saxmanjames7

oh geez not this again...

go march cascades again

BD doesnt use that technique anymore, the old "get low and go" has been replaced by a straighter and taller stride.

you should never have to sacrifice having an upright, tall, raised body for a jazz run. so squatting and looking bad isnt a requirement. dont believe me? ask todd ryan

any takers for bets? ill take the cavaliers NOT winning.

edit-- thanks matthew

dude, dont spread rumors about a corps you dont march or anything. There are members from the corps that created that tradition all over that staff, FYI the original soloist for Imagine is on staff there, and I SERIOUSLY doubt they would ditch it... As of last season still they played a modified version of the Lewis Norfleet arrangement of that song, who is back as program coordinator and brass arranger... New staff? They may be new staff, but most of them are either Cascades Alumni or former staff. Sorry for the rant....

In calculating the numbers for Finals attendence, do not overlook the number of tickets sold for Div 2/3, small as those numbers might be. Years such as 2005 where Div 2/3 finals were more than an hour away from Foxboro possibly could have a lot of fans who go to the small show instead of the big show that night. Then again, it could be the other way around too.

Dont forget its the 50th birthday for the corps, could be historical...

Sooooooo... I sincerely dissagree with your comments regarding Wayne Downey. I believe he still is one of if not the best brass arrangers in the world. The Blue Devils have won the Jim Ott SIX times since 1997, and a total of 20 times since their induction into DCI in 1975. Those numbers racked up by Mr Downey should speak for themselves. And as a side note, I STILL do not understand how people are not counting 2003 as an all jazz show. Are you counting the "space chords" section against it?

uh yes it has been there for quite some time now. but what do i know, im just nineteen.

that has been on the site for over a month, just FYI... as for the show, be patient, and trust that it is really good *wink*

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thats because you didnt have the new dynasty brass. :D those tubas kick ###

i dont like colts 99. i like BD 84 and SCV 99 and BD 99

last i checked yes lol

like it

there ought to be clowns... please send in the clowns... dont bother they're here...

surprise surprise, carl and i agree... although a close second is star 1993. LOVE that show

thats not stretching it...

i thought she was watching a soloing violinist

In regards to Dynasty Contras... The new 4/4 is a good tuba. Slightly overbalanced to make the front a little heavy, but sounds pretty good. The 5/4 tuba is an incredible tuba with an awesome sound. However, there are more than one kind of these tubas per size and model. For instance, the BD contras are not actually made by Dynasty. They are Wilson Tubas, and for all you tuba junkies out there you know what that means. Incredible valves, sound, quality. Dynasty's name is on the tuba, however so is the label of Wilson. The Dynasty tubas are different per line. They are made in many different places, some in Brazil, some in England, and some in WI. I personally have tried four of the different Dynasty Contras, as well as the 2005 and 2006 model of the King Contras and the 2005 Yamaha contra, and both the 5/4 and 4/4 Kanstul tubas. The best of them all in my experience for durability, sound, weight, and balance is the Wilson/Dynasty 5/4 used by the Blue Devils. After that i would say the 5/4 Kanstul and the 4/4 Yamaha tie for second place, both sounding pretty good, however the Yamaha is shortchanged by not having a fourth valve and sounds a little trashy in the upper register and the extreme low register. The King horns in my opinion are of a terrible design. That being said, they are compensating valve system horns and stay more in tune than other horns do. AND they are easier to overblow in my opinion than the Dynasty horns. Sorry for blabbing on and on... And as a side note, the Cascades DO play Dynasty horns.

figured it was worth a shot...

i have no idea at all who he may have marched with but in the song it mentions " a PHANTOM to lead you in the summer" and hes from Illinois... just sayin...

ill be on the field wearing blue...