Tag Archives: The MOB

The Chron covers The MOB

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Obviously, I am going to make note of this. A spectacle on the Rice Stadium football field: A college student wearing a suit and fedora hands a giant check for $0 to a man in a rubber horse helmet. Scoffs, … Continue reading →

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The MOB versus Mike Miles

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Presented for all the obvious reasons. Rice University’s marching band mocked state-appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles during their halftime show at Saturday’s football game against Texas Southern University. The small band, known as The Mob, performed a brief “Austin … Continue reading →

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The MOB’s message to Baylor

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve been a member of the Rice MOB since 1988, when I arrived in Houston as a grad student in math. I’m especially proud to have been part of the MOB this weekend. Rice University’s Marching Owl Band delivered a … Continue reading →

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The MOB and Baylor

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

So you’ve probably heard about this by now. If it’s possible for a band to steal headlines away from a football game, Rice’s Marching Owl Band found a way. While Rice made strides but ultimately fell against No. 21 Baylor … Continue reading →

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Quidditch, Texas-style

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We are a hotbed of quality Quidditch in this state. As cars drove by the soccer fields at Texas State University on a gray Sunday afternoon this past February, they slowed down to take in a strange scene: a dozen … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Five, six, seven, eight…

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

So tomorrow the Rice Owls will play the Marshall Thundering Herd at Historic Rice Stadium in the Conference USA championship game (noon EST, 11 AM CST, ESPN2, check local listings), and I’ll be there in the stands with the Rice … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Twist And Shout

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Song #7 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Twist And Shout”, originally by The Isley Brothers and covered by The Beatles. Here’s the original: Dave Barry has written about how much he prefers this version to the Beatles’ … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The final frontier

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

This is a little late, as this was happening while I was doing the Songs of the Century, but here’s my tribute to the last flight of the space shuttle: 1. Space Oddity – David Bowie 2. Space Truckin’ – … Continue reading →

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The first drum majors

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

We know that UTSA is debuting a football team this weekend. Well, you can’t have football without halftime entertainment, and you can’t have a marching band without drum majors. Alana Urbano, Annie Moras and Sydney Corbin know they have a … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The Top 500, part 2

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The next ten of my songs from the Rolling Stone Top 500 list: 1. Sympathy For The Devil – Blood, Sweat, and Tears (#32, orig. Rolling Stones) 2. River Deep, Mountain High – Ike & Tina Turner (#33) 3. You’ve … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: They live inside of my head

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The MOB performed an arrangement of Cheap Trick’s “Dream Police” during last week’s show. Not too surprisingly, none of the current students in the sax section had ever heard of the song before, though they did like it. So I … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: 25 and up

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

For the third and final entry in my numeric theme list, here are ten more songs with numbers in the title, starting with the number 25: 1. When I’m 25 or 64 – Jonathan Coulton 2. Section 29 – The … Continue reading →

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Blog Stars

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The Houston Press surveyed the local blog scene and picked out ten “Blog Stars” to highlight and profile. I’m pleased to say that they did me the honor of including me and my blog on that list. I always find … Continue reading →

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Rice gets stimulus funds for physics building

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Go Owls! Rice University narrowly missed a chance at federal funding for a new physics building last year. The $787 billion federal stimulus plan offered a second chance. The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced Monday that Rice will … Continue reading →

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Is there are revolt brewing against Straus?

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Texas Insider passes along what is probably a rumor. Word around the Texas House of Representatives is that a phantom list of nearly 76 signatures is circulating that will take out Speaker Joe Straus when the time is right. A … Continue reading →

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