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Well we know that Regiment's drill in the closer was brand new in San Antonio, so it was the judges first time seeing it, and the kids first time performing it in front of the panel, so you have to take that into account. They also have a run of rehersal days before Allentown. As for major changes, who knows, but doubtful. They just need to keep cleaning and adding layers of GE. The music is as always their strongest caption, and some slight GE improvement may pull them up a place or two. Still lots of time to go and all the other corps are going through the same situations of last minute changes and cleaning. It will keep it exciting.

Granny, just make sure you wash that brat down with some Spotted Cow beer!! That beer alone was inspiration in my 4-years as a student there and is just one of the many reasons to be back in Madison. Just make sure you smuggle some back for me, it's only sold in Wisconsin!! Since I won't be in Madison tomorrow I guess I'll have to take one out from my special stash in the fridge and just watch it on the internet. Make me proud granny. FYI...my own grandma went bar hopping with me in Madison back in my day, so I expect full recaps of multiple establishments (preferably one attached with each detailed review of the corps performances) so we can all have a great Madison experience.

Radar looks like some rain coming through the area in the next hour or so. Hopefully it clears up, on my way from Chicago down. Keep weather updates available!!

All that keeps rolling through my mind in this whole thread is where is Terrance.I.McGee to straighten us all out. Kidding. I am excited to see the show Saturday night in Rockford, and if it's half as good as the previews sound I will have to skip out and make it down to Bloomington/Normal before they head on their west coast trip. As for the few words, I am all for it. How is it any different that when The Cadets screamed BEEF in '96? It got the crowd more involved in the show and I didn't have to worry about a singer who didn't actually sing real words, fluffy bunnies with teapots and someone in a not so fun red dress, or Napoleon Dynamite (Disclaimer.....I am not a Cadet basher, they are always one of the top musicians and marchers over the past 20 years I have seen shows.... when they acutally focus on M&M (2000, 2003, etc)). Obviously two VERY different applications, by the same corps I might add, that were very accepted and one not so much.

I can see Hoppy's point, but last time I checked he was the one who put the rules on the table to add amplification and electronics to take away from the drumlines supressing the other 'voices' on the field. Now he is concerned about the drums. It's just Hoppy's plug for more electronics to make up for the reverb of the possibility of a closed retractable roof. ps... Besides Jackson Quarters 1993 and Orlando Quarters 2003 I cannot remember any significant rain, so once again DCPers, lets not put the cart before the horse on another topic that is 16 months away. There are far too many more trolls to be killed between now and then.

This year...Colts (which actually was also their closer from Sunset Blvd) All-time: 1993 Phantom Regiment - Fire of Eternal Glory

Where is that NBA referee who helped shave points when you need him? I could have made a ton of $$ tonight if I would have bet at the track on the 20:1 odds Cadets would have gotten a penalty and then gotten it reversed. ####, looks like I have to pay off my credit card with my flights and tickets off legitimately now.

Don't forget the helicopter that kept flying over the stadium.

there is another thread on this too...We are all typing too quick for the mods to merege everything together

So much for anyone going to sleep tonight. Just when you thought people beat a topic to death ended another one starts. Ahhh the glory of finals week :) Too bad we cant have any more ties. That is about the only thing that would have made this week any more dramatic.

New DCI Rule proposal: Only the following items can be uttered by anyone viewing a drum corps activity: Bluuuu Vanguard SUTA An occasional baby cry (only from when the baby is tossed, err hurled, onto the field because of something amazing, and not the crying because they pooped themselves) Do you have any paint? Did you bring any more babies to throw? Splooie and finally... CHEERING

I am mad that the stadium lights kept buzzing the entire night. I thought the cecedas in the midwest were annoying this summer. I think the lights humming all night covered up most of the boo's IMO. PS - None of the kids were booed. Hopkins was. Still not right to boo and I was not happy with the people booing, but I assure you that the 135 fine musicians of the Cadets were not booed. The kids perform the hell out of the show that they have designed for them, and the people know that. It's just some people don't agree with design, and that's a topic that has been debated for years. I agree with your frustration, but lets put the correct spin on where the negative emotions were directed. (I am not a Hoppy Hater either and am not condoning the booing...I am just saying lets all look "outside the looking glass"

1st...The field was horrible tonight, much like 2003 in Orlando. The whole seating in the venue wasn't spectacular either. 2nd... No one booed The Cadets, they booed George. The larger boo you heard was when George did a bow at about the 45 when the block was leaving the field. Unclassy for the fans to boo, even less class was shown by bowing to the crowd. That more or less set off the fans even more. Everyone is entitled to a proper field, but everyone is also entitled to an equal playing field. Kudos DCI for taking a timing stance. The penalty tonight will not have any bearing on scores tomorrow. Only thing I am upset about is Hopkins and the other guy he was with in the blue polo CHASING down Dan Acheson after their score was announced. Hoppy was blowing up at about the 50 yard line but Dan motioned him to take it to the south tunnel. So at least both guys could 'talk' more in private instead of making a huge display at the 50.

The new thing for Regiment was their closer. You could tell it was a little dirty, but there is one thing though that was NOT dirty at all.....LEG WEDGE!!!! I think somehow people really forgot to mention that!

You cannot have a random draw ever again because it would take away the wonderful theory of the 's' word...slotting (and then threads on DCP would dwindle to merely bashing Hoppy and the Cadets and Scouts management), duh.