Daily Holidays - July 10
National Piña Colada Day
Don't Step On A Bee Day
Teddy Bears' Picnic Day
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/july10.html
Having a bit of connectivity problems with my alleged 99% reliable network this AM, so this is the best we can do today....
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https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pina-colada-day/
“If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
If you’re not into yoga, if you have half a brain”
– Escape (The Pina Colada Song)”, by Rupert Holmes
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/dont-step-on-a-bee-day/
Don’t Step On A Bee Day is an important reminder that the fate of the common bee lies in the balance – with bee numbers in some countries having halved in the last decade with no apparent cause, it’s vital that we take care to maintain bee populations, pollination and honey production.
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/teddy-bear-picnic-day/
It’s a wonderful day for a stroll in the woods! Grab your favourite stuffed toy, a hamper of goodies, and set off for Teddy Bear Picnic Day! Why not arrange an outing with friends and family, and to enjoy the summer sun, fun and games, and creativity with your favourite toys?
You know how those Teddy Bears can be about their hunny!
I stopped inviting them for tea when they kept putting salt in the sugar bowl.
My teddy bears and I have an active imagination. 
(I actually do have a lot of teddy bears.)
I did that once on April Fool's Day for my Dad when I was six or seven and he did not take it well. 
I have stuffed animals, too, but my dog keeps knocking them on the floor...
Thanks for posting this! While this song was playing everywhere back in the day, I realized I'd never seen the guy who sang it until now!
Now for the horrendous truth--my high school band played this song during my senior year. It was even the feature song for the twirlers during the halftime show.
Looks like an unwelcome visitor back at the ranch...
And now I just have to remember what year that was! I know I was out of school... And that sounds like a tough song for a high school band - if it was like mine, with every instrument like brass and French Horns!
Especially if they're marching at the same time! Though I have to give them credit for choosing a popular song. I once played second clarinet, but that would have been beyond anything we tackled!
It sounds like your school's band was pretty impressive! The one at my school just had the occasional school concert and played at football games. I once had a boyfriend who liked to say he played in the Rose Bowl - which he did, except it was the French Horn, LOL! And you know what sucked? He was really into sports, played football himself, but they didn't even let them stay around to watch the game! 
That was the one piece that we played at the end of our halftime show.
For marching contest in Texas, the bands must be marching at least 60% of the time. My high school marched what would be called "old style" now where we did 8 steps for every five yards and had a lot of step-2, step-4, diamond drills and kaleidoscope drills. We also marched lifting our knees with a high-step. When I saw the old films we had perfectly straight lines and diagonals so it was disappointing that we were rated so lowly when other bands did far less and received better ratings.
My last year we went into more of the corps style which included pinwheels and follow-the-leader type movements, but at least I never had to march backwards. Oddly enough I did get bumped by one of the flag girls at marching contest that year which was odd since I was precisely where I needed to be. Fortunately, I did not get the flag pole shoved up my ... 
But that's coming from someone who's challenged by walking and chewing gum at the same time! It sounds very competitive where you are! And like you had a strong music program, always a good thing. I went to a fairly small college and there was no band to support the football team which could have used all the help it could get. So a group of upper classmen - from some fraternity, I think - got together and played kazoos and marched during half time, even picked each other up to spell out the name of the school, LOL. They weren't exactly professional, but they tried hard and were pretty amusing...
My foot was all red and swollen. I hobbled into a supermarket and scraped some ice from the freezer to put on my foot!
I also sat on one once. NOT funny. 
