The brass music they brought with them, like that of all Balkan countries, can be traced to the Turks, the original band geeks.

Tom relates to this since he had huge crushes on some of the girls but because he was in the marching band he was labeled a "band geek".

"We were never incredibly hip or cool; we were band geeks," Mr. Batiuk said.

The term "band nerd" is also used as well as band geek, depending on the school.

Although a movie about teen angst, a male teen falls for a female "band geek".

Greg incorporates these personae into his comedy routines, highlighting the conflict inherent in being both a varsity wrestler and band geek.

Christina Milian appears as one of the band geeks.

In January 2007, Brown landed a small role as a band geek in the fourth season of the American television series The O.C..

Geek: To celebrate the traditional view of band members as "band geeks," the band chooses one member to take on all duties of being the official "Band Geek."

When Matthew Maloney, 16, joined the Pennsbury band as a freshman, he, too, expected to be called a band geek.