randyg88

Hi Mike, I remember hearing this warm-up at Finals in '89, and it was hauntingly beautiful, bouncing off the backfield stands. Too bad the Legacy DVDs chopped it off. Randy

Thanks Jay...I doubted that ALW had gotten the idea from SCV, but you never know! Randy

I have a question for all drum corps fans, because I don't know the answer to this and it is bugging me! I went to see the newly revamped production of Phantom of the Opera that opened in Las Vegas last weekend. Andrew Lloyd Webber has reworked the entire show, cutting almost one hour from the original running time and adding new special effects (spectacular!) and even trimming some of the songs, most notably "Past the Point of No Return". Here is the question: the show now ends with the Phantom sitting in a chair, drawing a cloth across himself, and then disappearing, after which a chorus line member runs to the chair, draws aside the cloth, revealing only the Phantom's mask, which she then picks up and poses with. Now, I have seen Phantom (probably 15 years ago) and I don't remember it ending like that before, but I do remember that the Santa Clara Vanguard ended their production of Phantom in 1989 exactly this way. So, the question is: did Andrew Lloyd Webber get that idea from SCV? Or was this ending something that SCV staff had seen in some previous production of Phantom? Anybody who has information about this, please let me know! Thanks, Randy Gardner

I agree with the posters who have complimented this person on the review. I am amazed that a 17-year-old person has such an all-encompassing viewpoint, knows and applies historical insights, and has the guts to say what they mean. Well done! If you have not considered a career in writing, you should. Randy