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The Ohio State University Marching Band (TBDBITL)

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http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/10/09/ohio-state-viral-video.html

Ohio State marching band's tribute to video games goes viral
More than 4 million watch YouTube video

Forget the cute kitten videos.

The Ohio State University marching band has become the new toast of viral media.

A bastion of tradition, the 225-member ensemble scored a wealth of bonus points with fans attending the OSU-Nebraska football game Saturday night in Ohio Stadium as well as a global online audience.

All the attention resulted from the group?s nostalgic, inventive, did-it-really-just-replicate-a-galloping-horse halftime tribute to video games.

With its iconic music and imagery from Super Mario Bros., Space Invaders, Halo and other titles, the performance has wowed Facebook fanatics and national media gobbling up the amateur YouTube footage like Pac-Man chasing a blue ghost (which also was part of the act).

Entertainment Weekly called the show "transfixing in its awesomeness"; influential geek havens Reddit and Mashable touted the clip; an ESPN.com blogger commented, "Your move, Michigan"; and emails and calls from around the world continue to pour in.

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On Oct. 20, when the Buckeyes take on Purdue at home, the musicians will offer a "spoof on the Mayan calendar" doomsday theme -- one that Waters said will feature "a spaceship descent onto the field with Michigan martians abducting an Ohio State cheerleader."
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Dryden;2231348; said:
On Oct. 20, when the Buckeyes take on Purdue at home, the musicians will offer a "spoof on the Mayan calendar" doomsday theme -- one that Waters said will feature "a spaceship descent onto the field with Michigan martians abducting an Ohio State cheerleader."
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Whats a Michigan Martian look like? I Google it, first hit shows this...


Santa_Martians_MI66.jpg
 
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More on the new Director:
http://www.osu.edu/news/newsitem3531

10-10-2012
Contact: Victoria Elwood, (614) 292-6299
Jonathan Waters Named Director of The Ohio State University Marching Band



Jonathan Waters, interim director of The Ohio State University Marching Band, has been named director of ?The Best Damn Band in the Land? this afternoon, according to an announcement by Joseph Steinmetz, executive dean and vice provost, College of Arts and Sciences.

?Jon has been an instrumental part of our university?s great marching band for many years, and it?s obvious today how successfully he is building on the band?s excellence as evidenced by the outstanding performances that we have seen this season,? Steinmetz said. ?I can?t imagine a better fit for our marching band than Jon. He will carry on ? and strengthen ? the traditions built by Jon Woods, who retired last year.?
Jonathan Waters received his bachelors of music education degree from Ohio State in 2000. He was a member of the Ohio State Marching Band from 1995-1999. He served as graduate assistant for the band for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. After receiving two master?s degrees in music education and conducting from Ohio State, he was named assistant director. Waters has written band shows for the Marching Band, Spring Athletic Band, and a number of high schools throughout the state.
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MaxBuck;2231908; said:
I took a lot of crap for admitting I wasn't a big band guy. But after seeing this season's TBDBITL performances, I've become one. Really entertaining, creative stuff. Glad to see Waters get the job.
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Yeah I've never been too much into the band but this season is really blowing me away
 
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