Brasskitten

Yes! That and when they take the company front and run it forward....w-o-w.

I was surprised (and glad) that there was only ONE train, and (in comparison to past shows, both high school and drum corps) they didn't blow their horn nearly as much as they usually do. Blue Stars were louder than the CSX, anyway. :)

Haven't seen anyone from the West Coast (or Midwest) yet.....I will in Atlanta. ....and it has more to do with my corps affiliation. It's not that I haven't loved or appreciated the products put out by green team or the blue team or any other color-specific corps, I just "dislike" them in the same way that I "dislike" the Philadelphia Eagles. :)

Then I'll bet that you will just LOVE me. Tonight's show..... I'm really, really glad that it wasn't rained out. The $50 that I paid for tickets is a veritable fortune for a graduate student. Blue Stars were loud and I was quite taken aback and....well, impressed. Holy Name Cadets were....amazing. I found that there were many 'wow' moments throughout the show, and even more moments in which words escaped me. I was so proud to call myself an alumni. The horn line had such a resonant sound, and the writing was stellar (Jay). There were some problems with feet in the sound, but then again.....they were moving at incredibly high tempos and in some really, really intricate drill. What's more, they make it look easy. My boyfriend, who had never seen a drum corps show until tonight, commented 'Whoa, they never stop, do they? They're like a perfect...machine. Badas*'. It's true. Even during what might be considered their ballad, they were trucking it all over the field. I was also proud to tell my new to drum corps boyfriend that I am an alumni of Crown; they were spectacular. I loved how they visually and musically broke apart Copeland and the company front at the beginning and then put it back together in the end....very cool. The brass had a lovely sound, and I enjoyed their arrangements. I do however, have a few gripes. Altogether, I find that Crown is---for lack of a better term---effeminate. Oh yes, there WAS marching, but there was just as much prancing, sitting, kneeling, laying, and other relaxing recreational activites going on during the show as there was marching; it was really 50% prancing and 50% actual marching. But, I suppose that's their identity now? My boyfriend (I only add in his commentary because he's objective, I suppose) commented that they were 'cute'. Which pretty much summed up my feelings concerning their show. It's cute. That being said, I did love Crown's show. I am a Crown fan. However, I can see the reasons behind all of the recent scores, and why they're .35 points ahead. They're sitting, and kneeling, and posing. It sure would have been nice to sit down during an 11 and a half minute show, to catch my breath and so I'd have less to worry about cleaning, but Jeff Sacktig didn't see it that way, so he never wrote that in for me. It's pretty clear. Cadets are flying, and once they hit that end of the season cleaning frenzy, they'll be incredible. Crown is doing new and different things with the way they move on the field, and I certainly respect it. I love Cadets. I love Crown. I hope they beat the tar out of the West Coast.

It would be pretty baller if you could get a brass choir from PR to do Canon in D (their 2003 arrangement) for a processional. I would love it.

You meant Crown, correct?

Wow. As an alumni of both Crown and the Cadets..... I must say.....the new Crown fans are annoying.

######!!! AFTER I age out. Why, oh why didn't they just start with THAT in 2003? We all would have been so much happier. No more muckles. It's a beautiful thing, Mikey.

Hmmm....they were all good. But considering I marched in one of them......yeah. Ah. Sorry. 1. Cadets 2. Phantom 3. SCV 4. BD

Straight legs, fast drill and a beautiful, loud, lush brass sound is all I want. And Cadets have it in spades. :-)

Crown was wonderful last night. You could tell that they lost a lot of steam towards the end, but that's to be expected seeing as it's early season (not to mention, their first show). They have a lot of room to grow, and they will. I can't wait to see them again in Atlanta.

We had a wonderful trainer named Chris and an amazing nurse that has been with the corps for awhile, Joan Borden. Both take incredible care of members at The Cadets.

THE BACK OF THE BUS HAS BENT LEGS!!!! I miss you too, baby. I have an awesome picture of the two of us from after San Antonio.

Reow.

:)