Issues Renting Instruments?

Alumni Band Weekend Registrants:

We are excited that so many of you are joining us for Band Day 2014! Please note, that if you did not select and pay the $10 instrument rental fee then we will not have an instrument for you to rent. We have a limited number of each instrument and will be verifying that you paid before issuing instruments. Please make arrangements to bring your own instrument to Band Day 2014.

Thanks for your understanding and Hook 'Em!
 

Mid-October London Update

Assigned Flights

At this point one of your awesome London organizers has notified of you of your assigned flight and group's flight leader. If you're traveling with honorary members, please pass along the flight information as some of their emails are not in our system. If you haven't received an email from us, then contact us immediately to rectify the situation. Please bring your passport or a copy of it to Band Day weekend (preferable Friday) to verify it against our flight manifest. We are detailed-oriented and want to ensure no one is kicked off a flight for typos.  More details are forthcoming once we hear from the London organizers.

Renting Instruments

To be honest, we are having quite a difficult time finding schools to loan us sousaphone cases or additional instruments for the London trip. If you know of any band directors at schools wanting to help us out for a financial donation to their booster program, contact us immediately.

Otherwise, unfortunately, you'll have to obtain an instrument from someone or someplace else, as we are out of solutions. We will work with you on alternate drop off times prior to shipping our carnet mid-December. We sincerely apologize for this grave inconvenience.

Shipping Instruments

Be prepared to get your personal instrument to Austin, TX by Band Day, Oct. 17-18^th, if you want it shipped.

You may drop it off or have a family member, friend, another traveler do so. Please have a luggage tag with your personal contact information on the sturdy case. You'll be handed a special brightly colored orange luggage tag for shipping identification purposes. Please note the approximately value and weight of your personal instrument for insurance shipping purposes.

Here are the three drop off times:

• Friday, Oct. 17th from 5-9p.m. at the business meeting. (Only if you're not participating in Band Day at the LONDON U-Haul).
• Saturday, Oct. 18th at the LONDON U-Haul following the end of the game. 
• Sunday, Oct. 19th 2:00p.m sharp,  load your personal instrument on the U-haul with the orange luggage tag following Mr. DiNino's reception at Scholtz.

Hard/Durable Travel Cases

If you are renting an instrument from LHAB, we will pack it for you.  As stated in our London contract, LHAB can only ship these instruments in sturdy standard instrument cases:

• Alto Sax
• Banner
• Bertha
• Big Flag
• Mello
• Percussion-Bass
• Percussion- Cymbals
• Percussion- Snare
• Percussion- Tenors
• Silk
• SOB
• Trombone
• Tuba
• U.S & State Flag

All other instruments (clarinets, piccolos, trumpets, and twirler batons) will be part of your luggage or carry-on. Please pack accordingly.

Uniforms

Have finally arrived for Band Day weekend! Please complete the Uniform Pickup Option form. Someone is required to sign off that your uniform was picked up. Please bring your passport or a copy of it, to verify what you typed on the passenger manifest. We are detailed-oriented and want to ensure no one is kicked off a flight for typos. Distribution will end promptly at 11a.m. Sat., Oct. 18th. Unfortunately, we will not distribute anymore uniforms until Sunday in Round Rock!

If you’re on Option 3 and live outside of the U.S., please contact us so we can make arrangements with you or find a friendly attendee off the list to pick up your uniform. Thanks in advance for being helpful.

Final Payment

Option 1, 2, & 3ers- please wait until you receive an email invoice for your amount during the week of Oct.19th. You’re expected to pay it in full immediately. Please plan accordingly for the larger sum. As per the London officials: e-tickets, hotel keys, etc…will not be released until you’re paid in full. Your final payment will include plus or minus any variation in airline, airport & government taxes, fee charges, surcharges or currency exchange plus any further payments due for selected extras and the LHAB uniform and shipping if applicable. The new final payment date is Oct. 24, 2014. Do not pay until we email you.

Travel Insurance

London Travel insurance policy has been posted.  We strongly advise everyone to read the full terms and conditions of the insurance policy, as this is a contract between you and the insurer.  We want everyone to take the time to be well-informed regarding their rights and responsibilities.

LNYDP Merchandise 2015

The Official 2015 LNYDP Merchandise is now available to order online, via the Shop at www.LNYDP.com More importantly however, is that the ‘Participant Discount Code’ is activated and is ready to go!

The Participant Discount Code is ‘lnydp2015’ all lower case. If you use this Participant Discount code upon checkout, all participants will pay NO postage and packing and will receive their items in their London hotel.

Please note: The Alfie Bear, LNYDP Cufflinks and LNYDP Pins are now available to buy, for all participants and supporters of LNYDP for the very first time!
 Hook 'Em,

Nefertiti Williams
LHAB President 2014
www.lhab.org
neffy@att.net

Kids at Band Day

This is just a friendly reminder that children over the age of 2 are required by Athletics to have a ticket to enter the stadium. Please abide by their policy.

At the Indoor Practice Facility (IPF aka..Bubble) it's imperative that we respect Athletics facility and their equipment. While we welcome the vibrant energy and enthusiasm of children, they are to be closely monitored by an adult not participating in rehearsal. Please find a friend or babysitter for this task. We appreciate your help with this matter as guests of the Athletic department.

Lastly, for the safety of your child and others, children and non-LHAB members are NOT allowed to march in the ranks. We will have an LHAB officer and other adults assigned to walk this group of kids on the sidewalks near the band. Each child must have their ticket in hand as they will use a different entrance from LHAB. Your children will be escorted to our section of the stadium.

Thanks for your understand and making this a fun day for all ages,
LHAB Officers

Call for Players - Post-Mr. D Memorial @ Scholz's - Sunday, October 19th

Mr. DiNino always held a special place in his heart for LHAB.  As was his wish, he wanted LHAB to a part of his memorial.

We are looking for volunteers to play traditionals at Scholz's following the service on Sunday, October 19th.

Scholz Garten 1607 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, TX 78701

No uniform is required, just bring your instrument, play your heart out, and honor Mr. D! 

The U-Hauls will be there as well with the rented instruments. (All instruments will be returned by 2 pm.)

The reception begins at 12 pm.  Our performance will take place after a short presentation in honor of Mr. D from Alpha Phi Omega and the Texas Cowboys.  Mr. D's favorite jazz band will perform acoustically until the end of the reception.  

If you have any questions, please contact George Moxley at utband1@gmail.com.

Friday Night Rehearsal Location - St. David's Church

Friday Night's rehearsal will be held at St. David's Episcopal Church.

St. David's Church301 E 8th Street, Austin, TX 78701


The schedule is as follows: 

5:00-8:30 pm: Check-In

6:15-6:30 pm: UT Club Pep Rally 

7:15-8:15 pm: Playing Rehearsal & Annual Meeting

8:15-9:30 pm: LHAB Social @ St. David's

Parking is available at St. David's garage and meter parking nearby.

Band Day Uniform Reminder!

In order to participate in LHAB Band Day, all members MUST be in the following uniform:

-black pants

-black shoes

-black socks

-ELBOW LENGTH OR LONGER white collared shirt

**The longer sleeved shirt is a change from previous years, and was made to compliment the burnt orange arm-bands LHAB will be wearing to honor Mr. D.

**Members may opt to wear a short sleeved collared shirt as long as a longer sleeved white shirt is worn underneath.

As usual, burnt orange vests will be issued on Saturday.

Music and Music Pick-Up Instructions

Music and Music Pickup

All of the music that we will be playing on Band Day can be found at http://www.lhab.org/login/music.cfm.

We will play all of the following songs either in the stands and/or during halftime (see the 2014 band day show blog post for more details on this year's halftime show):

Calypso

Grandioso

March of the Longhorns

Texas Fight

The Eyes of Texas

The Yellow Rose of Texas

Wabash Cannonball

There are two music pickup times:

Friday, October 17, 2014 (St. David's Episcopal Church; 301 E. 8th St., Austin, TX 78701)

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Saturday October 18, 2014 (The University of Texas Music Building and Recital Hall)

10:00AM - 11:00AM

Music Pickup Directions

1. Choose your appropriate music folder - music parts are first come, first serve. Brass players: first parts go quickly. I encourage those wishing to play first part to download / print your own music or pickup your music on Friday night.

2. Before leaving the music table, please check to make sure that all of the music you need is in the folder you chose. If not, return the folder and grab a different folder.

3. Play your chops off.

4. After the game, turn in your music in the choir room on the marked table. If you must leave early, please ask a friend to turn in your music folder. Please do not leave your music in the stands at the stadium. 

Thanks and Hook 'Em!

Heather Wright

Longhorn Alumni Band

Vice President: Music Librarian / TBS Liaison

hewright@yahoo.com

LHB Silks: 1997 - 2002

Band Day 2014 Schedule

FRIDAY, October 17     LOCATION~St. David's Church 
                                    301 E 8th Street, Austin, TX 78701

5:00-8:15 pm                Pick up Name tags, BBQ wristbands, Spirit Items; Late registration; Instruments & Music; London Uniforms Distribution 

6:15-6:45pm                 UT Club Pep Rally

7:15-8:30 pm                Business Meeting, Scholarship Presentations, Playing Rehearsal
8:30-9:30pm                 Social Hour
9:30-10:00pm               Vacate St. David's Church

SATURDAY, October 18

10:00 - 11:00 am           Pick up Name tags, BBQ wristbands, Spirit Items; Instruments & Music; London Uniforms Distribution (water, juice, snacks) (Band Hall)

10:00 - 10:30 am           Section Leader Meeting (Byrd Room)  

11:15 am                      Shuttle/Walk to Denius Practice Facility (Bubble)

11:30 am                      Set Up/load in (Bubble)

12:00 – 2:00 pm            LHAB Playing and Marching Rehearsal (Bubble)

2:15 - 2:45 pm              Combined Rehearsal with LHB (Bubble)

3:00 - 4:00 pm              LHB Rehearsal (Bubble)

3:00 - 4:15 pm              LHAB BBQ Meal (Breezeway between BSOM and COFA)

4:15 pm                        LHB BBQ Meal (Band Hall)

4:30 - 5:30 pm              Pick up Vests - must be in uniform (2.106)

5:30- 5:48 pm               LHAB Line-up for march down

5:50 pm                        Call-to, LHAB step-off for march-down to DKR-TMS

6:30 pm                        LHB Line-up and Step-off

7:00 pm                        Kickoff 

SUNDAY, October 19   

10:00-11:30 am             Mr. DiNino’s Memorial Service @ Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Concert Hall

                                    2350 Robert Dedman Dr. Austin, TX 78712

                                   

12:00-2:00 pm               Mr. DiNino’s Reception @ Scholz

                                    1607 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, TX 78701

Opening the reception, the APO, Silver Spurs, and Cowboys will present Mrs. DiNino a gift in Mr. D's honor.  Afterwards, LHAB members are welcome to perform. Please bring your instrument. The U-Hauls will be there with the rented instruments. Return all instruments at 2p.m.  Mr. D's favorite jazz band will perform acoustically until the end of the reception. 

Get your cameras ready as the UT Tower will be lit in Mr. DiNino's honor on Sunday evening! Hook 'Em! 
* Set your DVR as Longhorn Network will air our halftime show.

Parking and Shuttle Schedule

Pick-up and drop-off locations:

1. On Saturday morning (between 9:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) a Charter bus will make multiple trips to pick up LHAB members from the Speedway Garage Entrance on Speedway and drop them off at MRH (Band Hall building).

2.  Post-Practice: A shuttle will be provided from the bubble to the Music Recital Hall. (Three loops only).

After the game (and up to 75mins. later) the bus will make multiple trips to pick up LHAB members at the SE corner of Robert Dedman & E. Dean Keeton and drop them off at the Speedway Garage.

Payment instructions:
1. The link is here: https://utparking.clickandpark.com/venue. 
2. Select the radio button by DKR- Texas Memorial Stadium and then hit next. 
3. Hit "Select" by the Iowa State Game. 
4. Select the radio button by the Speedway Garage and click on "Add to Cart". 
5.  When checking out, they use "DININO" as the coupon code for $7.50 off. 

 All permits are mailed out from our permit vendor directly to you. 

*** PLEASE NOTE: For football, the parking attendants get there at 7 am in the morning. You can park all day with this permit. The permit itself will have a start time of fours hour before and four hours after the kick-off time. It unfortunately is a bug that we cannot change in the system. The parking permit is still valid.***

Time:	Special Instructions:
9:00-11:00 a.m.	Pick up from Speedway Garage and shuttle to the Music Recital Hall (MRH) at Robert Dedman stop.
11:15 a.m. 11:55 a.m.	Pick up at Robert Dedman stop and shuttle to the Indoor Practice Facility (Bubble).
12:45 p.m.	Pick up at Robert Dedman stop and shuttle to the CO-OP on Guadalupe. Stay parked at designated area.
1:20-1:35 p.m.	Return Pep Band to Bubble.
2:45-3:30 p.m.	Pick up band members from Indoor Practice Facility (Bubble) and shuttle to Music Recital Hall (MRH) and proceed to Speedway Garage. Three loops only! Reserved for seasoned veterans, disabled, parents with young kids to board first.
3:30 p.m.	Park the bus. Driver can attend the 7:00 p.m. game. Leave during the 4th quarter to retrieve the bus.
9:45-11:00 p.m.	Following the game, the bus will run up to 75 minutes afterwards until no one else is at Robert Dedman & Dean Keeton stop.

Updated Flight Schedules

FLIGHT SCHEDULES

AUSTIN

48 SEATS

28DEC BA 190  AUS LHR  18.15.  09.15

04JAN  BA 191  LHR AUS  11.45.  16.05

33 SEATS

28DEC DL 5697 AUS MSP  11.43. 14.21.

28DEC DL  012  MSP LHR  18.10. 08.25.

04JAN  DL 001   LHR JFK   10.35. 13.56.

04JAN  DL 2131  JFK AUS  17.43. 21.15.

DALLAS FORT WORTH

32 SEATS

28DEC BA 192  DFW LHR  16.50. 07.25

04JAN  BA 193  LHR  DFW 10.45. 14.45.

HOUSTON

33 SEATS

28 DEC UA 921  IAH LHR  15.30. 06.55.

04 JAN  UA    5  LHR IAH  13.40. 18.20.

SAN ANTONIO 
33 SEATS

28 DEC AA 1315 SAT DFW 14.45. 15.55.

28 DEC AA      50 DFW LHR 18.25. 09.15.

04 JAN  AA      51 LHR DFW 11.15. 15.45.

04 JAN  AA  296 DFW SAT 17.25. 18.30.

Flight Leaders:
Karen Hanson- Austin on British Airways
John Fleming- Austin on Delta Airlines
Nefertiti Williams-Dallas (DFW) on British Airways
Tom Staton- Houston (IAH) on United Airlines
Greg Lee- LAX
Adrian Sorell- San Antonio on American Airlines
Roy Cleland- Washington D.C.

IMPORTANT NOTE: NOT EVERYONE WILL BE GUARANTEED A DIRECT FLIGHT. YOU'RE ASSIGNED A FLIGHT WITHIN THE BLOCK. THIS SCHEDULE IS PROVISIONAL. SHOULD YOUR NUMBERS INCREASE OR DECREASE WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE ABOVE SCHEDULE. PLEASE NOTE THAT FLIGHT NUMBERS/TIMINGS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO CHANGES BY THE AIRLINE(S).

Mrs.Timothy Sloan DiNino's Letter to LHAB

October 2, 2014

To the Longhorn Alumni Band:

I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at the 51^st year of the birth of the Longhorn Alumni Band.  What an accomplishment! 

The fact that the Alumni Band has grown into the organization that it is today was a source of great pride to Vince.  It was his dream that you would function as you do—as a chance for the “old” Longhorn banders to reunite to see old friends, meet new friends, and play music together once again.  Each year, Vince so looked forward to being with all his “children.”  It was through his efforts and love for all of you that we will all gather together once again.

In 1955, I saw those less than 100 men take the field and actually march in a straight line and sort of play in tune.  Over the next years, I saw the birth of the Showband of the Southwest and watched it grow into the great band that is fielded today.  You LHAB folks, as former members of the LHB, helped accomplish that.  You are the history of the LHB.  You and the LHB have worked together to see the band of today march out on that field at every football game and look like and play like the band Vince dreamed would someday become reality. 

Over the years that Vince and I have been together, it has been so much fun to meet and get to know so many of you.   It will be an honor to be with you, and to hand each scholarship student the scholarship award that Vince established and was earned by the recipient.  I know that the show you have planned and all that you are doing in memory of my wonderful and beloved husband will be an incredible show and I thank you from my heart of hearts.    

Congratulations to each and everyone of you for a job well done.  I look forward to seeing you and to being with you at the places and with the people Vince loved so much.

Warmest greetings to all of you,

Timothy Sloan DiNino