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That's correct. You can already see some of his work if you know what to look for (weird reshaping curves, etc). It's my understanding that he doesn't really write drill much himself, since he does it on napkins by hand and using ...um... interesting techniques.

So, as a counter-weight, I'd like to give my thoughts on this years show: This is *by far* the best Regiment show fielded since 08. On all fronts. Maybe its because I've watched it upwards of 20 times, but the opener is stellar, drums are rocking, guard is fantastic, and the drill already shows Tony Hall's crazy imprint. I'm sure it will show more of it as the season progresses. Congrats to Will on some brilliant arrangements, and the hornline for being kick-### all around (as expected). That trumpet soloist is a phenom. A true classic in the making. I'm actually very confused about those who seem to not like it-- if this isn't your thing then perhaps Regiment isn't your style? There are "good," well-excecuted shows by other corps that I don't like at all-- but they simply aren't my style. Drumcorps is a subjective activity. Do I think Regiment is being under-scored? Sure. But, it seems like scores across the board are being kept low, so I won't complain too much. Besides, since when does anyone march Regiment to get a score? IMO, this should be a top 5, if not top 3, contender. There are other great shows out there though, scoring higher, and I think it will be a dogfight throughout the season. TL;DR Regiment has their best show since 08.

Thanks Hrothgar. (edit: and drummergirl) Not bad for a lurker. :-) (though I've been here since day 1-- wish I'd have signed up then....) To those who are (justly, IMO) complaining about the lack of Field Pass being a podcast, just put that rss feed into whichever podcast app you use-- and the problem is solved. My guess is DCI doesn't realize that there isn't an obvious rss feed link... but there *is* a link, and folks should use it.

Since DCI hosts their audio on Soundcloud, it has an rss feed. Just takes a bit of digging to find it sometimes... Here you go: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:70839483/sounds.rss And now its a podcast. :-)

1995 SCV. That is all.

New Balance and Asics. And *always* bring two pairs, preferably not of the same type. It was exceedingly helpful to switch to a shoe with a slightly different "feel" if I needed to.

Great topic. My list, with corps who ought to have won in parenthesis. (1 dollar to the earlier poster who did this) 1989 Vanguard (Regiment) 1990 Cadets (Star) 1992 Cavaliers (Cadets) 1994 BD 1995 Cavaliers (Cadets) 2001 Cavaliers 2003 BD 2004 Cavaliers 2006 Cavaliers (Regiment) 2007 BD (Cadets) Also, just to toss in my two cents, I think of Cadets 98 as possibly the best show ever put on the field. Amazing chord structure.

I'm with Nikk on this one; alumni, staff, members, and anyone particularly close to the organization generally says "Regiment," while most everyone else uses "Phantom." I know that when I marched it was specifically explained, but I've never heard of anyone getting upset over it. It is rather nice to be able to identify folks who might know folks you know... SUTA

many thanks for the explanation.

So I'm curious as to whether they've gotten permission from This American Life (the radio show...*amazing* btw), since it's referenced as "An American Life." Also, almost none of that dialogue sounds like Ira Glass, which is rather dissapointing. Nor does the story sound much of anything like the kind of profiles and discussion that This American Life is so well known for. The idea of a TAL show is wonderful, but I was hoping for a bit more justice being done it. (That said, it's preseason).

not a "shout-out" really, but I've always loved the woman screaming in the silence during 97 Regiment. also "bring it home Regiment!" in 96 perhaps an interesting, yet slightly OT question would be the demographics of those who yell "SUTA" at shows. It's often noticeably softer than comparable "yells" (i.e. "vaguard")-- I've always assumed that was because the vast majority of folks yelling "SUTA" were Regiment alums...do people think that's a correct analysis and/or ought to be the case?

bump, because this was buried fast

Two memorable shows for myself: 1. Semifinals in 2002 Roughly 2/3ds of the corps had food poisoning from the day before (I should've had the pb and j), and during rehersal there wasn't ever a moment when all members were on the field...since we were all running full-tilt to the bathrooms. Luckily I found the super-secret-bathroom which was less occupied than the others. Anyways... During warmups there were quite a few holes, as people stayed on the bus and met us at the gate because they were so sick. I tried to power through it, which in retrospect was a mistake. The show itself was the hardest thing I've ever done. I didn't play hardly any of the show, and simply went on muscle-memory to get me through it. Right after we trooped off into the tunnel I fell out of rank and threw up. Miserable. 2. Dress Rehersal in 2002 Throughout everydays I had been playing on a tiny baritone since that's what they had handed me way back in the early camps. But the day before the dress rehersal someone hurt his leg or something (I don't really remember). Now this guy was BIG. And he was carrying a horn affectionately known as "the Hoss"-- the biggest euphonium in the line, aquired sometime in 1997 I think. So J.D. ordered me, from the field, to go and get his horn and ditch the little tiny thing I was using. Of course I wasn't ready for it, having trained and practiced on such a small horn. The following day was the dress rehersal, during which my arm muscles physically gave out during the second half of the show. Then we ran the show a second time. It was death incarnate. However, in defence of the Hoss, it was the best playing horn ever and I adored it all season. Wouldn't have given it up for the world. I just wish I had been using it earlier to build up more arm strength. PS-- if anyone has marched with the Hoss, I'd love to hear about it. I assume I was the last person to use it (since we switched to King (btw, those horns were the same size as the Hoss--they were wonderful) in 2003 (though perhaps it was sold to a DCA corps or some such).

anyone have a finals review?...and go.

Exactly as Above. SUTA, my friends.

derek334, Just wanted to come out of my usual lurking to let you know-- Cadets 95 was the show that made me want to march drum corps. Many thanks for all that you (rather indirectly, I note, but still) "gave" me via that show. Kudos.

There werent' many "set" chores that I can remember, other than contras on bus loading. Generally more senior members had more say over what they did, though every crew had some older vets leading them. I was on field-lining (evil) and then the most lovely job in the whole world-- bus cleaning. Nothing like a job that happens every few weeks at the behest of the corps director, always in the evening during free time (rather than while you're really wanting to do something else: ie polish horn, take a shower, sleep, etc), and where you can ##### to members when you actually have to do your job (ie when the bus somehow became dirty--"i'm not your mother! clean up after yourself! otherwise I might have something to clean!).

oops. I knew I shouldn't have been posting on here that late at night.

continuing the now highacked Garrett Decker thread... is this the same Garrett who marched mello (I think) in 97? On vis staff in 02?

hmm...so many options. I would probably "borrow" someone's snare and spend the whole show chasing the perc judge and showing them how "well" I could play by myself (a la BD). During retreat I would bring a mike onfield and broadcast the Cavies "lightsaber"sounds throughout the stadium. Oh, and throw candy at them.

definetly the Cadets. Little-know fact about myself: I actually tried out at both Cadets and Regiment in 02. Luckilly I became phamily, particularly because 02 Cadets just happends to be my least favorite Cadets show in the last 20-odd years.

Just a note: the Lakeshoremen affiliated minicorps is called Loud Mouth Brass

After watching them all again... 98.15 1996 Blue Devils (GE brass; brass) 98.00 1986 Blue Devils (visual; 2nd in brass by .15) 97.75 1999 Blue Devils (GE visual; guard) 97.60 1997 Blue Devils (percussion) 96.50 1988 Blue Devils 96.30 1994 Blue Devils 96.00 2003 Blue Devils 95.50 1982 Blue Devils 94.45 1995 Blue Devils 92.10 2006 Blue Devils 91.75 2005 Blue Devils 91.00 2004 Blue Devils This is a particularly interesting lineup; forced me to watch lots of BD, not something I usually do. I'm sure I'm going to get some flames for 2004 BD in 12th, but I stick by it.

After copious vid-watching, here's my list (apologies for the two corps who I havn't seen recently enough to rate (I don't own those years/shows)) 1. 98.75 1989 Phantom Regiment (high brass) (high vis) (high GE vis) (high GE music) 2. 98.60 1994 Cadets (high perc) (high vis) (high guard) 3. 97.20 1986 Suncoast Sound 4. 97.10 1995 Blue Devils 5. 97.00 1990 Star of Indiana 6. 95.95 1992 Cavaliers 7. 95.00 1999 Madison Scouts 8. 94.25 1998 SCV 9. 90.10 2000 Boston Crusaders (spirit of Disney) 10. 90.00 2001 Glassmen 1997 Crossmen (haven't seen recently, so I can't make an accurate placement) 1981 27th Lancers (haven't seen recently, so I can't make an accurate placement)