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User:James

2023-07-31T00:30:46Z

James:

Hi. I'm James Lauser ('05). I run this wiki.

I play the mellophone, and am still somewhat active with the band, though I do attend nearly every home game (as a spectator).

I live with my wife, former conductor [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser]], in Troy, New York, just a few miles from RPI, and I work for [https://www.get-carrot.com Carrot Fertility].

If you need to contact me, please feel free to e-mail me at ''james at jlauser dot net'', or on Google Hangouts at the same address.

User:James

2018-01-26T18:28:35Z

James:

Hi. I'm James Lauser ('05). I run this wiki.

I play the mellophone, and am still somewhat active with the band, though I do attend nearly every home game (as a spectator).

I live with my wife, former conductor [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser]], in Troy, New York, just a few miles from RPI, and I work for [http://www.commercehub.com CommerceHub] in Albany.

If you need to contact me, please feel free to e-mail me at ''james at jlauser dot net'', or on Google Hangouts at the same address.

Talk:Monopoly board

2012-07-22T01:14:43Z

James:

Do any of the alumni happen to know the story behind the Monopoly board? I'm guessing that it was purchased at some point as a way to kill time on road trips or something along that line, but it hasn't been used or seen by the band as a whole since I joined the band. [[User:Bickfa|Bickfa]] 00:13, September 19, 2007 (EDT)
:It hasn't been used because it's missing half of the pieces. :-P [[User:James|James]] 16:27, September 19, 2007 (EDT)
The monopoly board definitely was talked about this year (2011-2012), I believe with Gary and Leah on the Clarkson trip? It's not lost forever like the page says. [[User:Karger|Rebecca Karger]] 19:12, July 17, 2012 (EDT)
:I have the Monopoly board. I don't know why, but I've had it for years (er, technically [[Sarah_(Toner)_Lauser|Sarah]] has it, but, you know, we kind of live together). It's been my intention to return it on multiple occasions, but I keep forgetting. [[User:James|James]] 18:14, July 21, 2012 (PDT)

Main Page

2011-06-15T02:48:23Z

James:

__NOTOC__
<big>'''Welcome to the America's Pep Band Wiki!'''</big>

This will be a repository of all information about or related to the RPI Pep Band.

We want stuff about people, music, road trips... ''whatever''.

If it has anything at all to do with America's Pep Band, we want it here.

== Getting started ==

* You must have an account to edit pages. This is so stupid spam bots can't put in junk and we won't get vandalized.
* Accounts must be requested. They can only be created by [[Special:Listusers/sysop|sysops]].
* Go to the [[docroot:accountrequest.html|sign up page]] to request an account.

==Sections==
* [[:Category:Songs|Songs]]
**[[:Category:Active Songs|Active songs]]
* [[:Category:Cheer Sheets|Cheer Sheets]]
* [[:Category:People|People]]
** [[:Category:Conductors|Conductors]]
** [[:Category:Managers|Managers]]
** [[:Category:Instruments|by instrument]]
* [[:Category:Vocal cheers|Vocal cheers]]
* [[Quotes]]
* [[:Category:Road trips|Road trips]]
* [[History]]
* [[Constitution]]

==Other links==
* [http://pepband.union.rpi.edu America's Pep Band]
* [http://www.rpipepbandalumni.org RPI Pep Band Alumni (and Friends)]

==Looking for something to help with?==
Check out [[:Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]] and [[:Category:Stubs|Stubs]].

APBWiki:Current events

2011-06-15T02:47:51Z

James:

== June 2011 ==
*06/14/2011 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.16.5, and moved to a new hosting provider.
== March 2009 ==
*03/18/2009 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.14.0.
== December 2008 ==
*12/17/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.13.3.
== August 2008 ==
*08/14/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.13.0.
== March 2008 ==
*03/20/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.12.0.
== September 2007 ==
*09/16/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.2. I attempted to go to 1.11, but for some reason, it didn't work correctly.
== May 2007 ==
*05/10/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.0
*05/05/2007 - The system has been moved onto my brand new server. It should be ''MUCH'' faster now.
== February 2007 ==
*02/08/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.2
*02/04/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.1
*02/01/2007 - The wiki is officially moved to its new address at http://apbwiki.rpipepbandalumni.org, though http://apbwiki.jlauser.net will continue to redirect.
== December 2006 ==
*12/29/2006 - Yay! I finally fixed an issue with the database server that was causing pages with a lot of links on them to render incorrectly. Affected pages were the Help contents page, the managers page, the conductors page, and pretty much any other page with 10 or more links. But now it's all fixed, so you can all be happy again.
*12/11/2006 - I fixed the caching/acceleration engines on my webserver, so the wiki should run much faster now.
*12/10/2006 - APBWiki goes live!
*12/07/2006 - APBWiki moves to public test
*12/04/2006 - First content added to APBWiki
*12/03/2006 - APBWiki is created in test

Talk:Freakout 2010

2010-02-22T19:16:54Z

James:

Does Curtis really count as a guest conductor? [[User:James|James]] 18:09, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

:I guess not (aside from Bill's song). We listed Malinski last year, though. I suppose we could remove both Curtis and Malinski, or change the heading to "set list and guest conductors" or something. [[User:HLPXX|HLPXX]] 00:33, February 22, 2010 (UTC)

::I followed last year's format, but I think changing the heading would be good enough. People can see that person A was the conductor that Freakout and therefore not actually a guest conductor... [[User:Malins|Malinski]] 03:18, February 22, 2010 (UTC)

::I also think we should just change the name of the heading, since we already have all the songs for the past few years. [[User:Trick trickster|Trick trickster]] 05:01, February 22, 2010 (UTC)

:::Sounds good to me. [[User:James|James]] 19:16, February 22, 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Freakout 2010

2010-02-21T18:09:11Z

James: Created page with 'Does Curtis really count as a guest conductor? ~~~~'

Does Curtis really count as a guest conductor? [[User:James|James]] 18:09, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

ECAC Hockey

2009-09-29T15:38:02Z

James:

[[Image:ECAC.gif|thumb|right|300px|The new ECAC Hockey logo.]]

==Background==

ECAC Hockey (Formerly the ECAC Hockey League, now also known by ECACH, or often just ECAC) is one of six Division I men's and 4 Division I women's ice hockey conferences. It is the only Division I conference in which the same list of teams compete in both the men's and women's leagues, and only achieved that status with the addition of RPI to the D-I women's hockey lineup in the 2006-2007 season.

The league is headquartered at the [[Times Union Center]] in Albany, NY, and is headed by Commissioner Steve Hagwell. Working under Hagwell are an assistant commissioner, men's and women's supervisors of officials, and related support staff. The league works closely with all member schools to create a fair and balanced schedule in which each team plays every other twice per season in league contests. This has been the case every year since 1986, except for 1999-2000 when Vermont canceled half of its season due to a hazing incident.

==Member Schools==
* [[Brown University|Brown Bears]]
* [[Clarkson University|Clarkson Golden Knights]]
* [[Colgate University|Colgate Raiders]]
* [[Cornell University|Cornell Big Red]]
* [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Big Green]]
* [[Harvard University|Harvard Crimson]]
* [[Princeton University|Princeton Tigers]]
* [[Quinnipiac University|Quinnipiac Bobcats]]
* [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence Saints]]
* [[Engineers|Rensselaer Engineers]]
* [[Union College|Union Dutchmen]] (women's team known as the "Dutchwomen")
* [[Yale University|Yale Bulldogs]]

==Scheduling==
The league schedule is based on a travel partner system for both the men's and women's teams, where on any given weekend (assuming full league play), three pairs of teams (six teams total) will travel to the remaining three pairs of teams and play one game at each team in the pair. The current travel partners are:

*Brown and Yale
*Clarkson and St. Lawrence
*Colgate and Cornell
*Dartmouth and Harvard
*Princeton and Quinnipiac
*Rensselaer and Union

As an example of the travel partner system, on a given weekend, Brown and Yale may be on the road against Colgate and Cornell. On Friday night, Brown would play Colgate and Yale would play Cornell, while on Saturday night the matchups would switch so each team has played both partners once. Later in the season Colgate and Cornell would be on the road at Yale and Brown, where the second matchup against each team would occur.

Some teams dedicate a single weekend to playing their travel partner (RPI and Union have a "home and home" series where one game is played at RPI and one at Union in a single weekend) while others choose to schedule these games during weeknights and sometimes spread apart by several weeks. This scheduling is primarily left up to the individual schools.

==Competition In and Out of the ECAC==
While teams in the ECAC play a schedule comprised of roughly 2/3 to 3/4 league matchups, each team will play several out-of-conference games against teams from the other leagues. In D-I men's hockey, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East are considered the other three powerhouse leagues, and often are the most desirable out-of-conference opponents as they reflect well on a team's strength of schedule at the end of the year, an important component of the NCAA Tournament selection process. Teams from Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) are typically weaker and occupy the lower echelons of the national rankings, and are often less desirable as out-of-conference opponents.

Many hockey fans outside the ECAC belittle the league and comment on its quality due to infrequent championship wins and relative lack of contenders in the NCAA tournament. Most commonly this disparity is attributed to the lack of scholarships on many ECAC teams. Neither the Ivy League schools (Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale) nor Union offer athletic scholarships to their players, which makes recruiting top talent a difficult task. The other three powerhouse conferences are comprised in large part of large state schools with immense recruiting resources and scholarship dollars to match, luring many of the top high school and junior players away from the ECAC.

The women's league does not face quite so much scruitny, as members Dartmouth, Harvard, and St. Lawrence field quality competitive teams each year. Harvard and Dartmouth have several players from the 2006 Winter Olympics on their roster, and are frequently in the upper levels of the national rankings.

The ECAC men's league is considered one of the most competitive top-to-bottom, where many seasons' standings are not even close to being concrete until the final weekend of play. Rarely is there a dominant team that destroys all its opponents, nor is there a single team with whom the floor is wiped. In the 2006-2007 season, with one week of play remaining, any of six out of twelve teams still had the potential for either home or road playoffs in the first round, and only 5 points separated the bottom seven teams in the league.

The women's league is slightly less balanced, with teams such as Dartmouth, Harvard, and St. Lawrence making strong showings on a regular basis while Cornell, Quinnipiac, and Union tend not to fare so well. Union's record in the 2006-2007 season was 0-22-0 in conference play. RPI finished 8th in its inaugural season in the league, clinching a playoff berth by beating Brown, Cornell, Quinnipiac, and Union in the standings.

==Playoffs==
===Men's Playoffs===
All twelve ECAC men's hockey teams are granted a chance to play in the ECAC playoffs. Seeding for the playoffs is determined by regular season standings at the conclusion of the final weekend of league play. Ties in the standings are resolved by head to head record then record against top teams in the league.

Teams seeded 1-4 at the end of the regular season are given a bye for the first round and get a week's rest before the quarterfinals the following week. Teams seeded 5-8 host teams seeded 9-12, such that the matchups are 5-12, 6-11, 7-10, 8-9 at the arena of the higher seed). The winners of the four first round games are reseeded and go on to play the top four teams in the quarterfinals, such that the team seeded 1 plays the lowest seed from the first round and the team seeded 4 plays the highest seed from the first round.

The four winners of the quarterfinal games proceed to the ECAC Championship Tournament. The teams are reseeded and top seed plays bottom while the two middle teams play each other in a semifinal round. The two winners play in the championship game while the losers play a consolation game. The ECAC Championship Tournament was held at Boston Arena from 1962 - 1967, Boston Garden 1968 - 1992, and Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, NY 1993 - 2002. The Times Union Center in Albany, NY has held the tournament since 2003, but it will move to [[Boardwalk Hall]] in Atlantic City, NJ in 2011.

The winner of the ECAC Championship is awarded the Whitelaw Cup and given an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

===List of ECAC Men's Tournament Champions===
* 1962 - St. Lawrence
* 1963 - Harvard
* 1964 - [[Providence College|Providence]]
* 1965 - [[Boston College]]
* 1966 - Clarkson
* 1967 - Cornell
* 1968 - Cornell
* 1969 - Cornell
* 1970 - Cornell
* 1971 - Harvard
* 1972 - [[Boston University|Boston University]]
* 1973 - Cornell
* 1974 - Boston University
* 1975 - Boston University
* 1976 - Boston University
* 1977 - Boston University
* 1978 - Boston College
* 1979 - [[University of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]
* 1980 - Cornell
* 1981 - Providence
* 1982 - [[Northeastern University|Northeastern]]
* 1983 - Harvard
* 1984 - Rensselaer
* 1985 - Rensselaer
* 1986 - Cornell
* 1987 - Harvard
* 1988 - St. Lawrence
* 1989 - St. Lawrence
* 1990 - Colgate
* 1991 - Clarkson
* 1992 - St. Lawrence
* 1993 - Clarkson
* 1994 - Harvard
* 1995 - Rensselaer
* 1996 - Cornell
* 1997 - Cornell
* 1998 - Princeton
* 1999 - Clarkson
* 2000 - St. Lawrence
* 2001 - St. Lawrence
* 2002 - Harvard
* 2003 - Cornell
* 2004 - Harvard
* 2005 - Cornell
* 2006 - Harvard
* 2007 - Clarkson
* 2008 - Princeton
* 2009 - Yale

===Women's Playoffs===
Only the top eight out of twelve teams gain a berth in the ECAC women's hockey playoffs. The teams are seeded 1-12 based on the same criteria as the men's league at the end of regular season play, with seeds 9-12 eliminated and their season over. The playoffs consist of two rounds as opposed to the men's league's three.

In the quarterfinal round, seeds 1-4 host seeds 5-8, such that the matchups are 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5 at the arena of the higher seed. The four winning teams are reseeded and proceed on to the championship weekend, which takes place at the arena of the highest remaining seed. The newly seeded teams 1-4 and 2-3 play each other, and the victors go on to the championship game, while the losers play a consolation game for third place.

The winner of the ECAC Championship is given an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

===List of ECAC Women's Tournament Champions===
* 1985 - Providence
* 1986 - New Hampshire
* 1987 - New Hampshire
* 1988 - Northeastern
* 1989 - Northeastern
* 1990 - New Hampshire
* 1991 - New Hampshire
* 1992 - Providence
* 1993 - Providence
* 1994 - Providence
* 1995 - Providence
* 1996 - New Hampshire
* 1997 - Northeastern
* 1998 - Brown
* 1999 - Harvard
* 2000 - Brown
* 2001 - Dartmouth
* 2002 - Brown
* 2003 - Dartmouth
* 2004 - Harvard
* 2005 - Harvard
* 2006 - Harvard
* 2007 - Dartmouth
* 2008 - Harvard
* 2009 - Dartmouth

=External Links=
*[http://www.ecachockeyleague.com ECAC Hockey Website]

ECAC Hockey

2009-09-29T15:32:27Z

James:

[[Image:ECAC.gif|thumb|right|300px|The new ECAC Hockey logo.]]

==Background==

ECAC Hockey (Formerly the ECAC Hockey League, now also known by ECACH, or often just ECAC) is one of six Division I men's and 4 Division I women's ice hockey conferences. It is the only Division I conference in which the same list of teams compete in both the men's and women's leagues, and only achieved that status with the addition of RPI to the D-I women's hockey lineup in the 2006-2007 season.

The league is headquartered at the [[Times Union Center]] in Albany, NY, and is headed by Commissioner Steve Hagwell. Working under Hagwell are an assistant commissioner, men's and women's supervisors of officials, and related support staff. The league works closely with all member schools to create a fair and balanced schedule in which each team plays every other twice per season in league contests. This has been the case every year since 1986, except for 1999-2000 when Vermont canceled half of its season due to a hazing incident.

==Member Schools==
* [[Brown University|Brown Bears]]
* [[Clarkson University|Clarkson Golden Knights]]
* [[Colgate University|Colgate Raiders]]
* [[Cornell University|Cornell Big Red]]
* [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Big Green]]
* [[Harvard University|Harvard Crimson]]
* [[Princeton University|Princeton Tigers]]
* [[Quinnipiac University|Quinnipiac Bobcats]]
* [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence Saints]]
* [[Engineers|Rensselaer Engineers]]
* [[Union College|Union Dutchmen]] (women's team known as the "Dutchwomen")
* [[Yale University|Yale Bulldogs]]

==Scheduling==
The league schedule is based on a travel partner system for both the men's and women's teams, where on any given weekend (assuming full league play), three pairs of teams (six teams total) will travel to the remaining three pairs of teams and play one game at each team in the pair. The current travel partners are:

*Brown and Yale
*Clarkson and St. Lawrence
*Colgate and Cornell
*Dartmouth and Harvard
*Princeton and Quinnipiac
*Rensselaer and Union

As an example of the travel partner system, on a given weekend, Brown and Yale may be on the road against Colgate and Cornell. On Friday night, Brown would play Colgate and Yale would play Cornell, while on Saturday night the matchups would switch so each team has played both partners once. Later in the season Colgate and Cornell would be on the road at Yale and Brown, where the second matchup against each team would occur.

Some teams dedicate a single weekend to playing their travel partner (RPI and Union have a "home and home" series where one game is played at RPI and one at Union in a single weekend) while others choose to schedule these games during weeknights and sometimes spread apart by several weeks. This scheduling is primarily left up to the individual schools.

==Competition In and Out of the ECAC==
While teams in the ECAC play a schedule comprised of roughly 2/3 to 3/4 league matchups, each team will play several out-of-conference games against teams from the other leagues. In D-I men's hockey, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East are considered the other three powerhouse leagues, and often are the most desirable out-of-conference opponents as they reflect well on a team's strength of schedule at the end of the year, an important component of the NCAA Tournament selection process. Teams from Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) are typically weaker and occupy the lower echelons of the national rankings, and are often less desirable as out-of-conference opponents.

Many hockey fans outside the ECAC belittle the league and comment on its quality due to infrequent championship wins and relative lack of contenders in the NCAA tournament. Most commonly this disparity is attributed to the lack of scholarships on many ECAC teams. Neither the Ivy League schools (Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale) nor Union offer athletic scholarships to their players, which makes recruiting top talent a difficult task. The other three powerhouse conferences are comprised in large part of large state schools with immense recruiting resources and scholarship dollars to match, luring many of the top high school and junior players away from the ECAC.

The women's league does not face quite so much scruitny, as members Dartmouth, Harvard, and St. Lawrence field quality competitive teams each year. Harvard and Dartmouth have several players from the 2006 Winter Olympics on their roster, and are frequently in the upper levels of the national rankings.

The ECAC men's league is considered one of the most competitive top-to-bottom, where many seasons' standings are not even close to being concrete until the final weekend of play. Rarely is there a dominant team that destroys all its opponents, nor is there a single team with whom the floor is wiped. In the 2006-2007 season, with one week of play remaining, any of six out of twelve teams still had the potential for either home or road playoffs in the first round, and only 5 points separated the bottom seven teams in the league.

The women's league is slightly less balanced, with teams such as Dartmouth, Harvard, and St. Lawrence making strong showings on a regular basis while Cornell, Quinnipiac, and Union tend not to fare so well. Union's record in the 2006-2007 season was 0-22-0 in conference play. RPI finished 8th in its inaugural season in the league, clinching a playoff berth by beating Brown, Cornell, Quinnipiac, and Union in the standings.

==Playoffs==
===Men's Playoffs===
All twelve ECAC men's hockey teams are granted a chance to play in the ECAC playoffs. Seeding for the playoffs is determined by regular season standings at the conclusion of the final weekend of league play. Ties in the standings are resolved by head to head record then record against top teams in the league.

Teams seeded 1-4 at the end of the regular season are given a bye for the first round and get a week's rest before the quarterfinals the following week. Teams seeded 5-8 host teams seeded 9-12, such that the matchups are 5-12, 6-11, 7-10, 8-9 at the arena of the higher seed). The winners of the four first round games are reseeded and go on to play the top four teams in the quarterfinals, such that the team seeded 1 plays the lowest seed from the first round and the team seeded 4 plays the highest seed from the first round.

The four winners of the quarterfinal games proceed to the ECAC Championship Tournament at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY ([[Boardwalk Hall]] in Atlantic City, NJ starting in 2011). The teams are reseeded and top seed plays bottom while the two middle teams play each other in a semifinal round. The two winners play in the championship game while the losers play a consolation game.

The winner of the ECAC Championship is awarded the Whitelaw Cup and given an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

===List of ECAC Men's Tournament Champions===
* 1962 - St. Lawrence
* 1963 - Harvard
* 1964 - [[Providence College|Providence]]
* 1965 - [[Boston College]]
* 1966 - Clarkson
* 1967 - Cornell
* 1968 - Cornell
* 1969 - Cornell
* 1970 - Cornell
* 1971 - Harvard
* 1972 - [[Boston University|Boston University]]
* 1973 - Cornell
* 1974 - Boston University
* 1975 - Boston University
* 1976 - Boston University
* 1977 - Boston University
* 1978 - Boston College
* 1979 - [[University of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]
* 1980 - Cornell
* 1981 - Providence
* 1982 - [[Northeastern University|Northeastern]]
* 1983 - Harvard
* 1984 - Rensselaer
* 1985 - Rensselaer
* 1986 - Cornell
* 1987 - Harvard
* 1988 - St. Lawrence
* 1989 - St. Lawrence
* 1990 - Colgate
* 1991 - Clarkson
* 1992 - St. Lawrence
* 1993 - Clarkson
* 1994 - Harvard
* 1995 - Rensselaer
* 1996 - Cornell
* 1997 - Cornell
* 1998 - Princeton
* 1999 - Clarkson
* 2000 - St. Lawrence
* 2001 - St. Lawrence
* 2002 - Harvard
* 2003 - Cornell
* 2004 - Harvard
* 2005 - Cornell
* 2006 - Harvard
* 2007 - Clarkson
* 2008 - Princeton
* 2009 - Yale

===Women's Playoffs===
Only the top eight out of twelve teams gain a berth in the ECAC women's hockey playoffs. The teams are seeded 1-12 based on the same criteria as the men's league at the end of regular season play, with seeds 9-12 eliminated and their season over. The playoffs consist of two rounds as opposed to the men's league's three.

In the quarterfinal round, seeds 1-4 host seeds 5-8, such that the matchups are 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5 at the arena of the higher seed. The four winning teams are reseeded and proceed on to the championship weekend, which takes place at the arena of the highest remaining seed. The newly seeded teams 1-4 and 2-3 play each other, and the victors go on to the championship game, while the losers play a consolation game for third place.

The winner of the ECAC Championship is given an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

===List of ECAC Women's Tournament Champions===
* 1985 - Providence
* 1986 - New Hampshire
* 1987 - New Hampshire
* 1988 - Northeastern
* 1989 - Northeastern
* 1990 - New Hampshire
* 1991 - New Hampshire
* 1992 - Providence
* 1993 - Providence
* 1994 - Providence
* 1995 - Providence
* 1996 - New Hampshire
* 1997 - Northeastern
* 1998 - Brown
* 1999 - Harvard
* 2000 - Brown
* 2001 - Dartmouth
* 2002 - Brown
* 2003 - Dartmouth
* 2004 - Harvard
* 2005 - Harvard
* 2006 - Harvard
* 2007 - Dartmouth
* 2008 - Harvard
* 2009 - Dartmouth

=External Links=
*[http://www.ecachockeyleague.com ECAC Hockey Website]

142 - Gimme Some Lovin'

2009-06-10T13:14:26Z

James: The kick line and swings are in the movie as well.

=About this song=
"Gimme Some Lovin'" was written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, and Muff Winwood. It was originally recorded by The Spencer Davis Group in 1966 and covered by The Blues Brothers in 1980. This version was arranged by Paul Lavender.

=Instrumentation requirements=
At least one sousaphone is necessary for this song; not so much for the bass line, but for the dance that goes along with it.

=Roadmap=
The D.S. is taken back to measure 11 instead of as written. The "To Coda" is as written.

If able, the trumpets take from the D.S. to the coda up an octave.

=Dances=
The sousaphone players will spin for the most of the song, trying to complete one complete rotation per measure (always starting left). The only measures they have off are the four measures from 23-26, and even then they swinging their instrument left then right every two beats. Because of the risks associated with spinning while wearing a sousaphone, room is typically made at the front of the stage both to showcase the sousaphone players and to spread them out. To date, there have been no injuries to sousaphones or sousaphone players as a result of playing this song.

There are two other dances to this song, one for the front row and one for the second row. The front row (flutes, clarinets, oboes, etc.) does a kick line (always staring kicking left with the right leg) from measure 11 to 23. The second row (saxes and mellos) swings their instruments every two beats from measure 11 to 23 (always starting left).

The dances are loosely based off of a scene from the 1980 film [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2pYZfbtDnE ''The Blues Brothers''].

=History=
This song traditionally is used to initiate new sousaphone players into the band.

=External Links=
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=danLqo133OE Video of this song from Freakout 2008]

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|nameofrecording=America's Pep Band (album)
|prevtrack=[[065 - Star Wars "Main Title"|5. Star Wars]]
|curtrack=6. Gimme Some Lovin'
|nexttrack=[[Mexican Cheer|7. Mexican Cheer]]}}

{{Recording
|titlecolor=black
|nameofrecording=Pep Band 2006 CD
|prevtrack=[[041.1 - Alma Mater|16. Alma Mater]]
|curtrack=17. Gimme Some Lovin'
|nexttrack=[[438 - Are You Gonna Be My Girl|18. Are You Gonna Be My Girl]]}}

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Active Songs (1996-2003)]]
[[Category:Active Songs (2003-2006)]]
[[Category:Active Songs]]
[[Category:Recorded Songs]]

142 - Gimme Some Lovin'

2009-05-29T04:13:33Z

James:

{{stub}}
=About this song=
Written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood. 
Arranged by Paul Lavender. 
Originally performed by the Spencer Davis Group, and covered by the Blues Brothers.

=Instrumentation requirements=
=Dances=
The sousaphone players will spin for the entirety of the song, trying to complete one complete rotation per measure. Because of the risks associated with this action, room is typically made at the front of the stage, so that the sousaphone players may be both showcased and spread out. To date, there have been no injuries to sousaphones or sousaphone players as a result of playing this song.

The dance to this song is loosely based off a scene from the 1980 film ''The Blues Brothers''.
=History=

=External Links=
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=danLqo133OE Video of this song from Freakout 2008]

{{Recording
|titlecolor=red|
|nameofrecording=America's Pep Band (album)
|prevtrack=[[065 - Star Wars "Main Title"|5. Star Wars]]
|curtrack=6. Gimme Some Lovin'
|nexttrack=[[Mexican Cheer|7. Mexican Cheer]]}}

{{Recording
|titlecolor=black
|nameofrecording=Pep Band 2006 CD
|prevtrack=[[041.1 - Alma Mater|16. Alma Mater]]
|curtrack=17. Gimme Some Lovin'
|nexttrack=[[438 - Are You Gonna Be My Girl|18. Are You Gonna Be My Girl]]}}

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Active Songs (1996-2003)]]
[[Category:Active Songs (2003-2006)]]
[[Category:Active Songs]]
[[Category:Recorded Songs]]

User:James

2009-05-18T14:14:34Z

James:

Hi. I'm James Lauser ('05). I run this wiki.

I play the mellophone, and am still somewhat active with the band, though I do attend nearly every home game (as a spectator).

I live with my wife, former conductor [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser]], in Schenectady, New York, and I work for [http://www.xerox-xls.com Xerox Litigation Services] in Albany.

Visit my website at [http://james.jlauser.net http://james.jlauser.net].

If you need to contact me, please feel free to e-mail me at ''james at jlauser dot net'', or on AIM as ''staypuftmshmlomn''.

Talk:Main Page

2009-04-15T12:07:46Z

James:

[[Chris Schierer|Schiec]] Can we add a history link on the main page? This would allow connection to the manager and conductor history pages... as it is their orphans. - [[User:James]] Done. There is now a link to [[History]], but as of right now, that page does not exist. Feel free to make it. ;-)

We've also talked about putting an external link to the pep band website on here (I think it was this page, though I'm not sure). -[[User:HLPXX|HLPXX]] 23:25, February 25, 2007 (EST)

I want to make a new category called "Songs the band has recorded", so we can see them all in one place. Thoughts? [[User:Trick trickster|Trick trickster]] 02:15, February 22, 2009 (UTC)
*Go for it. [[User:James|James]] 15:39, February 25, 2009 (UTC)

== Click the plus sign ==

Clicking the plus sign adds a new discussion comment like this to the talk page. 
Please remember to sign all your comments with the <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> 4 tilde special character. [[User:Sarah|Sarah]] 01:14, 12 December 2006 (EST)

Note: need to update the interwiki linking help to match what's actually in the database. I know we added wikipedia. [[User:Sarah|Sarah]] 22:28, January 3, 2007 (EST)

== Internal Error ==

"The upload directory (public) is not writable by the webserver." Help please? [[User:Trick trickster|Trick trickster]] 02:25, April 15, 2009 (UTC)
*Fixed. Sorry. [[User:James|James]] 12:07, April 15, 2009 (UTC)

University of Alaska Anchorage

2009-03-18T16:39:01Z

James:

{{Road trip|
Destination=University of Alaska Anchorage|
Location=Anchorage, AK|
Distance=4,430 mi.|
Venue=Wells Fargo Sports Center}}

The University of Alaska Anchorage is home to the Seawolves.

UAA is the furthest RPI has ever played from Troy. They played there in the Nye Frontier Classic, October 14 and 15, 2005.

{{stub}}
[[Category:Schools|Alaska Anchorage]]

University of Alaska Anchorage

2009-03-18T16:38:21Z

James: Created page with '{{Road trip| Destination=University of Alaska Anchorage| Location=Anchorage, AK| Distance=4,430 mi.| Venue=Wells Fargo Sports Center}} The University of Alaska Anchorage is home...'

University of Alaska Fairbanks

2009-03-18T16:34:39Z

James:

{{Road trip|
Destination=University of Alaska Fairbanks|
Location=Fairbanks, AK|
Distance=4,316 mi.|
Venue=Carlson Center}}

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is home to the Nanooks. Carlson Center is one of the only Olympic-sized ice hockey rinks in North America.

RPI is scheduled to compete there in the 2009 Alaska Gold Rush, on October 16th and 17th. This will be the second furthest RPI has ever played from Troy, second only to [[University of Alaska Anchorage]]. Estimated driving time is over 72 hours nonstop.

{{stub}}
[[Category:Road trips|Alaska Fairbanks]]
[[Category:Schools|Alaska Fairbanks]]

University of Alaska Fairbanks

2009-03-18T16:34:30Z

James:

{{Road trip|
Destination=University of Alaska Fairbanks|
Location=Fairbanks, AK|
Distance=4,316 mi.|
Venue=Carlson Center}}

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is home to the Nanooks. Carlson Center is one of the only Olympic-sized ice hockey rinks in North America.

RPI is scheduled to compete there in the 2009 Alaska Gold Rush, on October 16th and 17th. This will be the second furthest RPI has ever played from Troy, second only to [University of Alaska Anchorage]. Estimated driving time is over 72 hours nonstop.

{{stub}}
[[Category:Road trips|Alaska Fairbanks]]
[[Category:Schools|Alaska Fairbanks]]

University of Alaska Fairbanks

2009-03-18T16:29:20Z

James:

{{Road trip|
Destination=University of Alaska Fairbanks|
Location=Fairbanks, AK|
Distance=4,316 mi.|
Venue=Carlson Center}}

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is home to the Nanooks. Carlson Center is one of the only Olympic-sized ice hockey rinks in North America.

RPI is scheduled to compete there in the 2009 Alaska Gold Rush, on October 16th and 17th. This will be the furthest RPI has ever played from Troy. Estimated driving time is over 72 hours nonstop.

{{stub}}
[[Category:Road trips|Alaska Fairbanks]]
[[Category:Schools|Alaska Fairbanks]]

University of Alaska Fairbanks

2009-03-18T16:25:23Z

James: We're going to Alaska!

{{Road trip|
Destination=University of Alaska Fairbanks|
Location=Fairbanks, AK|
Distance=4,316 mi.|
Venue=Carlson Center}}

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is home to the Nanooks. Carlson Center is one of the only Olympic-sized ice hockey rinks in North America.

RPI is scheduled to compete there in the 2009 Alaska Gold Rush, on October 16th and 17th. This will be the furthest RPI has ever played from Troy.

{{stub}}
[[Category:Road trips|Alaska Fairbanks]]
[[Category:Schools|Alaska Fairbanks]]

APBWiki:Current events

2009-03-18T15:41:18Z

James:

== March 2009 ==
*03/18/2009 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.14.0.
== December 2008 ==
*12/17/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.13.3.
== August 2008 ==
*08/14/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.13.0.
== March 2008 ==
*03/20/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.12.0.
== September 2007 ==
*09/16/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.2. I attempted to go to 1.11, but for some reason, it didn't work correctly.
== May 2007 ==
*05/10/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.0
*05/05/2007 - The system has been moved onto my brand new server. It should be ''MUCH'' faster now.
== February 2007 ==
*02/08/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.2
*02/04/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.1
*02/01/2007 - The wiki is officially moved to its new address at http://apbwiki.rpipepbandalumni.org, though http://apbwiki.jlauser.net will continue to redirect.
== December 2006 ==
*12/29/2006 - Yay! I finally fixed an issue with the database server that was causing pages with a lot of links on them to render incorrectly. Affected pages were the Help contents page, the managers page, the conductors page, and pretty much any other page with 10 or more links. But now it's all fixed, so you can all be happy again.
*12/11/2006 - I fixed the caching/acceleration engines on my webserver, so the wiki should run much faster now.
*12/10/2006 - APBWiki goes live!
*12/07/2006 - APBWiki moves to public test
*12/04/2006 - First content added to APBWiki
*12/03/2006 - APBWiki is created in test

Cow

2009-03-04T19:30:16Z

James: Whoops

We sold it, and therefore no longer need your bull.

{{stub}}

Cow

2009-03-04T19:29:36Z

James: New page: We sold it, and therefore no longer need your bull. {stub}

We sold it, and therefore no longer need your bull.

{stub}

Talk:Main Page

2009-02-25T15:39:30Z

James:

Freakout strippers

2009-02-16T04:27:45Z

James:

Every year at the [[Big Red Freakout!]], the band plays [[084 - The Stripper|The Stripper]], while one or more strippers (usually, but not always band members) (usually, but not always female) strip at the front of the stage.

This page is dedicated to them...

*[[Freakout 2009|2009]] - [[Leah Glover]] and [[Drew Hoyt]], who stripped from full hockey uniforms (including pads), a reference to the reference this tradition is based on.
*[[Freakout 2008|2008]] - [[Amanda Santos]], Carolyn Rudak, and [[Chris Behrens]]
*[[Freakout 2007|2007]] - Carlos Perea and other members of [[Red Army]] (all male)
*[[Freakout 2006|2006]] - Carlos Perea (trombone), Blake Huovie, Joe Petrowski, Alan Trojan, and Matt Weed, members of the winning [[Go Be Red]] team, the Banana Slug Muffins.
*[[Freakout 2005|2005]] - Laurel White (piccolo) and Michael Joseph (who stripped with his sousaphone)
*[[Freakout 2004|2004]] - Kathleen Coderre and Karen Landry
*[[Freakout 2003|2003]] - Members of the [[Cheerleaders|RPI Cheerleading Squad]], joined by Vidhu Pandey
*[[Freakout 2002|2002]] - Kathy Laraia and Nick Di Liberto
*[[Freakout 2001|2001]] - [[Jennifer Bernfeld]], [[Andrea Catenaro]], and Jake Berry
*[[Freakout 2000|2000]] - [[Jennifer Bernfeld]] and Amber Master
*[[Freakout 1999|1999]] - Robin Thomas and Jess Swift
*[[Freakout 1998|1998]] -
*[[Freakout 1997|1997]] - Tracey DiLascio
*[[Freakout 1996|1996]] - Lauren Seagal
*[[Freakout 1995|1995]] -
*[[Freakout 1994|1994]] - Michelle Robinson
*[[Freakout 1993|1993]] -
*[[Freakout 1992|1992]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1991|1991]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1990|1990]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1989|1989]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1981|1981]] - Nine members (unknown)

[[Category:Traditions]]

2009-2010

2009-01-17T22:12:24Z

James:

[[Image:question.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 2009-10 officers]]
Predictions to the future, anyone?

*Floating car technology fails, lawsuits abound
*RPI wins their 2nd straight NCAA title
*Victory is concentrated in pill form. The Engineers take advantage en route to an undefeated season.

Con-Man: Puckman 
Freakout opponent: American Int'l 
Gift: Free Tuition

==Road Trips==
==Playoffs==
==Other==
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"; border="1"
|-
|'''Previous Season'''||'''Next Season'''
|-
|align="center" |[[2008-2009]]||align="center"|2010-2011
|}
</div>

[[Category:Season]]

Freakout Traditions

2009-01-17T22:04:01Z

James:

Things which are traditionally done by members of the band at the [[Big Red Freakout!]].

==Rehearsal with the Alumni==
Many of the alumni who are returning for Freakout make an appearance the rehearsal that moring to dust the cobwebs off of their instruments and to get some of the songs back under their fingers.

==Lasagna Dinner==
The band holds a pre-Freakout lasagna dinner and face painting each year. Prior to [[Freakout 2005|2005]], the band and the alumni both attended the same lasagna dinner, but due to increasing numbers of returning alumni, the [[RPI Pep Band Alumni Association|Alumni Association]] has held its own separate lasagna dinner every year since.

==Frosh==
At the Lasagna Dinner, it is traditional that one (or more) of the freshmen in the band get the word "Frosh" written on his/her/their face(s). For a list of past year's Frosh, see [[Frosh|here]].

==Freakout Gift==
A free gift is given away to every person who attends Freakout. For a given year's gift, refer to the page for that year's [[:Category:Freakout|Freakout]].

==Freakout Strippers==
During the second period break, the band plays [[084 - The Stripper|The Stripper]] while one or more strippers (usually, but not always band members) (usually, but not always female) strip at the front of the stage. For a list of past year's strippers, see [[Freakout strippers|here]].

==Post-Game Ice Time==
Following the game, the band traditionally rents the ice for a session of running around on the ice. This usually involves a ball or other similarly spherical object being kicked/thrown around on the ice.

==After Party==
Following the ice time and the unloading party, the members of the band and the alumni have a post-Freakout party, usually at a local alum's house.

==After-After Party==
There is frequently another party after the After Party winds down.

[[Category:Traditions]]
[[Category:Freakout|Traditions]]

Category:Freakout

2009-01-17T22:03:45Z

James:

These are pages about the [[Big Red Freakout!]].

[[Category:Events]]

Freakout strippers

2009-01-17T22:03:23Z

James:

Every year at the [[Big Red Freakout!]], the band plays [[084 - The Stripper|The Stripper]], while one or more strippers (usually, but not always band members) (usually, but not always female) strip at the front of the stage.

This page is dedicated to them...

*[[Freakout 2008|2008]] - [[Amanda Santos]], Carolyn Rudak, and [[Chris Behrens]]
*[[Freakout 2007|2007]] - Carlos Perea and other members of [[Red Army]] (all male)
*[[Freakout 2006|2006]] - Carlos Perea (trombone), Blake Huovie, Joe Petrowski, Alan Trojan, and Matt Weed, members of the winning [[Go Be Red]] team, the Banana Slug Muffins.
*[[Freakout 2005|2005]] - Laurel White (piccolo) and Michael Joseph (who stripped with his sousaphone)
*[[Freakout 2004|2004]] - Kathleen Coderre and Karen Landry
*[[Freakout 2003|2003]] - Members of the [[Cheerleaders|RPI Cheerleading Squad]], joined by Vidhu Pandey
*[[Freakout 2002|2002]] - Kathy Laraia and Nick Di Liberto
*[[Freakout 2001|2001]] - [[Jennifer Bernfeld]], [[Andrea Catenaro]], and Jake Berry
*[[Freakout 2000|2000]] - [[Jennifer Bernfeld]] and Amber Master
*[[Freakout 1999|1999]] - Robin Thomas and Jess Swift
*[[Freakout 1998|1998]] -
*[[Freakout 1997|1997]] - Tracey DiLascio
*[[Freakout 1996|1996]] - Lauren Seagal
*[[Freakout 1995|1995]] -
*[[Freakout 1994|1994]] - Michelle Robinson
*[[Freakout 1993|1993]] -
*[[Freakout 1992|1992]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1991|1991]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1990|1990]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1989|1989]] - Anne Ferraro
*[[Freakout 1981|1981]] - Nine members (unknown)

[[Category:Traditions]]

084 - The Stripper

2009-01-17T22:02:34Z

James:

=About this song=
Written by David Rose. 
Arranged by John Warrington.

=Roadmap=
Vamp from A to the first ending as necessary.

=Dances=
Yeah... It's a dance, of sorts...

=History=
A long-standing tradition of the band... This song is played exactly once per year, at the [[Big Red Freakout!]]. The band will start playing the song, while one or more [[Freakout strippers|strippers]] will "dance" for the crowd (and the band) at the front of the stage. The song will vamp for as long as necessary.

The new [[podium]] was designed with an internal support structure to accomodate holding up a stripper pole. For [[Freakout 2008]], a 1½-inch, 10-foot tall section of steel electrical conduit was purchased and used.

The song is played as a reference to a scene in the 1977 movie Slap Shot, where Michael Ontkean's character starts stripping on the ice, and a marching band that was in attendance starts playing The Stripper.

{{Recording
|titlecolor=red|
|nameofrecording=America's Pep Band (album)
|prevtrack=[[187 - Spanish Flea|26. Spanish Flea]]
|curtrack=27. The Stripper
|nexttrack=[[052 - Proud Mary|28. Proud Mary]]}}

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Active Songs (1996-2003)]]
[[Category:Active Songs (2003-2006)]]
[[Category:Active Songs]]

User:Jcronen

2009-01-17T22:01:56Z

James:

I'm [[Jim Cronen]], the conductor of America's Pep Band from 1997-1998.

I formerly worked for Bloomberg LP (1996-1997), SunGard Insurance Systems in Natick, MA (1999-2003), and Amici LLC (now Xerox) (2003-2004).

I graduated RPI with a bachelor's degree in physics in 1996 and a master's degree in 1999. I currently work as a physics and chemistry teacher at [http://www.nd-bg.org Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School] in Schenectady, NY.

== Year-by-Year ==
*'''1993-1994:''' Played euphonium. Arranged ''Sit on My Face'' for the band with [[Jeff Cutler]] and [[Aaron Williams]]. Roadtripped with the band to [[Lake Placid]] for the [[ECAC Tournament]]. We did not win.
*'''1994-1995:''' Played euphonium. Roadtripped to the north country ([[Clarkson University|Clarkson]] and [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence]]) and got snowed in to get a rare two-night road trip. We also went back to [[Lake Placid]] for the [[ECAC Tournament]] and stayed in the [[White Sled]]. We '''did''' win.
*'''1995-1996:''' Played euphonium, occasionally picking up the trombone here and again. Played euphonium for one game a mere 32 hours after getting my wisdom teeth removed. Made it most of the way into the second period, after which I decided the pain was getting to be too much and I moved over to snare for the rest of the game.
*'''1996-1997:''' Lived in Summit, New Jersey and worked at Bloomberg LP in Manhattan. [[Robin Thomas]], my then-girlfriend and now-wife, was still attending RPI and so I was up to visit every other weekend. The tuba section was down to zero, so I volunteered to play sousaphone before the first football game. Learned sousaphone in the hour between the end of rehearsal and the start of the football game. Played sousaphone for the rest of the year. Roadtripped to [[Yale University|Yale]] (I drove up from New York City) and [[Lake Placid]].
*'''1997-1998:''' Served as [[conductor]]. Developed the [[Cheer Sheets|cheer sheets]] during the summer of 1997. We roadtripped with the football team to [[Worcester State College]]. Roadtripped with the hockey team to [[Colgate University|Colgate]] and [[Cornell University|Cornell]]. Spearheaded the unofficial road trip to [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and the band's first performance at Hobey Baker Rink in more than a decade. Lost to [[Cornell University|Cornell]] in the ECAC Quarterfinals and did not go to [[Lake Placid]].
*'''1998-1999:''' Played alto saxophone. Enjoyed tormenting [[Bill von Achen]], the new conductor. Got drunk with a few other band members before and during the game against [[Brown University|Brown]] (and somehow managed to run the flag for the seventh goal and didn't die).
*'''since 1999:''' Played alto saxophone. Have come back for 1-2 games per year and [[Big Red Freakout!|Freakout]] every year except 2005-2006.

Freakout

2009-01-17T22:00:56Z

James: Redirecting to Big Red Freakout!

#REDIRECT [[Big Red Freakout!]]

Eugene Binda, Jr. (Referee)

2009-01-17T21:58:26Z

James:

A referee during the [[2006-2007]] season, he earned notoriety and infamy during the first round of playoffs (RPI at [[Colgate University|Colgate]]) wherein he failed to call a goal which was observed by the fans, players, and the goal judge (who later called him over to explain that a goal had been scored).

Colgate University

2009-01-17T21:57:35Z

James:

{{Road trip|
Destination=Colgate University|
Location=Hamilton, NY|
Distance=130 mi.|
Venue=Starr Rink}}
__NOTOC__
The Colgate University Raiders are one of the twelve men's and women's hockey teams in the [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]] and one of the six ECAC teams in New York State. Excluding [[Union College|Union]], Colgate is the closest ECAC school to RPI - a little under 2.5 hours by bus or car.

Hockey at Colgate is played at Starr Rink, a 2,600 seat arena located across the street from most of Colgate's campus. The rink is among the smaller in the league, but still rarely comes close to selling out. Bands are usually placed in the visitor section at the end of the rink (behind the visiting goalie) or in one of the sections adjacent to the visitor section.

Colgate's fans are [[Random_Colgate_fan_in_the_green_shirt_who_was_being_an_asshole_and_pretend_conducting_when_Dan_was_conducting_the_band|mostly]] docile and friendly, and [[Colgate Pep Band|their band]] is friendly and sociable. We usually play at least one song with them whenever one of us travels to the other's school. In the [[2006-2007]] season, we hosted the Colgate band for a night, having a joint party with both bands and putting them up in the Union for the night.

=Where to stay=
In general, there is a real lack of viable lodging in the immediate Hamilton area. If going for a Colgate/[[Cornell University|Cornell]] weekend, it would make more sense to stay somewhere between the two schools (most likely in Cortland). If traveling to Colgate for a playoff series, staying in Utica may be advisable since that's where you'll be spending your afternoons shopping and sightseeing.

If looking to stay in the immediate vicinity of Colgate, the White Eagle Conference Center rents cabins with 4 double rooms each for a reasonable price. In the winter this place will be mostly deserted and the band can have it pretty much to itself.

White Eagle Conference Center 
2816 Lake Moraine Road 
Hamilton, NY 13346 
P: 1-800-295-9322 
P: 315-824-2002 

=What to do=
The general consensus between both the Colgate and RPI Pep Bands has been that there is nothing to do at Colgate. Keeping this in mind, the band decided to go to Utica for the day on their most recent trip to Colgate. Utica boasts a number of malls and a movie theater within walking distance of each other, as well as the Matt Brewing Company, home of Saranac beer. The brewery offers tours on Saturday and Sunday afternoons (call ahead for reservations) that cost $10. Each tour includes two free beers or nonalcoholic beverages.

=Recent Trips=
*[[1998-1999|December 4, 1998]]
*[[2002-2003|February 22, 2003]]
*[[2006-2007#March 2-4, 2007: The Ultimate Home Ice Advantage!|March 2-4, 2007]] (1st Round ECAC Playoffs)
*[[2007-2008#February 15-16, 2008: Men's Hockey @ Colgate & Cornell|February 15, 2008]]

=External Links=
*[http://www.colgate.edu/ Colgate University]
*[http://kingsley.colgate.edu/pepband/ Colgate's Pep Band]
*[http://www.whiteagle.com White Eagle Conference Center]
*[http://www.saranac.com Matt Brewing Company]
*[http://www.sangertown.com/ Sangertown Square Mall]

[[Category:Road trips]]
[[Category:Schools]]

Colgate University

2009-01-17T21:56:31Z

James:

{{Road trip|
Destination=Colgate University|
Location=Hamilton, NY|
Distance=130 mi.|
Venue=Starr Rink}}
__NOTOC__
The Colgate University Raiders are one of the twelve men's and women's hockey teams in the [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]] and one of the six ECAC teams in New York State. Excluding [[Union College|Union]], Colgate is the closest ECAC school to RPI - a little under 2.5 hours by bus or car.

Hockey at Colgate is played at Starr Rink, a 2,600 seat arena located across the street from most of Colgate's campus. The rink is among the smaller in the league, but still rarely comes close to selling out. Bands are usually placed in the visitor section at the end of the rink (behind the visiting goalie) or in one of the sections adjacent to the visitor section.

Colgate's fans are [[Random_Colgate_fan_in_the_green_shirt_who_was_being_an_asshole_and_pretend_conducting_when_Dan_was_conducting_the_band|mostly]] docile and friendly, and [[Colgate Pep Band|their band]] is friendly and sociable. We usually play at least one song with them whenever one of us travels to the other's school. In the [[2006-2007]] season, we hosted the Colgate band for a night, having a joint party with both bands and putting them up in the Union for the night.

=Where to stay=
In general, there is a real lack of viable lodging in the immediate Hamilton area. If going for a Colgate/[[Cornell]] weekend, it would make more sense to stay somewhere between the two schools (most likely in Cortland). If traveling to Colgate for a playoff series, staying in Utica may be advisable since that's where you'll be spending your afternoons shopping and sightseeing.

If looking to stay in the immediate vicinity of Colgate, the White Eagle Conference Center rents cabins with 4 double rooms each for a reasonable price. In the winter this place will be mostly deserted and the band can have it pretty much to itself.

White Eagle Conference Center 
2816 Lake Moraine Road 
Hamilton, NY 13346 
P: 1-800-295-9322 
P: 315-824-2002 

=What to do=
The general consensus between both the Colgate and RPI Pep Bands has been that there is nothing to do at Colgate. Keeping this in mind, the band decided to go to Utica for the day on their most recent trip to Colgate. Utica boasts a number of malls and a movie theater within walking distance of each other, as well as the Matt Brewing Company, home of Saranac beer. The brewery offers tours on Saturday and Sunday afternoons (call ahead for reservations) that cost $10. Each tour includes two free beers or nonalcoholic beverages.

=Recent Trips=
*[[1998-1999|December 4, 1998]]
*[[2002-2003|February 22, 2003]]
*[[2006-2007#March 2-4, 2007: The Ultimate Home Ice Advantage!|March 2-4, 2007]] (1st Round ECAC Playoffs)
*[[2007-2008#February 15-16, 2008: Men's Hockey @ Colgate & Cornell|February 15, 2008]]

=External Links=
*[http://www.colgate.edu/ Colgate University]
*[http://kingsley.colgate.edu/pepband/ Colgate's Pep Band]
*[http://www.whiteagle.com White Eagle Conference Center]
*[http://www.saranac.com Matt Brewing Company]
*[http://www.sangertown.com/ Sangertown Square Mall]

[[Category:Road trips]]
[[Category:Schools]]

APBWiki:Current events

2008-12-18T03:40:01Z

James:

== December 2008 ==
*12/17/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.13.3.
== August 2008 ==
*08/14/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.13.0.
== March 2008 ==
*03/20/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.12.0.
== September 2007 ==
*09/16/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.2. I attempted to go to 1.11, but for some reason, it didn't work correctly.
== May 2007 ==
*05/10/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.0
*05/05/2007 - The system has been moved onto my brand new server. It should be ''MUCH'' faster now.
== February 2007 ==
*02/08/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.2
*02/04/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.1
*02/01/2007 - The wiki is officially moved to its new address at http://apbwiki.rpipepbandalumni.org, though http://apbwiki.jlauser.net will continue to redirect.
== December 2006 ==
*12/29/2006 - Yay! I finally fixed an issue with the database server that was causing pages with a lot of links on them to render incorrectly. Affected pages were the Help contents page, the managers page, the conductors page, and pretty much any other page with 10 or more links. But now it's all fixed, so you can all be happy again.
*12/11/2006 - I fixed the caching/acceleration engines on my webserver, so the wiki should run much faster now.
*12/10/2006 - APBWiki goes live!
*12/07/2006 - APBWiki moves to public test
*12/04/2006 - First content added to APBWiki
*12/03/2006 - APBWiki is created in test

2008-2009 Quotes

2008-11-08T20:25:03Z

James: /* Conductor Quotes */

This page is for memorable quotes from the 2008-2009 season. See [[Quotes#Rules_for_this_page|here]] for rules on editing this page.

==General Quotes==
"Yeah, that's where they got the saying ''like lightning off a goose's back''." -Drew, at Grafton Lake during SOs

"You take a left, then a right, then a right, then a left..." -Yuri, trying to give Will directions to his apartment

"I can be your beard." -Drew to Leah

"Ananomy" -Franke attempting to say 'anatomy'

"Jeff Jones everybody!" -The Band

==Manager Quotes==
"And remember: if you die in Canada, you die in real life." -Bonnie, in an email to the band about the trip to Canada

==Conductor Quotes==

* "It's Rensselicious!" - Malinski

 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"; border="1"
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|'''Previous Season'''||'''Next Season'''
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|align="center" |[[2007-2008 Quotes|2007-2008]]||align="center"|2009-2010
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[[Category:Season Quotes]]

Talk:Podium

2008-10-20T18:07:16Z

James:

This was confirmed then? :( [[User:Trick trickster|Trick trickster]] 14:12, October 20, 2008 (UTC)

*Yes. "There is a slight chance it might turn up." I doubt it. [[User:Malins|Malinski]] 16:56, October 20, 2008 (UTC)

We do still have the plans for the podium, so it theoretically could be rebuilt... But a lot of hard work went into that podium and we really should try to seek some kind of reparation. [[User:James|James]] 18:07, October 20, 2008 (UTC)

Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Québec City, PQ, Canada

2008-10-16T15:16:06Z

James:

{{Road trip|
Destination=Pavillon de la Jeunesse|
Location=Québec City, PQ, Canada|
Distance=364 mi.|
Venue=Pavillon de la Jeunesse}}

The Pavillon de la Jeunesse is a small arena in Québec City that houses ice hockey games and other ice sports.

=Where to stay=
During the October 2008 trip, the band, team, fans, and Vermont's team stayed at the [http://www.hotelambassadeur.ca Hôtel Ambassadeur].

=What to do=
Old Québec (''Vieux-Québec'') is a good place to walk around, with plenty of places for food, drinks, and shopping. It's a European style city that is the only remaining walled North American city north of Mexico.

=Recent trips=
*[[2008-2009#Road Trips|October 11, 2008]] - Men's Hockey vs. [[University of Vermont|Vermont]] (Lost 1-4)

=External links=
*[http://www.quebecregion.com/e/membres-details.asp?lnMajMajorBc=200&lnMemOrgId=35388&sMinorMinor=0220 Contact info]

[[Category:Road trips]]

File talk:Officer 2008-2009.jpg

2008-08-17T14:49:03Z

James: New page: We should get a picture where Kevin doesn't look quite so constipated. ~~~~

We should get a picture where Kevin doesn't look quite so constipated. [[User:James|James]] 14:49, August 17, 2008 (UTC)

APBWiki:Current events

2008-08-14T22:14:59Z

James:

== August 2008 ==
*08/14/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.13.0.
== March 2008 ==
*03/20/2008 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.12.0.
== September 2007 ==
*09/16/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.2. I attempted to go to 1.11, but for some reason, it didn't work correctly.
== May 2007 ==
*05/10/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to 1.10.0
*05/05/2007 - The system has been moved onto my brand new server. It should be ''MUCH'' faster now.
== February 2007 ==
*02/08/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.2
*02/04/2007 - MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.9.1
*02/01/2007 - The wiki is officially moved to its new address at http://apbwiki.rpipepbandalumni.org, though http://apbwiki.jlauser.net will continue to redirect.
== December 2006 ==
*12/29/2006 - Yay! I finally fixed an issue with the database server that was causing pages with a lot of links on them to render incorrectly. Affected pages were the Help contents page, the managers page, the conductors page, and pretty much any other page with 10 or more links. But now it's all fixed, so you can all be happy again.
*12/11/2006 - I fixed the caching/acceleration engines on my webserver, so the wiki should run much faster now.
*12/10/2006 - APBWiki goes live!
*12/07/2006 - APBWiki moves to public test
*12/04/2006 - First content added to APBWiki
*12/03/2006 - APBWiki is created in test

135 - Louie, Louie

2008-05-24T17:20:42Z

James:

{{stub}}
=About this song=
Arranged by Michael Sweeney, recorded by The Kingsmen

=Instrumentation requirements=

=Roadmap=
There are two 4 measure solos written in succession, starting at measure 29. Typically, the first solo (drums) is cut, so that the trumpet solo happens at 29.

=History=

=Notes=
This piece is marked to be played at ''Tempo di Louie''. This clearly means that the tempo of the piece is dependent on the rate at which some random person named Louie does... something. The actual metric of Louie that is to be measured is not defined. If no Louie is available, or said Louie does not have a suitable metric to measure, assume that either the current [[conductor]] or a member of the [[:Category:percussion|percussion]] is named Louie.

An alternative interpretation is that the tempo of the piece is defined as the tempo of the piece. Since the tempo is equal to itself, this means that any tempo is correct. Another similar interpretation is that the tempo is defined to be the square root of the tempo (sqrt(Louie*Louie)). Since the only value for Louie such that Louie=Louie*Louie is 1, this must imply that the tempo is 1bpm, making this the longest song in the band's repertoire. Another alternative interpretation is that the tempo is half of its own tempo (Louie=Louie+Louie), meaning that the tempo is 0bpm. This presents a problem and an interesting consequence. The problem is that the song takes an infinite amount of time to perform, but the consequence is that it can be stated that any band that has ever attempted to play Louie, Louie must still be playing the song, and will continue forever.
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Active Songs (1996-2003)]]
[[Category:Active Songs (2003-2006)]]
[[Category:Active Songs]]

135 - Louie, Louie

2008-05-24T17:08:43Z

James: *smack*

135 - Louie, Louie

2008-05-24T17:06:30Z

James:

438 - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

2008-04-28T17:41:17Z

James:

=About this song=
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" is originally recorded by Jet. This version is arranged by Paul Murtha.
=Instrumentation requirements=
A strong trombone section is necessary, as they have the verse melody from measure 17 to 36.
=Roadmap=
The actual song starts with a tambourine solo. The band doesn't do that because no one would hear it, nor is it included in the band's arrangement.
=History=
This song has taken on a tradition similar to [[142 - Gimme' Some Lovin']], in that the band yells ''"NO!"'' whenever it is called by the conductor. 
Recently members of the band have been yelling "GO!" as a pickup into measure 9 and "I said, are you gonna be my girl?" in measures 61-62 (with pickup), mirroring the actual song.

{{Recording
|titlecolor=black
|nameofrecording=Pep Band 2006 CD
|prevtrack=[[142 - Gimme' Some Lovin'|17. Gimme' Some Lovin']]
|curtrack=18. Are You Gonna Be My Girl
|nexttrack=[[041 - Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer|19. Hail (short)]]}}

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Active Songs]]

2004-2005

2008-04-13T17:08:39Z

James:

[[Image:Officer_2004-2005.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 2004-05 officers]]
Conductor: [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser]] 
Managers: [[Andrew Bickford]], [[Erin Chapman]] 
[[Freakout 2005|Freakout]] opponent: [[Brown University|Brown]] (Won 4-3, netting the game winner with 8.3 seconds left in regulation) 
Gift: Foam Hand

=Road Trips=
*[[United States Military Academy|Army]] hockey (Won 5-1).

*[[Union College|Union]] hockey (Lost 2-3). Played three games against Union in two days (two hockey, one football), lost all three.

*Overnight to [[St. Lawrence University|SLU(t)]] (Won 3-2) and [[Clarkson University|Clarkson]] (Won 4-3). First sweep of the North Country in 20 years, and we got to travel back to Troy in a blizzard!!

*One night stand to [[University of Vermont|Vermont]] (Lost 2-3). The band made what was in all likelihood its last trip to Gutterson Field House (UVM left the ECAC in favor of the greener pastures of Hockey East after the '04-'05 season).

=Playoffs=
====Hockey====
*ECAC Playoffs - Round 1: @ [[Brown University|Brown]]: Lost in two games, 4-7, 3-4(OT)
 
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Toll Booth Song

2008-04-13T17:08:12Z

James:

The Toll Booth Song is sung by the members of the band on all road trips whenever the bus passes through a toll booth. A line is added to the song during the first road trip of the Spring semester each year to commemorate that year's [[conductor]]. The song's origins are unknown by the current members of the band, though it would seem likely that it started sometime in the early 1990's as the list of [[Conductor|conductors]] in the song is roughly that long.

===Lyrics===
''Ahhhhhh'' (hold this when the toll booth first comes into sight, then start singing once the bus pulls out) 
''Oh, I wish all the rain drops were lemon drops and gum drops and oh what a rain it would beeeee-e! 
''I'd stand outside with my mouth open wide going "ah, ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah" 
''ARGH! I kiss myself. MWaa! 
''Candygram! 
''Your Mother! 
''[[Dave Noble|Dave Noble's a Geek!]] 
''[[Stephanie Tudor|Steph's a blonde!]] 
''[[Kim Bosco|Stand up, Kim!]] 
''[[Jim Gross|Shut up, Jim!]] 
''[[Mike Brown|Mike can fly!]] 
''[[Ray Kim|Are we there yet Daddy Ray?]] 
''[[Jim Cronen|Jim doesn't suck!]] 
''[[Bill von Achen|Bill, you commie bastard!]] 
''[[Sebastian Corbisiero|Sebbie one hands it!]] 
''[[James Sattler|Tex tunes it, y'all!]] 
''[[Tim Vanderpoel|Tiny Timmmmaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!]] 
''[[Victoria Myers|How do you do a Vickie?]] 
''[[Charlie Scaringello|Faster Charlie!]] 
''[[Sarah (Toner) Lauser|Arrr, Save Erin, Sarah!]] 
''[[Tim Tesluk|Teh-slut-at-rpi-dot-edu]] 
''[[Dan Schwarting|Evacuate! Evacuate! Go, Dan, Go!]] 
''[[Mike Franke|It's not your fault, Mike!]] 

[[Category:Vocal cheers]][[Category:Traditions]]

Conductor

2008-04-13T17:07:35Z

James:

Person with the wavy hands at the front of the band. Until the beginning of the [[1983-1984|1983 season]], the position of conductor didn't exist. At first, the conductor was present to keep the band on the same beat (no pun intended). Today, the conductor is a spokesperson of the band, working with the [[Manager|managers]] to coordinate band activities. For a list of things that are traditionally done by/to the conductor, see [[Conductor Traditions]].

=Current Conductor=
[[Steve Malinski]]

=Past Conductors=
*2007-2008 [[Mike Franke]]
*2006-2007 [[Dan Schwarting]]
*2005-2006 [[Tim Tesluk]]
*2004-2005 [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser|Sarah Lauser]] (Toner)
*2003-2004 [[Charlie Scaringello]]
*2002-2003 [[Victoria Myers|Vicki Myers]]
*2001-2002 [[Tim Vanderpoel]]
*2000-2001 [[James Sattler]]
*1999-2000 [[Sebastian Corbisiero]]
*1998-1999 [[Bill von Achen]]
*1997-1998 [[Jim Cronen]]
*1996-1997 [[Ray Kim]]
*1995-1996 [[Mike Brown]]
*1994-1995 [[Jim Gross]]
*1993-1994 [[Kim Bosco]] (Gailey)
*1992-1993 [[Stephanie Tudor]]
*1991-1992 [[Dave Noble]]
*1990-1991 [[Jim Ungar|Jim "Fungus" Ungar]]
*1989-1990 [[Jason Bell]]
*1988-1989 [[Dave O'Neill]]
*1987-1988 [[Jim Ungar]]
*1986-1987 [[Jim Ungar]]
*1985-1986 [[Brad Amidon]], [[Jim Ungar]] (1/2 year each)
*1984-1985 [[Brad Amidon]]
*1983-1984 [[Brad Amidon]]
*1973-1983 No official position of conductor
*1924-1973 [[A. Olin Niles]]

[[Category:People|!People]][[Category:Conductors|!Conductors]]

Sarah (Toner) Lauser

2008-04-11T18:25:19Z

James: /* Songs Purchased/Introduced */

[[Image:Sarah_Toner.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sarah, with [[Little Brown Dog (stuffed animal)|LBD]]]]
[[User:Sarah|Sarah Toner]] PHYS '06(BS)
__NOTOC__
===Information===
*Mellophone, Percussion, Trumpet: 2003-present
*[[Conductor]]: [[2004-2005]]

===Songs Purchased/Introduced===
*Hey Pachuco
*Boom Boom Boom

===Song Line===
*[[Toll Booth Song|"Arrr, Save Erin, Sarah!"]]

[[Category:People|Toner, Sarah]][[Category:Conductors|Toner, Sarah]][[Category:Mellophones|Toner, Sarah]]

James Lauser

2008-04-11T18:24:02Z

James:

[[User:James|James Lauser]] CS '05
===Info===
*Mellophone: 2001-Present
*Married to [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser]]

[[Category:People|Lauser, James]][[Category:Mellophones|Lauser, James]]

Sarah Toner

2008-04-11T18:23:14Z

James: Sarah Toner moved to Sarah (Toner) Lauser

#REDIRECT [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser]]