LaughingMan

Drum Corps needs more shows like this. It will be truly sad when the last people who make this show special are gone. I really hope someone steps up to continue this tradition or spreads the word to make events like it happen elsewhere.

Do you mean to imply that the topic is really bringing out the best in people? Knocking down borders and presenting something remotely resembling a half intelligent conversation?

I'm digging the vibe in this thread. I'll give it a shot... The "Cadets vs Crown" topic will continue to cause DCP to be the center for stupidity on the internet, surpassing even YouTube comments and video game forums!

This is horrible! The Blue Stars are going back to div 3! Locusts will fill their Food truck and then the entire organization will catch on fire! How's that?

Phantom.

I'm sad for the 'Coats, but I'm sure a lot of people will really wany that position. It will be interesting next year with new drum staff and guard staff only 1 year in.

This is exactly my problem with this thread. It is impossible to decipher fact from fiction. DCI did not take over anything. They sent a representitive to observe what was going on. When they were satisfied he left. I think that the questions Mr Tracht asked are fair and I believe he asked them out of genuine concern. However I am not any where near being convinced that the things that happened in 2006 were a result of such dire mismanagement that they warrant a complete slate wiping. This feels more and more like a witch hunt every day.

Interesting that you mention evidence, since so far as I am aware we never really got any as to any of this happening, or happening the way some people insist it did. What I remember was a lot of people coming on here and yelling about what someone told them that they had heard. I know DCP is a source of hard hitting unbiased journalism, but somethings just don't add up. I remember seeing a post by a staff person (horn staff? Does anyone else remember?) contradicting many of the statements made on here. Did anyone here experience this first hand?

Obviously, I underestimated them. A 6 is far too low. I think when you account for West coast inflation at their show in Madison, Wisconsin they will get an 11.675. Very exciting stuff coming from the left coast this year.

They will tie... with a 6.

I think at their next show they will get a 6.

I really hope this is the case.

There is a corps traditionally at the bottom of World class and in talking to several former members they go through 2 or 3 complete sets of staff in the course of a season. That is why number have been so low. It is hard for them to feel a corps identity or really even learn when they are confronted with 2 or 3 different techniques and teaching styles. I could see money affecting this, but I don't think that any corps is really shelling out money for teaching staff.

They are cracking down because the Indian casinos want them shut down and have spent millions to do it. The CA Attorney General, who is in charge of gaming in CA, intends to run for Governer and wants the money and support of the Tribal gaming organizations. He is throwing the small charities under the bus to get it. The Casinos have become monsters. At this point they are bent eliminating any form of competition even though none of them pose any type of threat to them. The thing is though, no one not involved with the small charities cares about this at all. They just want their casinos. http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/924569.html I'm sure we can take his word that he'll be prudent... Tming is everything

Any word on why the show won't be judged?