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  1. Pick euph. The bloo lead bari line consists mostly of vets. A euph spot is much easier to get.
  2. I just talked to my friend at bluecoats and I asked why they blooed during the show. He said they thought phantom was done and that the drum major yelled bloo, so they all followed. As far as I am aware, it was not intentional.
  3. I've heard that the sash can come off. So they can change the look each year.
  4. I've seen the rep. Not a single patriotic piece on there. No simple gifts either.
  5. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=QyT44HbKXrs "...To Look for America" Interesting. More Simon and Garfunkel?
  6. These are my very early season predictions. My predictions are partly based off logic,last year's standings, as well as what I'd like to see happen in 2013. If you don't agree...cool. You don't have to. I'm only here to spark conversation, not to havepissed off people yelling at me. 1. Blue Devils - Lastyear they won with a giant group of rookie marchers. They know what winning feels like and they'reback for more. The hornline should betop notch, the drumline will be attempting to win a 2nd consecutive drum titleand the color guard will be fabulous. It'sBD, what else do you expect? Welcome to Cali. 2. Bluecoats - Thiscorps is going to have a fantastic hornline. Ridiculously high vet retention, a harder book than 2012 and a cool,exciting show theme will propel this group to the top. Finally, the Bluecoats will be rewarded forthat great sound. Granted, hornlinesdon't win championships (ask Crown) but the drumline's momentum from last yearwill launch them into a successful season. Also, the guard will be back up to 2010 quality. This is going to be a good visual year forthe Bluecoats. It's time. 3. Crown - Hopefullythey won't make the same mistakes they did in 2010 and try too hard for achampionship after a really good year. This hornline will be fabulous again, however this time they'll havemore competition from BD and Bloo. 2012's brass book was hard, however I hope they don't go too far withthe ridiculous articulations this year. It'scool, but personally, it gets gimmicky after a while. The drumline will still hold them back andthe show won't be nearly as exciting as 2012. 4. Phantom Regiment -I see this corps having a very similar year as 2012. As far as show design goes, they are going tohave to step it up and have a harder show if they want to stay in the top3. The hornline should be solid, and thedrumline will score in the middle again. The lovely Phantomettes will dance and spin their way to the top end oftheir caption. An enjoyable showoverall, maybe even a phan favorite. Still not enough to medal. 5. Cadets - Based onlast season I can't see this corps going up. The straight leg technique has disappeared and I'm pretty the sure that theCadets we once knew are gone. The ragtag drumline they put together last season will return and do some damagethroughout the season. They will be a threatfor the drum title come August. Thebrass and guard will be very average. Hopefully the classic Cadet uniforms will come back. 6. Cavaliers - Theylost their mojo last season and they're trying to get it back. Without Gaines and a solid show theme, 2013looks to be a rebuilding year for the Green Machine. The show will probably be enjoyable, but thecorps above them are just better. 7. Santa ClaraVanguard - This is a corps than everyone hypes up every single year... yet they'rea disappointment for me every time. SCVwill unfortunately put out another dull show. The classic Rennick drumline will be back for blood, however a gooddrumline can only get you so far. Thehornline will be slightly better than 2012, however they'll still suffer in thebrass caption. 8. Boston Crusaders -Once again the Bad ### Crusaders will turn out an enjoyable, fun and passionateprogram. The corps should be prettytalented, but the other corps above them are just two good. Hopefully this hornline will finally playwith some more volume than the last 2 years. 9. Madison Scouts -The men from Madison are back with another show including a repertoire fromtheir past. The tunes should be fun andthey will certainly be a fan favorite, especially in the Midwest. Madison's hornline will be loud as usual, butwill more stick-outs than I prefer. Theirshow is similar to the last 3 years but with a more anniversary type offeel. An enjoyable program none theless. I don't see them moving anywherein the rankings. 10. Spirit of Atlanta- Spirit's on the rise! Last year inJuly they proved that they could hang with the big boys and I certainly believethem. Loads of talent for Spirit to use inorder to field another fan friendly show. This hornline is slowly improving every year, and I can even see thembecoming a brass powerhouse in the near future. Unfortunately, I feel like this corps needs to have a show that's differentthan the last 2 years if they wish to progress further up the board. 11. Blue Stars - 2013will be the Blue Stars grand re-entrance into finals. The addition of some Bluecoat brass staffwill give this hornline a new identity, which is just what this organizationneeded. Last year the corps just missedfinals. I'm confident that the vetsaren't going to let that happen again. The Blue Stars are going to be an angry corps in 2013. Don't mess with them. 12. Blue Knights -The Blue Knights are going to slowly drift into the feared 12th spot for a corpswho's made finals for the last 9 years. Unfortunately the Blue Knights will put out another lack luster showthat won't get the credit that it deserves. The other corps are more exciting, and the Blue Knights are only able toclench that last finals spot. 13. Crossmen - TheCrossmen were a fantastic corps last season, however they will have a hard timeduplicating their come-from-behind victory on semifinals night again. The corps will be talented, however poordrill and an okay show theme will leave them in the dreaded 13th slot. It's hard to hold on to a spot in finals fora consecutive year, and I can't see the Crossmen doing that. Caption battles: Brass: BD, Bloo, Crown Drums: BD, Bloo, Cadets, SCV Guard: BD, Phantom, Crown
  7. Holy cow. Bloo playing this is going to be ridiculous.
  8. I don't mind synth when they use it for piano parts or other effects (not voices or speaking parts). It's when the synth doubles the tuba/bass part that really irks me. Synth makes brass lines sound better and more full than they actually are. It's like cheating. Let the corps who actually have full and pure sounds thrive. They deserve the credit. All the corps who depend on synth for brass volume and depth... I'm sorry.
  9. Have two percussion judges. One for the front ensemble. One for the battery.
  10. I believe the official title was "A World Without Pants." I think Doug wrote it after going to a "no pants party" or something. Thinking it over, Thumbs, Pants, and Two Words (which they've stopped playing...) are all equally awesome. Doug Thrower arranges some fantastic stuff.
  11. Just FYI, I heard that the call to march the whole show toe-down came about 2 weeks into move-ins. I'm excited to see how the corps fairs next season when they have the winter camps to refine and teach the new members the toe-down technique. I imagine your calves start to burn after a while... ouch.
  12. I'm calling BS on bloo's score. They blew the house down and got the best crowd response... Whatever, I can't wait until Minneapolis. Go bloooo!
  13. Making uninformed assumptions is easy. So stop talking about stuff you don't understand and wait for an announcement... it's not that hard. If a corps doesn't want to announce the show yet, they probably have a reason. Show some respect.
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