2013 Scholarship Application Now Available Online

The 2013 LHB and LHAB Scholarship Application is now available online at :
http://www.lhab.org/scholarship/

The information below will be used to select recipients for scholarships from the Longhorn Band and Longhorn Alumni Band. Please complete this form and do not attach any additional pages. Applications must have an e-signature of the applicant and must be submitted online by 12:00 noon Central Standard Time on Friday, March 8th, 2013. If you have questions, contact Nefertiti Williams at neffy@att.net.

Good luck and Hook'em!

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Band Day 2012 Follow-up: From the President

Hello to all and thank you for a great Band Day!!!  Here are a list of bullet points that we have addressed for you all. 

-  New ideas, Graphic design for the 50th

-  Suggestions/Concerns answered

-  Friday night activities

New ideas, graphic design contest.

Just wanted to send out a quick blast saying how we appreciate everything everyone does to make our day go so well.  We have had our post band day officers meeting and have discussed ways to make it better and have gone over some concerns/suggestions some of our members have had, in order to make our 50th Anniversary a memorable one for not only our members, but athletics, Texas Fans and Longhorn Band.    

Our officers have already started to think of great ways to make the 50th terrific with new LHAB 50th commemorative polos, hats, and other merchandise that can be purchased on Band Day and hopefully prior to.  On that note we would love membership participation to help with a graphic design for the 50th Anniversary to be put on our merchandise!!!  We ask that if any of our members are willing to create a graphic design, please send to me and there will be an award for the one that will be selected by our officers to represent the 50th!!!    

Also, I will be in meetings with DeLoss Dodds and others from athletics to discuss how we can work more together this coming band day to once again come out with a bang!!!  I know some of you are thinking, maybe our seats will be moved, but that will be hard to do (not saying we are not working on it, us and Directors), although our goal is to reach over 1000 LHAB members, so if that is a number we can reach then athletics would consider something different in order to fit all of us in the stands.  WOW, over a 1000 members would be amazing for this monumental day in our organizations history and I truly believe it a number we can all reach!!! 

Suggestions/Concerns

• Music Folders:  As we reach the 50th we are seeing more and more young people join the ranks of LHAB, so we will be keeping the music folders and making sure to add more music from the early days to the present every year!!!
• BBQ:  We will keep the same location.  Also,  I realized there might have not been enough when some came to eat or it might have been slow, we are going back to giving out tickets when checking in for BBQ.  This will make things faster and more cost efficient because we have had some members try to come back in the line a second time, which means we end up paying for more than actually purchased by members.
• Lighting Situation:  Athletics have said there are many compliance issues with adding lighting to our area of the stands.  It is not a money issue or not wanting to do it for us, but there has to be certain lighting guidelines they follow for the stadium, players, jumbotron, cameras, etc....To my knowledge and theirs, there has never been temporary lighting up in that area since we have moved up there even though some of our members seem to think so. We are still thinking of ways that we can help that situation out. 
• Enough Drinks for LHAB in stands:  Depending on our budget we are proposing to buy more drinks to have before the game and after halftime.
• Family members marching down with LHAB in block:  Due to liability issues, we ask that family members/children not march within the registered members of LHAB.  We had a lot of complaints from members with this as well, so to compromise we will allow family members/children to march down, but in their own block behind LHAB, so they can still follow us up to the stands. 
• Children at rehearsal:  We are trying to develop a way to keep children busy during rehearsal so we don't have them jumping/running on UT Athletic equipment- not a good way to keep a great relationship if we mess up their stuff.   If our plan doesn't work out, we ask that everyone please arrange a way to keep an eye on children during our rehearsal time.

Friday Night Activities  

• If you were not able to participate at one of our happy hour activities, be assured we will keep doing this and be adding more venues like Scholz!!!  Maybe even some sort of reception for the 50th, a lot of things still in the works.

Know we are doing our best to accommodate everyone and address as many concerns/suggestions that we can.  I know we will never be able to please everyone  in our great organization, but the officers are especially going to try to hit key points.  We are working closely with Directors and Athletics to make this coming year great for everyone and I hope y'all can call up as many of your LHAB friends and get them to march or just be with the band on this special day!!! 

Thank you, Take Care and May The Eyes of Texas Be Upon YOU!!!

Eddie Lopez

LHB '03-'08

LHAB President

Cell:  956-458-6162

UTexasLHB@aol.com

 

John Rizzo Memorial Golf Tournament

The University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band

John Michael Rizzo Scholarship

In honor of John Rizzo and his dedication to Accenture and TMHP, we are holding the 6th Annual John Rizzo Memorial Golf Tournament at Forest Creek Golf Course on November 11, 2012.

Date/Location: Sunday, November 11, 2012 @ Forest Creek Golf Course (link to directions below)
Cost per player: $55 (includes green fee, cart and range balls, 2 drinks and burger buffet dinner)
        RSVP to Laura Dunnigan as soon as possible
Dues required by November 1, 2012
        Mulligans may be purchased for $5 each, and raffle tickets are available for $3/ea. or 2 for $5
        All proceeds go to The University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band - John Michael Rizzo Scholarship 

Tournament type: 4 Man Scramble - Shotgun Start (we need a minimum of 40 players for this)
Registration opens: 12:00pm
Tee times begin: 1:30pm
Dinner buffet opens: After play is complete

REMINDERS: NO outside beverages or coolers are allowed on the course. A small cooler will be provided on your cart that you can fill with ice and beverages purchased from Forest Creek. 

Directions: Click Here
Forest Creek Info: Click Here

Proceeds will go to the Longhorn Alumni Band Scholarship in John Rizzo's name. 

Band Day 2012 Live Blog

Whether you can't make it or want family and friends to follow along, check out the LHAB Live Blog of Band Day and all of the alumni weekend festivities. You can watch below, at http://www.lhab.org/live and on our LHAB Facebook Page. We will provide updates as our connection from the stadium permits. You can also chime in from Twitter with the hash tag #lhab2012.

Friday Post-meeting Fun

Posse East and Crown and Anchor will both have happy hour specials for LHAB members following our business meeting and rehearsal tonight. Just show your LHAB name tag at Posse from 8-9 or Crown and Anchor from 8-10 to take advantage!

Parking - UPDATED 9/6

Parking on Friday will be in the San Jacinto Garage across from the Band Hall. Parking will cost $6 on Friday.  Parking on Saturday will be in the Speedway Garage and the cost will be $10.  Representatives from Parking Services will be at the Band Hall Friday night to collect parking payments for both days and you can pay by credit card.  

If you are not coming until Saturday, please pick up a coupon at registration or download one here to include with your payment in an envelope that you will pick up at the Speedway Garage office.  Please be sure to pay or you will receive a $25 bill in the mail.

There should be ample parking around the Music Building East and Law School after 5:45 PM on Friday evening for rehearsal and check-in, but please pay attention to signs indicating time and permit restrictions. 

UPDATE: We are working on getting parking at a reduced rate at the San Jacinto Garage directly across from the Band Hall for Friday night.  As it looks now they will have someone there to pay as you enter the garage.  Will send out an email when the plan is finalized.

Vehicles remaining in the garage after midnight will be towed to clear the parking garage for the game on Saturday. * LHB/LHAB ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PARKING/TOWING FEES. 

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Game day parking is always scarce. 

Again this year UT is offering us the use of the Speedway Garage located at 27th and Speedway. The parking fee is $10 for the whole day. (Parking is usually $15.) They will be reserving us spaces in the garage. 

There was some confusion last year about paying when the attendant was not at the exit at the end of the game. Here is what should be done when exiting when the attendant is not there. 

Anyone finding an envelope on their vehicle when they return to that vehicle should place $10 in the envelope along with your LHAB parking coupon and drop the envelope in the white "NIGHT DROP BOX" located at the exits on Level 2 of the garage (the exits nearest the garage office).  If there isn't an envelope on your car, drive to the exit floor.  Last year there were envelopes outside the closed office.  Take one of those envelopes and complete the information, especially the license plate portion of the form.  If the envelopes are not turned in with payment within the time frame noted on the envelope, you will subsequently receive a $25 citation in the mail.

We will be hiring a bus from Clark Travel again to shuttle us from the parking garage to the Band Hall and elsewhere we may need to go. 

Of course, the easiest ways to get to the area is by carpooling or have someone drop you off and pick you up in the area. 

Any changes to this will be announced at the Friday meeting.

Lighting in the Stands

If you came to Band Day last year, you probably noticed the darkness of our seating area.  We have requested additional lighting but do not know if this will occur.  One thing that might help is everyone bringing one of those little lights that you can clip on your music.  At least you will be able to see the music, if we do not get additional lighting.  Most music stores have these little lights for music stands and everything is available on the web.  In Austin, Strait Music has these lights available.

From the President

Well...here we are again!! Longhorn Football Season is upon us!! We are already preparing for Band Day weekend on September 7-8, 2012.  If you have not already put this date on your calendar, please do so. We need you to be there this year!! We will be playing New Mexico on September 8, 2012 at 7PM. PLEASE READ this entire edition of The Blast as it contains everything you need to know about our fun filled weekend with the Alumni Band. The current schedule is included and remember to check the website regularly for updates. You can also sign-up for our Twitter and Facebook updates to get the latest news about our Band Day weekend.

We are returning to rehearsal in the Band Hall this year.  Following the rehearsal, socializing time has been arranged at Double Dave’s, the Posse and The Crown and Anchor. This year’s officers are hard at work putting together a great weekend for our members. Here are a few other things for you to check out and consider for Band Day weekend:

• This year we are returning to the Band Hall Lobby for Registration and Check-In.
• We will have our business meeting and playing rehearsal in the Band Hall.
• If you are interested in the show theme for this year, keep reading!
• See inside for information about guest tickets and a seating chart. This year, you can buy guest tickets through registration. The guest seats will be in the section next to us.
• Also see inside for how you can join us for the game and halftime even if you are not able to make the Saturday rehearsal or are unable to march at halftime.
• Keep reading for information on uniform, instrument check-out, parking and anything else you can think of!!

Finally, do not forget to follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook, and generally keep up with LHAB through our social networking groups. For more information, check out www.lhab.org/groups. 

Please make plans now to come to Band Day weekend September 7-8, 2012 for the Texas vs. New Mexico game. We need you to attend so that we can break all attendance records this year! Start contacting your friends from your section and making arrangements to meet them on Friday night, September 7, 2012 at the business meeting and playing rehearsal. 

We can’t wait to see you on September 7-8 for a fantastic reunion weekend.

Hook ‘Em!
Karen Hanson
LHAB President ’11-‘12

A Message from Mr. D.

Greetings Again Alum Banders!!!!

Well once again I attended a spectacular Commencement here at UT! and look forward to welcoming graduating LHBers to OUR Alumni Band!!!!

It seems that even though the football team has "slowed" their National Championship contending the LHB keeps attracting and performing at the highest of levels as always!

As I note this will be my 57th year as Longhorn and Alum Bander and once again I look forward to seeing and greeting and even perhaps "Conducting" you all once again this Fall!

As you are all aware the conference is changing once again!!!  Damn!  I always liked the old battles with those Southwest Conference foes!    Except Ark of course!!! And now that the Aggies especially! have "walked" into the SEC lion’s den we will have to learn new lyrics to songs of different schools!

Nevertheless if you have the time! and I hope you do! and the funds?? which the economy dictates, I urge you to once again book Alum Band weekend so that I can shake your hand and thank all of you again for making this such a band life for all of us!!!! but especially ME!!!!!

AMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and Hook Em!   Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D