Another unique feature of the band is that alumni and their children are allowed to play in the halftime show if they come to rehearsals and get familiar enough with the music. Pictured, in 2009, is Timothy (5) and Meg McDonald (8) wearing their own mini-MOB uniforms to join their parents, Laura and Robert McDonald (pictured in vintage Rice Band uniform) for Rice Homecoming. Meg performed regularly with the MOB as a Show Assistant for 10 years, before joining her alumnus dad in the trumpet section, where he still plays.