Mellophone Season Pictures - 2002

This page contains pictures from the Penn State Road Trip, the 2002 MI Formal, the Mello/Sousaphone Day at Curtis Orchard, and various other events, taken by talented mellophotographers! If YOU are a talented mellophotographer, or another fine bando and have pictures you would like to see included on this page, please contact Derek or Scott.

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( Game Day Pictures | Homecoming Parade & Pep Rally | Curtis Orchard Trip | Penn State Road Trip | MI Formal 2002 )

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It's Game Day!
However, we can all show up for game day...
Squad 15 looking sharp. 		Can somebody loan me some binoculars? I can't see the director.
Three-In-One as seen by Squad 15. 		We're smiling because we get to teach the mini-bandos in the bleachers behind us how to march!
Three lady mellos ejoying U of I Band Day
Let's do a little Barimello21, guys...
Warming up in the Armory. 		Yes, this is what we wear under those big coats.
Robin and Danyel enjoying
the calm before the storm. 		We love it when arrangers write our fight song into their pieces...
One of the MI's proudest moments.
The team's favorite end of the field.
Camped out in the endzone. 		Apparently the cold makes us do strange things...
Still smiling, despite the cold. 		Hail the Chief!
The Chief on the jumbotron.

Homecoming 2002
Even though we're not marching, we're still having fun.
Where have we seen them before? 		Derek: Kilroy was here!
Homecoming pep rallies.
Could we get Nick Smith to help us out, possibly?
Anybody have a tape measure? 		Just when we thought we had everyone, we end up missing Julia!
Gearing up for Homecoming.

Mellophone/Sousaphone Trip to Curtis Orchard
This will be a short trip since there are Sousaphone players in front of us. (See the refection?)
Taking a joy-ride at Curtis Orchard. 		We like getting back to nature in local pumpkin patches.
Modern day flower girls?
Why can't we grow?
Who's shorter? Brittany or Danyel? 		This is what happens when you stick your nose where it doesn't belong!
Marching Illini alter egos...

Road Trip to Penn State
We're the Illini Drumline, and we rule this field!
It's always a good day for a drumoff! 		...and yes, this is what we wear under our hats...
Preparing to parade through strange lands. 		Is this a better picture of the mellos, or the twirler in the background?
Mellos finishing up lunch at Penn State.
The cymbals seem to be a little shy tonight.
Drumline visuals. 		Hey, wait for me!
The Marching Illini file into Beaver Stadium.

2002 Marching Illini Formal
We're smiling because they still can't find Patrick, Brian, and Buffalo Dan.
Fine-looking mellos at the MI formal. 		I need a picture of that!
Danyel's new look. 		Let's find our guys and dance!
Ladies' night out?
Can we stay a little longer?
2002 4-year seniors,
Holly, Derek, and Julia 		We seem to be having a bit of an MI Formal attendance problem.
Squad 15's "Missing Man" formation.

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