nightstandstalker

I'd like to know why Rochester and Cabs have switched shows? Anyone know? Thanks.

This was the original intent of this thread.

I was at quite a few shows this summer so far and, YOU GUYS ROCK! It's great to see. I am also enamored by your cymbal line. Make no bones about it...seeing you at the show in April, then again at the Reading show and at Clifton..I'm rooting for you guys to win it all. Yes, I haven't seen the corps from the midwest or west, but I'm waiting patiently. And you truly deserved all of the winning captions in Clifton! P.S.: Eyes and ears have been open for a long time.

That's what happens when I think before my second cup of coffee! Again, sorry for the melee and thank you for opening the thread up again. NSS

First of all, I'm not bashing ANY drum corps. I didn't mention one! I would've changed the poll to More or Less if I could've gotten back in to change it. Also, sorry for the "relevant" wrong wording. This post was not intended as a slam to any drum corps or the Association itself. All I wanted to know is that why is there no more "difficulty of performance" in drum corps? Used to be that a drum corps (any drum corps) would do a difficult move and get credit for it. Now, there is no room for "difficulty". And the really hard music to play WHILE marching a difficult drill doesn't exist anymore. Any "hard moves" are only judged against a drum corps. So I'm sure that the pinwheels and 40 yard company fronts are history, but hopefully not. Yes, there are some really really good drum corps out there this year (as there are every year), but as I sit in the stands to watch, it seems that they're getting watered down to "meet the sheets". What about the fans who pay $20+ to see a show? I've been to a few shows this summer and have noticed a dwindling of standing ovations through the years when EVERY corps got a standing ovation after their performance. Chris, I am a fan of many drum corps and mean no disrespect to any one of them, and I am not a troll by any means. I have been affiliated with drum corps since the late 1970's as a performer, now a fan. This was not posted maliciously. I just wanted to know by what I saw at the shows I've attended. EVERY drum corps works hard, strives to be the best at their sport and continues to get better. I wish every single one of them luck throughout the rest of the season. See you in Scranton. I'll be the one yelling the loudest! For every corps.

Now that the season is half over and the "reviews" are far and few between, can I ask why there's no "exciting" drum corps for DCA? Please don't flame me, I just want to know...especially seeing that there's no "relevant" drum corps that'll have you standing on your seats and throwing babies.