Kamarag Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 If only there was a way for mini corps to both take it seriously *and* have fun... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 If only there was a way for mini corps to both take it seriously *and* have fun...I hear ya....it can be a fine line to walk, I guess. Last year, Freelancers, Bridgemen, and Brig Juice were some examples, to me, of groups taking it seriously (meaning playing well) while having a blast performing and making it fun for the audience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Random mini corps question, specifically as regards the Ghost Riders: Why does CorpsReps list one of that mini corps' standard repertoire items in the early 2000s as: "Georgia on My Mind (from Taxi!)" Is that "Taxi" the TV show with Judd Hirsch? "Taxi" the Harry Chapin song? Some other taxi? And whichever it is, what does it have to do with the Hoagy Carmichael song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) According to CorpsReps (plus this thread for 2016), these were the number of competing mini corps each year: 1993 -- 7 1994 -- 7 1995 -- 6 1996 -- 5 1997 -- 5 1998 -- 7 1999 -- 7 2000 -- 8 2001 -- 8 2002 -- 10 2003 -- 9 2004 -- 9 2005 -- 12 2006 -- 11 2007 -- 18 2008 -- 11 2009 -- 13 2010 -- 10 2011 -- 7 2012 -- 7 2013 -- 4 2014 -- 11 2015 -- 8 2016 -- 5 This pretty much confirms what I thought before doing the research. If you add the total number of minicorps, then divide by the number of years of the show... you get an average of about 8 per year. What that proves.... I have no idea. LOL Edited August 24, 2016 by Fran Haring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecontra Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Mini-corps - I&E- alumni...thanks for what you have provided in the tough times... we will see if the new direction of DCA takes hold in the future... as one poster said " who cares to see shows from the 70"s " MHO frankiE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camel lips Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 It is only entertainment for DCA. I have been told this many times. The corps that took it seriously are mostly gone. Ghost Riders are only the latest on the hiatus list. Mass Brass, Erie, MCL, Golden Eagles, Lambertville, Skyliners et al...have just decided not to do this anymore. We took it more seriously than most realized. It just became too much work and not enough fun! We were doing it wrong. Ghost Riders are still performing in concert and parade activities. Contact Doug if you would like to have GR at your function. DA Yep every year I competed or should I say "entertained" by DCA standards at the minicorps show we always took it seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 If "taking it seriously" means an organization tries to present a quality product performed in a professional manner and doing as well as you can, that's what it should be. Coming in first place, if that's the overriding priority with a minicorps- then there is a problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) Sad to think that it was but a few short years ago that they were considering capping the entries because there was a danger of there being ​too many. Yet we've also had several years when there weren't a ton of entries. We had four mini-corps one of the years in Annapolis. According to CorpsReps (plus this thread for 2016), these were the number of competing mini corps each year: 1993 -- 7; 1994 -- 7; 1995 -- 6; 1996 -- 5; 1997 -- 5; 1998 -- 7; 1999 -- 7; 2000 -- 8; 2001 -- 8; 2002 -- 10; 2003 -- 9; 2004 -- 9; 2005 -- 12; 2006 -- 11; 2007 -- 18; 2008 -- 11; 2009 -- 13; 2010 -- 10; 2011 -- 7; 2012 -- 7; 2013 -- 4; 2014 -- 11; 2015 -- 8; 2016 -- 5 And also pulling information from CorpsReps, this is the corps as ordered by number of appearances in the 24 years of mini corps competition: 20 Ghost Riders (1996-2015) 14 Erie Thunderbirds (1993-96, 1998, 2001-08, 2014) 13 Minne Brass (1998-2000, 2005-12, 2014-15) 11 Mass Brass (2002-12) Star United (2006-16) 10 West Sayville Golden Eagles (1999-2002, 2004-05, 2007-10) 8 Freelancers (2009-16) 6 Generations (1994-98, 2009) Renegades (2001, 2003, 2005-07, 2014) 4 Bayou City Blues (1996-97, 2000-01) Crusaders Sr. (1998, 2000-02) Gulf Coast Sound (2002-04, 2009) Heat Wave (1995-96, 2000-01) Skyliners Alumni (1995, 2007, 2009-10) SoCal Dream / Dream (2003, 2005-07) St. Kevin’s Emerald Knights (2002, 2005-07) 3 Capital Brass (2007-09) Carolina Gold (2001, 2003, 2007 Fugitives (2004, 2008-09) Govenaires (2004-06) Impact (2012-14) Lambertville Volunteers (1997-99) Musketeers (1993-95) Rochester Crusaders (1999, 2004-05) Rocketeers (2014-16) 2 Amoskeag Sound (2007-08) Bridgemen (2015-16) Brig Juice (2015-16) Centurions (2011-12) Cincinnati Tradition (2009, 2014) CrossmenXtreme (2007, 2008) Empire Statesmen (1993-94) Imperials (2005, 2007) Outlaws (2007-08) Presidents (2002, 2003) Shenandoah (1995, 2006) Sunrisers (1993, 2002) Vigilantes (2009-10) 1 Blue Bird Cadets Tribute Corps (2000) Chops, Inc. (2005) Commodores (1999) CorpsVets (1999) Crunchy Frog (2004) Derby City (2007) Excelsior (2007) High Country Brass (2014) Hurricanes (1993) Hurricanes (II) (1993) Kilties (2011) Marksmen (2010) Musketeers (II) (1994) Musketeers (III) (1994) NUBrass (2002) Pootsmen (2003) Queen City Royalairs (2000) Reading Buccaneers (1997) 76 (1994) Sine Wave (2010) Steel City Ambassadors (2015) Thunder Brigade (2014) Vanguard (1993) Westshoremen (1998) The (II) or (III) after some names indicates years in which an organization apparently sent more than one mini corps to compete. Edited in response to Cathie W.'s affirmative answer to this question: Is "Dream" in 2005, which CorpsReps indicates was based in Los Angeles, the same organization as SoCal Dream? Edited August 28, 2016 by N.E. Brigand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camel lips Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) If "taking it seriously" means an organization tries to present a quality product performed in a professional manner and doing as well as you can, that's what it should be. Coming in first place, if that's the overriding priority with a minicorps- then there is a problem. Yep.. Not every group can be a Future Corps calibre show. Some have to write and stage based on the talent level of the personnel they have to work with. But it seems that is what is expected by some. Edited August 24, 2016 by camel lips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) And also pulling information from CorpsReps, this is the corps as ordered by number of appearances in the 24 years of mini corps competition: 20 Ghost Riders (1996-2015) 14 Erie Thunderbirds (1993-96, 1998, 2001-08, 2014) 13 Minne Brass (1998-2000, 2005-12, 2014-15) 11 Mass Brass (2002-12) Star United (2006-16) 10 West Sayville Golden Eagles (1999-2002, 2004-05, 2007-10) 8 Freelancers (2009-16) 6 Generations (1994-98, 2009) Renegades (2001, 2003, 2005-07, 2014)[...] And for those interested, here's the number of times each mini corps has placed in the top three: Star United -- 1st (10), 2nd (1) Erie Thunderbirds -- 1st (6), 2nd (1), 3rd (2) Ghost Riders -- 1st (2), 2nd (8), 3rd (3) Minne Brass -- 1st (2), 2nd (3), 3rd (1) Renegades -- 1st (2), 2nd (3), 3rd (1) West Sayville Golden Eagles -- 1st (1), 3rd (3) Lambertville Volunteers -- 1st (1) Freelancers -- 2nd (2), 3rd (1) Musketeers -- 2nd (2) Mass Brass -- 2nd (1), 3rd (5) Crusaders Sr. -- 2nd (1), 3rd (1) Generations -- 2nd (1), 3rd (1) Fugitives -- 2nd (1) Reading Buccaneers -- 2nd (1) Bayou City Blues -- 3rd (1) Bridgemen -- 3rd (1) Empire Statesmen -- 3rd (1) Heat Wave -- 3rd (1) Hurricanes -- 3rd (1) Edited to include 2016 results Edited September 7, 2016 by N.E. Brigand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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