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Photos by Johnny Gordon and Steve Miley
John Boudreaux, Thom Fronek, Sheily Bell, Tim Toler, and Bubba Gagliano.
The Beat Goes On! 2012 Alumni Band Reunion The rain rolled in just about the time Tiger Band alumni began to arrive for the 2012 LSU Tiger Band Reunion weekend on Sept. 28. But the stormy, wet weekend didn’t dampen spirits as more than 255 former band members reunited for a full slate of activities culminating in yet one more appearance at a home football game. The event kicked off with a Friday night social at the Lod Cook Alumni Center, with many alums gathering afterward at the O’Neal Lodge in The Cook Hotel to keep the party going. After an early breakfast in the new Tiger Band Hall, the Alumni Band ran through its routine then joined the Tiger Band for rehearsal. The group gathered again for a tailgate party at the Maravich Assembly Center before entering the stadium. The weather cooperated, and by halftime the Alumni Band – sporting bright new gold shirts and caps – proudly took the field once again for that spine-tingling experience of “Saturday Night in Tiger Stadium.”
Several generations of Tiger Band alumni. Larry Hebert, Becky Swindell, Ed Swindell, and Brian Swindell.
The Alumni Band joins the Tiger Band for a rousing halftime performance.
Former Golden Girls Glenda Lofton, Shirley Lichtenstein, Rae Phillips, and Carol Thomas.
Drummer Mike Aertker.
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Drum major Larry Hubbard in front a horn section.