Making the Best of a Football Game

About a minute and thirty seconds the great Eric Clapton
works magic with a kazoo!

So during third quarter the band and the cheerleaders appear to take a break during our high school football games. Now most all of you KNOW that I don't do sports! I'm trying to make the best of this LAST year of football. So sometimes I go to extremes to find the entertainment. Back to the story now... Last week we scored several td's during the third quarter. A friend and I were somewhat saddened at the lack of noise. So I went out and bought KAZOOS! Woohooo!!! My friend was tickled at this opportunity to "hum" the fight song after each touchdown!! But as I left the store I wrapped my lips around a kazoo.....and ......nothing! I thought that they were all broken~! I called aforementioned friend who is reference librarian and we played it up big...as a part of her job. She immediately launched into a brief tutorial of kazooing. We laughed so hard! Then I thought it only fair to take her kazoo TO her and immediately in her mouth it went and she blew several bars of the fight song right there in the middle of the library! Too funny! I thought I had it all figured and couldn't quite get why I didn't seem to have the lung capacity needed to play a child's toy. Pity me! I had the wrong end in my mouth!

The kazoo is a simple musical instrument (membranophone) that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one hums into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane. The membranophone label is a key element in the kazoo being called a musical instrument. Kazoos are often used by children because they are simple to use.

And I repeat from the previous paragraph:"Kazoos are often used by children because they are simple to use." Bwahahahaha~~!!!!!! But I was SO confused! Check this out! I love step one! Seriously kids! This is from ehow.com......or something like that!

Step One

Find your kazoo. (You've GOT to be kidding me! **snarf**)

Step Two

Find the round thingy that sticks out (there's only one). (They actually said THINGY? I thought I was the only one who says THINGY!!)

Step Three

Put the end closest to the round thingy to your lips - this is usually, but not always, the fat end. Make sure the round thingy is on top.

Step Four

Close your lips around the end to make a seal. Tuck your lips under just a tad so you're holding it cleanly instead of sucking on it wetly. (HUH?)

Step Five

Hum into the kazoo.

Tips & Warnings

• The round thingy houses a piece of waxed paper - it's what makes the kazoo vibrate and gives the sound volume. If you don't hear this, your kazoo may have gotten wet or damaged. Try another one.

There is also another website that details suggestions for advanced kazooing! Oh my! One final thought here....a caution of sorts....."Continued Kazoo playing can be very annoying to spouses, parents and co-workers." Umm yeah...just in case you didn't know!

The Kazoo Crew

It's all about having fun at a Friday night high school football game. We're all parents of seniors and it's gonna get a whole lot more difficult after this!

Hugs, Happiness and Harmony!
Julie