eddylyons Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 (edited) LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - Eddy Lyons, Director of the debut fantasy drum and bugle corps Cacaphony, issued an apology for the unfortunate incident that occured during a non-competitive exhibition at a local high school prior to the day of the Little Rock, Arkansas, show. "It really was a matter of choice. Do we entertain the crowd? Or do we disappoint the crowd? In the spirit of "The Show Must Go On" we chose to field our show in the absence of the entirety of our necessary equipment. It almost worked, but due to unforeseen electrical requirements, such a backup plan ultimately failed." The incident came about due to several of the equipment trucks becoming lost in the Ozarks on their way to the venue. All musical equipment, including brass and field percussion, were wandering in the mountains as showtime approached. All that did arrive were pit instrumentation. Corps personnel quickly met in conference and persuaded corps member Pete Moss to play all the instrumental parts on the electronic keyboards. Moss valiantly made it through most of the show, but the crowd became aware something was amiss when all of the lights in the stadium, as well as in most buildings in a four block radius of the stadium, went out along with all electrical power. Being an afternoon show, the audience could still see the corps silently marching their drill on the field. Once the ruse was discovered, keyboardist Moss, obviously due to stress and exhaustion, collapsed on the sideline and was rushed to the high school first aid station. He is reported to be recovering nicely. Disappointed fans have started demanding a refund although it was a free show. Reaction from Drum Corps afficianados about the incident, now infamously known as the Millivaneuver, was mixed. Not being an official DCPi event, no disqualification or sanctions were made. The missing equipment trucks showed up later that night and the Little Rock show went on without a hitch. A leading director of one of the so-called G7 corps however did provide comment. "How innovative! Why didn't I think of that?" Edited July 28, 2010 by eddylyons Quote
JonW Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 You have won the internet this week. Ha! I'll second that. Quote
Jehensley Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 Fourthed! I could use a fifth about now.... Quote
ftwdrummer Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 I could use a fifth about now.... OK, Jehensley's pleading the fifth...guess that means we have to send INT out to check for booby traps on the field. Just in case, you know. Quote
CitBos Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 OK, Jehensley's pleading the fifth...guess that means we have to send INT out to check for boobsy traps on the field. Just in case, you know. FIXED! sure thing! They have no problem checking now. They've worked hard these last few weeks, they deserve a treat. Quote
ftwdrummer Posted July 31, 2010 Posted July 31, 2010 FIXED!sure thing! They have no problem checking now. They've worked hard these last few weeks, they deserve a treat. Alas, your corps members have already figured out that their director is the biggest boob of all... Quote
CitBos Posted August 2, 2010 Posted August 2, 2010 Alas, your corps members have already figured out that their director is the biggest boob of all... Yes, their director is a female. But according to what you said, that's only because they haven't meet you yet. Quote
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