Jeff Ream

well, DCA needed corps. and he wasn't the full time guy at C2, there was always someone else representing them. the few times he did get in the board room, it didn't go well.....for him

if they werent lapdogs, they would have fired him immediately when the story broke 6 years ago, as opposed to the resignation approach that led to DCI taking a much harder stand than they wanted to. and i actually know one of them, and he said they pretty much rubber stamped everything he presented.

plus they can point to putting Cadets on super secret probation back in 18

yeah forgiveness sometimes can only go so far. and i'm sorry that happened to you

well Spirit still has their issue out there

someone in Erie on i think DrumCorps Coffee Shop claimed to have helped craft the statement and seemed quite pleased with it. knowing that individual, i can't say i'm surprised he would be. a one note samba kinda guy

on one of the zillion facebook pages where this has been discussed today, one of the people that claimed to write the press release seemed quite pleased with the wording. i called them out on the victim shaming tone, and was met with silence

yup

oh YEA was a #### show. read glass door and thousands of other posts. but the band circuit brought in enough to keep things floating along, even if barely

i dont condone the institution allowing it and never said that. please dont speak for me

it is, just like Patriots fatigue, Yankees fatigue, Alabama fatigue, Duke fatigue...no wait. Duke is just evil LOL

oh no. that was clearly evident in June.

as the lawsuit is still active and they are listed, i doubt it. Plus i believe Cadets membership was revoked. when the rumors of everything being sold or returned this fall surfaced, the eventual outcome was known, just not the timing.

yeah i wasn't surprised with that at all.

a correction...YEA did succeed with USBands and all its other names over the years. in many ways thats what kept the corps afloat. and when the end of YEA came, that was the only thing of value left when the corps itself wanted to go off on it's own. I also feel horrible for all of those that were in Cadets2, the winter guard and CWP for their few years of existence.

well...reading between the lines of the press release....due to other issues well publicized 6 years ago this week, no insurance company was going to touch the corps with a 10 foot pole. so while this one incident may be the final nail in the coffin, other incidents put the other nails in.

yeah. i mean i have no idea what the ultimate reason for the lawsuit was. i don't want to speculate. it's just sad the event happened to where it got to this point, as well as every other thing mentioned now 6 years ago this week that caused the original explosion. i feel bad for the thousands that did things the right way and had no knowledge, as well those personally affected by the horrible actions. and yes people will say some there should have known...well, apparently if people didn't come forward, all you had was rumor and innuendo if even that. you can't blow whistles on rumor alone.

2012. 2015

Denials not just a river in Egypt.

He was administration when the event in the suit happened and in his legal woes it was pointed out his actions predated the episode in this lawsuit

he hasn't been to a show in a while. after the eruption the other year, he's stayed away especially after DCI went legal in a social media post or Press release. and trust me, if he did go, no way he'd be quiet about it. unless hes wearing serious disguises, the few shows left around here he'd be too well known to sneak in and fly under the radar. as for the kid...well....kids often defend their parents to a fault.

and...so sad. i enjoyed so many shows. i had students march there. friends march and teach there. friends kids march there. one of the best days for me as an educator was the day before hershey in 98 watching Aungst and company work the drumline at Mechanicsburg HS for several hours. i learned so much watching and listening. they zigged. they zagged. hell they zugged. their Allentown performance in 18 will be burned in my brain forever. But in the end, the past caught up with them. i hope other teams throw in Zpulls this summer just cause

message one and ask. moot point now.

remember a board member came here inviting questions, then refused to answer them if you didn't reveal where you got the info you asked about.

well said. thank you