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ESContraman6

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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    2000 - 2004 Empire Statesmen
  • Your Favorite Corps
    Phantom Regiment, Madison Scouts, Empire....in no real order
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    2000 Cadets is close, but favorite has to be 1997 Madison and of course....2004 Empire!
  • Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
    Wow, I think theres to many to list, but....2004, 2000, 1995, 1988, 1987
  • Location
    NorthEast Ohio
  • Interests
    Lets see......drum corps, ummmmm drum corps and ummmmm oohhhh yeah, that drum corps thing. What can I say, I love drum corps or didnt ya get that??

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  1. Before I start....I am not affiliated with a corps and these are my personal views of the show. I didn’t take notes; this is just all from memory. I’m going to give you things that just stood out in my mind, good and bad. If you don’t like bad or feel that it’s a personal attack on your corps, which its not, then don’t read it. Weather wasn’t too bad at the start, a little windy and overcast but showed promise of being a clear evening....not so much. Thunderbirds: Who doesn’t like the thunderbirds...honestly!?!?! So what that they don’t march, who cares. They put on a show and that’s what DCA is! They sounded great top to bottom. Jeff does a wonderful job with them (hey bartender!). Nice solo work and they really play to the crowd....love it!! Excelsior: I’m not going to sit here and pick this corps apart. They know what they need to do. IMO, they need not worry about scores. They need to be able to look back at the end of this season and say that they were better then they were in April and it will be a success! It took a lot of courage and guts to drive all the way across the state for this show. Not every corps can start out by fielding 60 horns and full drumlines and guard. You have to start somewhere. I hope this corps can keep a nucleus of people and continue to grow and build upon that. I applaud you for the efforts of the people in this corps for having the intestinal fortitude to press on and put something on the field for the fans. Nice job and please continue to grow and prosper...the heart is there, that was very evident tonight!! White Sabers: Wow...what a difference. It’s been awhile since I have seen this corps and was pleasantly surprised. They have grown into a wonderful corps...Excelsior take note of someone who was there before!! Still a smaller corps but still with a bright future ahead. Had some timing issues but not to bad. Had some individuals sticking out of the ensemble at times. It was also raining on them pretty good for the first half of their show but they pulled it off nicely, didn’t affect them to bad. They did run out of gas at the end of their show. If you can finish as strong as you start, you will be that much better. Great job guys keep moving this corps forward! Crusaders: To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this corps tonight after reading some reviews the last couple of weeks. I was quite taken back by their show! Overall I thought they did a great job. Yes the numbers a down in the horns and guard (I only counted 6), but they can still pull it off. The one strong point is the drumline. Those kids can play pretty well with each other. There is the other edge of this sword though. The drumline is over powering the rest of the corps. I was losing the mid range horns through out most of the show due to the drums. They could honestly take 3 of the snare players and put them in the hornline and the drums will be just fine. Hornline didn’t sound too bad when I could hear them. Some individuals out of the ensemble. Timing seemed to be pretty good throughout the performance. Good show overall if they can calm down the drummers! Empire Statesmen: I would probably say the fan favorite of the night. I was told they had a really bad show last week in Boston. They defiantly bounced back tonight. This is a young corps, got to watch some of their practice during the day and they are young though out the corps. Some nice solo work in the beginning to a big opening hit and I was left wanting more. Didn’t quite deliver on the open. It seemed like they started a little slow and then it started raining, probably the hardest of the night and it woke them up. The show actually got stronger all the way to the end. A few timing issues in the ballad front to back and some individuals stick out of the ensemble. They finished Bugle boy and the announcer thought it over, crowd was eating it up. They finished very strong and with authority. The have some issues with individuals when it comes to playing and marching. Great job guys....I miss the performances!! I'm sorry I don’t have anything to say about the Brigs or St. Joes as my fiancé and I went to see a few people and get on the road for the 3 hour ride back to Ohio. We did hear some of the Brigs show from the parking lot right before we left and they sounded pretty darn good. They are jumping up in score to prove it. Good show tonight minus the rain, rumor has it there were tornados up toward Rochester. Thank you to the Brigs and Jamestown Band Boosters for putting on a great show. There were a lot of older generation people in the stands tonight. It was great to listen to some of them talk and reminisce about the days back in the 60's when they marched with and against each other. Wonderful stories being past around the stadium tonight. There you have it. If you have anything negative to say to me about something I said about "your" corps, keep it to yourself, I really don’t care. This is what I saw and how I saw it.
  2. How did the lines on the field hold up?? Will they re-paint them if they start fading into nothingness??? I hated ACC's when I was in highschool going on Sunday night....after 75-100 bands, there were nooooo lines in Scranton.
  3. D*** you Jeff for having an opinion!! THAT'S not allowed here!!! D*** you, D*** you!!!! :P J/K In all seriousness, its nice to see a review of a show for those of us who are unable to either march or make any shows. I await your review of finals Jeff. Good luck to all corps!! P.S. Bring down the house Statesmen!!!!
  4. As I dont know who "The Barfer" is, but you are correct Donny.......the brass trophy is sitting in the bingo palace in Rochester, I've seen it.... I've rubbed it.... I've kissed it.... I've.......well you get the idea!!!
  5. July 8 Central Square NY Empire Statesmen 82.325 Brigadiers 75.388 Crusaders 66.513 White Sabers 59.075
  6. July 8 Harrisburg PA Buccaneers 83.375 Bushwackers 81.013 Caballeros 79.325 Hurricanes 71.713 Skyliners 64.163
  7. Ya, but watching this might make my decision easier........
  8. I dont have any as I wasnt actually there. Someone might have gotten some....anyone?
  9. June 17 Wildwood NJ Buccaneers 76.788 Empire Statesmen 76.000 Caballeros 74.538 Hurricanes 66.863 Skyliners 62.200 Recap at www.dcacorps.org
  10. I know, I had to throw that out there!! I would love to come back, I'v been getting the bug lately but cant get away from working weekends. I'm actually going to 3rd shift next weekend which means I have to work on Friday nights and Sunday nights. I'll probably be on 3rd shift for the rest of the year.......sucks! <**> I'll try and get ouit to see a show or two, take a day off to do it, but I'll do my best. Good luck guys, I'll be cheering for you every weekend while I'm working. I'll be back at somepoint, I promise!!
  11. Kinda hard to change it when they say hey, you have to work these 2 or 3 weekends this month and if you dont, your fired. I guess its a good problem that we have so much work still. We have been doing this since October of 04!! <**> The money is good so I cant complain....much. I hope to see ya'll soon!!
  12. I'm really glad to hear things are going well! I miss everyone something awful!!! Stupid mandatory work weekends. I hope to see everyone soon as I might get a weekend off durring a camp and stop in to see everyone. Keep fighing that fight and making the music that sets the Statesmen apart from everyone else!! Miss You All !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^OO^
  13. Im in the same boat gadget.....it really sucks! Maybe I'll just quit my job and move to Rochester....HAHAHAHA, ya right. :P
  14. 1. Bucs 2. Bush 3. Empire 4. Brigs 5. MBI/Renegades ( the dreaded tie!!) 7. Corpsvets 8. Cabs (its gonna be close between CV and Cabs...) 9. Gold 10. Hurcs
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