Humboldt State University Marching Lumberjacks
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The Marching Lumberjacks are the official student run marching band of Humboldt State University. The band, also known as the "Banned" performs in the scatter band style often associated with Ivy League schools, using humorous routines and scripts during its half-time field shows in Redwood Bowl.
Performances
The band plays at numerous campus and community events, marches in parades across California, Oregon and Washington, aids in student recruiting, and performs at home football and basketball games. It's traditional uniform consists of a yellow aluminum logger's hardhat, suspenders, a yellow t-shirt, green work pants, and boots. Major away gigs are broken up into the spring and fall semesters. Spring: Cloverdale Citrus Parade in Cloverdale, CA, St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco, CA, and Battle of the Marching Bands and UC Davis. Fall: Lumberjack Days in Fort Bragg Ca and Italian Herritage Parade in San Francisco, CA.
The Band's Introduction
Ladies and gentlemen
Boys and Girls
Republicans and Democrats
Libertarians and Greens...
The Associated Students of Humboldt State
Are unable to prevent your world famous
Humboldt State University Marching Lumberjacks!
Appearances in Media
The group was depicted marching into the Pacific Ocean in a photograph in the July 1993 National Geographic magazine. Members of the band were cast to portray a high school band in the 2001 feature film The Majestic with Jim Carrey, filmed in Ferndale, California. The band was also featured in a New York Times article about the football experience at Humboldt State.[1]
Fight song
Drive on Humboldt
Football Version
Drive on Humboldt, on down the field;
Drive on Humboldt, we'll never yield!
Tackle 'em, Sock 'em, Back Field, Rock 'em
We are on the make! Rah Rah Rah!
We must have a victory;
for the green and gold!
So FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT and WIN,
For Humboldt State!
Basketball Version
Drive on Humboldt, on down the floor;
Drive on Humboldt, show them the door;
Forward snuff them, Center stuff them;
We are on the make! RAH RAH RAH!
We must have a victory,
for the Green and Gold,
So fight, fight, fight and win
for Humboldt State![2]
Controversial Drinking / Parade Version
Drive on Humboldt, on down the Street;
Drive on Humboldt, show off your feet;
Lefts confuse us, Rights confound us;
Keep on drinking beer! RAH RAH RAH!
We must have another brew,
before this one is through,
So drink, drink, drink and spew
for Humboldt State!
References
- ↑ "At Humboldt State, Revved Up for Success". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ↑ Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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