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You know you're a band geek when...

1.When you hear music and start conducting.

2.When you try to guess the tempo of your favorite song.

3.When all your friends are in band.

4.When you don't mind changing on the bus.

5.When you point out key changes and dynamics while listening to the radio.

6.When everyone you're interested in is in band.

7.When you like wearing your uniform.

8.When people ask you about your social life and you say, "Oh, you mean my horn?"

9.When you've had a "Trombone-ectomy."

10.When you practice your instrument more than you talk to your dog.

11.When being mauled by a drum is a normal part of life.

12.When people worry when they see you without your instrument.

13.When "guard" means girl with pole instead of guy with gun.

14.When band camp is FUN!!!

15.When you respond to "band geek."

16.When you remember the order of flats and sharps more easily than your name.

17.When you are alone, you suffocate cause there's no one telling you when to breathe.

18.When your instrument has a name.

19.When you remember your instrument's birthday, and forget your mothers.

20.When you give your instrument a birthday party.

21.When your uniform fits.

22.When you see your section more than you see your family.

23.When everyone wants to kill the other football team...and you want to kill the other band.

24.When you think evening practices should last a half an hour longer.

25.When you accidentally call your band director "Dad." (or "Mom")

26.When you CAN sight-read. (which we can)

27.When you can put on your uniform in less than two minutes.

28.When reeds taste good.

29.When you actually understand your band director.

30.When you have a neck strap tan line.

31.When you subconsciously start practicing with a pencil.

32.When numbers past 8 aren't important.

33.When you still have concert music from 3 years ago memorized.

34.When you'd rather practice than read this list.

35.When letters past G aren't important.

36.When you're sitting alone in a room and you find yourself humming music from four years ago.

37.When you get the jokes on this list.

38. When double-tonguing isn't dirty.

39. When you wear your band tux to prom.

40. When you have slept in the band room.

41. When you spell base "B-A-S-S."

42. When people don't date you just because you're in band.