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1987 Season - Pregame Scripts

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Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed, Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of R. Gadget Cheeseman the third, Claude "We did it in 9 days" White, and Drum Major Brett "I hope my fiancee doesn't find out about this" Dorny. 

 

Band plays "Fight On"

 

Today's highball toast goes to the class of 1991 may you get into the medical school of your choice and remember, only 3824 more hours until the MCATs.

 

Band plays "Highball"

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

 

The announcer will ask people to stand for the National Anthem (just give him the mike).

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_Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed, Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of R. Gadget Cheeseman the third, Claude "We did it in 9 days" White, and Drum Major Brett "I hope my fiancee doesn't find out about this" Dorny. 

 

Band plays "Fight On"

 

Today's highball toast goes to the class of 1991 may you get into the medical school of your choice and remember, only 3824 more hours until the MCATs.

 

Band plays "Highball"

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

 

The announcer will ask people to stand for the National Anthem (just give him the mike).

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                _Ladies and gentlemen introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Greer "Bucknell is for drugies" Cheeseman, Claude "Bucknell is for drugies" White, and Drum Major Brett "Maybe I should have gone to Bucknell" Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN

Band plays: Fight On

 

Todays highball toast goes to the inmates of the Lewisburg prison.  Glad to see that you could all make it here for today's game.

 

Band forms: highball

Band plays: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Band forms: P

Band plays: Alma Mater

(that's all she wrote)

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Ladies and gentlemen introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Greer "Bucknell is for drugies" Cheeseman, Claude "Bucknell is for drugies" White, and Drum Major Brett "Maybe I should have gone to Bucknell" Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN

Band plays: Fight On

 

Todays highball toast goes to the inmates of the Lewisburg prison.  Glad to see that you could all make it here for today's game.

 

Band forms: highball

Band plays: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Band forms: P

Band plays: Alma Mater

(that's all she wrote)

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Introducing the relatively huge, the comparitively enormous, the well endowed Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania marching band under the direction of Greer "Alex Trevec" Cheeseman, Claude "Wink Martindale" White, and Drum Major Brett "Richard Dawson" Dorny.  This is your field announcer Jordan "Don Pardo" Sonnenblick.

 

form: PEN to PE N

play: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to the Columbia football team, a team that truly understands the old expression "when the going gets tough the tough go home."

 

form: highball

play: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

(that's all she wrote)

Columbia pregame

toast goes to last year's Ivy football teams.  As they were once they were cut, now they're scabs.

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Ladies and gentlemen introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed, Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of R. Greer "Oh my God I have to assume control" Cheeseman III, Claude "Oh my God Greer has to assume control" White and Drum Major Brett "Mutiny" Dorny.

Band forms: PENN
Band plays: Fight On

Today's highball toast goes to the fraternities here at the University of Pennsylvania.  We are glad to see that stripped  of their right to drink they took off  and found alternate entertainment for their rush period.

Band forms: highball

Band plays: Drink a Highball

 

Please for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

(That's all she wrote.)

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Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the huge, the enormous, the well-endowed Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band, under the direction of Claude "marriage is for masochists" White, Greer "nobody told me she had kids" Cheeseman and Drum Major Brett "80 days but who's counting" Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN

Band plays: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to  UA Vice Chair Sander Gerber who was    disappointed with the blank rhetoric of many UA candidates.  Now isn't that special.

 

Band forms: Highball

Band plays: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

That's all she wrote.

ear our eyes are permanently red and sore from so many all nighters.

Band forms:

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_Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Claude "I do not look like Ed McMahon" White and Greer "I do not dress like Doc Sevrenson" Cheeseman.  I'm Jordan Sonnenblick up in the booth and now ... HEEERE's Drum Major Brett Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN

Band plays: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to Ronald Reagan for giving a reassuring speech after the collapse of the stock market.  Gosh, we certainly all feel much better.

 

Band forms: Highball

Band plays: Drink a Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

That's all she wrote.

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Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Claude "I do not look like Ed McMahon" White and Greer "I do not dress like Doc Sevrenson" Cheeseman.  I'm Jordan Sonnenblick up in the booth and now ... HEEERE's Drum Major Brett Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN

Band plays: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to Ronald Reagan for giving a reassuring speech after the collapse of the stock market.  Gosh, we certainly all feel much better.

 

Band forms: Highball

Band plays: Drink a Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

That's all she wrote.

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Ladies and gentlemen introducing the huge, the enormous, well endowed Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Claude White Class of '71, Greer Cheeseman class of '77 and Drum Major Brett Dorny class of '85, '86, '87 and '88.

 

Band forms: cascading Penn

Band plays: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to the very generous alumnus who started the Band's endowment fund.  If anyone would like to be that person please come see us at 519 Annenberg Center immediately following the game.

 

Band forms: Highball

Band plays: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

That's all she wrote.

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Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the hugely spirited, the enormously vivacious, the well endowed Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Claude "anyone can pick up a Lafayette woman" White, Greer "anyone can pick up a Lafayette woman" Ch eeeseman and Drum Major Brett "You guys take the bus back, I'll meet you later" Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN
Band plays: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to Douglas Ginsburg.  Finally Ronald Reagan came up with an appropriate nomination for the country's high est court.

 

Band forms: highball

Band plays: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

That's all she wrote.

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_Ladies and gentlemen introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed, Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Claude "chicken fricasee" White, Greer "chicken a la king" Cheeseman and Drum Major Brett "You guys are foul" Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN

Band plays: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to Colonel Sanders, Frank Perdue and Harvard University, institutions who really know how to make boneless chicken right.

 

Band forms: highball

Band plays: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

That's all she wrote.

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Ladies an gentlemen introducing the huge, the enormous, the well endowed Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Marching Band under the direction of Claude I can't believe Dartmouth waited until last night to call us" White, Greer "I can't believe Dartmouth waited until last night to call us" Cheeseman and Drum Major Brett "Did I forget to tell you guys that Dartmouth called two weeks ago?" Dorny.

 

Band forms: PENN

Band plays: Fight On

 

Today's highball toast goes to the class of 1988.  You have been and ever shall be our friends, live long and prosper ... and don't forget to call your mother every once in a while.

 

Band forms: highball

Band plays: Highball

 

Please rise for the Alma Mater of the University of Pennsylvania.

That's all she wrote.

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