Posted on 09/24/2012 1:56:09 PM PDT by Red Badger
A Pennsylvania high school marching band is raising eyebrows with a halftime performance that commemorates the Russian revolution, complete with red flags, olive military-style uniforms, and giant hammers and sickles.
“St. Petersburg: 1917” is the theme for the New Oxford High School Marching Band. Ironically, the school’s athletic teams are called the Colonials and their colors are red, white and blue. The band’s website features a picture of the group with students holding a hammer and sickle.
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Anyone think Union goons are behind this brilliant idea?
Beautiful. Those white “wing” flags make some of the best flag routines for bands. Our son’s H.S. band used them one year and won every contest they entered.
We talked about it ;-)
The next year we were e PLO. We wore fatigues. Half of the people were mortified that we were making jokes. The other half appreciated the levity.
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