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President Wagner:
"The beginning is always today," one of my favorite quotes. Dr. Lee:
President Wagner, what a pleasant surprise. President Wagner:
So what exciting new beginnings can we look forward to this year? Dr. Lee:
Well, for the most part, I'll still continue with the overall direction of the program. President Wagner:
That direction is a losing one. Dr. Lee:
I don't think we can measure the amount of success in our program by the number of people shaking their butts on the stands. And no, we didn't win the B.E.T. Classic. But our first obligation is to educate and then entertain. President Wagner:
Please, not the edutainment speech, James. Save it for your students. Dr. Lee:
It's a good one. The kids in my program are learning. President Wagner:
There won't be a program if the alumni continue to lose interest. We win, they write checks. Dr. Hinderson was smart enough to know that. He played popular music. Dr. Lee:
That was James Brown and Marvin Gaye, not "The Thong Song". Alright, I'll play popular music, but not at the expense of musicianship. When you hired me you wanted me to strive for excellence. And that is exactly what I am doing. President Wagner:
I also said we needed to win
"The beginning is always today," one of my favorite quotes. Dr. Lee:
President Wagner, what a pleasant surprise. President Wagner:
So what exciting new beginnings can we look forward to this year? Dr. Lee:
Well, for the most part, I'll still continue with the overall direction of the program. President Wagner:
That direction is a losing one. Dr. Lee:
I don't think we can measure the amount of success in our program by the number of people shaking their butts on the stands. And no, we didn't win the B.E.T. Classic. But our first obligation is to educate and then entertain. President Wagner:
Please, not the edutainment speech, James. Save it for your students. Dr. Lee:
It's a good one. The kids in my program are learning. President Wagner:
There won't be a program if the alumni continue to lose interest. We win, they write checks. Dr. Hinderson was smart enough to know that. He played popular music. Dr. Lee:
That was James Brown and Marvin Gaye, not "The Thong Song". Alright, I'll play popular music, but not at the expense of musicianship. When you hired me you wanted me to strive for excellence. And that is exactly what I am doing. President Wagner:
I also said we needed to win
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The beginning is always today One of my favorite quotes
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President Wagner what a pleasant surprise
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So what exciting new beginnings can we look forward to this year
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Well for the most part
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I'll continue with the overall direction of the program
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That direction is a losing one
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I don't think we can measure the success of our program
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by the number of people shaking their butts in the stands
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And no we didn't win the B E T Classic
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But our first obligation is to educate and then entertain
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Please not the edu tainment speech James Save it for your students
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Movie Summary
A band director recruits a Harlem street drummer to play at a Southern university.
Actors
President Wagner
Dr. Lee
