Fievel
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when we first made finals in 1987 we had brothers who bookended our snare line. they were 14 and 15 yrs old.
In 1989 I began my freshman year of high school and had just finished my rookie year of drum corps. The younger of those two brothers (E.R.) was a senior at my high school and had long given up drumming. I geeked out one day and approached him and tried to talk to him about it. He politely acknowledged his time in the Bluecoats' snare line but said that was a long time ago. And that was that. Never to be brought up again. Didn't stop me from looking at him with wide-eyed amazement every time I saw him in the halls, though.
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Don't forget Vanguard Cadets and Rosemont Cavaliers (Green Thunder Percussion) who also had representative units of their fine organizations.
Although we are hearing more and more percussion lines in various TV commercials, I don't know if so many hours of solely percussion would have a TV audience beyond drummers. Just my humble opinion.
Also Pioneer Indoor.
And do not forget that NorthCoast Academy comes from the same organization that once held the Northern Aurora Drum & Bugle Corps (Saginaires).
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Drum Corps is supposed to be about the Corps, not the individual.
Historically speaking, they went alongside each other hand in hand without a problem for almost the entire 20th century through the various circuits until corps directors began to forbid their members from competing. Really, what was the problem?
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If your corps ever had a free day in New Orleans, you had memorable moments, and none of them can be posted here.
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Plus, my guess is that they'd be marketing themselves as the top marching/music ensembles in he world, regardless of where they are performing.
But if they were to leave DCI and just be in an organization with the 7, how could they quantify such a statement?
"We are the best of..... EACH OTHER!!! (even though there are 15 or so other groups out there that we will no longer compete against to fully determine whether or not we truly are the best)"
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Ugh. Re-dos rarely ever work.
Disappointed.
I think when it's a 5th place show from 24 years ago, no matter how awesome it was, that the title of "re-do" does not apply.
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"Mother#####r: When Richard Met Eddie"
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Like everyone is saying, great summer for music.
Madison - forgot about the almost-falling tenors. Great show.
Cadets and Blue Devils - both had "odd" years as far as placements were concerned that summer, but both had fantastic shows.
SCV - I still liked the ending with the crosses covering the field (unless that's only in my head... and I'm not too proud to admit that's a possibility)
Blue Knights - Was that the summer the corps performed at an NFL game halftime (It was a night game - Sunday Night? Monday Night?) a week or two after Finals? Or was it '92?
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For those who can't tell, the 16th notes are not being played consecutively, but are played alternately by different players.
Do you have one of the cymbals "slip-n-slide"?
This isn't from Dayton (both Prelims & Finals are out there, but...), but it's a good shot of that moment.
Fast-forward to 4:06 to get into it.
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North Coast Academy, anyone?
(speaking of them, has any DCI pit ever done the alternating 16th note thing their pit did in that feature? I've never seen that before. I hope it's on "the site" somewhere.)
Parking lot vid, moment at 0:21:
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I may be wrong about this since I can't find an online picture to confirm but I believe that is quite similar to the way the original Dynasty marching drums looked that magic of Orlando and Northern Aurora looked. I seem to remember that they just lakced the secondary support hoop on the top.
Here is the best picture I could find of my drum from '92. What you can't see is the "wonderful" hollow top hoop that had a plastic insert nestled inside it. Cutting edge stuff, indeed.
I'll take the current design over the original any day of the week!
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There should have been a third option - "Yes."
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Why a "reality"-type show would be horrible for drum corps - Rookie Talent/Games.
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Somebody needs to play this, immediately. And yes, I'm completely serious:
Nice Virtual Drumline sounds! SCV in a Beyonce song. Who woulda thunk?
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Did I march my age-out year? No. I didn't march my final 3 years.
Why not? I had marched 5 years with the same corps (Northern Aurora) and was burned out. I thought I was happily done with the activity.
Regret? Absolutely. Even though I can smile and say that every decision I've made has lead me to where I am today, that is one decision I'll always regret.
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Santa Clara Vanguard: Tradition.
(it needed the exclamation point... and the link)
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This is the best thing I've read on this site in years!
I love the variety of people and replies!
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Take away the helmet and chevrons(while adding something in its place)and it would be a killer Boston uni!
That's all I can think of looking at this uniform.
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Didn't realize I needed to add the Preview Account to my shopping cart, and subsequently to my old account.
Then log out.. then log back in.
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So umm... am I the only one the signed up for a preview account but can't view the stream? It says I don't have an an "authorized account"... I was under the impression that the free preview webcast was available to everyone who signs up for the preview account.
Yeah, I'm getting the same error message.
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Looks nice!
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if you're gonna do vampies, go true Blood style....with all the smut
Heh... someone would have to add a visual called The Compton Twist.
The absinthe ritual
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 29.5 million people ages 12 and older (10.6% in this age group) had AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder) in the past year.
But by all means, let's celebrate a show about alcohol in a youth activity.
Patiently awaiting next year's shows:
-YOLO - An Escapade In Black Tar Heroin
-Let's All Have A Smoke!
-Cocaineopolis
-Fentanyl - Candy For The Soul (In Three Parts)
Back to hibernation for another ten years.