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I am excited to announce the release of a new mobile app. Starting today, you can download DrumScorps for your iOS, Android, or Windows phone. Developed in partnership with Drum Corps Planet, DrumScorps is an app designed for the drum corps community and is a must-have for members, family, alumni, and fans. Within the app, you can: - Check the latest scores (with integrated recaps!) or view historical scores from past seasons - Read up-to-date news with categories ranging from Open Class to International corps and more - Explore the tour schedule for your favorite corps - See details about each and every event during the season including time and place, performing corps, and weather conditions - Find nearby events and get directions to the stadium For more screenshots and info, check out the full announcement here: http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/drumscorps-for-iphone-android-windows-phone/ You can also follow us on Twitter for updates about the app: @DrumScorps I'd also like to take a minute to thank all of those who have been involved in the development of DrumScorps. To JohnD, a huge thank you for working with me on this project. It could not have been done without you. To Ken Hammond, for providing all of the excellent graphics and icons you see throughout the app. Also a huge shout-out to those that were involved in testing the app. Your feedback and suggestions truly helped shape DrumScorps into what it is today. DrumScorps started out a year ago as a simple Windows Phone app that did one thing: display scores. One year later, with the help of Drum Corps Planet and this community, the app is available on all mobile platforms with significantly expanded functionality. I sincerely hope everyone enjoys the app and finds it useful throughout the drum corps season.

The amount of stupid hurts and it all starts with super-secret drum corps shows days before the season starts. Seriously, step back and wallow in the idiocy and what you folks are saying to each other All this stupid just cost Blue Devils a placement, they will not be this years’ DCI Champions now who is sorry? Nope, too late the cow has mooed

You must be high as hell right now.

The hearts are integral to the enjoyment of the broadcast IMHO

This thread is hilarious

If they care as much as you guys care whether they care, they are bound to medal this year.

You can do the same thing on the normal website by clicking on the 'dot' or 'star' in front of the topic title.

Data that would be actually useful in mobile app: housing sites. I know the availability of that data is very hit and miss but it's a killer feature for mobile. Imagine begin in the area of a big regional; click on a corps and boom! google maps opens with direction to their housing site.

I spoke to said poster Privately so as not to drag it out in public as I was asked to investigate by the person who took the video. The youtube vid was someone else but someone who knew that person and dishonored him. Had I found the video online I would not have posted it as I knew the source of it. I happened to be there that day and knew the location of the videographer. Not everyone would know that though. Alluding to having more sources available by PM is not exactly cool either. However, I do feel that shaming him on this thread is also not very nice. Let's just move on and try to be civil.

That is both stupid and awesome.

For me it hinges on whether they offer on demand viewing after the live shows. It was rare that my schedule aligned to where I could watch an event live and I doubt that will change for me this summer.

Not gonna lie, I did get some enjoyment out of the hearts in the first broadcast tonight when Hop was just sitting there with his mouth open, and it looked like they were all flying into his mouth.

Current marchers are out of touch with anything relating to anything that is not Miley Cyrus or updating their Tumblrs Former marchers are out of touch with anything that is not unison rifle tosses while wearing absurd boots and/or playing valve/rotor horns FFF with bad tone Meanwhile, BD just wins DCI championships

If following the original owner of the video's wishes, and respecting the DCP terms of service and general copyright law in general makes me superior, then yes, I suppose I am.

Doesn't Crown look so much better without so much junk taking up field space for little reason?

I predict this goes on for 3 more pages. Who's gonna take me up?

I was not the poster suggesting that BAC's 75th would garner them any extra credit. I don't believe that is the case. I WAS responding to someone who suggested that current members do not care about nor feel bound by any sense of history and thus would not relate to the 75th. That is simply not true. Naturally, every member brings their own backgrounds and personalities with them when they arrive at move in and begin the touring process. My experience with Boston, which reaches back nearly 40 years, has shown me time and again that BAC has a certain historical thread weaving through its organization at the membership level. Do current members obsess about the corps' history or perform primarily for Crusaders of the past? Certainly not. Having said that, it is true that there is a thick, ever present institutional memory which the current members absorb. I would suspect that there are probably similar feelings at Madison and Cavies, and perhaps Cadets as well. In an era where many members of the "millennial generation" seem to not want anything to do with prior generations, I frankly feel that a reverence for the past and "how we persevered to survive" is a good thing.

I'm not a smart man, Jen-nay... but in regards to the secret performance on June 15th that Hop alluded to: Edit: Looks to be Troopers and Madison for that webcast. Maybe Cadets will pop in?

I feel the opposite. Can't stand them and loved the old ones. :/

YES YES YES MELLOPHONES!!!!

He's better than a serial baiter. I'd say he's a master. Yeah, I'm about 15.

#DCPGODWIN #SPORTS

Madison Scouts in their 75th anniversary year in 2013 finished in exactly the same placement spot ( 9th ) as they did the season before. I don't think the judges care if its your anniversary year or not when it comes to their giving of scores. Boston failed to make Finals in Boston ( Foxboro ) in 1994 by a mere 4 tenths, finishing in 13th, and missing performing on Finals Night. Madison Scouts just missed out on Finals ( 14th ) in 2002 as when Finals was in Madison too. That said, most athletes, ( pro and college ) will tell you that they do feel a "special motivation" when playing at home. So this notion that those in Corps or are college or pro athletes that speak about a " special motivation " when playing at home are " immature " is silly nonsense, no matter if that remark came from a " DCI Hall of Famer " or not. Teams in sports play like heck to earn home field advantage in the playoffs, and all Corps and sport teams like and prefer to compete before home crowds. Thus, most of them do tell us that they have a natural , "special motivation" to see that it happens, and they are not " immature " for having said so. Whether it actually happens or not, is of course beside the point.

Having spent time with the actual members of BAC (two weeks ago), I will tell you that they ARE highly motivated, and the 75th Anniversary IS in fact a big deal to them. With respect to last year, I don't think anyone can objectively watch that performance on video and not see how highly motivated those members were then as well. As I have stated on here several times before, I have no problems with the numbers from last August. Boston put on a great show at finals, but context is everything, and the 2014 Championships also included three drum corps (BK, BS, Cavies) who also happened to have their best seasons in years. The fact that these three corps hit it out of the park does not for a second diminish BAC's product. As for my own prediction...for the third year in a row, I'm going to predict 4th-9th.

You'd think they'd do that every year.

Chairs, coat racks, poles, and mirrors can be moved around, don't take up a lot of field space, and are not a safety hazard to members. Not only that, the trampolines were barely used at all. A lot of people don't like BD's style, but thing they know how to do is use props effectively.

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These uniforms always reminded me of the guards that protected the Witch's castle in the Wizard of Oz.

Heh, I like those...

I imagine that like me, Fannetwork had many overseas viewers which makes it impossible to watch live events' live'. If they have the on demand (i.e. watch the next day) function on this new platform, I will subscribe, if they don't, there is no point and I suspect they will lose many other viewers that cannot watch events live (unless they are nocturnal!)

most impressive thing was seeing Travis Peterman not die chasing the snares LOL

A lot of people have, from what I understand.

I said it the last time with other posters in other threads..anyone see a pattern here or a common factor?

I'm flattered that you've adopted some of my diction.

I still think they have the best look in DCI with those unis.

On the move they look ok. Standing still, they look like something out of the wizard of oz.

Haha so either my cockles will be warm or I'll be having a heart attack. Either way, hey, Scouts in 6th! A good day.

At the November camp, the staff was very blunt with the corps members that the fans of the Cadets had complained about the slower endings, the lack of velocity drill, and the sense of losing what some saw as their unique signature. The closing tempo of 200 or higher was set as a goal before the membership which they seemingly were eager to embrace. There was great discussion about physical endurance, mental focus, and the ability to self-generate the energy and capacity to master the moments from the 10 minute mark on. Hence the development of the "Holy Name Track Team program." The members have been physically training for this tempo and finale since first camp as a corps and individually. As GH has said on public video, they (the members) organized an accountability system of logging hours in the gym and track between camps to build the endurance and finesse the speed. If they are able to pull it off, the crowds will erupt. As Crown and BD are both planning some old school guard moves (which to this generation may seem as new stuff,) the velocity closer may also seem a unique contribution in this "Modern" era. Time will tell. Under two weeks...with changes framing each regional as well.

Scouts will indeed be challenged to move up that far (if at all), but I'll give tesmusic a pass, as that's his corps. I seriously doubt the anniversary thing will have any impact on BAC's scores at all, and if it does, it exposes a major problem with the system. Boston will either be good or they won't, and will move up or down accordingly.

Let's hope it's not anything close to the disaster last year..

Tempo of the closer they're starting to learn drill to.

Well, posting "I always have alternative links. Send me a PM." isn't exactly a classy thing to do either.

Phantom will unveil their uniform sometime today

Give me a bigger plume and I'm all about it.

Nowadays, that would get one arrested in 49 of the 50 states.

Corps name: Saturn Director: Cube Division: World Class Hometown: Fort Mill, SC Show Theme: TBA Corps name: Neptune Director: Cube Division: Open Class Hometown: Fort Mill, SC Show Theme: "Star Wars" Corps name: Pluto Director: Cube Division: Class A Hometown: Fort Mill, SC Show Theme: TBA

Ha! I was thinking the same thing. All kidding aside welcome back to the hood Cloud.

Well there goes the neighborhood.

Because one is in July and the other is in August?