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  1. I can think of a certain corps from Canton that would like a say in the matter! šŸ¤— āœŒļø
    6 points
  2. Actually, Dr. Fauci, The National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the WHO, & the CDC may disagree with you. Some research says it can be suspended in the air as an aerosol for up to 3 hours. (broken down in smaller particles after the original sneeze or cough; see video) "The More You Know" https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/The-science-of-coronavirus-how-fast-it-15135782.php https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973 https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center
    5 points
  3. The US averages about 10,000 drunk driving deaths per year. How is that ā€œabout the same?ā€ And when was the last time we had hospitals over capacity because of drunk driving accidents? Have drunk driving accidents been doubling every three days?
    5 points
  4. Be safe, be well, always be awesome! Hugs from Madison Wisconsin
    4 points
  5. I must be missing something here. RIght now, many of us cannot "spend money where we want". Many businesses are closed by government order. Travel restrictions and advisories limit our movement. Some face quarantine or isolation, a far greater such restriction. This time is a reminder that as humans, a species vulnerable to viruses, one of our necessary defenses against a pandemic is to restrict movement and association... to self-isolate on individual, local and national levels. It is a reminder that individuals, locales and nations should therefore aspire to be more self-sufficient so that they CAN self-isolate when necessary. Suggesting that when this is over, we support our local businesses, or even extend that support nationwide, is not "ethnocentrism". If it is, then I guess supporting Drum Corps International, a US-based circuit whose participating corps are almost exclusively US in origin, is "ethnocentrism" as well. That makes this whole forum "really gross".
    4 points
  6. Just saw that the center where the Detroit auto show was to be held will be converted too. Small irony is was just in Detroit and their auto show used to be in January but just too cold so it was changed Also bravo to Army Corps of Engineers for the work they are doing around the country. Have to give a shout out as thatā€™s where my dad served
    4 points
  7. Here's hoping DCI is able to hire these people back by the fall.
    4 points
  8. Can only imagine what the Bloo and Blue design teams will come up with now that they've been given an additional year to "tweak" šŸ™‚
    4 points
  9. That certain corps from Canton definitely has this BD honk's attention. Bluecoats are dangerous and not to be overlooked in capacity. Respect.
    4 points
  10. Those are stupid rules. It counts as a three-peat if it occurs in three competitive years.
    4 points
  11. IMO it does not matter whether Blue Devils get the elusive three peat, They are the most decorated corps in the history of DCI, and have finished in the top five for over 40 years and have won the DCI World Championship title more than any other performing group. That says it all.
    3 points
  12. The Javits center in midtown Manhattan is also in process of becoming a hospital.
    3 points
  13. "Sanity Mongering" My embedded sources are reporting that the DCA leadership will announce the unanimous decision to cancel the 2020 competition season, within hours.
    3 points
  14. The opposition I see seems to be based on two factors. 1. Rules are rules. The age rule has been the single most hard-fought, controversial rule in drum corps history. Several of our greatest-ever corps have had their seasons snuffed out over it, while another such corps settled for second place behind a corps that was forgiven for two overage marchers. None of the age-eligible kids in those corps were offered a bonus year. Rules are there for reasons. If there were no reasons, then we could just repeal the rule. 2. Nothing is fair. Not saying this to be mean - just stating an observation. Trying to make it fair for some people inevitably makes it unfair for someone else. It would be unfair if 2020 ageouts were denied their final/only season in the manner of current events. But it then becomes unfair to give them special treatment with another year of eligibility, where the class of 2020 takes spots away from the class of 2021. And no matter how many more exceptions we make, whoever is left out gets short-changed. We could permanently bump the age limit up one year, and it would still be retroactively unfair to the class of 2019, 2018... all DCI alumni. An exception for the coronavirus shutdown is unfair when the World War II shutdown of VFW/AL state and national field competitions had no such provisions.
    3 points
  15. His point was one of perspective. About 2 million people die in America each year of all causes. You cherry pick information to make things look one way, others do the opposite. 675,000 Americans died in the 1918 influenza pandemic. Adjusting for todayā€™s population that would be about 2 million if this virus ran the same course. So yes, 80,000 would be a small number. Miraculous in my opinion. Yes, more than 9/11, or Pearl Harbor, or the Titanic or whatever you wish to point out. Less than the Holocaust, less than the Civil War, less than either world war, less than the Armenian genocide or Rwandan genocide. We could go back and forth but it is rather pointless I think.
    3 points
  16. Our panic container is leaking.
    3 points
  17. Mutual respect. Canā€™t wait until 2021.
    3 points
  18. Just saw this excellent opinion piece on Stephen Riley's Law Blog. "The End of Tresona" https://srileylawblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-end-of-tresona.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR3iIQJSKWW-JAOiuDxrH3Pb2tusnQ9A3d3jqBe61P0Wr3JVhO-MOU4jNGo
    3 points
  19. Question to my fellow BD honks........what is more important to you, BD getting the elusive three peat, or continuing their insane run of top 2 finishes, which now stands at 13 in a row. To put this into perspective, the 2021 age-outs would have been 6-7 years old last time Devs was third or worse! All the other corps might get an occasional title here and there, but let's keep it 100, like it or not its BDs world and we are all living in it.
    3 points
  20. Iā€™m sure introducing woodwinds wonā€™t do any real harm.
    3 points
  21. My apologies if this thread has already been created...I took only a quick peek... In the meantime...ALL of the corps REALLY need your support right now. I just ordered my shirt in support...among others as well... Show your support of the Boston Crusaders
    2 points
  22. I hope they donā€™t resort to an in-person rumble in a parking lot somewhere in Mansfield OH. Well, part of me hopes that. The other part hopes there will be video.
    2 points
  23. Good idea and same plan for the east coast hospital ship. Wonā€™t spread out the respiratory distress specialists by having coronavirus patients in even more separate locations
    2 points
  24. Being the season of Lent, let's remember this bible passage. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
    2 points
  25. Several have started making supplies for medical providers
    2 points
  26. Just checking-in to see if Iā€™m clean. šŸ¤—
    2 points
  27. I think it would be important to know that whether it happens or not, like it or not, BD has earned the right to talk three peat anytime they want.
    2 points
  28. Being American is not ethnocentric! There are no ethnic Americans. It's not gross to love one's country or origin over others. In fact, it's the sineu that binds us. It's the reason most people on the planet want to come here.
    2 points
  29. Before people start talking about three-peats, I would think it would be important to get two-in-a-row first.
    2 points
  30. Ironically tone deaf for a musical venue. Given the optics, perhaps it should be renamed ā€œThe J. Quincy Magoo Centerā€.
    2 points
  31. Financial impact is unknown I guess. We are all assuming that since most corps live hand-to-mouth that many might go under. Hope not. Also I hope we can put some more meat on this bone and get a better understanding of the financial situation.
    2 points
  32. The one who posted a picture of skulls and then quoted himself to say ā€œspeaking of skulls...ā€ in a thread about the financial impact of drum corps?
    2 points
  33. It would help if you would have explained this in the first place instead of just saying ā€œnot airborneā€. Your lack of detail also led me in the wrong direction just like others saying airborne without detail
    2 points
  34. What does any of this have to do with the thread topic?
    2 points
  35. Air borne if sneezes, coughing, etc transmit the infected droplets to other people or surfaces. If you want to downplay (judging by your other comments) take it elsewhere....
    2 points
  36. One factor that may work against the majority of bands and corps is that the Tresona ruling was about pop tunes with many different hands in the pot. I'd venture the majority of music performed by corps and competitive bands is from the concert band or symphonic realm. Only one composer. How many symphonic and concert band works have the layers of rights holders that a pop tune might? There is probably one publisher for that composition. This ruling may work in favor of bands who play pop music to the detriment of those who play symphonic or concert band literature. One way around this may be to shoehorn a show concept having nothing to do with the source material (commonplace these days) and cite fair use, but if a band wanted to do a show of Shostakovich 5th with no underlying unrelated theme, I'm not certain if they could claim fair use. Thoughts?
    2 points
  37. Perspective would include the info that traffic accidents, for example, aren't contagious. Driving by an accident and gawking doesn't automatically make anyone who saw the accident a high risk for causing an accident themselves, which would only cause even more people to have accidents. This is a highly contagious air-borne and surface borne virus with a long incubation period in which people who have been infected feel nothing, while they're out there spreading the virus to others. When it kicks in, the fatality rate for those over the age of 30 is approaching 5% in this country - magnitudes more deadly than the routine flu (which has a short incubation period, and usually sidelines the victim before they can cause others to become infected). Add in that crashing the health care system will result in other deaths as patients can't get care for more run of the mill illnesses and accidents. The way out of the situation is through quarantining and allowing the thing to run its course in as small a way as possible, not by saying "well, you're gonna die of something anyway", which is the underpinnings of the denier camp's position.
    2 points
  38. Highly doubt it. First, just because they are contracted, doesn't mean that corps won't require them to attend all of their paid camps in the fall as usual. Second, there will still be just as many auditioning for however many spots there are that remain - and there will be spots. I've seen 50 kids tryout for 2 openings on a snare line before. Those that want to march drum corps will show up looking for their chance, and enjoy the audition camps even if they don't get there. And my prediction is that only about 30% of the "grandfathered" age-outs will actually end up taking advantage of it. Many will have graduated and be heading off into the real world of employment, and summers off are no longer an option. Others will, just as every year, decide it's time to call it quits based on money, time, relationships, etc.
    2 points
  39. We went for a drive today to Geneva, Illinois. A charming little town, full of locally owned businesses. Restaurants, shops....ordinarily, the streets would have been packed and no street parking to be found. Ghost town today. I am very worried for these businesses. Support your local businesses when this is over.
    2 points
  40. YES! šŸ˜ with either, i'll still be happy. Yes it's BD world indeed, that is how it is like it or not. Any group going for the gold have to rise to the occasion and best BD. Even when BD don't have the most popular or liked show , or having a challenging year, they are still dangerously great. That says alot about a group. That is just one point out of many what made it BD world.
    2 points
  41. Itā€™s possible we wonā€™t be invited back next year.
    2 points
  42. Boston Crusaders https://www.facebook.com/groups/950168711763412/wp/2612453942345331/?entry_source=NOTIFICATIONS&ext=1585695874&hash=AeQG5_6LqR23MLQt&notif_id=1585436671753400&notif_t=watch_party_started_implicit
    2 points
  43. Still no show announcement. They havenā€™t released their schedule. Lots of open spots. Itā€™s bad leadership I tells ya!
    2 points
  44. They answered this in the webinar last week, that if the season got canceled, contracts would be extended. So, that was communicated to the members, even if it wasn't in shiny text.
    2 points
  45. I know of one member's family who couldn't be more appreciative of the impressive leadership Denise and her team have shown this season and especially throughout this unprecedented time. This member's family has yet to experience the "lack of information" that you have alleged. But feel free to keep stirring the pot, if it makes you feel better.
    2 points
  46. I'll bite: I had Cornish Hen for dinner....and a gimlet.
    1 point
  47. Just a thought, rather than trying to increase the number of kids that can march in a corps and prop up World Class Corps, what we should do is push new members to Open Class corps and prop up their numbers in 2021. World Class units could adopt an Open Class sister corps and create an education partnership that allows the corps to spend time together and give the Open Class members a taste of World Class life. They could share some curriculum and Ike to two opportunities to perform standstills together. Just an idea...
    1 point
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