davidfromthepit

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SCV has one of my favorite shows this year. I'm not much of a drill watcher at all, and the drill was really cool to watch.

The first time I saw Phantom 06...with the pentagram and the demons and all...yep.

Pittsburg, Kansas...the day Cap Reg died

vanguard 05 cadets 05 phantom 06 blue devils 06 madison 05 crown 07 bluecoats 07

madison 01 had 6 basses

I tried the letters to all the businesses in town thing...absolutely 0 response, but maybe it was just my area. The only luck I ever got was corps alumnus and family and friends. my advice...be very respectful about it...and hit up your close friends (maybe their parents?) and possibly older family members

Mitch Hedberg!!! (RIP)

Yes, I've played in the pit...as well as snarelines and basslines (never played tenors...that stuff blows my mind). I'm also a very commited percussionist outside of drum corps/marching band. I understand the whole scenario...and have performed it myself. All I said was I don't think it should be called an "art."

Youre right, I don't understand much about percussion...sorry I chimed in. ;)

Everyones doing it...so that makes it an art? No doubt its hard to do; even harder when you have a full line doing it. I didn't say it shouldn't be done or its stupid...just that I don't consider it an art.

as far as everyone copying scv's tilted snares...im doubting thats the reasoning behind it. looking cool? maybe...does it just make sense? absolutely as far as the stick work thing goes...i, too, think of it as kind of a novelty...cool on occasion, but id hardly call it an art.

I've always thought that the blue knights and cavaliers brasslines have sounded similar in recent years...

mark was always great...as were matt and megan...some of the people that made 06 worth sticking around for...along with ralph, kj, and brian stevens this may just be the pessimist in me...but this message doesnt seem to say anything at all...other than "we are working on it"...i hope all the speculation is what is happening...but we shall see

Sounds like yet another innovation that the Cook group could pick up. The last clip i saw of their newest show had the horn players bouncing on trampolines and individual bouncing balls while playing. This doesn't seem too far fetched, although I keep getting that one scene from "Blades of Glory" playing over and over in my head...the Iron Lotus . All in all if this happened I'd pay a reasonable amount to see it at least once.

I always end up saying: "It's like a professional caliber marching band. The members rehearse one weekend a month in the offseason, move in and rehearse all day for several weeks, then tour the country even doing shows at several major NFL and college stadiums." If they seem the least bit interested I mention the Rose Bowl, Gillette Stadium, RCA Dome, Georgia Dome, etc. Then if they let me I show them a crowd friendly show (007, phantom of the opera, and...gasp...BD 05).

You can call it "Al" ...anyone?

anyone have a picture of "the bow"...or, even better, a video?

What exactly was his inappropriate reaction toward the crowd?

troopers crown phantom bluecoats...yep

wow...pretty close there with troop and cascades...itd be sweet if the troop could overcome the super weak quarterfinals start time and slip into semis...

troop is finally getting some credit...heres hoping the get a semis spot

i knew it!!!

i think cadets trumped blue devils tonight...unless of course they get a home show bump in scores (oh it happens...)

How did you go about that? I plan on doing the same thing (as long as I know how).