garfield Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 On 6/2/2017 at 4:01 PM, HockeyDad said: But it was basically about nothing. That statement kinda stopped me in my tracks and made me think. When did shows start having to be about something? And why? Excellence in playing, marching, drumming, auxiliary. Entertainment. Excitement generated by the sheer thrill of doing something so hard to do so well. When did that become not enough? You are a dino-sour. It's (apparently) too bad you don't recognize it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 2 hours ago, garfield said: You are a dino-sour. This term just made its niche in drum corps lore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 6 hours ago, garfield said: You are a dino-sour. I thought they took dino-sours off the market. Something about the grape flavoring being linked to extinction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris7997 Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 From Wikipedia: While encompassing a broad range of ideas, postmodernism is typically defined by an attitude of skepticism, irony or distrust toward grand narratives, ideologies and various tenets of universalism, including objective notions of reason, human nature, social progress, moral universalism, absolute truth, and objective reality. Need I say more? This is too much of what drum corps has become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKSuperman Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 If you don't like it, stop following DCI. Simple as that. Boom. Done. Over with. Seems like you enjoy complaining though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 55 minutes ago, chris7997 said: From Wikipedia: While encompassing a broad range of ideas, postmodernism is typically defined by an attitude of skepticism, irony or distrust toward grand narratives, ideologies and various tenets of universalism, including objective notions of reason, human nature, social progress, moral universalism, absolute truth, and objective reality. Need I say more? This is too much of what drum corps has become. Yes, If you add "For my tastes ... " in front of your last sentence. Then I think we are clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, chris7997 said: From Wikipedia: While encompassing a broad range of ideas, postmodernism is typically defined by an attitude of skepticism, irony or distrust toward grand narratives, ideologies and various tenets of universalism, including objective notions of reason, human nature, social progress, moral universalism, absolute truth, and objective reality. Need I say more? This is too much of what drum corps has become. Huh, today I learned that I'm a postmodernist. keep it coming DCI, I love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 fortune cookie understanding of postmodernism applied to fricking marching band. this thread is now complete. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PresentArms Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I don't care about what a corps decides to call their show. Ultimately, if I enjoy the music and the show is well designed and well executed, the title is irrelevant. I enjoyed drum corps long before they felt it necessary to name their shows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general_tsos_chicken2 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 why is this thread still going? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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