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HeartsCanHope

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69. Played trombone in high school.

Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:56 AM

Jun 15

Sat right in front of the drums and tubas. Tubas are VERY loud, even louder than the drums, imo. Loved seeing tubas, saxophones, trombones and drums, (sorry if I missed other instruments,) conducting sonic warfare against the little scared boys. Thanks so much for the post!

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Proud Boys came to the rally in Atlanta. Then the tubas stepped in! [View all] jmbar2 Jun 14 OP

That is GREAT! hlthe2b Jun 14 #1

There's more of us than them! FirstLight Jun 14 #2

Wind instruments FTW! tanyev Jun 14 #3

Well, Technically Brass Metaphorical Jun 14 #11

I've always admired the subversive potential of brass to interrupt evil discourse jmbar2 Jun 14 #14

Brass WIND instruments they are just not sdfernando Jun 14 #27

My trombone playing son who played in the Eastman Wind Ensemble would disagree. Pacifist Patriot Jun 15 #56

Sad trombone got the last laugh in this video jmbar2 Jun 15 #66

Brass instruments are wind instruments. ShazzieB Jun 16 #88

They were fabulous! chowder66 Jun 14 #4

I LOVE this! Hekate Jun 14 #5

There were no decent bands in the Nazi parade in DC Walleye Jun 14 #6

The U.S. doesn't do these types of parades sdfernando Jun 14 #32

Yup, getting it crisp takes lots of practice. JHB Jun 15 #49

The drill team at the beginning of A Few Good Men Ilsa Jun 15 #55

I'm not in the habit of "rec'ing" Aggie-related posts... Paladin Jun 17 #90

Truth, I've seen better parades in my own hometown Walleye Jun 15 #61

I goggled it this morning cuz I didn't see enough parade footage to know if there were bands. CrispyQ Jun 15 #76

Maybe I just missed the good music that happened in the parade. Walleye Jun 15 #81

Made my day AnnaLee Jun 14 #7

Ouch! sheshe2 Jun 14 #8

There was a guy carrying a boogaloo brothers US flag. The yellow and black one. marble falls Jun 14 #9

What are they proud of? BOSSHOG Jun 14 #10

I'd like to say to the guy who was hiding his face that if you must... 3catwoman3 Jun 15 #45

One of their tenents is to keep masurbation to once a month. Not a joke. marble falls Jun 15 #64

Thank goodness for the tubas kacekwl Jun 14 #12

He wouldn't stop yapping GenThePerservering Jun 15 #82

As the tuba player in my high school's symphonic band, I approve. Aristus Jun 14 #13

Technically, is it a tuba or sousaphone? jmbar2 Jun 14 #15

The sousaphone is the portable, wearable version of the tuba. Aristus Jun 14 #21

Actually, I brlieve that was a euphonium. Conjuay Jun 14 #29

I don't know the tune usonian Jun 14 #16

I think it's a Klezmer tune, but don't know the name of it. jmbar2 Jun 14 #18

I am way uninformed on Klezmer. usonian Jun 14 #23

It's Bella Ciao! The Italian anti-fascist song chia Jun 14 #24

I missed WWII usonian Jun 14 #28

Wow! What a great choice of tune jmbar2 Jun 14 #38

So cool to know it's an anti-fascist tune, from Italia. First thought it was a polka, to mock the Nazi Boys. Timeflyer Jun 15 #68

A long-time favorite of Leftists thought crime Jun 15 #74

I was really hoping for BidenRocks Jun 14 #17

I was hoping for Midnight in Moscow NBachers Jun 14 #39

Another great tune - I've heard it but didn't know the background. jmbar2 Jun 15 #41

My son married his Bulgarian wife in Sofia. Walking through a park downtown, I heard a band playing this. I said, "I'm NBachers Jun 15 #46

Ciao Bella!!! nt Javaman Jun 14 #19

OMG, you're so right! tanyev Jun 14 #20

FIAT. Failed Italian Automotive Technology. NT usonian Jun 14 #30

Ha! I'm impressed they fit all 4 of them plus a camera inside that car. tanyev Jun 14 #33

Very famous anti-Fascist song. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 14 #22

You want to upset them? usonian Jun 14 #25

fuhrer's face NJCher Jun 14 #36

It's the limbic response. If it ain't part of the cult(ure), hate it. usonian Jun 15 #47

Most of the difference in sound can probably be attributed to the different mouthpieces. LudwigPastorius Jun 15 #40

Thanks! usonian Jun 15 #42

STG! JustAnotherGen Jun 14 #26

I grinned though that entire video BlueSpot Jun 14 #31

Kudos to everyone KentuckyWoman Jun 14 #34

OMG wryter2000 Jun 14 #35

Absolutely MAV-A-LAS!!! hamsterjill Jun 14 #37

the old tuba tooters back again. AllaN01Bear Jun 15 #43

BRILLIANT!! ailsagirl Jun 15 #44

I watched it twice NJCher Jun 15 #48

BRA EFFING VO!!! Faux pas Jun 15 #50

My favorite part MorbidButterflyTat Jun 15 #51

LMFAO. Whaa? No requests, boys? B.See Jun 15 #52

Tuba on the march Norrrm Jun 15 #53

K&R spanone Jun 15 #54

Needs more cowbell! Pacifist Patriot Jun 15 #57

Isn't that originally from SNL? markodochartaigh Jun 15 #58

Yep! That is indeed where it comes from. Pacifist Patriot Jun 15 #59

love how casual LEO is Skittles Jun 15 #60

They are very good players! Well-done! LymphocyteLover Jun 15 #62

Bwaaaah malaise Jun 15 #63

Now that musically owning magats. TexLaProgressive Jun 15 #65

OMG orangecrush Jun 15 #67

Played trombone in high school. HeartsCanHope Jun 15 #69

CLEARLY there are more of us than them! Trueblue Texan Jun 15 #70

Missed opportunity! ms liberty Jun 15 #71

Why are the police have taken a stance to protect the proud boys William769 Jun 15 #72

It looks to me like they're corralling them. nt GenThePerservering Jun 15 #80

Absolutely BRILLIANT!!! Stinky The Clown Jun 15 #73

+5 brass instruments of fascist repelling eShirl Jun 15 #75

jmbar2 ............. Upthevibe Jun 15 #77

This was something else I loved seeing peggysue2 Jun 15 #78

Happy Pride, boys! IjustDontlikeRepugs Jun 15 #79

ACLU legal observers present. That's how you do it! n/t Cheezoholic Jun 15 #83

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 15 #84

Bella Ciao!!... AntiFascist Jun 15 #85

The tuba is a lethal weapon. Just ask Giuseppe Verdi. Bluetus Jun 15 #86

Hip Hip Hooray for the Tubas! mdbl Jun 15 #87

Rachel Maddow showed this video on her show last nite and I also listed it on Reddit and one Shellback Squid Jun 17 #89

That's wonderful! jmbar2 Jun 17 #91

In search of the elusive "brown note" just for the proud boys. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 17 #92

Tubas of the Resistance Unite! jmbar2 Jun 17 #93

I laughed 'til I cried ailsagirl Jun 18 #94

The girl dancing with the flag behind those boys.... CoopersDad Jun 18 #95

Just saw this. Great stuff! 😄 TY electric_blue68 Jun 18 #96