Band Fags

March 30th, 2010

Back in olden times when I was in high school, the band kids were called “Band Fags”.  I was a Band Fag.  I played the most GEEKY instrument EVER:  the bass clarinet.  It was as skinny and as tall as I was and it was the only clarinet part I could play when I joined band in the tenth grade.  My desire to become a Band Fag started when I started twirling a flag in the color guard.  The more immersed I got in Band Fag culture, the more I realized that I had found MY people.

I am prouder than proud to say that four out of my six kids are fellow Band Fags now.  I was looking for a way to test my new Smugmug plugin so I decided to post the album of my son Kyle and his trombone.  I’m so proud of my little…um…Band Fag.  Is it wrong to call your kids fags on the internet?

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2 Responses to “Band Fags”

  1. moesey on May 17, 2010 4:53 pm

    Definitely! Congrats on your novel. Marching band meeting for the kid tonight…he starts this Fall!

  2. Frank Anthony Polito on May 3, 2010 11:49 am

    As an out and proud Band Fag, you should check out my debut novel, BAND FAGS! It was recently banned by Facebook — seems they didn’t appreciate my using the “F” word in the title. But we Band Fags know it’s a term of endearment, don’t we?

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