We took spot #27 on Time Out: New York's "Essential NY" list ("Hop the express to 101 people, places and things that make the city unique") Of course, it's kinda surprising that out of everything we did last year, they picked the FBI tribute. And the "more recent" show actually took place in the late 60's.

Columbia University Marching Band
Wien Stadium, 218th St. and Broadway (854-2546) Subway: A to 207 St.

Downtown types who get nosebleeds above 
14th Street will suffer massive hemorrhages 
if they attend a Columbia football game way 
uptown at Baker's [sic] Field. But it's 
worth losing blood to see the marching 
band's thoroughly demented halftime show, 
which might be described as Merideth Monk 
meets John Philip Sousa with a Groucho Marx 
chaser. One highlight from last year was 
their FBI tribute, complete with references
to Waco, Ruby Ridge and J. Edgar Hoover's
fondness for drag. Electric guitars and 
amps took over the 50-yard line as the band 
launched into the Ramones' "I Wanna Be 
Sedated" for the finale. A more recent 
spectacle had a birth-control theme and got
the crowd swallowing hot dogs to the tune of
"I've Got Rhythm." This year's final home 
game is November 8 at 1 pm