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  1. I like the show a lot this year.  All the corps are good these days.  13th, 16th, 19th, whatever, nothing to hang one's head over.  Everyone can't win.  They are doing a great job with what they have.  I am sad they are going coed, I don't think 2 all-male corps is too many.  Just like there is room for lots of styles of music, movement, costumes, etc, there should be room for all-male, all-female, coed.  It isn't the end of my world, doesn't diminish what I/we had back in the day, times change that is cool.  But still a bit sad and I don't see that it was necessary.   But I will still support and have a fond place for the corps going forward.  

     

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  2. 1 hour ago, dcsnare93 said:

    I don't mind the stadium, but Indy just isn't that interesting of a place to visit each summer.

    I've been to Indy 4-5 times now and never tire of biking/walking around the city (several cool neighborhoods like Mass Ave and Fountain Square and more), the many fine dining options, the museums, Capital/historic monuments.  I find plenty to do every time I come.

    But how much time do you really have anyway?

    There are always several music/arts events every night that I wish I COULD attend, but there is drum corps to watch.

    My mindset is I'm there to see drum corps. It isn't my only vacation (guess I'm lucky). When I go somewhere interesting then I want to have time to actually do what's interesting!

     

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  3. 1 hour ago, BlueByYou2000 said:

    I can tell you i know several “real” alums who never post here that echo the negative sentiment as many here. Im sorry but being critical of ones old corps leadership doesnt make them any less real. 

    I know many alums who don't post here that support the corps regardless of placement.  I truly think it's the majority.  DCP is a pretty small view of the real world out there.  My experience at alumni events is very different than the tone of this thread.  

    In the big picture the organization is as strong as ever (my opinion), and continuing to teach life lessons. 

    Go Scouts!

     

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  4. But to a Blue Star alum who marched in the 60s or 70s and was used to being a contender it must have felt a lot like Madison alumni have been feeling now for years.  Remember Blue Stars from 72-79 were the only corps to have made top 12 every year of DCI.  Don't see how leaving the upper echelon for two decades wasn't a drop.  

  5. Not many corps have been as high for so long as Madison and then fallen as low as they have in the internet age.  Wonder what the Blue Stars alumni thread would have looked like in the 80s and 90s.   Is that the most comparable drop?  Spirit maybe?  Although Spirit wasn't as high for as long in late 70s early 80s. Cadets in 70s?  I was thinking Cavaliers in 70s, but their down years were  relatively short lived in hindsight.

  6. The vocal alumni are the vast minority if you consider the total alumni pool.  I think most alumni are way more tolerant of down years, down decades even.  I think most alumni see the artistic experience and life lessons that the kids are getting is more similar than different to what its always been, and that is what matters.  It's their turn now, we had our day.  All these corps beating us for the first time deserve it, and my hats off to them.   

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  7. Check out the Fountain Square neighborhood. Brewpubs, coffee shops, antiques, record stores line Virginia Ave between Fountain Square and downtown.  Live music in the bars. Little known gem of the city I discovered last year. And a fine (haute cuisine) restaurant is Milktooth, especially for brunch.  There are several fine restaurants on Virginia come to think of it.  Much better than downtown or gentrified Mass Ave imho.

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