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“Run over those kids!”

~ Eskridge, to William while driving, February 19, 2016

"Sorry I haven't been very enthusiastic this week. I just wish I was dead."

~ Eskridge, on allergies, Jan. 29, 2016

“Come on now crackers.”

~ Eskridge, trying to get everyone to stay in the pocket, Jan 14, 2015

“Doing something fun and getting paid for it is like mainlining heroin.”

~ Eskridge, discussing careers with William, Nov. 4, 2015

“I'm always ready for squelchy noises.”

~ Eskridge, on brass instruments, Oct. 15, 2015

"You beat it like you beat a red headed stepchild."

~ Eskridge, on drumming, Oct. 16, 2015

"Don't mess with old black guys. If you lived in my neighborhood you would have had your ass kicked."

~ Eskridge, Oct. 5, 2015

"Don't come in here and giggle children."

~ Eskridge, Eskridge to middleschool children, Oct. 5, 2015

“If my dog was as ugly as you I would shave it’s butt and make it walk backwards.”

~ Eskridge, to Anthony's attempt at growing a beard, Sep. 28, 2015

“Please let me hear it and don’t give me raspberries.”

~ Eskridge, to brass section, Sep. 28, 2015

“Please leave your squirrelly things back in middle school.”

~ Eskridge, Sep. 28, 2015 to freshmen

"Is that a dinosaur, my kid happens to love dinosaurs."

~ Eskridge, Sep. 21, 2015 after seeing that William download Ben Rebmann's Dino YouTube video before he could delete it.

“Hey freshmen, SHUTUP, this ain’t middle school!”

~ Eskridge, to freshmen who wouldn't shutup, September 14, 2015

*an ant falls from air duct onto William’s neck. William swats it away* Dave: “What was that?” William: “An ant fell on me from the air vent” Dave: “That dirty bastard.”

~ Eskridge, September 8, 2015

Anthony: “There is a time and place for that kind of stuff…” Dave: “Yeah, like prison.”

~ Eskridge, Anthony after getting locked in a locker.

"But Kambiss has no friends."

~ Eskridge, October 1, 2014, regarding Anthony missing rehearsal for "girlfriend."

"Zach, you're lifting your elbows too much. You're trying to play drums, not fly away!”

~ Eskridge, September 14, 2015

"Just take it like a man will ya?”

~ Eskridge, September 28, 2014

"Just give it a real good licking.... that sounded really wrong didn't it..."

~ Eskridge

"No more games. Some aren't mature enough!”

~ Eskridge, 2014, to William after de-tuning of Anthony’s bass in retaliation for him stealing trumpet slides.

"Zach you're lifting your elbows too much. You're trying to play drums, not fly away!”

~ Eskridge, first observed at a sweltering hot football game on September 20, 2014. Recorded various other times into 2016.

Zach: “Mr. Eskridge can I have a water?” Dave: “NO.”

~ Eskridge, sweltering hot football game, September 20, 2014

“Don’t Harlan, that is the destruction of something perfectly good for no apparent reason.”

~ Eskridge, August 2014, to William, Zach, and Anthony

“He’s coming after me saying, “You killed my brother…. Bastard.”

~ Eskridge, to a roach during William's G period after having killed one the day prior

“I’ll just be walking around, going about business, and then I can’t find my coffee!”

~ Eskridge, September 16, 2014 and various times after

“If you can’t find a cable, beat it rape it and take it.”

~ Eskridge, during rockband rehearsal to John and Josh

William: "Who are those people?” Dave: “Oh… they’re nobody.”

~ Eskridge, William driving to Jazz competition as a very ornately dressed band crosses the road.

Stephen: “What’s the gayest picture on the Internet?” Dave: “How bout yo face…”

~ Eskridge, Stephen and Josh looking at a bronie blog. (bornie: fan of my little pony who happens to be a dude) October 2013

“Here Anthony have some guitar porn.”

~ Eskridge, April 2013

“You say my logic is flawed; come talk to me sometime like real men do.”

~ Eskridge, to Sam in the soundbooth

“My car is a sewing machine on wheels. I mean seriously, who looks up and says Oh, here come a badass in his Suzuki.”

~ Eskridge, as William and John attempt to jumpstart his Suzuki after sitting for months. (November 2013)

“Don’t hang your bass that low. You look retarded.”

~ Eskridge, commenting on Anthony's bass

“Don’t be stupid. Stupid people are stupid.”

~ Eskridge, March 2013

“Play with the band. Not with yourself.”

~ Eskridge, February 2013

“He was this big black guy with thighs like this big!” (motions with hands about 2 feet wide)

~ Eskridge, August 2014, jazz band practice

“Get outa here. Nobody wants you here right now.”

~ Eskridge, September 2014, in the soudbooth to Sam

“Hey! No body gives a shit about the amp right now!”

~ Eskridge, in regard to Anthony and Zach messing with a his bass amp

“Stay in the pocket. The pocket is everything to you right now. The pocket is greater than you… Yo momma… Only God is greater than the pocket right now!”

~ Eskridge, 2013 7am practice and various other times

“ Gurrrp…. That was a burp. If it was a fart y’all would be dead by now.”

~ Eskridge, After school one Friday

“Sometimes I just want to unstrap my bass and beat you with it.”

~ Eskridge, spoken to Anthony on a monday rehearsal after 1st scrimmage August 2014

“Hey! Shut up!!!”

~ Eskridge, to William and friends August 2014, 1st scrimmage

“Enough of this childish bullshit”

~ Eskridge, First day 8th grade band

“Where does my name come from? My name comes from Scotland, There are these hills you see, these ridges? (draws hump on white board) They are known as the eskeridges.”