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Ok, after reading the description and the show music... whew, it's good. Lol, REALLY good. It has a Propaganda like feel....... and I kinda love it. I'm got dang confident beyond anything right now. As a fan back in school, I HOPE I can contribute something to the Green Machine. Come on CAVIES! And I apologize to everyone. Today wasn't a good day for me, but I will always cheer on The Cavaliers! SPLOOIE!

No vaccine for flu type diseases is 100%. Some People get the annual flu shots and still get the flu. The difference is if they get sick, they usually don’t get as sick if vaccinated. Know a few who got COVID after vaccination. Of the age 60+ ones all had mild cases and recovered at home. Hope that’s a good sign

With a kid in the corps from 2017-2021, I got to see show announcement s that were followed by midi files, tgat were followed by first reads of the charts. The first couple of years I was always confused as to “how is this going to be a show”? I learned that the programming team knows what they’re doing, and with the exception of never figuring out how to exactly end “Madness” in 2018, they’ve been spot on the money. So… I did what I always do. I listened to the tracks yesterday, smiled, and thought “I wonder how they’re going to make a show out of that”? And I’m confident they will. 😁

The show idea isn't giving me goosebumps, and I am always disappointed when the list of tunes gets more than five or six. On the other hand, welcome to 2022. I don't know that any show description or theme is something I remember much after seeing the first show. I'll wait for the performance. Maybe I worry just a bit that the Cavies are sometimes on the verge of too cute and too clever. It was freshly done with Propaganda, a bit tedious with On Madness and Creativity. Loved the move away from all that with 2019's On the Wrong Side of the Tracks, which is one of my favorite drum corp shows of all time. The crowd at the end of the ballad – just great.

I spent nine years in Japan between Sasebo and Yokosuka 1997-2000, 2002-2005, 2009-2012. Traveled to just about every country in South East Asia while stationed on the ships. The humidity over there is outrageous! Even people from Florida was complaining about the humidity being out of control lol. But nothing AND I MEAN NOTHING compares to the humidity in Djibouti Africa. Spent six months there at Camp Lemmonier. That is next level. It was so bad, the only reason i didn't lay down and die, was because the ground was too hot, so it motivated you to stay upright and keep moving. Not to mention while on watch and/or patrol, you are wearing 40-50 lbs of gear 12-14 hours at a time.

Honestly i will take cold/snow over heat/humidity. I am a Cali kid born and raised. I went to boot camp in Great Lakes Illinois from June to August. It wasn't boot camp that almost broke me, it was the humidity! Up to that point i had never been exposed to humidity. I almost died that first week lol.

I agree. Themes are definitely Overrated. When I listen to audio I personally don't care about the theme at all. A show can have a theme and not flow well.

Our perception of the events of history and our reality make us feel as if minutes, days, and years speed up and slow down. But it’s an illusion. Time remains constant and consistent; steadily slipping through our fingertips while the world develops and changes at an increasingly more rapid pace. Every generation makes its mark on the world, changing the course of history while often echoing the voices of the past. The Cavaliers’ 2022 production “Signs of the Times” will take you on a journey from the early days of the printing press to the modern age of social media, all the while showing how time is endless and repeats itself in mystifying ways. Repertoire Includes: Fugue in G Minor BWV 578 - Johann Sebastian Bach Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band Way Too Long - Bent Knee Tarkus - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer The Floor is Lava - Bent Knee Concerto No. 10 for Brass Band - Ludovic Neurohr Queer Gods - Bent Knee Being Human - Bent Knee Sign of the Times - Harry Styles • #dci #drumcorps #cavaliers22

I'll watch for COVID trends around the shows I attend and will have no problem masking up if I think I should. There's much we can do on our own to stay safe and healthy, without needing others to do the same. I guess that includes not going to a show.

yeah they said that the last few times. oops

Only in the South; "It's a Southern Thing"

Well aren’t you just a little ray of sunshine 😂.

Genesis Show Announcement: https://fb.watch/dlU6ykqRd6/ https://www.facebook.com/genesisdbctx/ Picking up where we left you in 2021, the Creative Team at Genesis presents a whole new chapter in our journey through OZ. A completely original story, exploring the question of what exists Beyond the Yellow Brick Road... a fresh take and a twist on the fate of our beloved DOROTHY. Musical Selections by: Jethro Tull Benjamin Britten Elton John Sara Bareilles Britney Spears and original works by Key Poulan and Mike Huestis

We ain’t afraid of no snow!

Awesome. They might have my favorite rep this year...

That's a long list of tunes and enough to make even Blue Devils' designers blush. "Corps is loose and having fun from what I saw last night. I like the concept. Horn sound is big, full and LOUD. Did not realize that is what the concept would be. I like it. They are ... talented. Met a few New Guys that have 4 more years. Very interesting to me." ...from an alumnus... I think the year is going to be interesting...

It was a very last minute development. The venue they have traditionally used in CA was unable to host them. They found this out in March, I believe. They then had to scramble a bit to find a place that had necessary facilities (practice fields/rooms, places to stay, food.) U Wyoming has all they needed AND was willing to host. The dorms are warm, there is an indoor practice facility and a very nice music building. No complaints from my daughter anyway.

Yah. I just wonder how many stories we'll get of staff berating kids who are sick to 'tough it out and play, we don't need another hole for this show.' While they're still wheezing or weakened.

will it have a horn snap?

at least we don't ask you to wear a full face covering mask anymore :)

Here's the thing on my mind. We've seen seasonal spikes in the northeast and northwest in the winter when people are driving indoors from the cold. We've seeen seasonal spikes across the south when people are driven indoors from the heat. We've got corps riding in buses for long periods all summer. It's gonna spread. Corps would be smart to see if they can score some paxlovid to minimize what even the mildest cases bring. They'll want a quarantine vehicle if they can, and maybe a whole bus. There'll be some for whom it's a week to two weeks of symptoms though, if not more--thats the long covid percentage. It could pretty much wipe out those kids summer. I suspect we're gonna see a fair few holes in everyone through the season. And perhaps a corps or two missing a show with too many out ala the Cavies a few years back. Corps hopefully have isolation and recovery plans for the tour. I mean it's not like corps haven't been hit by the 'creeping crud' before, but this one will perhaps be a bit harder to contain over the tour. The longer term concern for all these kids are the percentage of long covid effects amongst them. i.e. diminished lung capacity, brain fog, neuropathy, etc. I mean this is a mass disabiing event...or at least a temporary mass disabling event for a fair portion of even young and healthy people.

this topic is gonna get closed soon I feel it

One other loose thought....when the 2019 show announcement came out and I listened to "Cathedral" from "The Road to Perdition", somehow my little brain knew that was going to be a game-changer on the field. And even armed with that expectation as I flew to Fresno for opening night, the very first night ( dirty and all), my mouth was hanging open. And it stayed hanging open...because they beat Blue Devils in brass for the first time in 8 years that night. Moral of this story? Not sure there is one...except maybe that the creative team is hearing "something" when they pick these pieces. And as many times preseason as I've kinda shook my head, I always ended up smiling. 🙂

Thanks Boss!

Masks? To an extent in some situations, yes. Certainly not foolproof but they but the wearer some level of risk reduction. Vaccines, yes. Not at the level of say, the Polio vaccine but the data suggests they prime your immune system to better handle the virus. Effectiveness seems to be more like the flu shot than what many consider to be a vaccine.

All pandemic burn themselves out. Including the scary ones like plague (Black Death).

True, just went away on its own for unknown reasons. And the “unknown” is the scariest part. Reread “The Great Influenza” by Barry when this started, guess time to re-read.

That's about right. It's pretty much like that right now in Texas.

Whatever it is, just make it as upbeat and entertaining as Between the Lines. That blend of classical piano and Latin was awesome. Pure Madison.

I'll weigh in on the "Awakening" show. I thought I was "stoned" the entire show smoking the "devil's lettuce". I liked the music but the theme & guard uniform (statue) were just stupid. Really hard to watch & what's the term? "Cheesy"?

In New Jersey we've seen an increase in positive test results. But hospitalizations and deaths have stayed low and don't show signs of increasing significantly. Last month my dad was having trouble breathing. We took him to the E.R. No covid test. His doctor said he had no signs of covid, so why would we do a test. Another doctor said that there's so much covid in the air, he's surprised when someone doesn't test positive. His philosophy, if you don't have symptoms, and no underlying health issues, you don't need to get tested.

Certainly possible. It appears we’re in wave 6 or 7 with the deadlier version earlier so hopefully we’re on the way out of this without a more deadly mutation.

After listening, Im getting more 2017 vibes from the order of the song selections in terms of show design. If I had to guess… pre show: Fugue /Fly like An Eagle (mash up) opener: Way Too Long drum break: Tarkus Ballad intro: Floor is Lava Ballad: Concerto No.10 (min. 3:00-5:00) Drum break/funk: QueerGods Closer: Being Human/Sign Times (mash up)

Be thankful they opted not to use Downtown.

My YouTube playlist will continue to be updated as new titles are announced as well. Feel free to search "Drum Corps 2022" if you want one place to hear all of these titles. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLedxMsAGnBU3q0qxrg0Z5RP3LJF2MrKBU

And it probably has a huge rock fireplace like every other lodge in Wyoming. 😁🔥

Lol. Homer much? 😉 If cavies medaled again I'd be very happy as well.

Thanks. Now that song is stuck in my old person’s head. 😂

Some predictions in the end will no doubt turn out to be flawed. But some are amazingly accurate. I dont know how they do it, but they do...

It used to signify the start of Drum Corps season with parades, stand-stills, and performances at veteran’s cemeteries. What an honor it was to perform. Our activity has its roots in the military, so today is a special day to honor those who gave their lives so we can live in freedom. We remember their courage and sacrifice.

Does the word Blue in the title equal championship??? https://generaleffectmedia.substack.com/p/the-blue-devils-and-their-blue-titles?s=w

Unfortunately, no. Godfather part Blue finished 3rd in 2006. However, that's still my favorite show from BD

The buy-in from Jeff is absolutely inspiring. Makes me wanna get in the car and drive down to GWebb right here ... right now!

Maybe more well managed corps, but we don't need more corps with old busses broke on the side of the road, Kids getting one meal a day. Corps making it to Indy and needing 5k to get the kids home. I don't think poorly managed corps are good for the kids or for the activity as a whole.

I believe there were 700+ drum corps in the Nort America in the '60's and '70's. Heck, Illinois alone had about 50.

Moon River is gonna be the summer croon jam this year. I'm getting the feeling they'll make this every bit as memorable as Everything Must Change.

Phantom Regiment is excited to announce that Dr. Kate Ferguson has been named director of Phantom Regiment Academy. Ferguson, who has been in music education for nearly 25 years, is director of athletic bands at Youngstown State University in Ohio. She will continue in that role while leading Phantom Regiment Academy. Read the rest of […]View the full article