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Not a lot of copyright concerns back then.

It is all about the show design. The talent level this year is high enough to take them 4-5 places higher than last year. I’m looking forward to a significant rebound in 2024.

A couple of posters have a lot more time on their hands now.

He said 1380 started the process. I assume starting the process means filling out interest forms. Hard to say how many sent in videos or attended an audition camp. It does sound like Phantom is doing well this winter.

I have no doubt SCV will fill their spots with quality performers, however, it is not surprising that some are holding back before making a commitment. There still seems to be some unknown when it comes the corps' finances. This thread certainly is not helping ease any concerns.

2022?

A number of years ago I noticed how well the crowd sang the national anthem in Indianapolis. Then I realized I was sitting amongst a bunch of musicians. I'd like DCI to bring in Jacob as the pre show entertainment. See what he can get out of a finals audience.

This is one I really like. Jacob's mother is the violin player with short hair. She has a big smile on her face when he starts to sing.

What I like most about his live shows is his use of the audience.

I watched an interview with Jacob and he said All Night Long was made up of around 500 tracks edited together. He won a Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for his effort.

I have a friend who's grandson auditioned for Crown, Cadets, and Spirit last year. The boy is now a senior in high school and a very good trumpet player. He did not march with any corps in 2023. He auditioned for the experience. I expect he will be marching somewhere this coming summer.

In either 74 or 75 the Blue Devils were introduced as being from Walnut Creek, CA.

Maybe. But Steve Rondinaro does live in North Myrtle Beach and is a member of the CCU faculty.

This one interests me as I live in Myrtle Beach. Brass at the Beach, July 5, TBD, SC Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA Carolina Crown - Fort Mill, SC Crossmen - San Antonio, TX Heat Wave - Tampa Bay, FL Music City - Nashville, TN Spirit of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA Is anyone on here involved with the planning of this show? Any event in SC that refers to the beach is typically in the Myrtle Beach area. Quite a few years ago they were trying to bring a show to the Coastal Carolina U stadium.

If there was not a statute of limitations, there could probably be a 1000 similar lawsuits with their genesis in the 70s and 80s.

Whelp. Probably my fault for asking.

Corps make money from camps.

I believe it is more than half, but even half is a lot more than 'very little' which was stated in the post to which I was responding.

I am not trying to dig into how they account for everything. Moving money back and forth to accommodate California tax law is all back office stuff. The bottom line is member dues and other fees make up a substantial portion of the cost of going out each summer.

What are member fees all in, tour fee, camp fee, audition charge? $5500, $6000, more? $5500 x 165 members is over $900K Member fees cover the majority of the cost to move a drum corps down the road. I do not know what their audition fee is, but let's say it $100. 400 kids auditioning who do not make the corps brings in another $40K.

They can accept donations now, but the donor cannot receive any tax deduction. Something like 87% of Americans take the standard deduction, so, for that group, being able to deduct donations is not important.

In DCI's 2021 IRS filing Dan A made $200K with another $31K listed as other compensation. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/362754480

Look at the post before mine.

We have a true insider posting here. 🙂 As a Blue Star alum, I am very happy with the team they have in place for 2024.

2024 Design Team & Caption Heads No changes for the Blue Stars other than the two mentioned in this thread.