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You can't expose your crack without showing some of your crass.

Why include DCPers when we have beer and Russian escorts?

and what makes you think it isn't Monty Campbell, Oh Lord of the Shed? Funny how people think and that MP video. The only clue I could come up with was, "What does a lumberjack yell when he cuts down a tree?” I immediately thought of Monty Pythons Lumberjack song.

Use Amazon Smile Most corps are on there- I bought some stuff and supported the Glassmen- just hope they can use this. I'm upset I didnt know about this MUCH sooner Spread the word!!! Let me know if you need help Kevin in California

Ok now that the word is out, I was a soprano player who switched to bari when a little bird (Frank Kubinak) told me BS would need baritones. I played that (Lead Bari) until 1966 when I got drafted. When I got out of the service I didn't touch a horn till 1978 when I picked up a soprano again and went to the Sunrisers. Eventurally wound up in Cabs ( lead sop) starting in 1990 till 98 and my Swan song was Sky Alumni 99. Now I dust my horns........ On a side note.....I was a pretty adequate player until I was in Cabs alumni in 94-5 winter and played the scores from the 60's where the leads played ALL the time. When I went back to the competing corps I had incredible chops. Back me up here Frank Ponzo........so I recommend alumni corps to my fellow fossils!.. Sky Alumni was just as good.

so we are the same age after all. and i got one right!

1) " Ghost".... I want to learn more about his motocycle 2 ) " Liahona "... I want to learn more about his airplane 3 ) " George Hopkins".... I want him to pick up our meal and drinks tab

actually in the 90s maybe early 2000s som e guards used some forms of drumming in some show themes. I myself did a drum feature on the backs of some chairs ( was murder teaching some guard girls to do it and I brought in a drum man to teach and clean it)

Yes you did, Don. That's fossil50, aka Tim Campbell!

I always thought Tim was younger than I, maybe because I KNOW how much younger Donna is (from sitting next to her at rehearsals). I guess he's better preserved. I also had no idea he played bari. Of course most people have no idea I played bari either. Remind me to respect my elders going forward.

What? Oh my goodness, that never happens here. Never. Never seen it once. But if someone feels that because Lady Gaga had someone throwup on her, then it WILL HAPPEN EVERYWHERE NOW THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE. I think Phantom should take Swan Lake and have a show in the style of Spartaswan or Swanacus.

I suspect that the judges apply balance & blend in micro-ensemble settings, or perhaps as appropriate to musical phrasing in full ensemble (i.e. if its obviously a lush phrase in a ballad and the snares are monkey drumming, or playing with a harsh, staccato style). Or if the snares are too soft in the middle of a full battery phrase; or if one tenor is playing louder than the others.

The Red Knights Mini Corps Cordially Invites You to attend a B R A S S C L I N I C with Master Musician and Corpsman Ritchee Price Bio: Trumpeter Ritchee Price has had a long and exciting music career involving different styles of music. Big Band Swing to marching band to drum and bugle corps to acoustic jazz sextet to performing the National Anthem at Fenway Park and Mc Coy Stadium, Ritchee brings a style of solo work and ensemble playing that makes those who are listening very happy. The former featured lead trumpeter and soloist with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra also has performed with the Count Basie Orchestra and backed up music greats such as Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, the Temptations and Mel Torme. Ritchee has performed at the White House, Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall as well as Paris, Sweden, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Japan, Austria, London and South America! His drum and bugle corps years (1966-2005) has seen Ritchee evolve from a soloist in his junior corps, the York (Pa.) White Roses, through the present. The Reading Buccaneers, the Rhode Island Matadors, the Long Island Sunrisers and in 2005, the Empire Statesmen have had Ritchee perform with their corps. In the 2005 season, Drum Corps Associates (DCA) at the World Championships in the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, voted Ritchee the Soloist of the Year! Also he was inducted into the BUGLERS HALL of FAME. Because of this diverse music background, Ritchee has been involved in Marching Band and Jazz clinics across the country. His Jazz clinics have also had him performing as a featured soloist with the middle school and high school jazz ensemble. His Marching Band Brass clinics show a fresh approach to the art of outdoor trumpet playing. When: Sunday June 1st, 2014, 1 PM to 5 PM 1 PM to 4 PM (Hands on Playing Session) Bring your Horn !!!! 4 PM to 5 PM, Q & A Session with Light Refreshments Bring your questions !!!! Where: The Richmond Town Hall Directions: www.pittsfieldredknights.com Why: To Discuss Proper Breathing, Tone Quality (Soft and Loud), Lead Playing, Technique and Finger Dexterity, Personal Warm Up Techniques, and Playing Clean. No Charge to Attend. Just show up for The Best Brass Lesson of Your Playing Career. Listen: "> "> HOPE TO SEE U THERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude, seriously. I never said I get squeamish, or it violates my fragile sensibilities. My only point about Phantom is that maybe it's time to try something new, a different design path. Ever since Spartacus, they've been trying to recapture that magic, and have placed 9th, 6th, 5th, 3rd, and 6th. If they're trying to get back on top of the rankings, perhaps thy should go in a different direction. Or just go out of your way to throw jabs at people that have different opinions

Unfortunately the producer of the show had some last minute scheduling conflicts so our live radio show has been cancelled for today. But we will be uploading a condensed podcast type interview session with Mike Hardiek when he arrives in San Antonio. Anybody have any questions for him? EDIT: Well a few things fell into place. We are a go! Tune in at 1:30P.M. Central Time http://www.spreaker.com/show/the_crossmen_show_aka_bones_hour

Indeed, and some relish Al Gore too. ( and then again......)

And some people actually like relish ON their gore. Oh, well, here comes another one...

The Red Knights Mini Corps Cordially Invites You to attend a B R A S S C L I N I C with Master Musician and Corpsman Ritchee Price Bio:Trumpeter Ritchee Price has had a long and exciting music career involving different styles of music. Big Band Swing to marching band to drum and bugle corps to acoustic jazz sextet to performing the National Anthem at Fenway Park and Mc Coy Stadium, Ritchee brings a style of solo work and ensemble playing that makes those who are listening very happy.The former featured lead trumpeter and soloist with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra also has performed with the Count Basie Orchestra and backed up music greats such as Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, the Temptations and Mel Torme. Ritchee has performed at the White House, Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall as well as Paris, Sweden, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Japan, Austria, London and South America! His drum and bugle corps years (1966-2005) has seen Ritchee evolve from a soloist in his junior corps, the York (Pa.) White Roses, through the present. The Reading Buccaneers, the Rhode Island Matadors, the Long Island Sunrisers and in 2005, the Empire Statesmen have had Ritchee perform with their corps. In the 2005 season, Drum Corps Associates (DCA) at the World Championships in the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, voted Ritchee the Soloist of the Year! Also he was inducted into the BUGLERS HALL of FAME. Because of this diverse music background, Ritchee has been involved in Marching Band and Jazz clinics across the country. His Jazz clinics have also had him performing as a featured soloist with the middle school and high school jazz ensemble. His Marching Band Brass clinics show a fresh approach to the art of outdoor trumpet playing. When: Sunday June 1st, 2014, 1 PM to 5 PM 1 PM to 4 PM (Hands on Playing Session) Bring your Horn !!!! 4 PM to 5 PM, Q & A Session with Light Refreshments Bring your questions !!!! Where: The Richmond Town Hall Directions: www.pittsfieldredknights.com Why: To Discuss Proper Breathing, Tone Quality (Soft and Loud), Lead Playing, Technique and Finger Dexterity, Personal Warm Up Techniques, and Playing Clean. No Charge to Attend. Just show up for The Best Brass Lesson of Your Playing Career. Listen: "> "> HOPE TO SEE U THERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoa!!!!!! They just posted the lineup for Grand Prix on the DCA page. WOW, 5 of the top 7 Open class corps from last year! Not to mention 7 of the top 10 as well as great A class and Alumni corps. Better get your tickets now...I foresee a packed house! Gonna be a great show, especially so early in the year. Can't wait to make the trip and see everyone. Dan

true, but not on a big level picture. thats more in terms of balance and blend with those around them...aka is that pod of baris balanced with each other? Is the snares blending the sound. from the field, you shouldn't be talking about the brass and percussion being balanced together

i'm sorry but depending on how you interpret that, it could be highly suggestive and not something you want kids seeing

it was the total show that drew them in. not just gaga or the beheading.

only if people puked for shock value.

tim campbell?

Cool.. thanks for that heads up! Its great when staff make themselves available to the public to ask questions, to learn new things, receive updates, progress reports, and the like.

youre right it is a persons choice but i think there is far less negativity here toward PR( loved by many for sure) than there was recently on not just Fantasia 12 years ago( also loved by many ) but WGI shows in general. either way one does have a right to an opinion, and things will just go on as usual. Thankfully! Now I didnt say you posted negativity toward anything WGI..as I recall

There's no need to tease your teasers though. The "Hey, keep an eye out for a tweet on an update about an announcement for a thing pertaining to 2014 sometime soon" is tired. ** Especially when you know that what you're teasing isn't really what people are hoping to hear anyway.

no. they've had their fill of Phantom doing those things....

there ya go again cherry picking which then most of what is said COULD apply to your arguments BUT when put as it was fully written , it most often doesnt. There a full moon tonight?...lol Actually LATELY there is very good, experienced, in touch people and discussion lately. just gotta sift through the rest i guess

this is exactly what I am trying to say , but it doesnt seem to be a good enough answer for some . Oh well, it is what it is.

Well, thanks for calling me out. Didn't see Dartmouth's show, but I've heard it was a comedy routine mostly. So no, probably wouldn't have been out of the question. I can appreciate comedy. But thanks for putting words in my mouth and trying to call me out, really thank you.

My thought process is that it's not necessarily DCI's job or responsibility to spend time & resources educating people on the intricacies and subtleties of adjudicating to their sheets. DCI has actually published several articles over the years doing so: in a way that I would think is satisfactory (including publishing all of their current sheets with brief explanations on the changes). All of the current sheets on online, a google search away from anyone looking at the rubric and explanation for any subcaption: WC and Open Class. After that point, if people still can't understand how a perceived grounded percussion instrument is evaluated, there's not a ton DCI can do short of hosting a call-in Q&A or something with their head judges.

In judging a performance caption on the field..."balance" is NOT something you would EVER evaluate.

Probably something about men and women being on the floor together. if they get too close, they might hold hands. And holding hands leads to pregnancy. It happens.

Here's my review: I saw no actual corps perform, and I was among the closest to the back of the stage while we performed. I had a blast playing to an appreciative crowd. 25 years after I first performed with the Westshoremen in April of 1989, I performed for the last time in April 2014 with the Westshoremen...and the crowd dug it. Couldn't ask for a better crowd for my retirement show.

What Frank said... a full house. And a very enthusiastic audience. I was with the Westshoremen Alumni corps... so I only saw the last few corps in performance. Caballeros Alumni, as usual, brought down the house. "Echano" in particular was smokin'.... great soprano solo work!! Also nice to hear "I Love Lucy" and "Cuban Pete"... two Cabs classics from way back in the day, updated with some modern-day touches. Also, the percussion section really knocked their new drum features out of the park... impressive for the first time on stage with the new charts. This is "old school" drum corps percussion at its absolute highest level. The U.S. Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps was rock-solid. I was sitting in the first row, right in front of the tympani in the corps' pit ensemble... and the two tympanists who alternated on those drums were killin' it. Great stuff. Also a wonderful big, full low-brass sound, especially the tubas (yes, tubas... the corps is now playing on B-flat instruments, and playing them quite well). I am always amazed at how good this corps is, given the demands of everyday academy life on the corps members and the relatively limited rehearsal time they have. And congratulations to the Class of 2014 members of the corps, as they go on to their duty stations as officers in the Navy and Marines, helping defend our country. Bravo to them!!! The host corps, the Hanover Lancers Alumni, were, in a word, outstanding. The "Men of Harlech" chart is absolutely stellar, with a vocal chorale introduction followed by what can be best described as a beautiful "brass choir" sound. The horn line got, shall we say, a tad rough around the edges during parts of their "When A Man Loves A Woman" park-and-play feature... LOL... but overall, I love how this brass section plays. They perform within themselves, no one trying to bend the bell backwards with volume, with a great deal of attention to tone quality and ensemble blend. Quite honestly, not every alumni corps does this. All in all, this York concert is a great show. I hope it remains on the springtime schedule for many years to come!

I am reasonably certain that the Caballeros and Caballeros Alumni will also be there.