UPDATED: January 29, 2010

• Okay, I won't bore you with the technical details. but after my laptop's mother board fried, it was a little difficult getting this site up and running agian. Fortunately, I was able to retrieve my files otherwise, I might be starting from scratch here.

while I'm going to be on a cruise, it is my hope to post some new material here the first week of February. Stay tuned, and thank you for your continued patronage.

More photos from the MSU game day:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Looked for something musical about thanksgiving, and couldn't find anything, so I'll share this with you if you haven't seen it before.

If you've never seen the tuba cadence, here it is:

Here the Purdue Marching Band does the tuba cadence on Friday after practice from james wallace on Vimeo.

More photos from the MSU game:

On Friday's before a big ten football game, the band marches through the parking garage on their way back to Elliott after practice. Here we see the band exiting the garage. I arrived a little late, but you'll hear the tail end of hail purdue.

Purdue Band Exits Parking Garage from james wallace on Vimeo.

The weekends are always a little more difficult for me to post photos here, and although its Sunday evening, at least they will be here Monday morning if its too late on Sunday for you to check in here.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: I will typically be posting photos in the morning (west coast time) and a video later in the day. This should continue until the thanksgiving holiday, when I will be out of town and not be able to update the site until my return on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Here the band arrives at the Slayter Center for the MSU pre game concert.

Untitled from james wallace on Vimeo.

Here are some photos from the MSU activities:

Here is a video of the band marching from the drill field to their pre-game concert at Slayter.

Untitled from james wallace on Vimeo.

Here are some more photos from the MSU game weekend:

Now, here is a video I encourage everyone to see, as the cymbals do their routine at the post game concert at the fountain.

Purdue Cymbals Are Hot! from james wallace on Vimeo.

I think you are going to like some of these photos from the MSU game, especially of the seniors. I suggest you check in here daily, as I am going to be uploading a fair amount, and its possible some could be deleted before you see them if you wait.

Here is an article that ran in Purdue's newspaper, the exponent about the band: Exponent Article

Please remember to check the link on the left, "Meaghans Favorites" for updated photos as well.

Here are some photos from the practice on 11/12

Here are some photos taken either on the 11th or 12th:

Here are some photos from Practice on the Nov 11th

Here are some photos from the practice on Tuesday 11/10

AAMB SENIORS: Scroll down for info re career coaching.

Here is some interesting reading from a Michigan photographer regarding our band: Michigan Photographer Blog

Here are a few photos from Monday's practice. And, BTW, Meaghan and I have tons of photos still to post from the Michigan trip, as well as other games.

I should say now that please do not stop visiting this site after the marching season is over, as I probably have sufficient inventory of photos to keep fresh material here until the next band camp in August, 2010.

Here is a video of the thriller performance at the Illinois game. I did not take this, but for those parents who were not there, is gives you an idea of the performance.

Solo Twirlers from james wallace on Vimeo.

Thriller from james wallace on Vimeo.

Hitching A ride from james wallace on Vimeo.

Well, the trip to Salin, Michigan wasn't without its interesting moments. The first bus to break down did so before we were even out of West Lafayette. The next few photos are from that hour. Actually, we pulled over next to an Auto Zone on Hwy52, and realized that their was fluid pouring out of a hose in th engine compartment. Then, two lucky things happened 1) auto zone actually had the exact hose we needed and 2) there were two mechanics in auto zone at the time and they agree to help us by replacing the hose. While that was going on, the students were having a good a time as possible, as depicted by these photos:

After the repairs were finished, we were on our way, finally, departing West Lafayette one hour behind schedule. No worries though, as Director Jay figured we would still be relatively on time. Only problem is, then the second bus broke down. Only this time, it could not be repaired, all of the students, and their instruments, luggage and other equipment, had to be off loaded, and placed onto the other six busses. Fortunately, there were sufficient empty seats to accomodate everyone. Here are some photos from that incident

Well, we made it and were only, after all of that, about thirty minutes late. The performance by the band was, as expected, outstanding. One lady came over to me afterwards, and thinking I was staff, said "you guys were awesome".

AAMB SENIORS: Pat has a sign up sheet in the band office if you are interested in some one on one assistance with your resume. Also, I will be available Tues, Wed and Thurs evening, Nov 10th, 11th and 12th to show you the "process" of finding and securing a job (to include researching prospective firms, your resume, cover letter, interviewing skills, and post interview strategies). You should think about attending one. I need a minimum of 5 per session. Non-seniors are welcome to attend if you like. They will start immediately after practice @ 5:30 p.m. and last one hour.

UPDATE: I will be with the band at the Michigan game, and the next game vs. MSU as well. Thanks to the assistance of a band parent, I will have access to the photo deck upstairs in the press box, where I will be able to take videos of the bands performance and post here. Also, Meaghan is traveling to the game as well, and she will get photos on the field while I am up at the press box. So, you'll get the best of both worlds. (I hope)

PHOTO REQUESTS: As you may know, the photos here are small, and not necessarily suitable for printing other than, perhaps, a 4x4 photo. If you would like a higher resolution photo, I can provide that for you, but I need to know the photo property ID, and not just a general description of where the photo is posted. You see, if it was the third photo down today, it might be the 10th photo down tomorrow. You can obtain the photo ID by placing your cursor on the photo, then right clicking. That will bring up a menu, and one of the menu items is properties. Click on properties and you'll see the photo ID. Most/all of my photo id's are associated with the team we played, unless it was a practice, in which case I just use the date.

LASTLY: I have tons and tons of video and photos left to post, so please know that there will be new material here for months to come. Or, until I see that the site no longer has a sufficient number of visitors to make the extension of labor worthwhile.

Part of what I try to accomplish here is let you see what the "day in the life" of a band member is like. These next two videos will not win any awards, but they will help those who cannot travel to watch the band perform get a better idea of their activities. These two involve the pregame concert at the Slayter Center.

Purdue Marching Band Performs at Pre game concert at Slayter from james wallace on Vimeo.

Purdue Band Takes The Stage at Slayter Center from james wallace on Vimeo.

Here is some news about this site that I thought I'd share with you: purduebandfan gets noticed

Here is a video of the band arriving at the Slatyer Ceter for their pregame concert. This was shot from the stage looking out at the audience.

Purdue Marching Band Arrives At Slayter Center from james wallace on Vimeo.

The run out (end) of the post game fountain concert from james wallace on Vimeo.

Purdue Marching Band Arrives at Ross-Ade Stadium from james wallace on Vimeo.

Now, on to posting some photos.

Maybe this is more information than you wanted to know: Purdue Info

If you want listen to Hail Purdue Click Play

SOME PARTS OF THIS SITE ARE STILL UNDER CONS10TRUCTION. The official site of the band is located here: www.purdue.edu/bands

ALUMNI BAND: I have many photos of you that will be posted under the "alumni band" drop down menu above sometime later this week. I think you're going to love some of them. Please be patient and don't forget to check back later to see them.

Dusters Practice for OSU Halftime Performance from james wallace on Vimeo.

Here is a video of the band performing after the game. Its mainly Piccolos and Clarinets.

Purdue Band Performs from james wallace on Vimeo.

Here is a video of the band performing at the fountain after the Northwestern game.

Purdue Marching Band Performs at the fountain following the game from james wallace on Vimeo.