
learned the Time Warp, then the trip to Cottage Grove and re-creation of
the Faber College Homecoming Parade,
the costumes and bands of the Toga
Party, and the trip home
the next day. Toga! Toga! Toga!
Multnomah Days Parade & Stage Show - August 16, 2003
 Even
with its new route this year, this is still the Biggest Little Parade
around. Enjoy the second cameo appearance by the Blazer Dancers, learn about
balanced diets, and watch the butterflies dance on our
trip to Multnomah Village. |
Astoria Grand Land Parade & Standstill - August 9, 2003
A flat parade route, an enthusiastic crowd, and salmon afterward add up to
GAL heaven. Take a trip to the coast with
us to learn whether the twirlers decided to play with the band or join the
pirates!
Gladstone Parade & Chautauqua - August 2, 2003
A parade and a stage show? As far as we're concerned, it doesn't get
much better than that! Check out the dance
team's new uniforms and much, much more as we spend the day in Gladstone.
Beaverton SummerFest Parade - July 19, 2003
Get A Life members got to contribute a little something extra to this parade!
Leslie Mundt is the chair of the parade, Ham Thorne graced the Beaverton Chamber
of Commerce car current President, and Steve -- well, you'll have to see
the whole story to find out about Steve's minor contribution.
Molalla Giant Street Parade - July 4, 2003
The sky was gloriously blue, our shirts were white, and by the end of the parade
our faces were red (exertion, not embarrassment!). Celebrate
Independence Day with us and the townspeople of Molalla on a perfect Oregon
summer day. Don't miss the animated shot near the end where the whole band passes
in review! Following the parade, one of GAL's own decided to spice up the day
by making her first parachute jump. Get
Karen's story right here.
San Antonio Fiesta Flambeau Parade - April 23-27, 2003
The Get A Life Marching Band made a return visit to San
Antonio for Fiesta in 2003 and discovered it was at least as much
fun as our 2001 visit. The digital cameras were going berserk on this trip —
we ended up with over 1500 photos among us — but luckily for you we've
cut it down to about 200 photos and a few video clips. Join
us for some of the sights and sounds of the trip.
Lantern Festival Parade - February 16, 2003
It was a soggy New Year's night in Portland's Chinatown for the opening of
the GAL 2003 season, but that didn't slow us down. Help
us (and a few dragons) welcome in the Year of the Ram.
Meier & Frank Holiday Parade - November 29, 2002
What beats the heck out of getting up at 5AM on the day after Thanksgiving
to go shopping? Why, getting up early to be in a parade! Catch
the holiday spirit with us as we end the 2002 GAL season.
Gresham Veterans Day Parade - November 9, 2002
It was a small parade, so here's a small photo
gallery. Before the parade started, Wayne went in search of a photocopying
machine to supply a few last-minute copies of Veterans Salute. He succeeded
at a nearby nursing home ... but at the price of an impromptu performance! Besides
the pix in the gallery, don't miss the brief video clips posted in our Sound
and Video Gallery.
Multnomah Village Parade - August 17, 2002
Back again at the quirkiest little parade in Portland (which may be why we
like it!) -- tune in here for
heavenly horns, proof that chivalry is not dead, and a peek at our celebrity
auxiliary unit. For the "full GAL experience", check out the
parade video clips posted in our Sound and Video Gallery.
Astoria Grand Land Parade - August 10, 2002
Join the band's second "road trip" of the year as we motorcoach out
to Astoria. The town's been partying at Regatta time since 1894 and this year
was no exception. Pirates, poses, porking out, and virgin hats -- see it all
right here.
Gladstone Chautauqua - August 3, 2002
Always one of our favorite events of the year, and 2002 was no exception. Join
us for the parade, a warmly-received performance at the Chautauqua, and our
annual visit to serenade the crew at the Gladstone Fire Department in these
pics.
Boise River Festival - June 28-30, 2002
Our first trip to the state of Idaho! We took the band to "America's Finest
Family Festival" for three days. One water park, one marched-in parade,
one watched parade, and two Power Pep Band performances later we flew home,
tired but happy. Share 100 photos of our
jaunt to The Treasure State right here -- and don't miss the added bonus
of True Tales from the Boise River
Festival!
Beaverton Festival Parade on Broadway - June 22, 2002
We open the summer 2002 season in beautiful downtown Beaverton, trying out
Beat It and Soulfinger as parade tunes for the first time. You missed it? Well,
weep no longer -- here's a quick synopsis from
pre-parade to the hats-off finish.
Lantern Festival Parade - March 2, 2002
It's our first-ever "New Year's" gig as the band heads for Portland's Chinatown
district to help welcome in the Year of the Horse. All the action is right
here, including the serenading of Heroner the Mayor.
Portland State vs Montana State Halftime Show - November 2001
The band took the field at PGE Park in Portland for a halftime show to
end its 2001 season. Haven't sorted these down to the "keeper" list
yet, but here are all the photos we took!
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Seattle SEAFAIR Torchlight Parade 2001
Not a lot of pictures from this one, but here's
a few including the official band
photo from our 2001 appearance.
Molalla Giant Street Parade 2001
Celebrate Independence Day with us on
a hot summer day in Molalla, Oregon -- lots of red, white, and blue!
San Antonio Fiesta Flambeau 2001
Road trip! GAL
broke out its sombreros and headed south to San Antonio for Fiesta
2001 on April 26-29. The Power Pep Band played a couple of concerts at the
fabulous San Antonio Riverwalk, and
the full Marching Band entertained over 400,000 screaming parade fans in the Fiesta
Flambeau Parade. And boy, did we have fun! Catch the color and excitement
of city that likes parades almost as much as we do!
Arrival;
Battle of the Flowers Band Festival (images 1-25)
The
Power Pep Band plays the Riverwalk (images 26- 56)
Doin'
the town (images 57 - 68)
Parade day: Pre-parade
photos (images 69 - 89)
Fiesta
Flambeau Parade (images 90 - 123)
The
trip home (images 124 - 127)
Multnomah Village 2000
We received the Grand Award at the Multnomah Days "Past, Present, and Beyond"
parade. Enjoy the local color in these
27 photos.
Gladstone Chatauqua 2000
A little smaller affair than Seattle, but a fine time nonetheless. These
29 photos should give you a flavor of the Chatauqua parade and standstill,
and our visit to the Gladstone Fire Department afterward.
Seattle SEAFAIR Torchlight Parade 2000
On July 29, 2000 we headed up to Seattle to participate in the SEAFAIR
Torchlight Parade, the largest night-time parade in the U.S. This
trip has quickly become a band favorite -- great trip, great parade, and
a GREAT HIGH-ENERGY CROWD!
Getting
there is half the fun (images 1 - 21)
Arrival;
other parade units in the staging area (images 22 - 38)
Seattle
Center; last minute prep (images 39 - 64)
Parade!
(images 65 - 99)
Winding
down and heading for home (images 100 - 121)
Beaverton "On Broadway" Parade 2000
Beaverton invited the Get A Life band to make
a day of it, and we did! We spent the morning of July 15, 2000 marching
in the "On Broadway" parade, then followed it up with an afternoon performance
at the Taste of Beaverton in Griffith Park. Here are 29
photos to let you share the day with us.
Astoria Regatta Grand Land Parade 1999
Astoria's been celebrating since 1894
and it takes two parades in one day to do it right -- one on land, one
on water. We did the overland trek on August 14, 1999, winning First
Place Band and First Place Drill Team as reported in The Daily Astorian.
1999 Torchlight Parade at Seattle SEAFAIR
Road trip! Follow the band to
Seattle on July 31, 1999 for the biggest night-time parade on the west coast.
Group photo
Molalla Giant Street Parade 1999
The latest offerings from the 1999 July
Fourth parade in Molalla, Oregon -- home of the Molalla Buckeroo!
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