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26 minutes ago, craiga said:
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If fielding more than allowed normally, which section has the extra mm? Brass sections in DCI are around 72 these days, so maybe 8 went to brass, but isn't Boston marching over 160?
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1 hour ago, GetOFFmyDot said:
We need to talk about the lack of batons, featured twirlers, and majorette lines. This is the year to bring them back.I predict that 2021 will be the year of the baton.
Or, it could be the year of more dancing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ozUK5NyfE
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20 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
please. Brasso isnt involved so we are nowhere near DCP record derail status
Ahh, excuse me JR. It's typed BRASSO.
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7 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
key word: some
And I'll still take the over that "some" of those posters will find something to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX about more than four times.
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6 hours ago, Barneveld said:
I predict some DCPer will type the phrase: In Before Close or the phrase: I like waffles
Or a bunch of XXXXXXXXXXXX's for profanity.
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9 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
I predict some DCP posters will find something to ##### about 4 times a day
Only four? I'll take the over.
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6 hours ago, JimF-LowBari said:
The clue is 😫…. That’s my usual “pithy comment”
And you've made Bill O'Reilly happy using a word from one of his many "word of the day" segments.
6 hours ago, IntercalaryTurtle said:Not to get political but there are plenty of way worse things that my tax dollars are going to. This is fine in comparison.
Like the billions over many decades to countries who still want to bury us.
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41 minutes ago, Incognito365 said:
I know personally that Bluecoats sell their instruments.
Many corps put up their brass for sale I believe.
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Waldo siting in St. George, UT.
(Maybe 30 seconds of fame. 🥎 Will leave the 15 minutes to The Cavaliers.)
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2 hours ago, LoveKathyG said:
It's awful, but is there a sense that it's more prevalent with band directors or staff?
Not really. Athletic staff might be worse.
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4 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:
And the more the props are torn down and rebuilt at shows and rehearsals. Wear and tear, metal fatigue, more chances for an “ah ####” with assembly/dissembly….. 😬
For several shows in 2015, Boston had issues with some of those 36 banners that wouldn't furl down.
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5 hours ago, cixelsyd said:
Instead, for 50 years, a small subset of the very richest corps have been making those decisions.
Life in a nutshell!
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5 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
I had a friend once
And now you have none?
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BAC Zoom
Check out the corps FB page about their props this year. (My cut and paste presents my personal info. Sorry.)
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35 minutes ago, Poppycock said:
I’m not convinced this season will have much if any impact to what happens in 2022.
If Boston does go all out this year with a strong program and with Boston going to Ireland next March, maybe their auditions starting in November, will bring in even stronger talent.
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2 minutes ago, rpbobcat said:
Hard to see how they can recoup the costs, unless they have enough funds "in the bank" to cover the season.
Boston's instructional staff, BOD, etc. had their meetings and decided it was to the corps short/long term benefit to go ahead with how "Zoom" is going to be performed. Fortunately, the organizations financial status has grown these past five to seven years. But, staying solvent is still a 24/7 job for any corps that seems to be well off.
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5 minutes ago, keystone3ply said:
I think the kids say "It's a Celebrate".
Figures.
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4 hours ago, Lance said:
Can't wait to hear the amazing Bluecoats tubas hit that bass line from "LSD".
With synth help?
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1 hour ago, oldbandguy said:
Maybe not by the few folks in green shirts with clip boards and numbers, but by the thousands of folks in the stands.
Didn’t know clip boards were being used again.
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2 hours ago, inbetween said:
The correct answer is my shirt. I'm going to use my shirt.
Sweaty shirts with loads of BO work great.
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37 minutes ago, Fran Haring said:
By that I mean... do they contract out or pre-pay with a supplier, pay as they go at the pump, or something else?
Unlike national food distributors, it might be a little harder to line up a national gasoline provider. Then again, maybe the national ''truck stops" might work. This is where the lead truck driver probably has that type of information/suggestions.
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1 hour ago, Terri Schehr said:
Jim lived in Japan for a year. He said that they would wear masks because they have a cold or flu. They’re extremely considerate people. And super clean. The bank tellers wear gloves. He loved it there.
Hope he didn't live there when they had outdoor ground level urinal troughs.
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Just now, DFA1970 said:
Once the mandate is lifted I myself will probably still wear a mask in public areas like grocery stores or subways ect. Having traveled in Asia like Singapore and Hong Kong in the 2000's a few times I would always see a lot of people wear masks in public areas. It wasn't required and I thought it looked weird but I get it now. These countries went thru SARS in that time and some were playing it safe.
Doesn't the smog have a lot to do with masks in Asian countries?
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3 hours ago, Continental said:
Have you ever assembled something from IKEA?
Yes. A dresser and two night stands. About two hours work and three beers. Maybe the directions were easier to follow. Now, hanging two 8'X4' shelfs to the garage ceiling by myself was tougher. Far from being your average handy "person".
Boston Crusaders 2021
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Guards have grown with brass losing some. The synth usage has assisted the contras and other sections (?) for several years to make up for losing some contra spots. Not sure if the penalty for too many mm is a certain number or if it's a number per each extra mm. Time for Boston to revisit 85, when they did their electronics segment and take a hit for marching as many as they want. Maybe they could earn back the penalty with improvement in other captions. (It's been a slow day.)