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

You laugh at Mr. Minge's funny faces.

You start to tap your foot to elevator music.

You make music jokes in a class when there are no other band members in that class.

You talk to Mr. Minge after school about his music selections.

You spend extra time in the band room and practice your scales faster and faster.

You have pictures of John Phillip Sousa on your locker.

Mr. Minge is your contact person on your emergency card.

You have a different band shirt for everyday of the week.

Your favorite music is classical music on AM radio.

You practice show step when walking around your house.

You walk in step with your friends.

All your friends and your friends' friends are band members.

You try to conduct to Metallica.

Your band uniforms doubles as a Halloween costume.

You don't go home on Wednesday night practice.

The band room phone is like your pager.

You tap your foot to the radio.

Your favorite song is by someone who died 100 years ago.

You wear your marching shoes to school.

You keep a spare change of clothes in your band locker.

You have your band letter and 5 stars after your freshman year.

You wear your marching gloves with your prom dress.

You go to the movies to see the 30 sec marching band scene.

You know what key N*Sync is singing in.

You sing Roll Over Beethoven as you walk to class.

You eat lunch in the band room.

You consider band as a sport.

Every Friday night you go to pep band or are marching

You have your parents video tape the shows so you can march with them in the off season.

You wear your concert attire to homecoming.

Mr. Minge is your first choice to TA for.

You are friends with freshmen.

You make lists (such as this) that make you realize too much.

Get annoyed at non 8 per 5ers.

Your reed budget is higher than your food budget.

You like your polo shirt.

When you cut class, you go to the band room.

You make the Pumpkin of 5ths

You make the posters that don't make sense, then hang them in the band room.

You vow revenge on the music black market.

You don't go home on the day of a football game.

Your only social activity is practice.

Your idea of a recliner is a black music posture chair.

You think mouthpiece is a bad word.

When you graduate, you don't leave.

Mr. Minge's house and band room are on speed dial.

"Best Music" knows your name.

You're the only one who shows up for pep band.

You return to band after you graduate to sell Web - TV.

You don't take "double tonguing" as a dirty joke.

You know "panache" is a feather.

You conduct in the shower.

You psychotically speed to band practice.

You know the real name of //.

You know who Tom Wallace is.

You know how to break into the PAC.

You write jokes about being a band geek...wait a second...

You can tune a tenor sax.

You shed tears during Hail Liberty.

You sit in class and start to finger notes on your pencil.

You double tongue in the halls.

You hum along to the concerts when taking a gov/econ test in Baize's.

You get upset while driving because your windshield wipers aren't in time with the radio.

In a turning lane you notice that the blinkers are not synchronized.

You can relate to the term, "One time in band camp..."

You stop walking in the mall and say "Doh" because you're not in step with the music.

You wear your concert attire, and look at yourself in the mirror and say "I'm good looking".

When you fight for a sports locker, and say "Band is too a sport!" along with the cheerleaders.

24 Ways to Know if You've Been in Band too Long

24. You actually like marching band and would kill to do it all year long.
23. The drummers start making sense to you.
22. You have to stay in step with people around you while walking.
21. You direct the songs on the radio.
20. Playing "stare down" with the drum major is no fun anymore.
19. You wonder what life would be like if you weren't in band.
18. You roll step while you walk to class.
17. You practice your marching music on a daily basis.
16. You think Louie Louie is the best song ever written.
15. You major in music and use your high school band director as a role model.
14. Those stupid "band humor" jokes (see left) are the funniest things you ever heard.
13. You pick out instruments from the music in cartoons.
12. You start screaming "LEFT! LEFT! LEFT!" to people that walk in front of you on the way to class.
11. Drummers start making sense to you.
10. You've dated everyone in the band and now wonder if you've ever gonna have another date.
9. You think that trumpeters have a right to be egotistical.
8. You don't think flutiest have a slight attitude problem.
7. You change from your instrument to the tuba.
6. You have perfect pitch.
5. The band director is always right.
4. You marry that special someone in your section.
3. You have kids and force them to be in music.
2. Drummers make lots of sense to you.
1. You can relate to more than one fourth of these things!

taken from http://www.infoclub.com