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  1. They are new to this and you should be happy they are there learning about it and supporting Drum Corp educate them let them know this is so much better then the movie I use to drive my son crazy asking questions now I am a fan
    8 points
  2. Thanks for sharing. They probably looked up at the stands and wondered where you were going.
    8 points
  3. Says the man posting on DCP on a Saturday evening (presumably alone). I appreciate the posters who post any updates and pictures they can! :)
    8 points
  4. To quote the guy somewhere way up behind me in the stands before great gate..."Aww hell yeah!" Great job, Madison!
    6 points
  5. I don't know...I only complain about spelling inconsistencies, like "Blue Coats" and "inconstancies." I've been wanting to get slotted for a few years, but it will be much cheaper if I wait until I'm on Medicare. And besides, this is DCP; it's what we do.
    6 points
  6. Hey all, Thanks for the complements on my tweets (I am @loudbrass). My wife was tweeting as @michelle_ad. I apologize for the all-thumbs typing and auto-correct nonsense. Hard to type on an iPhone while watching the corps. I'll type up a full review of both nights, but in the meantime... By far, no-bull, hands down the best Allentown crowd I've ever seen, both nights. Unlike recent years, they gave it up for everyone from Pioneer on up to Blue Devils. No one got ignored. And a short rant: And as for "audience engagement", if it was TRULY being judged correctly, Jersey Surf would have been scored in the top 5 in effect music and effect visual. Sure, they were 19th in all three performance captions and both ensembles, but they were absolutely, without a doubt SCREWED by the effect judges. It's clear to me now that the new sheets are worthless if it's the same old judges doing what they do. Surf owned the crowd tonight, above all other corps, which again wasn't easy with performances by Madison, SCV and Cadets. I am now officially on the bandwagon in favor of a MAJOR overhaul of the judging system.
    5 points
  7. This cavies show is ridiculous still. Sorry cavie nation
    5 points
  8. 150 Blue Star members will all be pointing at the toilet paper stuck to his shoe when he comes back.
    5 points
  9. The applause and acceptance of BD this year is stronger than it has been in a long time. DCP does not equal the world outside....Ive actually seen more people writing positive things here the past week, once they saw BD, than I have seen negative things. G
    5 points
  10. combining scores - both Allentown shows place....corps .........score...day 1......Blue Devils......95.10...F 2......Carolina Crown...93.95...F 3......Cadets...........92.65...S 4......Phantom......... 92.25...F 5......SCV............. 91.50...S 6......Bluecoats........90.30...F 7......Cavies...........87.75...S 8......Boston...........87.30...S 9......Madison..........87.05...S 10.....Spirit...........84.20...F 11.....BK...............83.95...S 12.....Blue Stars.......83.20...S 13.....Crossmen.........82.30...S 14.....Glassmen.........80.40...S 15.....Pacific Crest....76.65...F 16.....Troopers.........76.05...F 17.....Colts............75.30...F 18.....Academy..........74.90...S 19.....Jersey Surf......74.15...S 20.....Mandarins........69.95...F 21.....Cascades.........68.60...S 22.....Pioneer..........65.45...F
    4 points
  11. Yes, very true. One way to know when my daughter tosses is when I suck in air and hold my breathe until she catches--also drawing blood from my husband's arm. I'm married to a wonderful man!
    4 points
  12. Little did the MS drum major know when he turned around at the end of the show that the crowd had been giving him a standing ovation for the last 2 minutes! Allentown really let the Scouts know how they felt!
    4 points
  13. If you have a problem with it get out of here because everyone else likes it. Get a life? you are doing the same thing we all are. Sitting here on DCP.
    4 points
  14. Bridgemen Alumni welcome Jersey Surf to historic Allentown.
    4 points
  15. For the season to have as much excitement and things to discuss as this season does!
    4 points
  16. If they beat Devils in drums last night and STILL lost by 1.0+, the answer is 'nope'.
    4 points
  17. Yes we did. It was opening day for the Cubs in 1970, the year after their infamous season end collapse at the hands of the Mets in 1969. We set up against the ivy covered walls in left field for the "starting line" pre game. We marched our show up until concert and then did a standstill for the rest of the music. Early April and we had all the music learned and most of the drill. The old days . . . It was my first performance with the corps (I was a rookie, marching tymp). Pretty nervous. As we're walking to the left field "starting line," I hear someone yell "Kilties rule! Cavies suck!" Then people starting throwing stuff trying to bounce it off our tymps. I had an Oreo cookie hit my drum. When we got to the concert formation to finish the rest of the show, I wound up standing exactly on the pitcher's mound rubber. Hilarious. Good memories. I've still got the newspaper photos and the letter from Don Warren, our corps director, asking our school principals to let us out of school that day. I never bothered to ask my principal or my parents. Just had my Cavalier buddy pick me up at my bus stop that day and off to Wrigley Field we went!
    4 points
  18. It's not. There's only a few times where there's scatter drill. Most of the drill is easily readable and moves very well, especially as an ensemble.
    4 points
  19. After reading some of the comments here on DCP, I totally expected to hate the show, but the opposite happened... I friggin' LOVED it! When I finally saw it earlier this week I had a huge smile on my face the entire time. I thought the entire show, top to bottom, was absolutely BRILLIANT and performed at an extraordinarily high level. The 2012 Blue Devils are off the charts amazing. Thank you blue team!
    4 points
  20. S.C.V. Has one of my favorite shows this year.
    3 points
  21. Vanguard just might make me cry tonight. So beautiful
    3 points
  22. Would love to see SCV make a big jump tonight!
    3 points
  23. Let me get this straight: * DCIFN can't get the Atlanta VOD up because of some technical error. * likely because of this, DCIFN has left up the 'DVR' of all three cams of the Atlanta performance. * you don't like that available option that allows you to see any performance from Atlanta, from either the High Cam, Multi-Cam, or HD Multi-Cam, because it's not as convenient/easy for you Just because one has the technical capability to complain on an internet forum doesn't mean it's the best course of action....
    3 points
  24. For me to be marching my rookie year. That's not really a wish, but more of a promise.
    3 points
  25. That DCI and it's adjudication system is self serving, assinine, and a huge joke. There is absolutely no way this activity can be judged fairly and I personally think we should do away with the competition aspect of the activity once and for all. Would you still attend a show if there were no scores?
    3 points
  26. Here's BFDTV's much better video from last nights performance by BAC at Fenway:
    3 points
  27. Well ow that Crown has beat BD in percussion the door is open. I wish them good luck. They have a wonderful show and it would be great if they win. If they don't then I'm sure they will be on fire next year!
    3 points
  28. I think the corps is in danger...of finishing ahead of a number of corps that had expected to knock them off at the end of the season. Any finish within the top-8 is higher than earlier speculation among many. The season doesn't seem that long, but it's long enough for lots of things to happen along the way. No matter what one thinks of the show, credit needs to be given to the members for not giving up on themselves.
    3 points
  29. The majority sure. But I know plenty of people that couldn't stand Cadet's show last year, and didn't think it should have won. As for BD 2010, I would say the majority of people I know agreed with BD's placement, whether they liked the show or not. I loved that show. That being said, the whole "entertainment" argument is bogus, as what entertains one person doesn't entertain another. The diversity of drum corps is what is working for the activity, and an effort to change that would be counterproductive. However, if a corps that goes out on a limb and does it better than another corps who goes the entertainment route, and they are never rewarded for it, then you will absolutely see the demise of that diversity. There is no question to an unbiased observer that BD is the better corps on the field this year. They are executing better than anyone, and what they are asking their performers to do is far more ambitious than anything else on the field that isn't the Crown Brass book. If DCI refuses to reward that, then they have lost all credibility. Entertainment is the kind of criteria used by ridiculous shows like "American Idol". Do we really want our activity to go that route?
    3 points
  30. This is ridiculous. So because BD is performing their show much better than Crown is at this point, and "customers" don't agree with it, then the activity should be punished?? This is a competition. Crown has a great show, but until they can perform EVERY ASPECT of their show much better than the current first place corps, this is the position they will get. Why should BD be punished because they're outperforming another corps. Judges may not always be right, but they are the ones responsible for judging the corps and obviously they see things fans do not.
    3 points
  31. THANK YOU! This is exactly how I feel. I think it's really ridiculous how seriously some people take this activity and the various "artistic" programs. It's just people marching and playing/spinning on a football field. We all love it still, but it gets taken WAY too seriously by some.
    3 points
  32. Like the opening brass statement when each member is moving differently. How do you judge technique in that portion of the show when each person is doing something different?
    3 points
  33. There can never be a score related to fans. If that were to happen some people wouldnt even applaud for shows and would go ape #### for others (saw it live with people sitting behind me at a show). Some corps have a bigger fan base than others (Crown vs Pioneer). Geographical location would also change results on fans (home show corps get more love). You have people that will never like something a corps does and you have people that dont want certain groups to win. I think the judgin system is fine as long as some judges dont give a group a 18 one night and a 16.5 the next night and flip flop other corps (look at percussion scores this season).
    3 points
  34. Again - did I say Lady Gaga? Do I look 16 to you? Please don't assume you know what I'm thinking because, well, you clearly don't. Fact is I grew up in England with the BBC playing classical music almost exclusively, so I got a taste for "high art" in music at a fairly early age. But that doesn't mean I think it should be injected into everything just to make us feel superior or educated. SCV know how to balance audience and artistic better than anyone. They've been doing it since the days of Die Gotterdamerung and are still doing it this year. That's why regardless of placement, they are consistently the class of the field.
    3 points
  35. I guess it's this idea of drum corps being "high art" that started us on the road to taking ourselves way too seriously. High art doesn't appeal to the masses. Neither, unfortunately, does drum corps. So you have a niche activity trying to narrow its appeal to an even smaller niche audience? From a standpoint of fan support, that's a recepie for disaster.
    3 points
  36. Ohhhh, boy, here we go . . . There's a difference between "not being able to be judged fairly" and "my corps isn't winning." If there were "no way the activity could be judged fairly," then why start complaining now? What makes this year different? Oh, that's right . . . Ugh.
    3 points
  37. Did I mention Mackey? How about SCV? What a fantastic show this year. Top 5 show quality.
    2 points
  38. BK needs more brass playing and less electric effects. This show will stay in 11 or 12 come finals.
    2 points
  39. I agree on the "dancing drumline" - Less Please! FAR Less "Body Movement" - as in none. Please every corps leave the synths at home. For the most part they don't enhance - they just #### up the show. More flags and rifles - lots more - FAR less group dance from the guard. Guess what - It doesn't enhance the show nearly as much as flags and rifles! More cymbal lines! Outlaw voice-overs completely - this year there are two big ones that only make me cringe and make it hard to appreciate what the kids are doing on the field. No more "INT" jokes
    2 points
  40. I watched SCV's ensemble rehearsal last night .. and visual block this morning. JD just flew in last night and was pretty quiet for the ensemble rehearsal but was in the ear of caption head making tweaks and adjustments the entire time. By the time the run went down ... they were monsters! As I understand it ... JD will surely become more vocal for the rest of the week. If it were me .. i would do the same. Take some time to soak in how the caption head is interpreting his writing .. see how the corps is performing .. then kick it in to gear ... make some changes for the better ... and push them to the finish. People have to realize that just because you write a book doesn't mean you're there teaching the line to play your material. That's the caption head and brass staffs job. However, with JD on tour with the corps this week, I IMMEDIATELY noticed marked improvements in phrasing, sustaining builds, maxing impacts .. all the little things that brings music to life. Just his presence there makes a difference ... his sidebar input makes a difference .. and any work he does with the corps for the next 6 days is sure to make a difference. This is just the boost that SCV needed at just the right time. The guard was making some changes and even adding some difficulty to their work. Jennifo is a master tactition and knows how to get results by giving instructinos in a short, concise and masterful manner. There were also a couple of drill moves being adjusted to allow the new guard work to be featured and staged more effectively. It just feels like Vanguard as a whole is doing all the right things at just the right time. I can't even tell you how clean Rennick's line was last night. They've also been working on adding emotional impact to their playing in order to enhance what the brass have been working on. It's funny how just asking a battery LOOK more aggressive for the last 2 counts of a phrase makes them sound more aggressive. Pretty cool to witness this corps drive to the end. I wish they rehearsed with a bit more drive and energy ... but the weather does suck pretty bad. Even if I were 19 again ... I would feel like crap out there working in 96% humidity at 92 degrees. Not fun. But let's be clear .... when it's time to go full game ... they're a different animal. I'm pumped to see them live and in uniform tonight at J. Birney Crum ... and I won't be surprised at all if they jump up to 3rd as I've expected for about a month now. It's TIME!!
    2 points
  41. If the winning show always turns off a lot of the audience and confuses newcomers as to why it won, then the turned-off newcomers will be unlikely to come back and burned-out fans who want to like the show that wins at least some years will stop returning? I'm not asserting that BD's show this year does so. I have no idea what newcomers think of it besides whatever gets posted here second-hand. But if DCI were to find itself with winning shows that many many fans don't care for year after year, wouldn't that be a problem?
    2 points
  42. Another fun fact, I just watched BD practice about a week ago in West Virginia. The staff in the pressbox directing practice was VERY specific about how the members should work together and coordinate their movements in the random-ness in the opener. They did EXACTLY the same movements, with great emotion, every single time. Spacing, rolling across the ground, tandem marching, solists marching to their spots, everything the same, everything precise. Frankly, I thought the staff was being waaay too picky and detailed in thier comments, but son-of-a-gun the members knew EXACTLY what the staff was talking about and they made changes INSTANTLY, changes which I saw in the show later that night. If you've never seen BD practice, it's worthwhile to go sometime and see how world champions practice. It's WHY they are world champions.
    2 points
  43. I think it's best for the both of us if we follow a good ol' rule of thumb: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Seriously, getting rid of him would be the absolute worst idea ever at this point.
    2 points
  44. I agree that "crowd reaction" can never be a part of the formula. It would be a disaster. BUT, maybe they could somehow add "accessability"...how easy it is for the "average fan" to "get it". This would likely lead to less complex shows that first time viewers could enjoy. Then again, I'm not sure "less complex" is a good thing either. Variety is the key. I think things are fine when the shows are very different. I would hate to go to a show and see eight shows that all look and sound the same. Even if I don't like some of them, I want them to be unique. It is clear that many do not like the direction the Blue Devils have taken recently, but it is all experimentation. I don't expect twenty copycats in the next few years. I DO expect several corps (including the Blue Devils) to take the best of the ideas and use them in future designs. Everything evolves. Everything moves forward or dies.
    2 points
  45. I've always had guys who can play the "scream" stuff, whether at the Colts from '90 - '99, or the Crossmen from 2000 - 2003, and again now with Chris Lyman. I'm an old lead soprano/lead trumpet player. If you're playing the style of music that allows a lead trumpet to be featured as a "drum corps" moment, then I will never back away from it. Those moments are why I joined a drum corps 33 years ago, and are still the moments that make my blood boil. Risk creates excitement, and pushing kids to go above and beyond is my job. Like I tell every student I've ever had: If it was easy, everyone would do it. Now go get those high chops in shape, cuz I've got a 2013 show to write. Chuck
    2 points
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