Gerald Edward Waguespack (The Band)

[don63]

Vermilion. Kaplan high

[Zeebart21]

Vermilion. Kaplan high

Mr John? I have find memories of him. I remember him from honor band. I got a kick out of your pop!

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[don63]

That's him. I still see your dad around occasionally.

[Zeebart21]

That's him. I still see your dad around occasionally.

He has mentioned that. If you have a chance come by the Eaque Tree and introduce yourself this fall.


Z

[don63]

Will do

[Boomer]

So one says he was at stm and another says no....was wag ever at stm to crank up their band....reason why I ask is that I wrote their fight song and it was never played until He started the band there ...anyway I'll never forget the first time hearing s band.play it.

[BrockMeaux]

No Boom, he was never the director at STM. He taught at Vinton, Rayne, and Acadiana before retiring and coming on at UL in 2007.

[BabbForHeisman]

So one says he was at stm and another says no....was wag ever at stm to crank up their band....reason why I ask is that I wrote their fight song and it was never played until He started the band there ...anyway I'll never forget the first time hearing s band.play it.

Isn't the STM fight song just like the Tulane fight song? Or did I mis-hear that last year?

[barisaxman]

So i again ask my history question again so I can see if this is the same guy---Did he go to STM to start their band???

Boomer, you're thinking of Billy Raxsdale. He taught at a university after leaving Acadiana. STM DID have a band, but only a "legitimate" band for ONE year before Billy arrived their. Billy brought it to the level that would "compete" with the pubilic high schools here.

[barisaxman]

The network of band instructors is a very tight knit group. All are driven by the love of music and sharing that passion. If we all were passionate as Wag and many other band directors in the area about out lives, the world would be a better place. So whether at Rayne, AHS, STM or UL, Wag did his best.

WELL said!!