jeffmolnar

If I had to guess, the licensing deals are made for a set time period before needing to be renewed, and the 13-25 groups probably don't sell enough to cover the fees demanded by Tresona.

The major corps already hold auditions and/or winter camps here. Although that doesn’t explain why nothing ever took off before then. I remember wondering about that when I was doing my own audition prep last decade.

mmmmm, the contra levels at the end of BC are cranking. Me Gusta.

Up on iTunes but not DCI's own MMDL. Lame. Just wanted to buy the Bluecoats in lossless while I wait for the CD's.

Texas has been going like that for about 3 decades now. It's just not easy or financially feasible to take the trip up to Indianapolis every year. DCI/BOA should probably relocate to San Antonio at this point. Texas is where the talent is.

I was off to basic training the very next week after 2005 finals. My tan was legendary, but #### was I in good shape. Never suffered from blisters like everyone else either. Leather feet.

Yes but I wanted pizza.

Had stupid classes all day and couldn't collect my freebies. I normally plan out a pretty good day.

Great thread! My favorite part is the bit about Russia. 😂

So will the Flo bootlickers on DCP.

Could not disagree with you more about Bluecoats performance level. They had performance issues all season long, up to and including finals night.

Great news. Keep that that marching technique correct.

2003 - Cavaliers 2004 - Blue Devils 2008 - Blue Devils 2010 - literally anyone else don’t @ me honks

Stuff from 2000's era is out of print and will be gone once DCI sells through their supply. Some years already unavailable now, like 2000 and 2003. If you're interested in anything from that period I would just start buying whatever DVD's are still available. That was 2009, and they only did a limited run of Blu-rays so you can't buy them on the website anymore. 2010 onward is in stock

1. Bluecoats - Nothing else is even close. Very fun to watch, but I wish the soloists had been more reliable. 2. Carolina Crown - Lots of marching with the typical Crown brass sound. This will get a lot of play from me. 3. Blue Devils - This show is packed with cool moments. Best use of props this season by far. ~ big gap ~ 4. SCV - Only here because of the high level of achievement from the members. From a design standpoint this show was a huge swing and a miss, but there are still some nice brass moments. 5. Blue Knights - Didn't understand the narration and thought it was very distracting, but they played very well. Brings out my '05 nostalgia. I probably won't revisit any other shows besides those.