Homecoming Parade Tradition

[Huff]

Yesterday I learned of a Homecoming Parade tradition involving the band that I think is pretty neat. I hope that you will, too. Many of you old timers will remember when Maurice McAdoo was the director of the North Texas marching band. He had some outstanding bands and sent tons of his graduates into the public schools of Texas and many other states. His widow still lives in Denton. She lives on Hickory Street between the UNT campus and the town square. Each year during the Homecoming parade the band stops in front of her house, turns to face her house, and plays a song for her. Yesterday it was the Fight Song. She sat on the front porch of her house and waved to them as they went by. After playing the song, the band turned and went on along the parade route. This has apparently been happening for many years. I thought it was pretty classy thing for the band to do.

[MeanGreengdub]

Yesterday I learned of a Homecoming Parade tradition involving the band that I think is pretty neat. I hope that you will, too. Many of you old timers will remember when Maurice McAdoo was the director of the North Texas marching band. He had some outstanding bands and sent tons of his graduates into the public schools of Texas and many other states. His widow still lives in Denton. She lives on Hickory Street between the UNT campus and the town square. Each year during the Homecoming parade the band stops in front of her house, turns to face her house, and plays a song for her. Yesterday it was the Fight Song. She sat on the front porch of her house and waved to them as they went by. After playing the song, the band turned and went on along the parade route. This has apparently been happening for many years. I thought it was pretty classy thing for the band to do.

That's pretty cool.

[hickoryhouse]

I used to live near that house, and i always wondered why they did that. That is really cool! Thanks for the info

[letsgiveacheer]

The band has been stopping at Mr. McAdow's home for many years and it is indeed a very nice thing to do.

Unfortunately, a family emergency kept me from traveling to Denton for the band reunion and game. As I was planning to take Mrs McAdow to lunch on Friday, I called to cancel and had a nice conversation. She is 84, lives by herself and still drives. Their son Scott, is a very successful director at Spring Lake...sort of the Todd Dodge for bands as he has won the state honor band competition several times.

One other addition to the posting: most football fans knew Mr. McAdow as the marching band director, but he was the Director of Bands and also conducted the top concert band. Not only did he send out many high school band directors, but also college band directors (Arkansas for one), professors, and principal players in symphonies around the country (San Fransisco and Chicago, to name a few).