Jefferson Band of Blue Hawaii 2008: Blue Tube

Welcome to the Band of Blue, "BlueTube" video page, starring you, the students of Jefferson High School past and present.

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Video (Presented Newest to Oldest):

2007 Indoor Marching Band Invitational – 69.01 MB

The Band of Blue performs their 2007 show in the annual U.S. Cellular Center exhibition.

2006 Indoor Marching Band Invitational – 69.67 MB

The Band of Blue performs their 2006 show in the annual U.S. Cellular Center exhibition.

2005 Citrus Parade - 3.65 MB

The Band of Blue's most recent bowl parade performance at the Florida Citrus Bowl Parade.
This is the unedited television coverage of that performance. Don't blink!

2005 Indoor Marching Band Invitational – 77.06 MB

The Band of Blue performs their 2005 show in the annual U.S. Cellular Center exhibition.

2004 Indoor Marching Band Invitational – 77.91 MB

The Band of Blue performs their 2004 show in the annual U.S. Cellular Center exhibition.

2004 Pan Pacific Parade - 17.68 MB

This is the parade the Band of Blue performed in on their last trip to Hawaii.
While there was no television coverage of it, here is a composited edit from different angles of their performance.

2002 “Sometimes I Scare Myself” – Mr. Dickinson’s Retirement Video

When Mr. D retired, everybody had something they wanted to say. While no one wanted a long evening of speeches, a video was proposed to be the best way to handle things. This is a 75-minute long video in five parts featuring interviews with over 90 former students, staff, administrators, friends, family, and "interested parties". This also features a lot of archival footage.

Part 1 - Mr. D In A Word - 5.41 MB

What one word best describes Mr. D in your opinion?

Part 2 - Early Years - 37.62 MB

A look back at Mr. D's childhood, college years, and early career from old friends and family.

Part 3 - Jefferson Years - 219.68 MB

Mr. D's program-changing career at Jefferson

Part 4 - What Does Mr. D Mean To You? - 42.42 MB

Part 5 - Retirement Wishes - 67.03 MB

Thanks for everything Mr. D!

2001 Orange Bowl Parade - 4.93 MB

Television coverage of the Band of Blue's 2nd performance in the Orange Bowl Parade in Miami, Florida.
(First performance in 1995). This time, performing in a driving monsoon of tropical rain.

2000 Fiesta Bowl Field Show - 61.02 MB

Unlike other parades and bowl events the band had taken part in previously, the Fiesta Bowl was a competition combining both street marching and field performance. Here is the Band of Blue's performance of their 1999-2000 field show at the Arizona Diamondback's stadium from that trip, just after the New Year.

1999 Fiesta Bowl Parade - 8.01 MB

Television coverage of the Band of Blue early in the 3 ½ mile parade. This was the street marching part of the Fiesta Bowl competition.

1999 Iowa State and Jefferson Drumlines - 32.89 MB

When two drumlines like each other, they tend to do things together. At this point, the Iowa State and Jefferson drumlines had a lot of respect for one another, and Iowa State had a lot of Band of Blue alumni percussionists. The drumlines play warm-ups together and parts of their shows for one another. Check out the happy and honored Band of Blue percussionists!

1998 Fiesta Bowl Video Application - 85.77 MB

In order to be accepted or invited to play at some of the major parades, they need to see some samples of your ability. For the first time, here is the Fiesta Bowl Video Application that ended up in our acceptance to the 1999 Fiesta Bowl.

1998 Ankeny Drumline Contest - 71.93 MB

From three different angles - here's the Band of Blue drumline performing Holst's "The Planets" and bringing home a 1st place performance.

1998 Rose Bowl - 8.03 MB

One million people on the parade route, tens of millions more at home watching on television, multiple national broadcasting networks - simply the biggest event in the history of the Band of Blue.

1998 Rose Bowl Univision - 8.75 MB

Univision's coverage of the Band of Blue in the 1998 Rose Bowl. Hola!

1998 Rose Bowl KTLA - 8.63 MB

Los Angeles independent station KTLA's coverage of the Band of Blue in the 1998 Rose Bowl.

1998 Rose Bowl HGTV - 9.61 MB

Home and Garden Television's coverage of the Band of Blue in the 1998 Rose Bowl.

1997-1998 Drumline at the Rose Bowl

Doug says, "This is a documentary I made more for the students in that drumline on that Rose Bowl Trip, than anyone else. I was the drumline instructor on the 1998 Rose Bowl trip and but also wanted to make something that they could have and look at years later and remember. I looked at it recently and now 10 years after that trip, it still holds up as a great documentary and reminder, even if it is more focused on the drumline. From the daily rehearsals, the flights, the activities, the preparations, and the extensive local Eastern Iowa news coverage of the band, I somehow got it all worked in. Very few people have seen this . . . enjoy the Rose Bowl once more!"

Part 1 - How We Got To The Rose Bowl - 62.14 MB

From the Orange Bowl through the normal marching band season. It took a lot of hard work and culminated in a 1st place victory at the Ankeny Drumline Contest in October 1997.

Part 2 - Pre-trip rehearsals - 41.54 MB

There's nothing quite like marching around the Jefferson parking lot in December.

Part 3 - December 26th, 1997 - 82.72 MB

Leaving Iowa for California and our new rehearsal home away from home.

Part 4 - December 27th, 1997 - 74.34 MB

Knott's Berry Farm

Part 5 - December 28th, 1997 - 86.75 MB

Rose Bowl Exhibition Field Performance featuring the band from . . . . . IOWA!

Part 6- "Bohemian Rhapsody" - 25.97 MB

The bus driver was playing Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" over the bus speakers and, well, a few edits later - you have this "duet" via video.

Part 7- December 29, 1997 - 54.56 MB

Disneyland

Part 8- December 30, 1997 - 53.17 MB

Huntington Beach

Part 9- December 31, 1997 - 65.85 MB

Final rehearsal, L.A. City Tour, New Year's Eve Dinner, and there's nothing like tuning drums at midnight on New Year's Eve!

Part 10- January 1, 1998 - 87.98 MB

Preparing for the 1998 Rose Parade and other groups and floats in the 1998 Rose Parade.

Part 11- January 1, 1998 - 84.86 MB

The Band of Blue in the 1998 Rose Bowl - clips from multiple networks, local Eastern Iowa coverage, and of course, what happens when lots of Band of Blue parents, at long last, see their children march by 3 miles into a 5 mile parade.

Part 12- January 2, 1998 - 62.12 MB

Going home / Coming home.

Part 13- "The Time of Your Life" montage - 13.40 MB

1997 Jefferson Drumfest - 69.17 MB

Talk about your home court advantage! Here's the Jefferson Drumline performing their drumline show at the 1997 Jefferson Drumfest.

1996 Rose Bowl Video Application - 78.65 MB

In addition to the many documents and references, the Rose Bowl also asked to see the Band of Blue from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Here, for the first time, is that video application that helped lead to our invitation to the 1998 Tournament of Roses.

1995 Orange Bowl - 6.83MB

Television coverage of the Band of Blue's first nationally televised bowl parade performance on a warm and windy night in Miami, Florida.

1994 UNI-Dome - 72.50MB

We weren't always in the forefront of this television coverage (sometimes you can only hear the band), but here is the Band of Blue performing at the halftime of the 1994 Class A and 1A Championship football games. The Band of Blue was probably bigger than the schools playing the football!

1993 Band-O-Rama - Star-Spangled Banner - 6.02 MB

Before the Indoor Marching Invitational, the Band of Blue would perform in a concert band setting to end the Marching Band year - called Band-O-Rama. Here's the Star-Spangled Banner in that setting from 1993.

1993 Band-O-Rama - J-Hawk Fight Song - 5.48 MB

Jefferson J-Hawks - Fight! Fight!

1993 Band-O-Rama - Horse - 11.92 MB

Horse - The other school song.

1993 Band-O-Rama - Hey - 7.22 MB

Gary Glitter eat your heart out.

1993 Band-O-Rama - Land of 1000 Dances - 10.47 MB

Another pep band favorite.

1992 - Jefferson and Kennedy Drumlines - 10.47 MB

Videotape proof that two rival drumlines actually played warm-ups and cadences together before a football game with civility and grace. We did not sing "We Are The World".

1992 Band of Blue - 67.58 MB

A montage from multiple angles and different camera's of the 1992 Band of Blue field show.

1989 Band of Blue - 17.59 MB

A brief glimpse from the 1989 Band of Blue field show.

1988 Band of Blue - 60.60 MB

"The Phantom of the Opera"

1988 Walt Disney Easter Parade (Long) - 20.12MB

The band traveled to Florida in the spring of 1988 on their every-two-years-27-hour-one-way-bus-trip to Florida. When the band finally arrived at the hotel, Mr. D was told he had an important phone call and the band had to wait another hour on the bus. That turned out to be the Disney people asking if the Band of Blue would participate in the videotaping of the Disney Easter Parade the next day at Walt Disney World with some compensation. Of course Mr. D said, "YES!" The band "played" to a pre-recorded track in a video shoot that took 7 takes. There is also another band mixed in (in red) from California. This clip is the entire "I Love A Parade" song, with the Band of Blue being close to end. Also note - Regis looks grumpy!