Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Room 103

This is the story of Room 103. That explanation follows. I was asked to write this for the Mr./Ms. Music club pageant that we had last week. I did not come up with the ledgend. It was acutally my music theory class who came up with it. I did however write this explanation.

To most of the music majors and music faculty it feels like we live here in the music building. We have class here, we eat here, and before you leave good old SUU, chances are you will have slept here. But, even as much time as we spend here, be grateful that you can leave any time you want, because there will come a time dear friends where your ability to freely walk out of those big glass doors will come to an end.
Some of you may be unaware of the fact that the music building, like other more well known buildings on campus, has a haunting history of its own, but one far more terrifying than that of Old Main. And that history, that astounding legacy, that fear inspiring, spine tingling fable is the legend of room 1-0-3!
Room 103 is on the lower floor of the music building. Strange, dare I say eerie, noises have been heard coming from it that no one can account for. No one, that is, but the people who know the true purpose behind the mysterious and dreadful room. A holding cell.
A holding cell for all of the music majors and music teachers who would try to leave the SUU music department. You may be asking yourselves at this very moment: “All of the music students and faculty? What about those who graduate?” I mean All Of Them. I’m sorry to tell you my friends that even you will enter room 103. For the music department here is much like roach motels, the Hotel California and a deep psychological break with reality; once you enter room 103, you can never leave.
Many fools have tried and failed. Of course those fools started out as music majors, so they were probably doomed anyway. Use the little freedom you have now wisely, because if you thought that the music department owned your soul now, you haven’t seen nothin’ yet. Wave good bye to the upper classmen, because their time is soon at hand and whatever you do NEVER open the door to room 103.
But don’t despair, for all hope is not yet lost. If you are brave, wise, cunning and a skillfull musician you may yet escape the horror of…ROOM 103!!!!
(Add maniacal laughter here.)

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