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Your Drum Corps Experience
1974 - 1980 Royal Crusaders, 1982 27th Lancers
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Your Favorite Corps
SCV, PR, 27
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Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
SCV 1975
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Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
1975
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Per the dci.org writeup for their "Spotlight of the Week" feature for this show: "Originally, word among drum corps fans was the rest of the show was going to be Bernstein's "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs." However, that piece was put on hold until the corps' 1991 show and was replaced with "Christopher Street" from Bernstein's score to the musical, "Wonderful Town," the 1953 Broadway production that won five Tony Awards." It was a definite pivot from the first 2/3...
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Other shows on my list (regardless of how they fared competitively or where they COULD have finished "if only"...): 2015 - Power of 10: so much of it was appealing and very well done 2013 - Side by Side: loved the design idea - imagery, staging, movement 2011 - Between Angels and Demons: just spectacular, may be my favorite 'recent' show of theirs 1992 - To Tame the Perilous Skies - so well conceived and executed 1986 - the outlier for a lot of people, but I simply adored this show, especially the fast-paced portion with the fabric "frames" weaving amongst the rest of the corps.
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This show is on my list of faves - saw a lot of them that year b/c I was marching with 2-7. Just a fun show to watch and listen to.
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2024 DCI Flo Streaming Schedule
gak27 replied to spacewill's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I was 18 that summer and my Dad bought one for me; how could I refuse? A lot of water was also consumed as I recall... -
2024 DCI Flo Streaming Schedule
gak27 replied to spacewill's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
...but they DID have Labatt's 50 for sale in the concession stands...and the drinking age at the time was 18...and prelims in '81 was very sunny and hot... -
Shows that surprised you and glad you saw live
gak27 replied to HockeyDad's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
HIGH on my list of shows I wished I'd seen live -
Shows that surprised you and glad you saw live
gak27 replied to HockeyDad's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Not the best angle for the start but here you go: -
Shows you regret NOT seeing "Live"?
gak27 replied to frank4now's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
"Kids and life" started happening after the '92 season, so "live" viewings disappeared for essentially all of the 90s and 00s...shows that I REALLY wish to have seen live? - '96 Phantom and BD, Finals - '99 SCV and BD, Finals - '03 SCV (watching the video just gives me such cool, powerful vibes) - '08 Phantom and BD, Finals - '09 SCV - '11 Phantom (they were rained out at the Massillon show, but got to see SCV) - '22 Troopers Shows that I'm REALLY thankful for HAVING seen live? Too many to count, but: - Every Finals from '74 to '82 (marched '75 and '82 so only saw parts) - Every SCV show from '74 to '92 -
"New, new, new era!"
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As you wish...
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and while we're saying it...
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12 Days Of Drum Corps - 1987 Santa Clara Vanguard
gak27 replied to kevingamin's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Ahh, 1987! I was a grad student at Michigan State. Got it in my mind to "just drive up to Madison to go to Finals"...fortunately, one of my friends grew up near Madison (he went to U-W undergrad) and his family still lived there and offered overnight lodging. I drive up, find a spot to park on a side street somewhat near the stadium, and on my way up to the stadium find someone selling a single ticket. I vividly remember all of the above and attending the show, but for the life of me can't remember where I was sitting 😂 -
For the Holidays I Would Like??
gak27 replied to Triple Forte's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I used to dream about having a car that had either 1) a vehicle-sized pancake flipper that could be deployed to "remove" the car ahead of you, or 2) some type of grappling arrangement whereby the car ahead of you could be lifted up and over your car and placed on the road behind you...