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I was thinking Lord Byron. The dude had a pet bear that he liked to swim with in his indoor swimming pool. There's gotta' be an interesting way to get that on the field. Maybe see if the Chinese Zoo's sun bear actors are DCI aged.
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Way Too Early DCI 2024 Discussion
besson57 replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
My plan for 2024 is to ignore the scores and enjoy the shows that entertain me, without caring what a panel of judges who don't look for the same things I do think. -
2023 DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
besson57 replied to arabica's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
This Phantom show is definitely what's gonna' be on repeat for me during the offseason. I just love every piece of music. -
COMMONWEALTH vs GEORGE HOPKINS 10-23-19
besson57 replied to keystone3ply's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Weird. Someone with that same name just posted on Facebook yesterday that: -
New Zealand Girl Reacts to Drum and Bugle Corps
besson57 replied to 84BDsop's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
SCV '18 Facetimed to agree. -
Colts 2014.
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FloMarching - Drum Corps Radio
besson57 replied to Old Corps Guy's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
The sound quality isn't bad. And the commercials aren't (yet) intrusive or overly loud. There are a couple problems. Although they posted a schedule, the stream doesn't seem to match up with the schedule. Also, it's pretty weird to call it radio, when it's actually streaming video. On a completely different topic, Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack Pro is pretty cool software. -
MM Refunds, and Ticket Buyers, too? Friends?
besson57 replied to garfield's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Yes. Obviously. I already emailed a corps I bought tickets from to let them know that I don't want a refund, and hope they will use the money as a contribution instead. Hopefully lots of people will do the same, and corps will make it easy to do that when communicating with people about the refunds they're clearly entitled to. -
FTFY. 🙂
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Stronk. Very stronk.
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Allentown, PA - Saturday, August 3, 2019
besson57 replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Not the brass attacks and releases. So dirty. -
Allentown, PA - Saturday, August 3, 2019
besson57 replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
It annoys me that goliath’s head flexes its head arms when there are clearly two real arms on the plinko board there. And has all season. -
Allentown, PA - Saturday, August 3, 2019
besson57 replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
That was a stronk run from Crown. I’d have them slightly above Cavvies for tonight. -
Allentown, PA - Saturday, August 3, 2019
besson57 replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Yikes on the brass tuning tonight, Cadets. Oof. -
Allentown, PA - Saturday, August 3, 2019
besson57 replied to Barneveld's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
FTFY -
I’m jealous. After a long flight from Albuquerque, I got to the Westin to find their driveway closed with signs that said “Garage full. No valet.” No useful information about where to park. No one answered their phone. I ended up parking in a garage two blocks away and lugging all my luggage through the streets of Atlanta at midnight. And then found a huge check-in line. I’ll never stay here again, that’s for sure. On the plus side, I have a nice view of the stadium from my room.
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Sound Reinforcement - who balances it best?
besson57 replied to ironlips's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Boston is by far the worst. I think Crown has done a nice job in the past, but this year the two times I’ve seen them live (Once on the 50, once on side 1 around the 35) the balance left to right has been off kilter. I think the Mandarins do a really nice job this year balancing dynamics. And the Bluecoats certainly seem to do more than everyone else with layering and distorting the sound, but in a way that feels authentic. As far as the synth bass, there are very few that use it well. Honestly, I don’t know why some corps even bother marching tubas at all if you can’t hear them for the entire show because they’re covered up with goo. -
I know several people have mentioned the T.S. Eliot poem as the origin of the line "The Detail of the Pattern is Movement." I wonder if there's also a tie to the Caroline Shaw work Partita for 8 Singers: No. 1 Allemande, which is also based on the phrase. I'll have to listen closer the next time I hear them to see if there are any references, or if it's just coincidence.