Word of warning:
Before you read this, be aware that this joke was crafted long ago on a marching band trip that involved hours on a bus and sleeping on the floor of a gym. It may not be suitable for children or more delicate audiences. Or those that don't get jokes concocted in the minds of sleep-deprived college kids.
For the non-musician:
A gock block, also known as a "tempo block" or "jam block" is a plastic version of the good old fashioned wood block. A gock block or set of pitched blocks is used by percussionists in salsa or Latin music. It is also used by many drum majors to keep time on the marching band field due to its durability and volume.
Now I'm not going to explain the rest of the joke. If you don't get it... don't worry about it.
Without further ado, I present to you a comic strip that started out scribbled on the back of an itinerary, but has lived on in the hearts and minds of band students for years.
Our story begins with a friendly trombonist speaking to a nearby flute player as they stand at attention and wait for the drum major to instruct the clarinet section.
"Hey baby, why don't you and I go find a practice room after rehearsal and work on our embouchure exerci--"
Members of the 2011 Weber State Marching Band, holla back if you remember this.
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ReplyDeleteHa ha, good times, good times.
ReplyDeleteSo is the Gock like a metaphor for world hunger? Is the trombone player representing the problem of rampant homelessness in America? I see the true beauty and poetry within this cartoon that excretes from my soul such sticky soul juices as thus!
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