The Friday night USC rally in San Francisco got moved from Union Square to UN Plaza because the ice rink is set up at Union Square.
And it’s the final rally here for band director Art Bartner, who is retiring this year.
“We have the best wide receivers in the country. Michael Pittman, Amon-Ra St. Brown, David London . . . and who’s the other guy?” Bartner said.
The crowd answered, “Tyler Vaughns.”
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
The golden years are not what they are cracked up to be.
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Forget it…he’s rolling. Have to admire Art Bartner’s enthusiasm and dedication – it will be missed.
Plus he’s one heck of a band leader. Fight on!
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Will the new band director keep playing Tribute To Troy over and over and over again like Bartner did for all those decades?
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Can never hear Conquest enough on a Saturday in the Fall.
Thanks, Dr. Bartner.
Statue on Campus?
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Bartner was there when I was a kid and I’m ready to retire. He took a band of mostly music majors, it was a required at one time, and turned it into the premier college band. They might be able to keep it up, but I doubt there’ll ever be a one up of what Art has done.
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Arturo Bartner….. has a nice ring to it.
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I once knew a lovely young lady, Consuelo Maria O’hannan
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Helton is a real boob… meh forgets to mention Tyler Vaughns.
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Dr. Bartner and his band have always exemplified the motto, “FIGHT ON!”
In his first ten years at USC, we never lost games–certainly not at home.
Nice intro for the professor.
As the lackluster mid to late 80’s (2-3 good years with R. Peete excluded) and 90’s evolved, the band still played their hearts out every week, despite average performances by the teams on the gridiron, and mostly mediocre performances by the MBB team.
I’ll be watching tonight from a nice warm seat in my home, while these kids (and Dr. Bartner) will be banging it out to beyond midnight in a damp, chilly, old stadium. They are the Spirit of Troy.
Are you?
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I get it. Everyone makes sure to recall Amon Ra St Brown’s name and forgets the Drake and Tyler.
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