3rd_Star_Brigade

Didn't those 90s hornlines just sound so #### awesome? Uggh! Revolution! No bass synth, singers, narrators, or band instruments! Bring the Bugles Back! This has been a random dinosaur moment from a recently retired marcher. Remember, dilophosaurus spits venom at its prey, causing blindness and, eventually, paralysis. Spared no expense!

Thanks. It sums up my feelings on the G7 issue pretty well.

Blue Knights at West Deptford High? Thats less than a mile from me. I know how I'll be spending my unemployed hours!!!

Silly Hop and his interference with the design and instruction. He's like a big kid. Take the mic away from him.

There are more than enough spaces during Summer Session. What are you going to do... beat your drums and call flashlight police to attention?

Like 'Ole Street Rd

BD started this trend, and it seems that Surf, Boston, Glassmen, Genesis, Revolution, Blue Knights, Pacific Crest, and Spirit are also doing it. Why the white plumes with dark uniforms?

Schlitz and Blue Saints Thread.

Can BD stop doing the look how dark and edgy we are shows, please? I mean, you have an Alice in Wonderland connection, mirrors on the field, and... Latin Jazz??? What the hell is Wayne Downey and the design staff smoking on the West Coast... California Kush? Because it most certainly doesn't sound like his old brand of celebratory cigar. You either have the theme match the music or not at all. Yikes. This borders on Jabberwocky!

I really wish to see the Cadets win another championship in my lifetime. 5 years is a long drought for them. Almost as bad as SCV's drought.

The logo looks like this http://www.finalemusic.com/

heh put a line through the middle of that s logo and it looks like the finale logo.

It looks alright. Its black or grey coat/bibber with a small logo on the left chest that looks like this... ( S ) White Shakos with very tall white frenchie plume, and the peace eagle as the emblem. White cumberbund and drop without frill. Like Cadets 03-06. And tons of silver buttons outlining the coat's trim which has a similar design to BD 07-09. And simplified white shoulder macaroni. All-in-all I think it looks rather bland. I think their first look was the best (white with the cascading crests down the shoulder)

Maybe BD could let BDB go off on its on under a different name.

Nope.

Way back when I first joined DCP, I remember having a conversation via PM with an alumnus of Star of Indiana who marched 90-93 and had eligibility for the 1994 season. At some point I asked if Star had planned a show for 1994, and to my surprise he said yes. The show in question would have been Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Now, I'm left to ponder what could have been with Star's brassline. The rhythmic complexity and subtle edge of medea, with the melodic power of 1990 and 91 in one show. Anyone have any comment? Former Star Alums are welcome to chime in.

It depends. Stock uniforms can go for as little as $100. Custom uniforms with a lot of detailing can be $400 a pop. Then you have the G7, whose bill is taken care of by everybody when they need horns and uniforms and silks and shoes, and who fans pour the most money into.

The funniest bit was the constant ignorance on the part of some dino fans that they would insist that Barber was a minimalist and atonal composer. Seriously!? Barber wrote one serial work... Medea. The rest is neo-romantic.

Because people love to jump on the good ole corpswagon. Star '93 is way too overhyped these days, mostly by a growing number of bandos whose band directors tell them what an amazing show it is. Not entertaining your target audience of 1990s Corps Fans does not pay the bills, although Star really was pretty secure in money, DCI wasnt. The 90s were a tough time for DCI financially, until Dan Acheson took over the helm, it looked like only a matter of years. In my opinion, the best show for hornline control was Star 1990. Again, 1991 is much too overhyped for me. Star 1990 is balls to the walls power and precision with theatricality. I also enjoy 1992 (I LOVE THE GE CHEESE!), but that show had some visual ticks in marching and some bubbles in Donnie VanDoren's Wall of Sound/Breathe-Dah, specifically with a few noticeable hangovers. Any of the shows from 1989-1993 are awesome, but '89 and '90 are my favorites.

I think so. It was some kind of weirdass design of a school, but it was within walking distance to the show site. Over 100 degrees, playing on an astroturf field (so it was 120) in black uniforms at noon. I felt like I was hit in the head with a frying pan, and I don't even remember the show. All I can remember is... "WATER!!"

His 15th Age Out right?

Hop, unless your phutting "Living in America" ore "Sex Machine", can oui take the SOUL out ov souldier and spelle it the write waye? Tank you, tank you...

Is that the Irish equivalent of the gay pride parade?

Yeah, but there were more fans in the stands then too. I'm sure what the soloist played was great, but the drowning out of the soloist by the crowd, while you seem him playing there is one of the most legendary moments in drum corps. If he would have been mic'd we would have forgotten about that solo, or at the very least not gotten as many goosebumps.

Interesting mention of the baby powder and head snap.