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The Original El Guapo

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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    Six years with the Kilties All Age Corps, One season with Star United
  • Your Favorite Corps
    Cavaliers, Phantom, Colts, SCV
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    2006 Phantom - Faust
  • Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
    1999
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    Cloud Nine
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    I find that common sense is a trait that is vastly being overlooked. . <br /><br /><br />Member of Star United Mini Corps and Star of Indiana Alumni Corps.

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  1. I would like to thank John Mayer and the rest of Tremendous Blast on their participation at this year's Maple Leaf Parade in Lacrosse, Wisconsin for the Oktoberfest festival. Your certificate is in the mail. Now if you will excuse us, we make to make room for this in our trophy case.... See you next year and until then... You have a very nice parade corps. <3
  2. #Zing Blue Stars are now officially at over 100 marching members. Quality and Quantity right there. You don't need to have marched with Blue Stars to participate in this is grand parade. Believe me you haven't had fun until you've slung a brat at the Brat Stand on the Oktoberfest Grounds. One of the corps biggest fundraiser. I believe there is still time so go ahead and be great rather than tremendblah. You know you wanna march...
  3. Here is an update...there are now over 100 members participating with the Blue Stars for this upcoming O'fest parade. Believe me you don't want to miss out. Come have fun with us. We have quality AND quantity. or you can shuffle along with John Mayo & company. The choice is yours.
  4. Don't know if you remember me but I was going over some older pictures when I came across one of you with the Bandettes while I was marching with the Kilties. Just wanted to see how things are going. Take care!!!

    Frank

  5. Senor Mayo, You cannot save what I don't have. :) The back to back to back to back to back to back champions of the Maple Leaf Parade will once again reign supreme. For those interested in joining the Blue Stars in what has become a TREMENDOUS event can do so by following this link. March with the best, have fun like the best...Blue Stars Here is more info about rehearsal and stuff... INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE ASKING BUT HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED (please register today) Rehearsal: Friday September 27th. 5pm registration and instrument distribution. 6PM Sectionals - Brass, Percussion, Guard will work on music. 7:30 Ensemble 9PM - Rehearsal is done - party inside and Announcments about the 50th Anniversary Reunion Corps. Location is at Boot Hill Pub. (www.boothillpub.com) 1501 St. Andrew, La Crosse Parade on the 28th. 8:30am call time at Logan Middle School. 9:00am rehearsal. 11:00am Tentative step off time for the parade. Music is hosted online. If you have registered you have the link in the email you received after you registered. For those who want the music and have not register you can do so here. www.bluestars.org/ofest Uniform: You are responsible for bringing your pants and shoes. Tan/Khaki pants or shorts and tennis shoes. You will receive an official 2013 Parade Corps t-shirt to wear in the parade. Brass....you will need to bring or purchase white gloves. They are typically availalbe for sale at the registration table for a minimal fee. HATS - If you have marched in the past and have an Alumni Baseball Cap, please bring it. IF YOU FORGET you will need to purchase a new one. FIRST TIME attendees will receive a cap as part of their registration. MUSIC: Julida Polka and Freebird. Freebird only needs to be memorized through to Letter D. PLEASE HAVE YOUR PARTS MEMORIZED PRIOR TO REHEARSAL ON FRIDAY SO WE CAN WORK ON MUSICAL.
  6. and this folks is exactly why you shouldn't look into the sun before typing on DCP. Though I am impressed with Tremendous Blah and I say impressed because the fact you can find the parade route year after year is a major accomplishment within itself...I will have to pass. Not because I have to but because I want to.
  7. Senor Juan Mayo, I knew the message boards got a bit ripe all of the sudden. I'm quite surprised customs let you back in. Anyway thanks for the offer of carrying water for the Tremendous Blunders but scooping elephant dung barehanded is more prestigious. The Blue Stars Alumni parade corps will once again taste your sweet tears as you fall to our mighty presence. Hugs and kicks, Guapo
  8. This was my first drum corps show of the 2011 season. Here is a quick review of each of the corps that performed. The Kilties from Racine, Wisconsin. - Three Faces of Drum Corps / Tradition: Auld Lang Syne (Burns) Evolution: MacArthur Park (Webb) Exploration: Interstellar Suite (Bhatia) The Kilties came on to the field with the old school entrance of one vertical line accompied by a bass drum and snare drum playing a Scottish drum cadence. Their variations of Syne was good. For a corps that has 50% rookies they started out the show very well. Their drill is modern to what the corps has been using over the years. By the time MacArthur Park came around the corps started losing their endurance. This show can be a very very good show. It is still rough around the edges. The sound is harsh most of the time. There are moments where the corps listens and the sound is full and rich. This needs to be taught for the whole show. The guard is actually the strong point for the corps this year. With more quality time this guard can be up there. The drums were okay but they can be better. Overall, the Kilties show has the potential, it's up to the members to figure out how to get there together. Colt Cadets from Debuque, Iowa. - Notorious / -Overture (from Anne of the Indies) | Franz Waxman -Overture (from Mutiny on the Bounty) | Bronislau Kaper -Billy the Kid (Ballet Suite) | Aaron Copland -Finale (from The Godfather) | Nino Rota -The Immigrant (from The Godfather Part II) | Nino Rota -Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (mvt. 4 Allegro non troppo) | Dmitri Shostakovich The feeder corps for the Colts. Overall a good show for the kids to perform. Nothing to demanding that they will never accomplish but not too easy where they can get bored with. The strongest unit is their drums. Wow. These kids have some major drum chops. Hornline is decent for their small number. Guard the same. Very nice solist for the Godfather. Legends from Kalamazoo, Michigan - Skyscapes / -Cloudburst - Whitacre -You are (Variations) - Reich -Pagodas from Estampes - Debussey -Gold Rush - Veldhuis Another drum corps with a huge drumline and small hornline. The staff made sure to show off their talented drumline. Most of the show was drum oriented. It was clear why. The most impressive part of this corps was their three member guard unit. They did some major guard work. Because of their small number the guard really did not enhance the show as a big guard will do. It's a shame. They have a really good guard. Wished they had the numbers to show them off properly. Hornline was okay. The Troopers from Casper, Wynoming - The Road Home / The Old Church from Prairie Songs, No. 6... Stephen Paulus China Gates... John Adams Memory, 2002 from Nepomuk’s Dances, 3rd mvt... Marcelo Zarvos Muted and Sensuous from Four Piano Blues, 3rd mvt... Aaron Copland Mama... Edgar Meyer Nice to see the Troopers whenever possible. It took me awhile to get used to the new uniforms. Very nice horn balance from the beginning to almost the end. Fatigue played a factor of some members sticking out. Drumline was good. Their guard is the best the Troopers have had. Their choice in uniform and equimpent really went well with the theme of the show. There wasn't one part of the show that stuck out but overall it was a very well performed show. Way to go Troop!!!! Keep up the good work. The Colts from Debuque, Iowa - DECEPTION: The Jagged Edge / Swan Lake... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky See who else played this Danza de los Duendes... Nancy Galbraith See who else played this The Swan from Carnival of the Animals... Camille Saint-Saens See who else played this Mind Heist... Zack Hemsey The Red Team, small horn line compared to past years. I really liked this show. Very well performed. Their guard did a good job in getting the Swan Lake message across. One guard member in black, one guard member in white, the rest in grey/sliver. Simple is sometimes the best. INTERMISSON - never fails to bring the crowd to their feet. Boston Crusaders from Baaaston, Massuchuetts. - Revolution / Selections from Les Miserables... Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg See who else played this 1812 Overture... Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky When I read the selection of music BAaaaaaston was going to play I was really looking foward to this show. However once the show began I was disapointed. The corps chose to just play snippets from the musical. Once the familiar melody was recongized it was replaced by another one. I didn't have time to enjoy it. Their movement for the show was actually good. The one big distraction was the use of a huge white see through tarp that could be used to cover most of the field. Instead they chose to only use it to cover a featured brass enesemble with several poles for maybe less than a minute. Seems like a waste of energy to haul that out. I would like to think they are still tweaking on how to use it properly. The guard was good. The drumline the same. The show could be one you want to hear on the CD. Hopefully the staff will address that. There is still time. Still a good show. The Blue Coats from Canton, Ohio. - Brave New World / Creep... Radiohead Deus Ex Machina... Michael Daugherty Harvest... John Mackey BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I really loved how they performed Creep as their opener. Very very well executed. After that the show was a blur. Nothing really stuck out. just waited for it to be over. Their hornline was solid as their drumline. Guard did a good job. Again nothing stuck out. Just that opener. If they can figure out how to capture that and spread it they will have a show to remember. The Madison Scouts from Madison, Wisconsin - New York Morning / New York, New York from the musical "On the Town"... Leonard Bernstein See who else played this Oh What a Beautiful Morning from the musical "Oklahoma!"... Rogers/HammersteinSee who else played this New York Mourning... Robert W. Smith Requiem... Robert W. Smith Empire State of Mind... Alicia Keyes They decided to switch spots with the Cavaliers I guess to save their chops for their encore. I don't know if this actually hurt them in the end. I got to see them during their rehearsal earlier in the day. They really were into the show. Their last run through gave me goosebumps during the big hit in Empire State of Mind. Sadly that did not transfer during the competition. Their show was flat to Madison Scout standards. The energy was missing from the rehearsal. The crowd really wanted to throw their babies at them but instead got a very good show. I'm sure the staff will adress this with the corps. I have no doubt the Madison Scouts will give a solid performance full of power for finals. The Cavaliers from Rosemont, Illinois - XtraordinarY / Footprints... Wayne Shorter Jungle Tango... Jazz Mandolin Project Nature Boy... Eden Ahbez I heard from one of my best friends that this show was like Avatar. I had no idea what she meant until I saw the show. The guard uniforms reminded me of Avatar meets RIO. Unlike past uniforms (SpinCycle) this choice actually blended in the show theme. Once again the Cavies showed off their strength with insane drill manuevers and crisp guard work. Their drumline especially their bass line was insane. The upside down quad players was a nice touch. The guards on stilts made them look like creatures from the Dark Crystal. Overall a very well executed and enjoyable show. Their ending though could be reworked. This was a good night for drum corps. Most all corps faded towards their show. Lack of endurance played a factor in this but there is still plenty of time left to work on that. As most know endings of these shows will change dramatically from here to finals. These members have worked their ##### off to achieve their goal. i would like to thank each and every one of them for the constant bad assness. Best wishes towards the end of the season. This is my opinion so take it for what it's worth or not. I really don't care. :)
  9. That's great on the sheets, to me as a fan looking at the product as a whole I don't find it competitive anymore. It's my opinion on the matter, it's not right and it's not wrong. It is what it is. I'm just happy there is still a DCA with the way the economy is. Best wishes to all in the upcoming season.
  10. I've been out of the competitive marching aspect of drum corps since 2007. I will say that DCA competition wise has gotten boring. I am more excited about who I will bump into in the parking lot and stands than the actually event itself. The Bucs are doing what they do best and they are getting rewarded for it. The only other corps I see nipping at their heals is Minnesota Brass. Otherwise I don't see anybody else going for it. When I first started attending DCA championship weekend in 2002 there were at least four corps going for the title. Now you will be lucky if there are two. That is just the competition aspect of it. Now for the pure entertainment value it still holds some value. Still love what Govies do, never boring and the same goes to the Empire Statesmen. You never go wrong with latin music with the Caballeros. The Kilties are still entertaining the drum corps addicts. So entertainment wise DCA is doing well. Too be honest I stopped looking at DCA weekend as a competitive event many years ago. It's more of a drum corps fest to me...which isn't a bad thing at all.
  11. Our drum corps family has lost a truly special person. I was able to meet with Rich several times over the years thanks to DCA. The memories I have of Rich are of smiles and laughter. Stomp In Peace my amigo, Stomp in Peace.
  12. Did the Star of Indiana Alumni performance make it in on any of the DVDs?
  13. It's almost going to hit 3000 views. I'm telling you folks over at DCP. Close this thread before I do something you will not like. :)
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