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Lots of hard decisions to come I am sure. In the end what needs to be done is keep everyone safe. WGI didn’t just cancel because they’re scared, Ohio/UD were probably going to make restrictions on events with higher attendance events and the like. I suspect if DCI would do the same it would be for similar reasons. There’s housing for all parts of the tour, performance venues, the environment that corps operate in, different states restrictions on events should this continue to escalate, etc. I and I’m sure many more will be heartbroken should something happened his summer, but if it needs to be done it needs to be done.10 points
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Tell that to a kid who auditioned last September for a new guard (1st year) worked all winter JUST started competitions (I think 2 done) getting ready for another regional and bam. It’s all gone, done for their WGI age out. Not even going to mention the cost for starting the guard. So yeah let’s just say no big deal, life is a crap shoot. Just go home. Keep dreaming or maybe just grow up yourself.4 points
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Exactly! School Boards will take the safest path. No facility use. Particularly for people who are not District residents and taxpayers. Imagine if a school district does host a corps and its staff. Everything goes fine, as usual. But, shortly thereafter, it is discovered someone who stayed at the school was infected. Time to disinfect the entire school campus. Fear and added expenses. Maybe taxpayer outrage. With current guidelines suggesting distance between persons, imagine the usual 150 kids sleeping body to body all over the gym and hallways. This might have to be hotels instead of schools.. Honestly, if this situation isn’t cleared up soon, I believe most School Boards will choose to sit the year out. Not worth the risk. Can you blame them?4 points
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You absolutely have no idea what you're talking about and you look foolish. Every infectious disease expert on the PLANET is in agreement that we are just cresting the lift hill of this roller coaster. The terrifying ride is about to begin. From Carlos del Rio: Who's Carlos del Rio? He's the executive associate dean for Emory School of Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital in Atlanta, GA and one that works closely with the CDC. Source: https://twitter.com/CarlosdelRio7/status/12379218059035648003 points
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I feel bad for members who wont have the chance to march this year, but life isn't a guaranteed bowl of cherries. It isn't all balloons, puppies and rainbows. Things happen that are out of everyone's control and decisions are made for the greater good of society. Just imagine how the young Men who had to postpone their lives to go to fight in WW1, WW2, Vietnam, etc. Perspective is needed here. Sure, everyone wishes that the Chinese government would have acknowledged Covid 19 earlier and contained it, but they didn't for reasons that I cant mention due to board rules. This too shall pass and we will be fine.3 points
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Yeah #### me for wanting to march my rookie/age out year when it would be entirely possible to accommodate it3 points
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As the OP, I wanted this conversation to be about the changes pending. Many of you know I have been helping with the housing needs in the DC Metro area over the past decade. I was contacted by a corps that shall not be named, stating their need for housing has changed as they will be moved to another show. Please keep this subject in mind and not move it to politics.3 points
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In an effort to insert some levity to this discussion I remember a MM in the corps I marched with wearing a Hitler world tour shirt. It had a picture of him doing his trademark salute on the front and "tour dates" on the back. You know, 1939 Poland, 1942 Moscow (cancelled of course). The last date was for The Bunker, May 1945. Entirely inappropriate, I know, but still kind of funny...3 points
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Ah yes! The old tried, true, and tested "lets have a virus strain jump species, cross oceans, kill people, and impact literally every organization and nation so that we can justify lower scores for how we blow air through metal, slam wood on things, and work up that good-good sweat while running (accompanied by the ever classic spinning pretty colors)" excuse. I'll never forget the time that Blue Stars used that same excuse in 1908. True story, but don't look it up. tl;dr - Get a grip. Seriously. You need to get your priorities checked if you're upset over this.2 points
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And any member here is welcome to express their opinion on what is posted (within guidelines). If you have problems with responses to your posts then not posting might help ya. And seriously... using the coronavirus as an excuse to throw more crap... smdh2 points
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So easy to say when you've gotten yours. It's interesting, I've done/taught marching band which taught me to make things work when things go wrong, but I guess doing drum corps will teach me to just give up and accept adversity. And you're right, rather than marching the year I could with respect to other obligations and when I could afford it, I should have ignored responsibilities and spent money I didn't have to march years ago! $5000 is nothing. I don't necessarily think your pilot story is equivalent but I appreciate the patronizing tone. You don't have to tell me that life doesn't go how you plan, that's pretty obvious. Sorry you gave up on your dream.2 points
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No way, IMO. If they don't allow their own activities to proceed, as many are already cancelling them, I really doubt letting a travelling group of 200'ish people to sleep in their schools is going to happen at a LOT of locations.2 points
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We have to look at the possibilities here from the perspective of others. For example, think of the marching member and his/her family. ” Hey, I don’t want my Johnny/Susie laying around on gym floors across America. Using their toilets and showers. Touching surfaces, etc.” “Sorry, Kiddo. You ain’t doing this next month.” Again, we’ll need to solve this over the next 5-7 weeks. Allow 3-4 more weeks for the “safety feel” to set in. So, time is running out quickly to save the 2020 Season.2 points
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Banned all gatherings of 1,000 people or more here. OMG! me and Stephan haven’t been to the Stud in over two weeks. That has never happened.2 points
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Right! If the situation remains as dire as it seems now. The safety guidelines as laid out now. How would a School Board Member justify voting to use their facility for this purpose? Not logical.2 points
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There will definitely be residual effects from this crisis. The private school I work at has halted all outside groups from using our campus facilities until further notice. We are planning on the kids not returning from March break. We are in uncharted times but we will get through this.2 points
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Thinking the same thing Terri. Definitely could cause sustainability problems for many corps as well as DCI.2 points
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Hard to discuss the pending changes without someone telling us what they are.2 points
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Sally Shakespear? (William's third cousin on his mother's side.)2 points
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seems like with the localized cases appearing in SE PA it was the prudent decision. Hoping things are in a better place by the April camp so the corps (and other corps) don't end up far behind heading into ST I guess the positive is video interviews (for guard) and online work (for others) can continue in the meantime - they can email out more music etc for contracted members I'm sure all these corps will be leveraging the webinars etc2 points
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Maybe Sally Struthers? or Sam the Sham, without the Pharoahs?2 points
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Could be a guilty plea for reduce sentence he could still serve substantial time2 points
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According to the World Health Organization, it is now officially a pandemic. I think I will go over to the Madison Scouts thread to cheer up. (Edit: bad idea.)2 points
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To be clear, that’s not for a vaccine. Remdesivir is an antiviral that they’re hoping can have some efficacy against Covid-19. (The studies plan to give it intravenously to already infected patients.)2 points
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Truly sad you chose to bemoan what the activity is NOT instead of what it is - namely an experience for its members and entertainment for the audience (of which you are clearly not a member) Peace brother2 points
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Have you truly listened to these kids playing today??? running 16th notes at tempos unheard of back in the day! Better yet, have you listened to recordings in the 1960's and 1970's with bad intonation/overblowing? Now listen to today's brass players. NO COMPARISON!!! Oh and let me add all themoving that they do. Call it whatever you want because it's your opinion and that's okay.2 points
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Please be careful when wiping the instrument panel. I would rather get the virus than have the wings fall off.2 points
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My facts don't care about your feelings. In a vacuum, I believe more of number 1 and a big, fat BS on your number 2. I see it live. But stop there - I will not continue this discussion with you as you continually want to relate everything to the armageddon day when your gal didn't win. Please stop. My quote above was a direct response to a factually incorrect statement. It had nothing to do with "40 months ago" (jeesh, do you count hours and days, too?). The recovery of the financial crash was over a decade ago - "40-months" is your feeble term, not mine. Again, stop. The economy recovered. The fear of a negative impact on the drum corps season WILL NOT originate in a global economic meltdown, rooted in global affliction from coronovirus, that prevents people from going to drum corps shows and destroying the revenue and experience of the event. The very real impact of the virus is, as I've said from the beginning, a very real issue for DCI. Global economic meltdown is not. No discussion of political events from 40 months ago is going to impact the directors, the executives, me, or the person in the White House. This is band - can we leave the politics to elsewhere, please?2 points
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First off, thanks for the insults about my personal life. That said, my posts about this season are based off previous seasons. Oh and sorry for caring about things that are important to me and judging me, you’re a real class-act.2 points
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At least Madison fans can put Scouts and 2020 together In a post meaning MS will be on the field in 2020. Lot of us can’t say that....2 points
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That may be but at this point there’s so much uncertainty we felt we should just get him home.1 point
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Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood You sure are lookin' good!1 point
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It’s a good point but a lot of this...future is out of DCI hands. Stadiums, schools, communities depending on this outbreak will ban large public events. It’s anyone’s guess how long this can last. I’m not confident this will some how go away. At least in 2020. I think Dayton is being proactive and it could be Atlanta next and Indy.1 point
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He is just one spoke in a big wheel of Hollywood sex abuse. SS should be next.1 point
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well he's not as big as he used to be, but I think it makes him Hangry more often1 point
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This year i really wanted to experience Dci Live, But i have to push it back to next year. I wanted to be up close and personal with those Devils. My dream will come through some day (looking up in the clouds🙄☁).1 point
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But the sound quality would be bad with dropouts and the video would be like needing to move the tinfoil on the antennas except we wouldn't have any...unless we committed to an annual subscription of course1 point
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Oof. I'm just hoping the world economy doesn't collapse, since it never recovered from 2008 despite what they say.1 point
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