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Our announcer for the year was Dan Iglesia '04.

9/29/2001 -- Columbia

Ladies and Gentlemen ... the Princeton University Band.

"Princeton Cannon Song"

Because of the tragic events of September 11th, the home opener was postponed until tonight. We would like to welcome you to Princeton Stadium, and present a special pregame. In the spirit of the University Motto, Under God She Flourishes, we invite you to unite with us as a Community to ensure that the spirit of Princeton continues to flourish.

(Band plays "God Bless America")

(Band plays "Going Back")

(Band plays "The Star Spangled Banner")

10/6/2001 -- Colgate

4 out of 5 Dentists Agree - It's the Princeton University Band!

(Band Plays Cannon)

In an effort to spice up campus life, The Colgate trustees hired George Lucas to make some changes. First, he changed their mascot to the Red Raiders - Of the Lost Ark, but that's not the only change he made.

Saluting Colgate's star Player, the band forms a little c.

(Band forms Little c and plays Fight, Fight, Fight)

And now, passing through the

...it's the Double - Double - Rotating P!

(Band plays Going Back)

(Band plays Star Spangled Banner)

Run away band, it's Mark McGwire and he's mad as hell.

10/13/2001 -- Brown

Smacking of old fashioned elitism, it's the Princeton University Band!

(Band plays "Princeton Cannon Song")

For some reason, the Rockefeller Library didn't welcome us with open arms this morning. We were wondering just what it is they're trying to hide.

  1. Secretly inaugurating President Simmons a day early
  2. Sweatshops for hemp necklaces
  3. Vegetarians are holding their weekly meat feast
  4. Weekly book burnings
  5. Holding secret non-pass-fail classes
  6. The Brown Band

Saluting Brown's dirty secret, the band forms a little 'b'.

(Band forms 'b', plays "Brown Cheering Song")

And now:

(Band plays Going Back)

Hey Band, make like a library and Book.

10/20/2001 -- Hahvahd

Stroking onto the field, like the head of the Charles, it's the Princeton University Band!

"Princeton Cannon Song"

So, we were reading the Globe last weekend, and guess what we found out? 91% of Hahvahd students graduated with meaningless honors last year. The other 9% apparently spent their time rolling around in mountains of money, begging for food, and chastising servants. Forming a little h, the band salutes meaningless honors.

(Band forms a small 'h' and plays "Hahvahdiana")

And now it's the

(Band forms Double-Double Rotating P and plays "Going Back")

Run away Band! It's General Tso, and he thinks you're chicken.

11/3/2001 -- Penn

Because we care, it's the Princeton University People-with-nothing-better-to-do Band!

"Princeton Cannon Song"

Right now, most of our band is on fall break. We really can't blame them for not being here. There's lots of places we'd rather be.

  1. Hamilton Post Office
  2. New Haven
  3. Kabul
  4. Deep in the crystal-clear waters of the Skokul (sic)
  5. an undisclosed location
  6. the Penn band.

Forming a little p for purgatory, the Band says "be careful what you wish for".

(Band forms a small 'p' and plays "Fight On Pennsylvania")

And now, it's the

(Band forms Single-Double Rotating P and plays "Going Back")

Run away Band - quickly.

10/10/2001 -- Yale

Who needs invisibility when you've got... The Princeton University Band!

"Princeton Cannon Song"

Yesterday, we played at the unveiling of Shapiro Walk - we got to thinking, what does Yale need to unveil to make their campus livable?

Forming a little y for yes, oh yes, the Band asks what you're doing with that camera.

(Band forms an upside-down 'y' and plays "The Whiffenpoof Song")

And now, it's the

(Band forms Double-Double Rotating P and plays "Going Back")

11/17/2001 -- Dartmouth

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend your ears to - The Princeton University Band.

"Princeton Cannon Song"

We wanted to honor our President David R. Turner by writing a pregame entirely in Latin, but it's a dead language and none of us knew it. We were able to remember a few letters, though, so we decided to form a little delta, for David, and salute our old faded tuba music by playing Us the Becks go Leering Dy.

(Band forms a small 'delta' and plays "As the Backs Go Tearing By")

And now it's the

(Band forms Double-Double Rotating Cyclotron and plays "Going Back")

(David chases Erik around and around inside the cyclotron during the song)

If you didn't understand this pregame, don't worry, it's Greek to David.