BSEU

and by 2008... you mean 2009.

Small person to begin with. I have gained weight every year I have marched... all muscle of course. I then proceed to loose weight from the muscle mass loss off tour. A good 10 lbs too.

2005 Cadets ...I can't be the only one in the world that really doesn't care for PR 08...

That, and as a result, started pushing the tempo.

That show was amazing. Congrats Vanguard!

It wasn't photoshopped. I witnessed this picture being taken.

As far as the age thing, don't let it stop you. I decided I was going to march when I was 14 and went to camps, got contracted and marched my first season in div 1 when I was 15. Sure, we weren't the top of the pack, but we held our own and I learned a lot. I don't regret starting so young at all. Having 7 total years of D1/world class is something I am completely happy about. It gives you time to figure out what exactly you want to do. With that in mind, your dream corps may not be what you think. My rookie year, I was certain I was going to march with that corps until I aged out. Things changed. Staff changed. I changed. After a couple years I decided to go elsewhere. Somewhere I didn't even think of in the beginning. I love it now. I know that I made the right choice. You may think BD is your dream corps now, but later find out that you don't like that style of rehearsal or you find a corps you like better. I mean heck, my original plan was to march Glassmen and then end up at Phantom. Guess what?? Neither of those happened and I am eternally grateful for it. There's one thing I have found after being in the activity is that once you start talking about top 6ish, it has less to do with ability and more to do with atmosphere. Go where you feel comfortable, where it is your style. I like Cadets' shows, a lot. Their hornline is smokin and I have nothing but respect for them. Would I want to march there?? No way. I don't like their rehearsal style. My personal preference. Just some stuff to think about. I'd say to just get into the activity more. Talk to members. Figure out the ins and outs of a corps. Don't try to plan for 6 years down the road. You may just find somewhere you like a whole lot better.

Just part of the daily warm ups.

done.

Lux is an encore piece.

As a member of a competing world class corps, I respect what you do and what the Blue Devils stand for. I know what it is like to have an entire corps put down for the dumb actions of a few people. (even the post right above this...) Congrats on having a great season. No matter what happened on finals night, your season was great.

This thread makes me smile, mainly because Bob makes me smile.

I'm interested. How exactly is b, Time, related in this proportional equation?

HAHAHAHAHA

There were quite a few baritone and euphonium vets at the Ohio camp. 5 on euph alone.

Ouch. True though.

They aren't on DCI's website. They only have 07 and 08 on there. Does anyone know where I could get one?

Did DCI make a 2006 Souvenir Yearbook?

From Colts: http://www.colts.org/documents/2009/colts.member.bro.09.pdf ...bottom of page 4 "New For 2009! >> We have a position reserved for a synthesizer player."

http://www.bluecoats.com/dci_staff.asp Mike Jackson Percussion Caption Head www.jacksonpercussion.com Mike has been writing, teaching and designing shows for some of the most nationally recognized percussion programs in California. These include the two-time WGI World Champions Mission Viejo HS & Riverside Community College, as well as the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps. Mike started his drum corps career with the 1988 Velvet Knights. He then moved on to march Suncoast Sound, and eventually aged out with the 1992 Blue Knights under Ralph Hardimon. Mike is a co-founder and current board member for the Southern California Percussion Alliance (SCPA). He also sits on the Board of Directors for Winter Guard International (WGI). Mike currently resides in Orange County, CA with his wife Jenny and their two children, Nicolas & Mallory. Tim Jackson Battery Coordinator Tim began his drumming career at the age of ten studying rudimental, drumset, and keyboard percussion. He has since marched with the Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (2000), the Crossmen (2002), and The Concord Blue Devils (2003-2006). Jackson won honors as the PASIC Multi-Tenor champion in 2005, and the DCI Individual and Ensemble Multi-Tenor champion four consecutive years from 2003 to 2006. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from The Ohio State University, with a minor in Philosophy. Tim has performed with the RhythmX Indoor Percussion Ensemble since its inaugural season in 2002, winning one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal within the last six seasons of WGI competition. He played his last notes as a performer aging out in the 2007 season. Tim recently spent two seasons on on percussion staff with The Concord Blue Devils, winners of the DCI Fred Sanford Award for High Percussion in the summer of 2007, and has been a part of the RhythmX design team since the World Championship season of 2008. For the past five years, Tim has provided private instruction to students in the central Ohio area. He has also instructed, consulted, and provided clinics and master classes across the nation, as well as Western Europe, Korea and Japan. Brad Palmer Front Ensemble Coordinator www.doublestoppercussion.com Brad Palmer returns for his seventh season with the Bluecoats. He the is co-founder of DoubleStop Percussion, a Birmingham, Alabama-based company providing percussion instruction for all levels of experience in over twenty schools across the southeast. He also maintains a private studio of over twenty students. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Master of Arts from Middle Tennessee State University. His teachers include Eric Hollenbeck, Gene Fambrough, and Lalo Davila. He is an active educator, performer, and adjudicator. He is an alumnus of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps and Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps. He is also a recipient of the 2000 Drum Corps International World Championship and Individual and Ensemble Percussion Ensemble Championship. He has taught as adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University and is currently the front ensemble arranger for Gateway Indoor Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Palmer has presented clinics and masterclasses in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, and Colorado, and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, MENC, Alabama Music Educators Association.

What is the name of the drums the snares and quads used in the beginning of the show? I know someone mentioned it sometime, I just can't remember. Thanks!

I remember that show pretty well. Mainly because I was on the field when the tornado sirens went off and they finally decided to cancel the show. After we played our intro, our drum major cut us off and told us to get off the field. By this time there were some DCI guys and stadium security guys who ran out onto the field and grabbed my arm and tried to get us to run off the field. I know theres video of this incident somewhere. I should try to get a hold of it.

Bluecoats... easily