[Dixielandjazz] The Best Damn Band

[Don Ingle]

Hey Jim -- the best damn band in the land is the President's Own, the US
Marine Corp Band in Washington -- its leader for many years was J.P. Sousa.
This is the top service band in the country, and filled with outstanding
professional musicians who enlist after rigorous competition for slots in
the band.
You, of all people, should not have missed that one. Your Semper is short a
Fi today old friend.
Don Ingle
----- Original Message -----
From: <JimDBB@aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The Best Damn Band


> In a message dated 1/4/03 11:17:24 AM Central Standard Time,
> futurecon@earthlink.net writes:
>
>
> > Sorry, Bill. The "Best Damn Band in the Land" actually belongs to USC
which,
> > incidentally, also has the best fight song in the land, "Fight on"
which,
> > in
>
>    Did you hear about the national University-college band contest?
>
>    Nobody won.
>