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Absolutely!! Wish I could see their show this year. They were scheduled for last night but logistics didn’t work for them to be there. I hope y’all are well!!!

Troopers are next. Uniforms bring back the Trooper feel with a blended red, black accentuated with a Calvary hat. no slow roll by the drum major. Bummer! Lol Prerecorded music starts the color guard action. Huge horn hit!! Holy smokes melt my ears!! second set involves drum line solo. Industrial dark feel to the show. trumpet solo accents the the 3rd set. 3rd set ends with a powerful played ballad. show ends on a strong, loud, dissonant horn hit. Then with positive loud flourish where troopers end up 10 to 10.

I really liked it!! Wish I could be better at describing!!

Blue Knights are taking the field. Black pants with silver and blue glistening coats. corp starts in a 2 layered circle with drum line in the center to the right of the 50. “Always” begins with prerecorded dark It’s a Wonderful World. slow build up to a fast paced controlled opener. First big brass hit sets us back in our seats!! second set starts with a staccato played fight between pit and drumline. Powerful ballad culminates with brass line from 15 to the 15. Colorguard is amazing with brilliant cloud blue flags filling the front of the ensemble. Final sets begins with a beautiful euphonium solo of its a wonderful life then culminates in a very positive, loud, and colorful song. just an old school great DCI show!!

Mandarins take the field with black uniforms with red sparkled trim. Technical issues delay the start. “Beyond the Canvas” begins very dark with color guard starting the action. Prerecorded singing transitions into frontline playing. Huge hornline hit begins the playing portion. Don’t know how to describe the vibe. Music is incredible. Almost an apocalyptic Les mis? fantastic show!!

“Speak Easy” begins with a mischievous rendition of “Rolling Down the River” and then erupts into a full on party!!! beautiful second set with Corp singing to end. Show has a jazz nightclub with 20’s Charleston type vibes.

5 red round tables serve as props with a grey door(?) at the 50.

Gold taking the field. Sharp,glistening white uniforms with blue trim

National anthem played by select group of Troopers.

Welcome Mandarins, Blue Knights, and Troopers to the beautiful Texas Panhandle. Beautiful night for DCI with temps in the 80s and a gentle Northeast breeze. Not typical August weather, but we will take it!!

Genesis is closing in on having their highest score ever as an organization. Congratulations!!

Good point. But why does it appear the target is always moving? If there was consistency in judging, wouldn’t scores move closer together over the years rather than being slotted in the same placement area year in and year out?

I would somewhat disagree. The activity cannot continue without butts in seats.

After 5 years of watching Drum Corp, I am no expert. But I have become firmly convinced that what the fans like and what the judges prefer are polar opposites!

You just called the students of a bunch of parents turds. And you are helping how?!!!

I haven’t seen the show but I keep hearing about a “wall of sound “. Finally saw a picture of them stacked on their props! Holy smokes, I bet that is cool!!

Babes Chicken House is a must in the DFW area

NASCAR also punishes other infractions within days of discovery. They also spell out tiers of punishments in relation to severity and repeated offenses.

If the finances were being bankrolled by the director (which I think I read on Reddit that he was), then the money leaves with the director. That’s part of the inherent problem with the start of some the newer corps...they are started by an individual who puts their finances on the line to create these corps. My limited understanding of the history of many of the older corps is that they were started by a civic club with shared financial responsibilities. We know that students tuitions only cover part of the budget.

Not sure where you got the info they almost didn’t get approved.

Finally, practical application for the future in for educational settings: (I bolded the reference in the quote) 1) Always 2 adults present and involved. 2) Code of conduct that addresses educators interactions with student(s) on social media and messaging (observable messaging apps with multiple access points for supervisors to spot check interactions?) More?

Is there a fine line though? Please hear me, protecting kids from sexual predators is paramount. There are not enough means for institutions, whether they be schools or corps, to find out the information. But let me give a recent incident at Texas Tech..... A high profile football player was arrested last week on an outstanding warrant for theft from 9 months ago. It made the front page of the newspaper, 6 o'clock news, and social media sites. Mere hours later it was reported that the arrest should have never happened. The campus police had actually found the correct thief and the player was innocent. But the police had failed to correct their police report before it was turned over to a grand jury. There is video evidence the player was innocent. Now, even though the news has tried to get the correct information out, the player is still being ostracized by the public as a "star player beating the system" or "getting off due to back door deals." Despite the evidence, he is still guilty to many people for a crime he didn't commit. My point....where does public knowledge start, institutional privy begin, and where does legal rights begin? I don't know the answer. I realize this isn't apples to apples. But is there information that should only be available to employers (who have proved at times to not use the info correctly) or is the information so important to the public that people be ostracized with no hope of possible correction with facts? Gosh, I don't know. I hear the arguments. I hear the torture of the victims. Its so frustrating that people in trust positions have failed, both as employers and as people committing criminal acts. I mourn that we have lost our ability and first intuition of trusting people. I guess just take this as a vent.

I don’t guess I understand why at this juncture a new board and director couldn’t be found in time for Pioneer to tour in 2019.

Soccer relegation is strictly limited to the wins and losses of the team. There are no human judges with likes/dislikes which influence the win/loss record.

Ding ding ding....This is the difficulty of autonomy as a polity.