Get A Life Marching Band Sound & Video Gallery

We anchored the parade at Multnomah Days (August 16, 2003) with our usual elan and the crowd's enthusiastic support. Here are a couple of slide shows from the parade, accompanied by sound tracks from our April trip to San Antonio's Fiesta Flambeau. Both clips are WMV format.

>> Start of the parade (1MB)

>> Swinging through the heart of Multnomah Village (2MB)

Astoria is always a fun trip — nice parade, great crowds, FABULOUS barbequed salmon. On August 9, 2003 we enjoyed the whole experience, including a standstill performance at the salmon BBQ. Join us for a few snippets from the show. (WMV format, 676KB)

Before the Gresham Veterans Parade (November 9, 2002), 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! Click here to watch the swingin' sax section finishing up Soulfinger. You can also catch a little bit of the band rehearsing Veterans Salute, featuring twirler Jan. (Hmmm ... guess whose camera took the video ... <grin>)

These videos are standard WMV format. Soulfinger is 262KB, Veterans Salute is 286KB.

At left, the band heads into downtown Multnomah Village on August 17, 2002, and one finger means we're gonna play All Right Now (2.44MB). The video includes the band's performance and the slick moves of the Get A Life Dance Team. Then follow up with our rendition of Messin' With the Kid (3.05MB), including a peek at the Portland Blazer Dancers who joined us for this parade.

Both videos require you to have QuickTime on your system. Download and install the latest (free) version at Apple's QuickTime site.

Here's a selection from a November 1999 rehearsal with the Marching Band preparing for the Christmas parade season:

Feliz Navidad (Note: 1.2MB download)