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Big Red Freakout!

2008-05-21T20:28:53Z

Realet: Big Red Freakout moved to Big Red Freakout!: come on, you have to be kidding me. Where's the !

=Obligatory reference to ''The Matrix''=
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Freakout is. You must experience it for yourself.
=Past Freakouts=
''See the category [[:Category:Freakout|Freakout]] for info on Freakouts of the past.''

User:Realet

2008-05-21T20:28:19Z

Realet: added Red Army stuff

Hi, I'm Tom Reale. You may remember me from such intriguing and outstanding Wikis as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and [http://wiki.collegehockeynews.com CHNWiki].

My first RPI hockey game I ever attended was on November 20, 1982. I don't remember it at all, I was about five months old at the time. I'm told there is a picture of me at 2 1/2 two seasons later on George Servinis' shoulders when the team returned from Detroit with the national title.

I attended the Institute from 2000 to 2004 and was a trumpet for the most part. My membership in Lambda Chi Alpha often saw me sitting in Section 22 rather than on the stage at hockey games but I was always game for road trips and football games. The year after I graduated I filled in on bass drum on occasion, and on one sad night tried to roll the snare drum for the anthems and failed miserably.

I was also the one who made wearing a [[Hard Hat|hard hat]] cool again - this was apparently in vogue in the 1980s but died out prior to around 2002 or so when I bought mine and slapped a bullet on it. However, I did not invent the hard hat salute. My hard hat, the original, was often used as a percussion instrument for [[033 - El Cumbanchero]], always while still on my head.

My other claim to fame was as the first Commanding Officer of the [[Red Army]], which came into existence at the 2003 [[Big Red Freakout!]] as an informal name for Section 22 - the words "Red Army" were scrawled on a giant white bedsheet and glued to the railing. From there, various unnamed elements of the band picked up on the communist motif and the concept was eventually co-opted a few years later into the Union's attempt to stir student pride. I have mixed feelings about the Red Army's current mission and purpose.

I am still scheduled to have [[Sarah Toner]]'s children, although I am currently living in St. Cloud, MN covering the St. Cloud State Huskies (can't spell sucks without SCSU, aka one-and-done university) for USCHO.

Cornell Pep Band

2007-08-19T18:51:31Z

Realet: added Bigger Red Band

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The Cornell Pep Band is the pep band of the [[Cornell University|Cornell Big Red]], one of the other teams in [[ECAC Hockey]].

The Cornell band is known for both its quality of playing (probably stemming from actually having music majors) and its intensity at games (along with all other Cornell fans). They occasionally come across as cocky and better-than-you, but this is an Ivy league school after all.

Occassionally, especially when Cornell visits Houston Field House (because of the stage), the two bands will combine during one of the intermissions to create "The Bigger Red Band," a reference to Cornell's moniker "The Big Red Band."

==Recent Visits==
*[[2006-2007|February 10, 2007]]
*[[2005-2006|February 24, 2006]]
*Can't remember if they visited during the 2003-04 season
*[[2002-2003|January 18, 2003]]

=External Links=
*[http://www.rso.cornell.edu/brpep/page/indextest.html Their website]

[[Category:Other Pep Bands]]

The Brown Band

2007-08-19T18:49:29Z

Realet: /* Recent Visits */ I recall the Brown band being at HFH at one of the Freakouts in the early 90s.

[[Image:Brown_pep_band.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pep band on ice]]
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The Brown Pep Band is the pep band of the [[Brown University|Brown Bears]], one of the other teams in [[ECAC Hockey]]. The band prefers to play for their basketball team, and on our [[2006-2007#January 27, 2007|2007 visit]], we were the only band in attendance at the hockey game, save for a few percussionists showing up after their basketball game had ended.

The Brown band is most famous among members of the RPI band as being the "band on ice". After some of their home games, the Brown band strap on skates and perform a field show while skating around the rink.

==Recent Visits==
The Brown Pep Band has not been to RPI in recent memory - their last visit was probably in the early 1990s.

==External Links==
*[http://www.brown.edu/Students/Brown_Band/ Their website]

[[Category:Other Pep Bands]]

User:Realet

2007-08-19T18:30:37Z

Realet:

Hi, I'm Tom Reale. You may remember me from such intriguing and outstanding Wikis as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and [http://wiki.collegehockeynews.com CHNWiki].

My first RPI hockey game I ever attended was on November 20, 1982. I don't remember it at all, I was about five months old at the time. I'm told there is a picture of me at 2 1/2 two seasons later on George Servinis' shoulders when the team returned from Detroit with the national title.

I attended the Institute from 2000 to 2004 and was a trumpet for the most part. My membership in Lambda Chi Alpha often saw me sitting in Section 22 rather than on the stage at hockey games but I was always game for road trips and football games. The year after I graduated I filled in on bass drum on occasion, and on one sad night tried to roll the snare drum for the anthems and failed miserably.

I was also the one who made wearing a [[Hard Hat|hard hat]] cool again - this was apparently in vogue in the 1980s but died out prior to around 2002 or so when I bought mine and slapped a bullet on it. However, I did not invent the hard hat salute. My hard hat, the original, was often used as a percussion instrument for [[033 - El Cumbanchero]], always while still on my head.

I am still scheduled to have [[Sarah Toner]]'s children, although I am currently living in St. Cloud, MN covering the St. Cloud State Huskies (can't spell sucks without SCSU, aka one-and-done university) for USCHO.

User:Realet

2007-08-19T18:27:42Z

Realet: this is me - someone can feel free to turn this into an article if they feel like it

Hi, I'm Tom Reale. You may remember me from such intriguing and outstanding Wikis as [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and [http://wiki.collegehockeynews.com CHNWiki].

My first RPI hockey game I ever attended was on November 20, 1982. I don't remember it at all, I was about five months old at the time. I'm told there is a picture of me at 2 1/2 two seasons later on George Servinis' shoulders when the team returned from Detroit with the national title.

I attended the Institute from 2000 to 2004 and was a trumpet for the most part. My membership in Lambda Chi Alpha often saw me sitting in Section 22 rather than on the stage at hockey games but I was always game for road trips and football games. The year after I graduated I filled in on bass drum on occasion, and on one sad night tried to roll the snare drum for the anthems and failed miserably.

I was also the one who made wearing a [[hard hat]] cool again - this was apparently in vogue in the 1980s but died out prior to around 2002 or so when I bought mine and slapped a bullet on it. However, I did not invent the hard hat salute. My hard hat, the original, was often used as a percussion instrument for [[033 - El Cumbanchero]], always while still on my head.

I am still scheduled to have [[Sarah Toner]]'s children, although I am currently living in St. Cloud, MN covering the St. Cloud State Huskies (can't spell sucks without SCSU, aka one-and-done university) for USCHO.

America's Pep Band (album)

2007-01-14T22:34:41Z

Realet: created page

This CD was recorded on January 20, 2001.

==Track List==
1. [[041 - Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer|Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer (Short)]] (0:29) 
2. [[$$$ - O Canada]] (1:08) 
3. [[$$$ - Star-Spangled Banner]] (1:06) 
4. [[Dr. Who|Doctor Who]] (1:18) 
5. [[065 - Star Wars "Main Title"|Star Wars]] (1:57) 
6. [[142 - Gimme' Some Lovin'|Gimme' Some Lovin']] (1:34) 
7. [[Mexican Cheer]] (0:32) 
8. [[164 - Carry On My Wayward Son|Carry On Wayward Son]] (2:24) 
9. [[162 - Final Countdown|Final Countdown]] (1:49) 
10. [[417 - Funk 49|Funk 49]] (1:42) 
11. [[Duel of the Fates]] (1:46) 
12. [[Brown Derby Jump]] (2:34) 
13. [[057 - Joshua|Joshua]] (1:22) 
14. [[033 - El Cumbanchero|El Cumbanchero]] (1:40) 
15. [[119 - Basin Street Blues|Basin Street Blues]] (1:58) 
16. [[Vehicle]] (2:05) 
17. [[051 - Championship|Championship]] (1:12) 
18. [[043 - Gospel John|Gospel John]] (1:52) 
19. [[389 - The Time Warp|Time Warp]] (1:45) 
20. Drum Jam (1:30) 
21. [[James Bond Theme|James Bond]] (1:51) 
22. [[087 - St. James Infirmary|St. James Infirmary]] (1:25) 
23. [[406 - Secret Agent Man|Secret Agent Man]] (1:30) 
24. [[073 - The Muppet Show Theme|Muppet Show]] (0:55) 
25. [[001 - Looney Tunes Charges and Cheers|Looney Tunes]] (0:20) 
26. [[Spanish Flea]] (1:53) 
27. [[084 - The Stripper|The Stripper]] (1:15) 
28. [[052 - Proud Mary|Proud Mary (56.5 seconds!)]] (1:01) 
29. [[055 - The Brighter Side of Christmas|The Brighter Side of Christmas]] (2:03) 
30. [[072 - 25 or 6 to 4|25 or 6 to 4]] (2:13) 
31. [[387 - Children of Sanchez|Children of Sanchez]] (2:14) 
32. [[019 - The Horse|The Horse]] (1:46) 
33. [[059 - Peter Gunn Theme|Peter Gunn Theme]] (1:45) 
34. [[070 - Hawaii Five-O|Hawaii 5-O]] (1:34) 
35. [[Wild Thing]] (1:49) 
36. [[Handjive|Hand Jive]] (1:01) 
37. [[041.1 - Alma Mater|Alma Mater]] (0:57) 
38. [[041 - Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer|Hail (Short)]] (0:29) 
39. [[099 - Rock Around the Clock|Rock Around The Clock]]/[[Hey Baby]] (3:02) 
40. [[Chris Sommers]] (0:46) 

== Trivia ==

* Tracks 1 and 38 are identical.
* This recording of "Final Countdown" predates the 10 to 1 countdown.
* "Chris Sommers" is a bonus track. As usually occurs, the trombone section started Chris Sommers on their own while the band was attempting to record another track. Laughter can be heard after the opening, and Brian Sell can be heard shouting "That stays on!" at the end. And it did.

052 - Proud Mary

2007-01-14T22:03:35Z

Realet: /* History */

=About the song=
Arranged by Johnie Vinson, originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival
=Roadmap=
Played as fast as possible.
=History=
The original version of this song, by CCR, is just over 3 minutes in length. Our arrangement, played at the correct tempo, would be about the same. The song, however, is not particularly "peppy", so at some point, it was decided that the song should be played faster. This modification snowballed into an odd tradition of playing the song ''as fast as humanly possible'' - previously referred to as "on crack" in order to differentiate from playing it normally. The current "record time" on this song is somewhere around 42 seconds, which translates to a tempo of approximately whole note = 90.

At the recording of [[America's Pep Band (album)|America's Pep Band]] in 2001, it was clocked at 56.5 seconds.

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