Alot of that applies to me, and I've only been in for a year. Infact, tommarow, I get to go in and play off my show music. The thing about sneaking food in under your hat, in our band, you are allowed to have food. The fdsfds spilled cheese on my clarinet.
I do all of those things. Where i live its extremely geeky to be in the band, so you can guess my social status.