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  1. ...to all you heroes out there! Tipping a glass for y’all tonight.
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  2. Nov. 11, the Feast of St. Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier and patron of all soldiers (one of the reasons the Armstice was signed on 11/11 at 11). Armistice Day became Remembrance Day which has become Veteran's Day. Some may find this article of interest regarding where my uncle is buried after he was killed the last week of WWII. Not forgotten. And why I cheer Jubal.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/americans-gave-their-lives-to-defeat-the-nazis-the-dutch-have-never-forgotten/2015/05/24/92dddab4-fa79-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html https://www.theday.com/nationworld-news/20191111/why-we-call-it-x2018veterans-dayx2019-and-not-armistice-day-x2014-or-veteransx2019-day
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  3. I'm beginning to think that you either have a farm which grows what eventually becomes woodwind reeds (for clarinets, sax, oboes, basoons, etc.) or you've become an ideologue.
    4 points
  4. Could be they're going to announce that they paid all their staff and suppliers for last year. One can hope, right?
    4 points
  5. And happy 100 year anniversary for Veterans Day. Be sure to thank a Vet for their service ... and wearing a poppy today would be a great touch!
    4 points
  6. As someone else on DCP reminded me 100th Anniversary of Veterans Day. 11/11/1918 WWI ended and 11/11/1919 troops back and had big parade in NYC. American Legion started by servicemen overseas which helped the Drum Corps movement to take off
    3 points
  7. Are woodwind ensembles adding brass?
    2 points
  8. As a veteran I say Thank You and ditto on those sentiments to all other veterans.
    2 points
  9. I would add if you are a horn player and you are afraid of playing in a different keyed instrument....consider NOT taking music ed or performance. Consider becoming a percussionist. Especially trumpet players.
    2 points
  10. I'm really sick of this "I've got a secret" crap on here. This corps has been through hell lately. Enough with the innuendos.
    2 points
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  12. On behalf of all veterans, we thank all the businesses that provide a product or service at this time each year or discounts when we purchase something at their store each day. For all those who pay their federal taxes, we thank you for doing so which helps us collect our monthly pension.
    1 point
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  14. My apologies, I didn't have much to go on at the time other than "keep an ear out." Since then, my source divulged that this info does NOT have as much of an impact on the 2020 edition of The Cadets directly, but certainly has potentially big ramifications both long and short term for various YEA programs.
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  15. I think they'll be too busy trying to pay off renting AT&T Stadium in Dallas for a band show today (a Monday and national holiday??) with only 16 bands in attendance. Probably not the wisest move for an organization trying to get back on track financially IMO.
    1 point
  16. In this day and age, a program announcement in November instead of 10 seconds before a corps' first performance would be earth-shattering news.
    1 point
  17. I wonder if the Marine D&B corps will be playing "Time To Say Goodbye" in their 2020 show?
    1 point
  18. Since this thread has wandered to the Commandant's Own, here was their gig tonight!
    1 point
  19. Late 1990s, a friend with the Marine D&B Corps asked me if I would be interested in being the staff announcer for the corps..."Of course, you have to go through Marine basic training, then be assigned to the Barracks..." After hearing those words "basic training".... I politely declined. I knew he had to be busting my chops!!! LOL
    1 point
  20. I’d settle for real and info to back it up.... unlike a certain thread on DCA side that OP did a drive by and never followed up
    1 point
  21. I’m with you. After going through the crucible, I don’t think a G-bugle is gonna scare them off. 😂
    1 point
  22. Just can’t see someone wanting to be a Marine and be in the D&B corps and then say “oh you play G... never mind”. Never served but worked with and under “Marines no longer in uniform”. Terri taught me that “ex-Marine” is not a real thing... “once a Marine always a Marine”
    1 point
  23. Only branch of service founded at a bar! :)
    1 point
  24. Happy 244th birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
    1 point
  25. I think it was BigW that I told I had built an entire drum corps career out of playing complex music badly.
    1 point
  26. so...i've been thinking about this. I remember when the move to DE was announced and i was like "wtf?"....then I thought about it. ID has local contacts, access to multiple facilities, good folks at working grants, and it's also not in an area with 2 DCI corps, as well as cabs and Fusion to fight for bodies. easy access to Philly and all those Annapolis schools, even some south Jersey. some pretty smart thoughts after all. Add in an alumnus who is passionate, well known in the region with a ton of contacts, and also creative when it comes to design on the side. I thought it'd be great. Then the merger was undone, JP was gone, Bush alumni trashing the ID guys and spreading all kinds of lies...and I just sat back and thought "well, they're ####ed". Guess i was right. I am sure some Bush alum or board member will see this and send me nasty grams, but i'll say this....if the bad news is really true, the current board has no one to blame but themselves. In todays DCA, it's incredibly hard to to come back from the dead.
    1 point
  27. Not a PR recruitment vid, but here you go:
    1 point
  28. I've not been on here for quite a while, but I've been following the discussion on this topic. I must agree with and bring up something Fran said: DCA had it's own vibe. He's right. I remember some DCA corps would say (occasionally) "we think we're good enough to compete with the DCI corps". Were they? I don't think so... not in that decade and certainly not in this decade. In the 1980's, a DCA corps didn't look or perform like a DCI corps. There were subtle differences. I learned this fact in an interesting way, back when Star of Indiana was competing. Somebody from Steel City Ambassadors in 1987 was marching with Star the following season. At the Centerville show, I tried to say hello (and not thinking) I walked right up to him, when he was in the horn arc. I was stopped by another member who said (and I quote) "He's in rehearsal now". Her delivery was brief and I might add, mildly arrogant. I walked away and said to myself, "this isn't DCA". I was right, too. There was a difference. You may enjoy the DCI corps, but at a respectful distance. They are after all, the top of the drum corps game; the professionals. DCA on the other hand, was the weekend warriors; loads of talent that made it possible to stage a quality show, entertain the audience and do it on a somewhat smaller budget. The genie is out of the bottle and there's no going back. DCA looks more and more like DCI, every year. They still can't compete against DCI corps, but DCI is what the young folks know. In that regard, DCI has the recognized brand identity and the marketing to support it. Something was lost, in the transition to what some have called "DCI Lite". Maybe what was lost is what Fran was alluding to: The connection with the audience, the personalities and the entertainers... the casual approach to the activity. Knowing who and what we were and more importantly, why we were that way. Those days have passed. Fill the corps ranks with young folks, design shows that appeal to them, give them the "DCI lite" experience for far less money and hope they stick around long enough to carry DCA on their shoulders. Perhaps the most telling wake up call I faced was this: There are members of our local DCA corps who weren't born when I won a DCA championship in 1996. The folks I marched with can be found in three places, during finals weekend: The alumni corps, the stands or the judging panel. Those few hearty souls that may be found in the ranks of a competing corps, deserve an award (or free chiropractor services) one or the other. I don't know if DCA will be around in five years. I don't know what needs to be done (beyond a strong marketing effort), to increase attendance. All I know is if people aren't buying your product at the volume you need to see in order to grow your business, you ought to take a closer look at what you're trying to sell.
    1 point
  29. We are giving our own opinions in these forums. You and others are free to believe as you wish, as am I. Instrumentation is not what makes drum corps unique to me...note I said "to me".
    1 point
  30. Who said they were? It's just my opinion that it is silly to exclude WW in this day and age.
    1 point
  31. So did the OP leave and if so why are we changing the path of this post? LOL SMH
    1 point
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