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Anytime, and apparently the Jackson judges thought everybody's scores needed to go down, some more than others, with the result that Revo placed ahead of Yamato.

Anyone else notice that they don't have a recap up for Kitchener yet?

Hopefully we'll know what happened, if they ever post the recap.

Revo was DII only in '03, they placed 7th. '04 went inactive, then came back to DIII in '05, still in DIII in '06. Who knows for '07?

Anyone else notice that all the scores went down from Van Buren? I'm guessing that's just a different judge thing, but those were drastic drops in score.

They have the New Jersey scores and recap up already...in case anyone's interested.

I've got 10:10 in Texas.

Ok, you have Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones in the continental US. I'm pretty sure Tennessee is Central.

I want to say 2.

Actually, in 2005, there was only one time during the season that Revo beat Yamato at a show, Yamato ended up 3rd in DIII, Revo was 4th.

Can anyone review the Div. III's?

All right, let's have no state bashing, please. Nobody from Texas is hating on California. I love California, though I've never been there. And most people in Texas are very friendly, I should know since I've lived here my whole life. Everyone I've met from California is really cool, so I've got a good impression from that state. Hopefully I'll be able to go there to Pasadena next summer!

Okay, Terrence, I'm sorry, but this is bugging me. It's spelled congratulations, with a t, not a d.

I've seen Glassmen's show a3 times this year so far, twice in San Antonio and once in Baton Rouge (fortunately they went on before it started raining) I've always been a fan of Beethoven's music, and was highly antipicating this show because of it, particularly Moonlight Sonata. It completely blew me away, very well done contra solo, and at the end of the show, Ode to Joy moved me to tears. Amazing that Beethoven wrote his most powerful symphony when he was almost completely deaf. Glassmen pulled this show off very well I think.

If I'm not mistaken, I think it's the degree sign...I could be wrong though, anyone that knows Fever better would be able to confirm this.

Yeesh, how many Trekkies do we have on this thread?

I concur with Alan, who I marched with last year with Revo; Impulse and us got along really well. I remember at finals, some of their members came out to watch our performance and when the announcer asked if we were ready, they yelled out "They were born ready!" So when it was their turn, we did the same for them. It's gonna be interesting to see who comes out on top this year.

(I won't be commenting on all of the corps, just the ones that stood out in my mind) Revolution - Ok, I was a member of Revo last year, and was one this year up until hours before they left for tour. I really enjoyed the show when I was working on it, and the music and the drill were a lot of fun to do. In the four weeks since I left the corps, they acheived a great deal, and I look forward to seeing them make finals in Div II/III. The score was very fair in my opinion. I liked Southwind's concept of Duality, and the uniforms and show design reflected the concept very well, my favorite show of the non-finalists. Spirit from JSU had quite a good show this year, a lot of favorites, I've always loved Ticheli's Blue Shades, this show reminded me how much. Glassmen - Ok, have to make a shoutout to Ryan Pride, who I went to high school with. He's their shortest tenor and he's aging out this year, and what a show to age out with! Going to Europe and playing Beethoven. From the opening statement of his 5th Symphony, through Moonlight Sonata, Diabelli Variations, and Ode to Joy, I was into this show the whole way through. I've always loved Beethoven's music, and Moonlight Sonata is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written I think. Gorgeous contra solo. I liked the dance in Diabelli Variations, and Ode to Joy was played with the most emotion I've heard it with in a long time. I was in tears by the end of this show. Madison Scouts - I'll admit I didn't really like the uniforms as much as last year's, and the show was definitely different, but I thought it was a cool concept and well performed. Blue Knights - Loved the concept. And Wes, I heard you yelling "Make it evil, Knights! Go to the dark side!" over and over again. Well, they definitely pulled it off very well, dark show, dark sound, all-in-all a great BK show. Boston Crusaders - I'm still not entirely sure what "BAC" means, but oh well. Cool concept, I liked the arches on the field, and it was definitely a show with a lot of thought put into it, and no less should be expected from a program entitled "Cathedrals of the Mind". Good job to Boston. There was a Revo vet and another person I went to high school with in Carolina Crown, so two more shoutouts, to Adam Jatho, and Megan Moede. The show didn't really stand out in my mind, and I apologize for what may seem like not a very well thought-out review for a lot of these corps. Santa Clara Vanguard's Moto Perpetuo promised that something would be moving through the entire show, and that's exactly what happened, all the way to leaving the field, halfway reminiscent of BD's 04. I noticed that the snares went back to traditional grip. That's all I really noticed with this show, so again, sorry. Now for the controversial show. Cadets. I know that a lot of people did not like the fact that they did this kind of show again. The two men sitting next to me said we were going to see a repeat of last year's show. And at the beginning I was skeptical of it, I saw familiar drill, heard familiar music...then Dani went behind the door and Alice came out of the mirror, and I knew this would be different. I'm a singer myself, and I thought the singer had a very nice voice. I believe it did detract from the whole drum corps feel, but only in how long it was, if it was shortened, I'd be fine with it. I seem to remember last year a lot of people didn't like Cadets' show, but I enjoyed it, and this year is no exception. I liked the show, and how it extended on some stuff from last year. How does one max out in weight-lifting? By pushing themselves past previous limits. I think that's what George Hopkins is doing and I applaud his bravery with that. Another shoutout here, this one to Austin Clements, lead trumpet with the Bluecoats, and my Kappa Kappa Psi brother at TLU, even if he is going to Texas State in the fall. Connexus was a really cool show, and awesome job to the soloists. I think a lot of people may have been expecting a very fun show like last year's from Phantom Regiment. Faust was definitely a lot darker than Rhapsody, but in my opinion the entertainment level stayed the same. We saw more male guard members portraying Faust and various demons, and it was a great show all around and very well performed. Congrats to Phantom on year 50. Cavaliers, what can I say? Amazing. Fun. Some very cool moments, and all the allusions to machines and robots were great. While there still may be some bugs to work out of this machine, they are few and far between, I look forward to seeing them trade spots with Blue Devils for the rest of the season. And my favorite corps, the Blue Devils. Though I was disappointed that the Cavaliers took the top spot in SA, I was entertained so much BD's interpretation of Mario Puzo's Godfather saga, and Nino Rota's incredible themes. Many people had been skeptical before seeing this show, but when they did, I think a lot of them ate their words. Definitely a lot cleaner visually than Dance Derby of the Century, especially at this point in the season. I loved the fishbones and horse heads on the flags. I love the Godfather movies and the music, and the Blue Devils certainly did them justice. Again, congratulations to all the corps.

Going into our fight scene during the drum break in part 3 of our '05 show.

Thanks very much. When I went to I&E during Finals Week, a lot of Revo vets came up to me and complimented us on the uniforms. Hope to see everyone on the field this summer.