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  1. DCI may be a competition, but Drum Corps is first and foremost an activity where performers marry music, athleticism, and narrative in a compelling manner. Judging and scores will always be subjective, but there's absolutely no denying the incredible effort put in to create these amazing experiences that will last forever.
  2. I've noticed that the website allows you to specify your resolution (defaults to auto) whereas the app doesn't. If possible, I'd suggest putting on a laptop/desktop and then mira-casting with 1080p selected.
  3. Solid run for semis! IDK if we'll be able to get clean enough by tomorrow to catch the likes of Phantom, but it's clear that the men are loving this show and giving it their all. Certainly making this FMM proud! 💚
  4. Just randomly stumbled across this thread and find it very interesting... considering how since December, the company I work for (tied to ceramic proppants and fracking) has seen a DRAMATIC decrease in sales (resulting in layoffs, facility/plant closures, etc) and production. That article that the OP cited was spot on and if I had known how the market was going to turn, I probably would've tried to move out a lot sooner (my wife got layed off and it's not looking so great for me right now). However, on the definite plus side... I'm glad to see the drum corps are going to (hopefully) be able to cut some costs! I'm all for anything that helps the activity, community, and kids out. :)
  5. Amen! I left from the Magnolia area with a 45 minute buffer and still managed to miss both The Bluecoats and Carolina Crown. Ridiculous!
  6. 1) I absolutely love the graphical design used by the OP. Fantastic! 2) Anyone know why they (DCI) dropped the TOC from Houston? In previous years we've been spoiled with the top 8 of the preceding year... if I'm being COMPLETELY honest I can't say I'm not a little let down by them not doing so this year... 3) I am pulling for The Cavaliers to catch Madison/Bluecoats tomorrow. I expect Phantom will have a slight (0.50-1.75) lead for the win.
  7. Nice to see that I'm not the only one who does spreadsheets for DCI scores. :) I've been making spreadsheets with all sorts of formulas pretty much since I marched back in 2004. I usually have multiple trends that I'm look at, like average placement over the season, average score (totaled), average score for last 3 shows, average score for last week of shows, increase from 1st show to current, increase from beginning to midseason, increase from midseason to end... etc... Then I use those number to try and predict what will happen come finals time. I always get close, but never perfectly nail the score... which just goes to show that scores are definitely unpredictable.
  8. I know they've come as far north as my area... The Woodlands / Magnolia. I've gotten rather spoiled with the top 8 from previous years at the Houston show... but we're not getting that this year. :(
  9. Seeing the show in Houston compared to the rest of 2011's top 8... I had the show around the placing it ended up. Not that it's bad, it's just not yet on par with some of the higher scoring shows (by way of difficulty, content, cleanliness, and sound). I've seen some videos on YouTube and you can DEFINITELY tell a difference in just a few weeks time.. so here's to hoping that the mostly new staff can tweak some more towards the end to get us up closer to the SCV/PR level. The theme is kind of vague at some points and doesn't always come across easily... but then again some of our other shows have been the same way. I think the biggest difference this year is there aren't many 'wow/cool' moments like the sit/spin section of 2003, fight club of 2002, drum circle/cuba from 2004, etc. The guys are busting their tails (as usual).. just a matter of more tweaking/cleaning/selling GE at this point. Regarding Jeff - he has stated time and again that he may not be the best, but he knows how to surround himself with the best and get the job done.
  10. Scary and tragic, for sure. It's one thing to see senseless acts of violence on TV, far removed from where you lay your head... but it's something completely different when it happens practically on your door step. I don't have the numbers to say for sure, but it seems to me like this sort of stuff is becoming entirely too commonplace.... or maybe it's just that the media is getting faster about reporting this sort of thing.
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