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A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I don’t know. I’m just not seeing that. Not since several years ago. But anyway…. I don’t see why a Latin jazz based show wouldn’t work. Just make it some stuff they haven’t done before. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Latin jazz = out of date and no longer can be successful? I’m not connecting the dots here. That’s ok, I probably shouldn’t be going on about Madison on a Cadets thread. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Yeah, no one is doing that either. You’re just repeating old tropes. Everyone is well aware that it isn’t 1976 anymore. Or 1988. Or 1999. The fact is, times have changed, Madison is not playing Malagueña, and their team has failed to find that recipie for success. And no one is saying the recipie for success is to play Stars and Stripes Forever. The criticism is of the leadership team failing over multiple years, to even crack the top twelve. I suspect you know this but want to place the blame on old alumni for some reason. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
And who would that be? Nobody says that. -
Madison Scouts 2024 repertoire: “Unholy”
HockeyDad replied to Swmstom1998's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
That’s crazy. I Googled it and it says MacArthur’s Park was released April, 1968. For Kilties to add that mid season is wild. They must have jumped on that song immediately! -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
“Generous with their opinions and miserly with their checkbooks.” Classic. So true in many many organizations. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Yeah but the execution of the plan didn’t include eliminating every corps that has adults who can’t keep it zipped up around the minors. I guess in the end you get to the same point though. Very few corps. The corps unwillingness to address financial pressures, combined with inappropriate/ illegal personal behavior from the people who are supposed to be the adults in the room, has really taken a toll on this activity. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
40 years ago is a long time, yes. But DFTK was still a thing back then. We shall see how this turns out. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Ignorance as a defense. Interesting strategy. Seems like society is increasingly not buying this excuse. As an example, just two weeks ago a school shooter’s mom was found guilty of manslaughter. I know no details about it other than the headlines but I see a parallel. In one case the parent held responsible for the crime committed by the child. In Cadets case the umbrella organization (DCI) being sued for the crime of one of its members. -
A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Yes, but the problem is that the sins didn’t stop happening before they were even born. They kept happening until GH (sidebar - still a member in the world drum corps hall of fame!!) was gone. -
I agree. It certainly pulls back the curtain on some things. And what you see is not pretty.
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I bet I know one person who is tracking it…
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A Great Article on The Cadets
HockeyDad replied to Terri Schehr's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I think anyone who plays Bernstein should be looking over their shoulders. /s -
Birdland!
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Santa Clara Vanguard 2024
HockeyDad replied to rmurrey74's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Ignoring the optics of the situation, CEO Russell Gavin responded in a way that would make even Baghdad Bob proud. Well, the DOJ letter is a little misleading (great - irritate the people who hold your fate in their hands, always a good idea). Well, “delinquent” doesn’t mean “suspended” or “revoked” (great, now we play word games). Well, the accounting software update ate my homework. (Hoo boy.) it would have been so much better to say, yup, we screwed it up, but it’s fixable and we will fix it. -
DCI Januals 2024
HockeyDad replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Maybe that’s because you’re, you know, supposed to be working….. -
DCI Januals 2024
HockeyDad replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Gee, my guess is there would be Seven. -
DCI Januals 2024
HockeyDad replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
If these corps directors who consider the activity unsustainable after 5 more years are unwilling to make hard decisions to make it sustainable, well, things will eventually take care of themselves. Unfortunately. -
DCI Januals 2024
HockeyDad replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
But SCV is hitting the road this summer, better, newer and more transparent than ever!! -
DCI Januals 2024
HockeyDad replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Probably not much different than the oil can quite honestly. Even though Lucas has a 70,000 seating capacity, it has a lot more end zone seating than Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. So, my guess is that there’s not much difference. The acoustics, however……