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The music playing over The Cadets performance clips this week was awful. All you could hear was woodwinds. Appreciate that this show exists, but it is frustrating to see that they are still leaving out any part of being on tour that isn't ensemble rehearsal or competitions. They can't spend like five minutes to show the amount of work the volunteers are selflessly putting in behind the scenes? Have they even shown a gym? A bus breakdown? Are the members they've shown having one on one chats at diners on a free day or laundry block? Ugh

I'm not sure how it's very different than, "We'd like to do a show with trombones so could you please change the rules to allow them?

the ability to move beyond your comfort zone, and be ok with it. to open up to new friends of all backgrounds. to understand that answers to questions can come from anyone in the group. to simply "try it". to deal with adversity. its hot, you're stuck in bumble stink kansas, the showers don't all work, you've got a clinic to play, and a show to perform tonight. just go to work. make it happen and make it good. that's what its about. push, deal, and overcome. anything less than 100% is unacceptable. Because this is the (insert corps name). you didn't think you could do it, but you could. which means later in life when you come upon a barrier you don't think you can overcome... you will. because you remember that one time in kansas, when EVERYTHING sucked. And you got through it. You found a way to work as a team, to make it to the show, to make that crowd stand on their feet, and later on, when the bus broke down and you had to pile everyone onto the other busses and trucks and again... EVERYTHING sucked for that time being... you got through it. And you'll remember it, and apply that mentality later on in life. There's no "I can't do that". There's only "I'll find a way to do that".

Yeah—weirdly, it makes me respect the corps so much more for how focused they are on just doing well and getting better. But it doesn't exactly make for good television. OTOH: the best thing you could say for BD is a boring championship episode, where getting second doesn't break their stride at all because they know they did their best. Again, not great TV, but what an organization.

They played NWS in 89 and it was a very popular show for them (still is). I'd rather they not play something they've played before.

Don't use someone else's toothbrush

http://atlantacv.org/2016/11/02/jeff-sacktig-joins-atlanta-cv-design-team/

Congrats, Jeff!!! CV is in very good hands there.

The value of travel as the best education. I lived a relatively sheltered life in south Mississippi before drum corps (overprotective religious zealot parents who never did really approve of my drum corps years, but that's a story for another day) and my two years at Phantom Regiment were a coming of age for me. Learning about people that I never would have been able to meet otherwise and seeing the country, albeit via stadiums, gym floors, and football fields, were some of my greater memories. 2017 makes 20 years since I marched, and I still get misty-eyed thinking of the experience. Now I just have to get my kids to follow suit so I can be a drum corps dad!!!!

http://www.advocate.com/sports/2016/11/02/gay-man-color-guard-means-family A media outlet picked up a story from the show.

The Columbus Saints traveled to Dubois, PA in June to compete in the SDCA competition, and perform for the people of DuBois! Here is a recap video produced by me for the Columbus Saints and a festival video released by the city of DuBois of all corps performances including numerous alumni corps, and DCA Corps Erie Thunderbirds. Columbus Saints Recap City of DuBois SDCA Standstill Video

If a corps was to do "Hamilton" on a beach setting, that would be "Hamilton Beach"....It would make for a nice "blend" of music.

As per http://corpsreps.com/ - August 20, 1981 DCI World Championships Class A and All-Girl Finals ALL GIRL Les Chatelaines Lavel, QUE Arbella Salem, MA St. Ignatius Hicksville NY Ventures Kitchener, ONT St. John's Brantford, ONT CLASS A Southernairs Wilmington, NC Fantasia III Little Falls, NJ Pioneer Milwaukee, WI Dutch Boy Kitchener, ONT Les Etoiles Dorion Vaudreuil L'Acadie, QUE DCI finals? - check. Top 12? - check. 2 corps from same city? - check. Kitchener Ontario - this city is one of the winners of this quiz! Honorable mention? I googled distance between laval and L'Acadie and the search returned 25 KM. I also googled distance between Kitchener and Brantford and the search returned 47 KM. 47 KM is approx. 29 miles and 25 KM is approx. 15 miles and across a big river. The runner up is Les Chatelaines and Les Etoiles Dorion Vaudreuil. Congratulations to all!

Jeez. Lucas Field isn't even cold yet.