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Lol idiots? Kinda extreme. Probably should talk to those who are there recording the rehearsals.

Y'all better stop asking for candy. Don't get yourself banned. The mods warned you.

Because if one is TRULY concerned, you first take it to the person who is in power to do something about it. And if nothing is done about it, or if there are no rational explanations for the lack of action, then it should be brought to the attention of others in the hopes that the masses can provide any convincing needed in order to make the changes that are warranted. It's almost the same principle as a "whistleblower" leaking documents instead of going to the person who is in a position to make necessary changes. Of course, all in my opinion.

I emailed Hopkins and the team when the post went up. It's what grown ups do

Actually it was Tuesday, but why quibble? I was there and the corps sounded awesome. I talked about it a bit at the time but to save you some time, I think Bloo is definitely going for the gold and have the horses to take a caption or three.

Jeff How are you ? I am passing this along to our attorney . Do know that I am aware of Scotts past and the related accusations you mentioned i am comfortable with the explanations I have received and Scott has been nothing short of spectacular in his time here If you would like to pursue the matter further please contact me and I will forward you to our attorney or Scott's for comment and as for my friend in the Lancers I am sorry I did not speak more . With the rewrites and my office work I was not at my best come on back and I will treat you to a peanut butter sandwich :-) Hop

When I want answers to provocative legal questions, I post them on public forums. In my experience, there is no better source of information than anonymous internet posters.

I was personally affected by the 2014 show because my mother had passed away in April. I cried my eyes out every time I watched Blue Knights. I was deeply moved.

One door closes, another one opens. Boston has always shown the uncanny ability to reinvent itself as circumstances dictate, while still remaining true to its values and its roots. The new uniform will be an outward manifestation of the Corps committment to the maximization of a show theme, and symbolically as well to the Corps full commitment to a promising future. Craiga here knows what I am talking about with this.

It's so hard to predict this sort of stuff but there's one thing that's 100% certain: this thread is going to be hilarious to look back on in two months

Ladies and gentlemen.... I have officially ordered my ticket for the Houston show! I really can not wait to see this show. On an interesting note too, this season marks my 10 year anniversary of following DCI (I have known about it for about 14 years.... I am young give me a break haha). I am looking forward to cheering on The Cavaliers for another 10 years!

Are we not going to talk about the new Sacktig Crown in the opener? I dig it.

For the championship: SCV. For the top 3: Cavaliers and Cadets. For the top 6: Phantom Regiment, Blue Stars and Boston Crusaders. For the 7-9 grouping: Madison Scouts and Academy. For Finals: Troopers. For the 13-15 grouping: Mandarins and Oregon Crusaders.

Likewise, I lost my father in 2014 and the BK 2014 show spoke to me- was powerful and transcended drum corps. It was and is a very very special show! I find it ironic that DCP has kinda just stopped talking about BK, or has suddenly somehow become sure they're going to fall 2-4 spots. Anything is possible I suppose. I think the Denver team is doing a masterful job of staying close to the cuff and just going about their business. What I can say is that the reports are the entire corps is stellar and that the show is progressing extremely well and will be ready for first tour! Vague as that might sound, (i don't want to spoil things) this is going to be a great product and I cannot wait to hear Bocook music book even more now that he is exclusive to BK. May not make a live show this summer but will definitely see lots of streamed drum corps:) i go on Wesley P

Just heard Zomby Woof in an encore arc. All I can say is OMG. It is freaking awesome!

Precisely edit: I do find it odd how enraged people are about a public thing being posted on a public forum. If a questionable figure is on the staff of such a prominent corps (or any corps for that matter), then people should know about it.

He should be Emperor by now, I would think.

I can completely relate. I lost my grandma in Oct 2013. I had tears everytime I heard or watched that show. When I would sit and talk to my grandma- I always held her hand. She was also my best friend. We spread her ashes in Colorado (where I grew up and my grandarents had a cabin on a lake). I am so sorry about your mom and can somewhat relate to your feeling.

Don't feel confused. Some of us simply found the BK shows of 2014, 2015 quite different than 2016, thats all. Personally, I found their 2016 show far more " abstract " than their 2014, 2015 productions. Terri and lots of others did too. You don't have to feel " confused " about this however. Its just how we saw the shows, thats all. You saw all 3 BK shows as pretty much all alike stylistically and " abstract wise ", and thats cool too.

fortune cookie understanding of postmodernism applied to fricking marching band. this thread is now complete.

Cadets

Sure... For Boston alone you've personally already predicted... ONLY 8 predictions so far! :) Data set (original): 9th 8th 12th 11th 7th 6th 7th 8th Mean ( x̄ ) = 8.5 (rounded to 9th) (9 + 8 + 12 + 11 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 8) /8 = 68 / 8 = 8.5 Median = 8th Data set: 6th 6th 7th 8th 8th 9th 11th 12th (8 + 1) / 2 = 9 / 2 = 4.5 (rounded to 5th number) Multi-modal = (6th, 8th) Data set: 6th 6th 7th 8th 8th 9th 11th 12th Range = 6 Data set: 6th 6th 7th 8th 8th 9th 11th 12th (12 - 6) = 6

No. This.

SCV near the top. Perhaps Cavaliers too, but moreso SCV. Not much hype quite yet. Blue Stars in their grouping. They're looking and sounding great so far! I think they may come out of nowhere and knock someone off.

I'm debating going to Indy but for now: Johnston, IA - 7/11/17 Olathe, KS - 7/17/17 Of course the year I move to Missouri is the year they don't do the TOC Warrensburg show.

If this happens many bricks will be pooped

Here goes nothing 1. Blue Devils - might be all over the place throughout the season but they'll really strive for the gold when finals comes around 2. Vanguard - Again, it's been too long 3. Bloo - Corps tend to dip in scores after a successful year 4. Cavies - Really diggin' their show concept 5. Cadets - Last year was good, they suffered a little dip, but it won't cause a descending momentum for them 6. Crown - I hear of things that may hurt them (please prove me wrong Crown) 7. Phantom - I also dig their show 8. Boston - Hear that they'll step up on their game 9. Knights - I hate myself for putting them this low, BK are my homeboys. I just feel that the other corps will outplace them (PLEASE prove me wrong BK) 10. Madison - They realized that they needed to step their game last year 11. Stars- This is too rude of a place for me to put them in, I want them to ascend 12. Academy - Really it's a toss between them and Crossmen through the whole season, but they'll push to be in the top 12 again (Sorry Xmen I love you)

This is why I'm having such a hard time with my predictions. I really think every single one of last years bottom 7 has a good chance of being better than last year plus Madison Scouts plus the potential of someone else we've all ignored. Corps will have bad shows and such but I really do think it's gonna be a year of who improved over last year more than the others rather than themselves. The Academy is going the right way though from what I can tell. If they or someone else close to them last year miss it won't be because of any of their own faults, just the others being so strong. EXCITING! TWO WEEKS!

So is Boston who was in 12 - dramatically so. So IF Boston tops Academy then they are sitting in the 12th spot with Madison and others working to pick them off. Just a theory. Frankly corps can improve and move down in the rankings as they will be competing against the 2017 slate, not the 2016 competitors

a phantom video that does no longer exists is the best oxymoron of the week, imo.

Best response by far

why is this thread still going?

By the time they finish with their seductive reveal, the season will be over and they'll have to do re-writes starting with "It was..."

not sure you understand how lucky you are to be that close to what most fans consider to be our super bowl. i'm jealous of all of you within that type of radius of indy.

Because the dog just farted!

Thank you. I actually thanked some of their staff members. It was very cathartic.

Who of us is still at tour weight, Ghost? Ahhh, ghost.

If nothing else we learned once again that DCI staffers read DCP all the time... even though they instruct their young adults not to do what they themselves do. George Hopkins, the Cadets Corps Director, was on here with a response reply in a New York minute.

The Cadet is less enthusiastic, but the dog sure seems content.

Oh no worries! I found the encounter both amusing and quirky. I am easily amused and I am all about the quirk. And I will be back probably sometime next week.

Was thinking the same thing. lol

What the hell are you talking about? You're built like a brick ####-house.

Its a concern though, of course. But nobody should jump to conclusions at the moment, imo. It could be nothing. Probably is. Time will tell.

matter addressed - removing post

To paraphrase Han Solo "Never tell them the odds."

1. they always get a second set of guard unis and silks due to wear and folks losing tons of weight - it allows them to "adjust" the design to the final product ala 2011 when they tweaked it for a world of difference 2. they didn't buy a third semi - the rent it and the cost is pretty minimally different from the 16' to 24' truck they eliminate from the caravan 3. the "40" trombones (24 actually) are bought at a large discount from Yamaha through their sponsorship agreement - they are carefully cared for, reconditioned and resold after their use to high school marching programs - the net "cost" on these is typicaly zero dollars. Same with the other horns, keyboards etc 4. the stage that they used at the start of last season was reused from the boxes from 15 and the stage from 14 etc and bought at a discount and then SOLD - net cost for last years abandoned stage was about $0 So - before you call someone the "Devil" know your facts!

I am picking Vanguard to be the dark horse. I really hope they pull it off too!