Leaderboard

My take on it, based on the description (such as it is) is that they're looking at game as being sport, and not video gaming. I could be wrong, but I don't associate video gaming with athleticism.

Such a slippery slope, so take credit away from the Cavies, PR, Star, Crossmen in the early 90's, etc due to BD and SCV slipping from their prior dominance in the rankings. Brilliant logic.

I'm just happy someone else sees Spirit back in Finals! :-)

Don't want to blow a future promotion because of a bad EER/OER.

This should be a good show too.

Is that you demoing the Kanstul 1500B on UT? Cuz that cat can play. DCI should do more to collect celebrity success stories. I didn't know about Al Chez except through this website.

And that was the dumbest thing why? Seems to me he was right

Drum corps will be so awesome across the board this year!!!

1. Carolina Crown 2. Bluecoats 3. The Cadets 4. Blue Devils 5. Santa Clara Vanguard 6. The Cavaliers 7. Blue Knights 8. Phantom Regiment 9. Blue Stars 10. Boston Crusaders 11. Madison Scouts 12. Spirit of Atlanta 13. Crossmen 14. Colts 15. Troopers 16. Oregon Crusaders 17. The Academy 18. Pacific Crest 19. Mandarins 20. Jersey Surf 21. Pioneer 22. Cascades

Here's a pic of a Bob Dylan concert, Symphony Hall, Newark, October 1965. That Sky pic may be 66??? Where the heck is Ray P. when you ne.................Uh Oh! I'm in trouble now. :) https://www.google.com/search?q=BOB+DYLAN+CONCERT+AT+SYMPHONY+HALL+NEWARK+PICS&biw=1455&bih=739&tbm=isch&imgil=1rUqDcRxtbmMcM%253A%253BaV6f0agqmajGDM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fblog.peterstonebrown.com%25252Freviving-a-memory%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=1rUqDcRxtbmMcM%253A%252CaV6f0agqmajGDM%252C_&usg=__XOovAspfl9scZoC8chgM65oLjTc%3D&ved=0CDcQyjc&ei=e9YmVfugDIXBggSMz4B4#imgrc=1rUqDcRxtbmMcM%253A%3BaV6f0agqmajGDM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.peterstonebrown.com%252FBlog%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2014%252F02%252FSymphony-Hall-2c.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fblog.peterstonebrown.com%252Freviving-a-memory%252F%3B720%3B498

Same here with a hint of machine. Maybe wishful thinking on my part. I think Machine is in my top 3 of all time favorite shows.

Maybe the Blue Knights will do something light, and will be the only corps this year to do so. </satire>

And my initial thought was more of a "Maze Runner" type of show over game or gladiator type ...

Round here it costs $20-$25 to convert up to 2 hour or so VHS to DVD. Just figure that into your total cost. Local camera store seems to be the cheapest..... LOL - have gone from Super 8 home movies to VHS to DVD..... nobody watchs em but we have em....

Yeah I made the 2012 comment. The reason why is that it just sorta seems like such an out there theme much like 2012 and I'm just not sure how well they'll design the show. They chose good source music though so who knows how it will really turn out!

Not disagreeing, but I'd like to know the similarities? Just purely out of interest. Considering a bunch of the staff that was around for that isn't around any more, and the only changes they've made this year have been really good ones, along with them steadily improving over three seasons, almost paced over the last few years, I don't see it myself. Maybe I'm missing something. If we're going with the show announcement isn't appealing, last year two of my favorites at the end of the season were not even on my radar when I first heard the announcement. Bluecoats, maybe not terrible, but it didn't really hit me as something that I'd fall in love with the way I did. Blue Knights, theme sounded vague, boring, tacky, and muddy. Turned into the complete opposite. And of course there's the transverse of how many shows I hype out the butt and then I'm really disappointed, I won't name those. If the source music is great and the theme and title are a little vague.....that leaves a lot of room for what they're going to do. I say at least give it a chance. I'm excited but it could be a bomb. Or it couldn't be a bomb. We shall see in about 2 months.

I hate to say, but I agree with an earlier post about 2012. Feels like a step back to me, which is a bummer because I love the musical selections.

This sounds like it's going to be a fantastic show. I hope it will be.

Stay tuned for tomorrow, as the Coats will announce some information about their 2015 show.

I'll be in Buffalo..............

Chris NCSU who has been lately busy offering his congratulations to those Cadets at Duke had previously posted in this thread that he heard from Hopkins that the uniform tinkering might be with the shako. I am picturing the temporary replacement of the Eagle with the numeral ten (X) but perhaps (10) in silver chrome, or the same on the flat top of the shako...or even the silver cross strap buckle temporarily replaced by the same. No proof for any of these, just imagining. That the plume is ten inches is definitely a given. We've already seen Surf and a thousand and one bands (Kenneshaw Mtn., Hunterdon, etc.) do the changing plume before your very eyes trick already. Just marking time until April camp and then Spring Training.

Cadets and Crown are going to make me very happy this season.

35 minute talk, so here is a summary of the summary: Cloud tape was still up at 11 am but reception not fine. So far... Emphasis on math rather than retelling the vita and circumstances of Shosty,. Some slight uniform adjustments may appear LATER in the season. Props are there but small, about 3-4 feet high. Emphasis on showcasing each section of the corps (a la 2000????) Prelude sets theme musically and visually. Second movement (very extended) is bulk of opener (3 minutes plus.) Percussion feature ("Hey, its drum corps!) Ballad is not Shostakovitch but from this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AgxaaiJeIQ and Israeli dance troupe. Some little bit of voice will be a variation of counting. Guard featured with four groups of 10 (dance, etc.) Third number has heavy percussion feature, even a waltz going then up to 224bpm(!) with brass with 15 French horn feature included. Fourth movement, Shosty, is typical Cadets, emphasis on visual and drill, counterlines, low brass/mellophones, includes all previous melodies of show. Mellophone ecstasy!. Closer will be fast!!! (Major request from membership and from Cadetnation.) Reprise. George says that if one emails him nicely at Yea, he will send links and midis. (hopkins@yea.org) He also says he is still open to suggestions, advice, and clarifications...try next week's webinar for more.

Rumor has it that they are also playing Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem

Will the pasta served from the food truck be cooked al Dante?

Will it be a fast show or will some parts be anDANTE?

Someone will joke about the complaining and then someone will complain about the joking.

I'm not really a guard person, but I am GLAD to see this. I like the sound when a bunch of rifles catch together.

They had sufficient meat and demand last year for silver, minus too much cheese on the sandwich.

I want another 2013 Cadets.

Ya know... Renegades Mini corps actually really should audition for the next America's Got Talent. The show ended up not what I thought it would be. I was almost sure a singer or comedian would win, but someone with a real talent won. I think if Gade's went in there, performed a 1:30 of a blast type routine with drill and all, it would do very well. Gotta have percussion and guard tho.