Tone Quality Matters

(I know you simply forgot just how loud the flugles were in 84, right Sam b**bs) Hey, you are right. I marched a flugle horn for Crown in 90, and you could get way loud on it!

Scribe, you simply Rock!!!

Gee wizz folks, I was kidding about the heckling stuff. Please get a sense of humor.

Troopers 85-86 Blue Devils 85-86 SCV 88-89 Suncoast Sound 84-85 Star 90-91 VK 91-92 Crown 04-05 Phantom 95-96 Cadets 84-85 BD 2001-2002

Here Here!!! Isecond that!

To watch Phantom finally receive the vindication they richly deserve. An outright title To watch Crown climb into the top six, and stay there awhile To hang out in Camp Randall again. Aaahh, the essence of drum corps To drive thousands of miles to catch shows across America To eat at the best diner in America, near Birney Crum in Allentown, again... To feel the energy of a Nightbeat Show in Charlotte, NC again. Peoples, you gotta try this show!!!! To get ###### off again because the parking sucks at the Sevierville, TN show To ask Hopkins to move his RV again, because it is double parked. That was fun! To listen to BAC souvie folks compain how they are getting shafted, every night There are so many more, but gosh, I am amped up!!!! Bring on 06'

Crown - 2005 Madison - 1988 Blue Kinghts - 1995 Cadets - Pick a year Star -- Pick a Year

I have a handful of them: 1) Blue Devils 86' -- My Favorite 2) Suncoast Sound 85' -- Close Second 3) SCV 87' -- Should have been a title winning closer 4) SCV 89' -- Ditto SF2K4!! 5) Phantom 96' -- Leaves one speechless and in tears 6) Star 91' -- Leaves one breathing heavy 7) Crown 04' -- a whole lotta fun 8) Madison Scouts 88' -- In your face Drum Corps 9) Blue Devils 1990 -- Rock On! 10) Cavies 95' -- Beam me up!

>First, Star & Crown. Different corps, different eras. However, Crown is quickly developing "Star like" qualities such as superior horn sound, a Top 6 guard year after year, and a percussion section that will be the most improved of 2006. Crown has always been innovative. Arguably one of the most innovative in the modern era. I am not sure which DVD or CD recording some of you folks are listening to, but my 2005 DCI CD of Crown is outstanding. It is a refreshing change to hear "consistent" pitch center and beautiful tone quality that has been lacking in allot of shows during the past 5-7 years. Sure, there were many great shows from all corps, as no one in division 1, 2, or 3 were chumps. It was my first summer in many years that I liked every show in the top twelve. Last year was one of the best finals I have ever attended, and I have atteneded many. It is time some of you Crown haters acknowledge that they are on the move. I am no Crown bot, but I see incredible momentum growing on the horizon for this corps, and to count them out of the top six this summer would be a huge mistake. Since we are palying the guessing game, with no real knowledge of how the twelve will shake out this year, and not having heard anything other than some video and MP3's of a few corps, I will throw my predictions out there. 1) Phantom Regiment 2 The Cadets 3) Blue Devils 4) The Cavaliers 5) Bluecoats 6) Carolina Crown 7) Madison Scouts 8) Santa Clara Vangurad 9) Blue Knights 10) Boston Crusaders 11) Colts 12) Crossmen 13) Capital regiment 14) Glassmen 15) Spirit Of JSU 16) Seattle Cascades 17) Pacific Crest