Author's preface:

The Band is history, culture, socialization. We have the hard task to explain its essence. This is our hope, our target. Because we do not want to tell you about 150 years of victories and defeats, of joys and disappointments, of funny anecdotes and undeletable memories. We want you to understand that the band is, first of all, belonging. It is growing in a group that lives thanks to the presence and the commitment of every single member. We are the band. And looking at the pictures, faded by time, of those who came before us, we find ourselves in those proud and smiling faces. Because the band is ageless, it is history. We want to dedicate this book to all those who came before us and who will come after us.

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