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  1. Hot, a lot of bus breakdowns, Romeo and Juliet was a good show. :)
    4 points
  2. 2004 in Denver was a great finals venue. Since my corps didn't make finals, I watched from the top deck, with my corps friends, in my hard-earned jacket, on a perfect summer night. The season was over, the start of college was 2 weeks away, and it was maybe one of the last times I had no responsibilities or worries. Watching Cavies go into the fugue that builds into the climax of their closer was great...as was all of SCV. Really, a great top 3. 2004 was my rookie year at Capital Regiment. It was Quite An Experience(tm). The corps was on its first year of Bb horns and second year in Div I. It was also the first time the corps fielded a full 128 members, though the hornline wasn't full until the last two weeks. Coming off 19th place in 2003, there were a lot of rookies (like myself), a lot of 16 year olds, some had never even seen a drum corps show before. Like most rookies, I was a bit of a mess, and I left my rehearsal shoes in the gym before we left spring training, so I had to borrow a section-mate's free day shoes, which were skater shoes 2 sizes too small for me, and caused massive blisters. On top of that, our bus broke down the night we left spring training, and my luggage was put on the staff bus, but no one told me... I was also too shy to ask about it, so I ended up wearing the same clothes for 4 days and sleeping on a borrowed sheet on the gym floor. Not ideal! I was so miserable broke down crying when I called my mom on a pay phone from the laundromat. We were a scrappy bunch... I think most of us were just so happy to be doing drum corps that we were willing to overlook things that are insane in retrospect. Terrible housing sites, logistic nightmares, etc. The worst was that the guard bus (which I rode) broke down in Orlando and was sent to the shop... and none of us were told to get our stuff off. The bus didn't get fixed until 2 or 3 weeks 12 days (thanks DCX) later, so we were without our bus stuff--money, food, CD players, phones, wallets--for that entire time. There were also some great episodes like one of our brass techs driving the guard bus to a show in Alabama, with the front door open because there was no AC, getting cold McD's hamburgers for dinner because the food truck broke, eating pudding and old cookies for snack for a week, staff serving meals because we lacked volunteers, and rehearsing for 8 hours in a 50 degree downpour in Belding, MI (no one will ever forget that day). A big memory is that we were constantly wet. There was a ton of rain that year, which the staff didn't seem very concerned about having us avoid. This included a run-through in torrential rain at the end of a rehearsal day in Allentown (the same time as Glassmen did their actual show in the storm, if you recall that). We were constantly laying out our wet clothes and trying to dry our shoes. Competitively, CapReg had its best ever season. With Jay Bocook arrangements and Jeff Sacktig drill, Chad Pence as brass caption head, and some fresh Cadets age-outs on visual staff, we shot up from 19th to 14th. The highlight was our back-and-forth battle with Seattle Cascades: at San Antonio, we beat them by 2.5 points. The next show was in Baton Rouge, LA. We had done a 16 hour bus ride from Houston to Houma the day or so before, and then had a laundry day - which ended up being a disaster, since it was a Sunday in LA and laundromats were closed, and people had to stay up until 3am to get done. After rehearsal in July bayou conditions, we got on the buses, ended up being a 3 hour ride because we were lost. Eventually, we just put on our unis and buzzed on our mouthpieces on the way to the gate. Predictably, we had our worst show of the season and we down a tenth to Cascades. They ended up kicking our butts all the way up the east coast -Orland; SC; Salem, VA; Lynn, MA; Utica, NY. Then we finally cleaned up and were within a tenth at Allentown, and a week later in the RCA dome in Indy (remember that???) they were nowhere - 2.5 behind. Our show was really hard, and once we started to be able to handle it (and the judges forgot about Baton Rouge) we pulled ahead for good. TL;DR: It was a really intense experience, and every day, housing site, and show was burned into my memory for a couple of years afterward.
    2 points
  3. Cavies 2004 is actually what made me a fan of the corps. I love every bit of it!
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  4. DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES
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  5. Why would there be staff changes at this point when: We don't know if there is going to be a season in 2021 Corps are struggling to keep their electricity on We really don't know what we're planning for
    2 points
  6. BDPA and USBands Establish Nationwide Pageantry Arts Network Investment in 2020 sets the foundation for year-round participation in the pageantry arts During these uncertain times, the continuation and relevance of scholastic music is more important than ever. BD Performing Arts (BDPA) and USBands have announced a significant investment in the future of the marching arts, through the end of 2020 and beyond, to provide rewarding and fulfilling experiences for talented young people in the activity. The creation of this new nationwide music network is the first step toward serving educators and students year-round while preserving the educational community’s standards, traditions and culture in each region. Through this ground-breaking arrangement, BDPA now adds the management and operation of USBands to its existing roster of scholastic marching arts groups, national educational events, and the Western Band Association. “We’re investing in the pageantry arts today by providing world class services for 2020 and looking ahead to an exciting future of growth and expansion for the activity,” said Shaun Gallant, CEO of BDPA. “We understand the importance of music education in the development of young people, and now more than ever are committed to providing top quality experiences and education for student performers across the country.” USBands will remain under the leadership of Executive Director, Sean King, with Eric Kitchenman and Virginia Kraft serving in the areas of adjudicator and ensemble relations. Members of the BDPA team will provide vital administrative assistance with events and innovative technology solutions, and USBands operations will rely upon an active Advisory Board led by volunteers with decades of experience including Matt Chamberlin, Jon Swengler and Kevin White. Additional members of the USBands Advisory Board will be announced shortly, and will represent educators, academia, adjudicators, parents, and students. Separate Task Forces and Steering Committees for each of the USBands stakeholder groups will be established this fall. "Our vision has been to develop a network for the pageantry arts that creates an environment of excellence and inclusiveness,” said Sean King, Executive Director of USBands. “Building upon three decades of commitment to our participating schools and students, this investment is the realization of that vision having found a like-minded partner in BDPA that also shares in that goal.” USBands will continue to be sponsored by their trusted and loyal partners including the Yamaha Corporation of America, DeMoulin Bros. & Co., Zildjian & Vic Firth, Remo Inc., the BAND Mobile App, FloMarching and PepWear. For more information on USBands and the new nationwide pageantry arts network, please visit usbands.org or follow USBands on social media at facebook.com/usbands.
    1 point
  7. Wrong. Unfounded accusation not corroborated with facts. Your post is off-topic; there's a thread for that.
    1 point
  8. Welcome to the future of Drum Corps. DCI signing with Varsity will be the end of DCI. Their tendency to control everything (including scoring penalties for not using their equipment, serioisly, can you imagine Rennick being penalized a point for not using Yamaha drums or IP sticks, that equivalent happens in Varsity cheerleading events) will end DCI. This, or something like this, will end up succeeding DCI.
    1 point
  9. I feel Cavies - this show probably gets less discussion than 2002 or 2006, but it's fantastic. It's easily in my top 5. I remember when the show was announced, everyone was freaking out, and not in a good way. It helps that it wasn't just your usual James Bond theme medley that every mediocre HS marching band played in the 90s. David Arnold has some slappers. The Goldeneye opening is super cool and iconic. The all-male guard really sold it, in an era when characterization was becoming more important, but hadn't gone over to gag-inducing literalism. Blue Devils - when I saw them first at the Hershey show, I said "man, that show sucked balls!" But, like many DC shows (and BD shows in particular), it really grows on you, and It was one of my favorites by finals. A lot of that doooo doooo doot doot doooo doooo doot doot that dominated their shows from 2003-2007 and probably beyond. I really like the trumpet solo "calls" with guard around them and the hornline in "response." I also really dig the ballad, where the battery uses handheld metallic instruments to create a groove. I hate it when the battery just stands in a corner for the ballad! So smooth, understated and groovy. This is my favorite BD uniform, I believe they only used them in 04 and 05 SCV - this was THE SHOW to watch that year. Just a ton of energy and as everyone says, one of the all-time great percussion sections. Scheherezade is not a good piece of music, but it's definitely something you can really go for as a performer and pour a lot of energy into. A retreat from the 'cerebral' shows of 1997-2003 to something more theatrical, 80s SCV-like. Cadets - "sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent" yikes. This would be the worst Cadets show of the 21st century if it weren't for 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, and 2017. Consciously went for a more straightforward and just plain easier drill. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good moments musically, but the whole thing is just kinda bland. This was my first year marching, so I have some personal reflections to come.
    1 point
  10. I was just stating factual events. Quarters..BD wins by almost a point. Semis..i think 1.2 points...finals..around 1.6 points. The "should have one" just flew out the door.
    1 point
  11. She should watch some Velvet Knights.... haha!
    1 point
  12. Was it me or she was more impressed with the drum line and pit than the brass LMAO. Still though major big props to Courtney for bringing more eye balls and ears to drum corps.
    1 point
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