garfield's_kid

This crowd tonight is electric. Very enthusiastic at the smallest details.

This Academy show is incredible, and can be something really special, but can't hold a candle to last year's. IMVHPO

I'm excited too. Saw their drumline in the lot last night and they SLAMMED

Definitely that. And, drums have a higher presence among non-band communities than horns do

It's a recurring pattern that drumlines fill up in smaller corps faster than hornlines or guards do. As a drummer, I can testify to the statement "everybody wants to be a drummer."

From a couple posts, ago, yes, those are the San Gabriel Mountains.

Hey look! Mountains!

Watchmen drum feature was very impressive. Those kids have potential Edit: Not implying the potential doesn't exist elsewhere. Watchmen just really stuck out to me.

Very intimate. Friends who are closer-than-close

Can anybody direct me to, or provide, a list of the judges? Can't find it online

Really impressed with Gold's show. High quality, you can tell the kids' passion for it. Very nice to see.

Brown, lace-up. Older style, looks good.

Gold is a full corps this year. Makes me feel optimistic about the future of the activity.

Mine: Felliniesque did not deserve the score it got. Sorry BD. Tilt should have won. Inferno and Relentless should have won. I want recaps back. (been said already) For drummers - I'm still not at all a fan of BD's drums and how the quads have a gap in the rim to avoid hitting it.

In conclusion: another Bluecoats show that 1) is very (VERY) enjoyable and 2) makes no sense, at least to my eye. The last three years, ranked imo from least to most enjoyable: Kinetic Noise, Down Side Up, Tilt.