The band stuffs the remainder of mediocre bagels into their mouths, anticipating a day more fun than mediocre bagels.
Casey Watts is willing and able to assist you in case of an emergency.
Ashely brought her high-speed orange juice. Mmmm, that face suggests deliciousness.
Though Natalie's face and proximity to the exit row suggest it, too many squinstruments is not an emergency.
"Where is my water bottle?" laments Samantha Dixon. "EXTRA LEG!" proclaims person walking behind her.
Manager Tasia welcomes people to Easter Service. Sam is hesitant to enter the church of band.
Clare's hair tie matches her tote bag. Danielle ponders all these low-angle shots. Isis adds to the surreal mood with upside down messages.
Squids gather around props and a fallen chicken. A solemn moment.
JD and Danielle pose with their prop. Morgan ducks. Morgan will later be a duck...ish.
Megan looks left. Sophia looks right. Isis looks ahead. The rear is unprotected.
Poor mommy is burdened with stuff.
This is likely a formation.
Morgan the Duck!
Isis grips her formation sheet for dear life. Perhaps she doesn't know squids don't do formations.
Scott gets his vitamin C. With style.
Raja controls all from the Roof!
Alyssa and her monkey compete in facial expressions.
Erin and Liya wish they had a third friend to fill the gap between them.
A squatting party.
I spot a yawn!
Nico has caffeine! Lucky Nico...
Some crouching sax
Ashley is on this continent--hurray!
Section leaders past and present joined in hand gestures.
Sam Gensburg gets down on one knee.
Skylar looking happy!
This picture has nice symmetry.
Julia!
Flutes predict Yale win but without anything interesting to say about it. Once again I confuse Kate's voice with my own!
KBB curves.
A little more curve happens here.
Patrick flashes his fly t-shirt.
Different yet similar faces from Rachel, Bowen and Jimi.
Capt. Casey Watts laments the sinking of his ship.
They're trying to blend into the grass!
Hey, saxes. Hey.
Michele finds the weather perfectly summery. No blazer for her.
This is a long line of people. I'm trying to meet them.
Photog in Action and a confused John Ela.
Standing on an x and without her blazer, Michele steals this photo.
Elliot the almighty.
...looks to the left.
What a cute multi-tasking Tasia!
Strings pose for me. I pose for this camera, unwittingly.
Megan struts her stuff in a bikini.
Skylar makes the appropriate face for someone with animals frolicking behind her.
Gloria and Jessica smile while Sebastian does not!
Hah. Fish.
Today especially, squids are an amusing group.
These are perhaps animal poses.
Sooo sexy!
This too!
The animal line-up.
Such a nice little duck. Not the best for keeping small children afloat, but adequate for our purposes.
Natalie relives her childhood perhaps.
Some squids are more human than others.
A kickline begins.
It's infectious!
Fish, you too!
Any picture with a chicken and gorilla is good.
Bird/gorilla love.
Kate Reynolds is so. excited.
That excited. I'm being a creeper.
It's early! but AWESOME!
So I woke up, and it was dark. I had sort of forgotten it could be dark before you wake up...but it was.
Fierce.
Teaching squids music. Maybe.
Strings and a Chicken!
The sheer number of these is amusing.
No one told Kate Reynolds we were running the other way.
I hope Danielle and JD didn't feel left out of the animal kingdom.
Julie is a sexy cat.
More sexy cat action.
Animal hilarity!
Some birds hide in trees.
So much foliage!
This is an ox. A very special ox who can pull wagons much larger than himself with an invisible yoke. And he's slim, too!
Who's that? Danielle? Clare? JD? I can't hardly see with all this greenery!
Danielle the tree hides Jackie the bunny.
The dolphin is unrelated to the other animals.
This demonstrates a dolphin diving.
Clarinets rummage through music.
Scandalous half-dressed animals.
Sophia and Isis are both gorillas?? They're going to need a bird's help.
Julie helps the fish become a fish.
It's a touching moment of cooperation between cat and fish.
...but rather complicated.
How does it work anyway?
HAPPY BUNNY JACKIE!
Life from within a fish is terrifying.
There's a vent??
Animal feetsies.
Chicken/fish love.
Run!
The circle of life...
The noble bush.
Gonzo says HECK YEAH SNARE.
How many instruments you got there, Erin?
Erin is branching out from the string section.
We didn't have one of these last year...yay freshmen!
A tour of musicians.
Yay, teamwork!
Kebra and Gonzo share cymbals.
Basses!
Basses increasing in size with distance!
Oh hey, Natalie. Nice hat.
Skepticism.
Differences are conquered.
Kate Reynolds plays her mella.
Good thing Kate was here to take these fun videos! Different instruments sound different! Who knew!
California Animuls.
Electric strings are mighty.
Caroline wins the award for most creative schwee.
Mmm, those men.
Because I know you wanted another picture.
Rodney plays the euphonium! Is that even allowed??
Aw. Low Brass sits down.
Is it storytime?
Maria loves storytime so much that she...listens attentively...for it!
Silhouelliot!
Halftime must be funny.
Saxes are amused.
In fact, all saxes are amused.
Scott eats jelly beans with nonchalance. Tasia is happyyyy!
Hey Destiny. Nice blue hair.
Sneaky exchange of press passes.
Jelly beans ?? !! ?? !!
All in a row.
Female saxes!
Male saxes!
More kickline!
And left legs!
This is the band.
Here they are slightly closer up.
Sousas and KBB!
Haha, aren't they cute?
Such talent!
It's pregame!
It's pregame wider!
A beautiful day for Yale football.
The band continues to succeed in making a Y.
Who's this? Ben Simon??
Benji eats pizza stolen from the pressbox. It's an eternal photog perk.
Stand up! It's football!
Maria, were you cold?
I see Katie Haas amidst a sea of white shirts.
Siobhan and Monica watch the game. Monica is not a happy camper.
Team Stand Up is winning converts.
WHAAAT?
I missed this, but I'm not surprised...
Bread. Ben. Brean.
I cannot deal with all these saxes.
Aw, but they're cute!
SCOTT! THUMBS UP!
Touchdown! Pushup!
I can't tell who is eclipsing the sun here...
Tasia's hat is the best.
Kate Carter and Ashely rock out on the clarinet.
Alan seems confused.
Wagon Force One - in all its Conestoga glory!
Cross hairs!
Watch out little animal friends!
GO...LD!
GRLZ!
The sun sets.
E.L.I.
Monica is good at looking perplexed.
Rocking out in the Stands!
Kebra surveys the field. This game is close!
What's that? Who knows!
Work those socks, Scott!
Ben and Kebra in the stands!
Oh, good! Now everyone is happy!
Gonzo has a flower in her hair.
Caroline and Erin are both amused, perhaps separately.
Sam is so excited! We're about to WIN!
Sultry poses from Julia and Kate Carter.
Rally for the finish!
Whooooooo! Bulldogs FTW!
Mommy's hat in the sun!
Strings against a bright Blue sky!
Tasia and her hat again! Both so pretty!
Frank and Destiny play as Ben terrorizes them with dance!
Chris, though in orange, is with the band in spirit.
BCY
BCY askew.
Tasia multitasks like crazy!
Ahhh! It's time for camera #2's photos. Casey can't hardly believe we're starting over in the morning. Nor can this very very tired captioner.
Morgan's squid looks mighty fine.
Scott supports peace.
Tim supports cuteness.
Hi, Rodney!
Hi Siobhan! (None of this thoughtful caption stuff.)
I like Bradley's shades.
Yuan is cheerful despite the hour!
Destiny is...miming skiing?
Juliaaaa!
Skeptical Skylar.
Cheerful Skylar!
??? Sam Dixon.
Kebra tries to tell me something profound.
Thom and Patrick. KBB buddies.
Zack ponders.
Not sure what Dan and Zack are up to here.
Maria and Kebra and vicious.
Gonzo is added and everyone becomes tiny.
Hi squatting Jessica!
Hi squatting Gloria!
Hi squatting Skylar!
Sam tries to sleep and squat.
Vincent is SO CHEERFUL.
But Sam outdoes him.
Hi Dakota!
Hi KReynolds! Nice lanyard!
Oh, and again!
AJ is Asian.
Elliot has power.
A lot of it.
Ha.
Mommy gets her breakfast!
Raja lurks on the roof.
Hi Joe's mouth.
Hi rest of Joe.
Goooood morning, low brass.
Noah, Rodney and Melvin stand in line!
My, what a cute ferret!
Alyssa is decked out.
I like the animal friends.
Hi Eva.
Sorry, I mean HI EVA!
Sagar reaches for...?
Good morning, Kelly.
Why hello, Duan.
Wesley looks tall.
John Ela is not so sure.
Abby is smiley!
What's going on!
A tense moment for Nathan.
Aw, Machiste.
Guitars rock out.
John does arts and crafts.
Birdie!
Donning a gorilla suit is tough.
Far away, the band rehearses.
Fish head.
Ah. Yes.
Gorillabird.
Squids walk.
Natalie is great at posing with that duck.
Clare is a lost chicken.
Chicken watches guitar.
This photo is fairly artsy.
I don't see Natalie.
Danielle is blue!
Interspecies embrace!
Coy kitten.
Haha. Yessss.
Chris has a fish head.
Gorilla dance!
There's a fish. And a fish head...
The full fish.
This is oddly frightening.
Isis the gorilla is covered in grass.
Kate Reynolds has teeth.
Where's Sam Dixon?
Fierce JOE!
Dainty Tim.
Sousa faces are funny.
Any kind of blowing face, really.
Ashley from belowww.
Oh hey.
Michele is pretty.
Wow, look at Chelsea's arms!
Nico rocks the sunglasses.
Hi Pat!
Jared has a large instrument.
Hi John!
Erin switches to ukelele.
Hi KBB.
Joe and Sagar are serious.
Oh hey, Allison Hadley.
Still so many saxes!
Fishy fish fish!
Scott's glasses are wonderful.
Danielle isn't hidden from this side!
Bunny falling action shot!
Bassline!
Aw, happy Jessica!
Katie Haas!
Andi rocks out on saw.
Liya is seeeerious.
Oh flutes.
Hi John Ela!
Announcer Raja!
Such straight rows!
Such scattering!
Everything is all of a sudden blue.
A wagon!
Crosshairs!
Happy mommy!
Dan has long hair now!
Kebraaaaa.
Rachel is scrunchy nosed.
Ben Simon is hungry?
Skeptikebra.
One eyed Kebra.
Nice glasses, Kebra.
Heloooo, Benji!
Sophia works the pot.
Everything stopped being blue!
Nathan plays guitar. The game is over!
Sideways!
Hurray for winning!
Hi Sarah!
Everyone happy we won.
There you are, Anthony. Hiding in the corner.
Aw, yay band.
Alan sings along to Beatdown.
OMEGA!
Here we go!
Everybody point!
KBB does their thing.
Elliot leads fearlessly.
Haha.
Everyone can do it!
Frank gets real into it.
I'm running up the bleachers as fast as I can!
Sagar! Scott!
Wooo, crotch!
Conflicting notions.
Hi, this arm of the Y!
Shadows!
A whole different arm of the Y over there!
It's a squideity!
Loiterrrr.
Aw, BCY.
Ready for BCY.
Playing BCY.
Oh lev. Seniors. Huh.
Photo courtesy of Kevin McCarthy.