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What, is there a DCP policy that we have to sign our names to everything? Have I broken a rule somewhere? I dont normally enjoy hurcs shows...this year I do - so what? I am not your friend, and I will not pretend to be, again, this doesnt mean there is no place for me or my thoughts here. The ironic thing is that I admit what I dont know in each my posts - pointing out my lack of knowledge with a certain era of drum corps. Never have I suggested that I know it all, although i obviously know enough to hit close to the mark, otherwise you wouldn't be so up in arms... On top of all that, you accuse me of being a smart###, and then make jokes about playing in traffic and other silly BS. So now, who is the one going off-topic... Believe it or not, I enjoy empire, and I want them to do well. I dont think every corps should be like them, but the activity could benefit from a few more following their path. They just seem like a corps at a crossroads, thats all. Just because I point out some negative things that I've seen this year doesn't make me a troll or a hater. Check my stats, i've been around and reading for quite a while...

Well, yeah - i'd agree with that. Hurcs show is the best I've seen from them it years...just based on the fact that I actually enjoy it a little bit

And I'm guessing all that was back when the corps was more local, more experienced, and actually, you know rehearsed together in the winter. At some of the shows I've seen empire at, they had as many holes in certain sections as they had spots filled...(and i'm not talking early season either). Again, i didn't follow DCA in the 90s, but from what I have seen, (for modern DCA, when corps are actually, you know...getting more organized) I have never heard of a corps trying to do so much with so little. Just because it worked in the past doesn't mean it will work now. Bucs changed that game 8 years ago - Minnesota figured it out last year, and it looks like several other corps are at least trying to catch up. Empire either hasn't realized the game is changing, or they have, and just dont care. I know some of you guys actually have experience with the organization, whereas i'm just making observations, so I wont try and debate with you regarding their history, or what has worked in the past - i'm just talking about what I've seen this year. Honestly - i hope they do well...i would bet on 5th, with a shot at 4th. That said, this certainly seems like an organization at a crossroads, especially what some other folks are saying about the lack of shows in their area...

Performing your fieldshow at a DCI event near your hometown is not the same as taking an entire weekend late in the season to go do standstills and flashmobs at DCI finals in another part of the country for 3-4 days. They also stayed at an amusement part several times during the season, and they obviously did no competitions this weekend (opting for some kind of homeshow), while everyone else went out and got 1 or 2 scores. So yeah - they can do what they want, and I'm sure they are still working their butts off to do well competitively. I dont really know the grand plan or mission of the group, but one thing is clear, this year especially - you can only stretch yourself so thin before the effects start to become noticable. To the naked eye, they dont really look much different than any other year, but i'm guessing they just lack that polish that comes from a group that performs a 10 minute show together a zillion times over the summer. I'll be honest in that I haven't been very deeply involved in DCA until about 7-8 years ago, so maybe this kind of rehearsal schedule (or lack thereof) has been done before by a perennial top 3 corps - but thats just my take. Also seems like the have way more holes than usual, which has nothing to do with their schedule /this issue (hell, rehearsing less and taking more trips would make more people want to march, i would think)

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That was a standstill performance (there was drill normally) for the hotel...of a different song. So no, it wasn't even close...

Hardly anyone even noticed they were gone. Funny how that works, or is it???

Sweet. If this is as accurate as your other predictions and proclamations are on a regular basis, the cadets show will be fantastic!

Yes, their is

Yeah...sorry, I kind of read it as "the race for first was over on day 1 of the season, so enjoy fighting for second". I dont even particularly care who wins, as long as its an interesting season, which like you said, is tough when a corps is that far ahead.

DCP101 - If a person quotes somebody in their post, they are usually refering to them, not to a random person 5 posts by. I can see how that might have confu...wait, no I can't, this is ridiculous

If he really meant it that way, then i'll happily apologize, but I have my doubts

Classy...its people like you deserve the hate you get

Oh well...we dont want your opinion then. Only people who post and follow 24/7 need apply. (Yeah, this is my first day posting in a month or two...never said I wasnt hypocritical...)

In the other thread, where it didnt get enough votes to qualify for this tiebreaker. Its ok, I can see how you may have missed that fact, as its only stated once in the poll section, and about 3 times in the thread, including the post immediately before yours...