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Maybe a better question would be to ask why DCI would schedule Denver and Minneapolis (since moved to LaCrosse) on the same day.

My bad - the update to the article declaring that you were starting a DCI Open Class corps is OVER 3 weeks old. Things change - I get it. Word of the Day: "credibility"

Interesting - because on May 11, 2013 the "Hot Off The Press" news on your Horizon Drum Corps website says: "We are forming a new DCI Open Class Drum Corps in the Northwest Tennessee/Southwest Kentucky area. Although not currently accepting members, we are looking for donors to help donate enough to purchase uniforms and equipment. If you can.help, PLEASE donate whatever amoint you like." So which is it? As Rex often says - Caveat Emptor.

Where does the $225,000 YEA received from Chase Community Giving in 2011 appear? It may be part of the reason that Contributions rebounded strongly in that year.

When I asked Rex if he remembered anything he reminded me that DCI won $125k in the Chase Community Giving program in 2011. That explains one big chunk of it that will be a one-time shot. As for the raking of leaves didn't we see a Garfield's Kid on these forums sometime back?

Rex was saying the other day that organizationally DCI is kinda like major league baseball in that it is an association of competitors - except without the money, without a commissioner that actually governs, without owners that are successful proven businessmen, without significant media exposure, and without a dedication to a farm system that develops a steady stream of players and broader fan base. Other than that they're pretty much the same. It does have the stereotypical Yankees and Indians.

I don't understand why Hopkins and Gibbs are often labeled 'the ringleaders' when there are 5 others in this group of seven. Are you suggesting that Dave Glasgow (Bluecoats), Adolph DeGrauwe (Cavaliers), Jim Coates (Crown), Rick Valenzuela (Phantom), and Jeff Fiedler (Vanguard) are hostages or unwilling accomplices? Let's be sure to give credit where credit is due. If you're going to indict one or two - indict them all. I'll also point out that 2 of the groups in "the G7 debacle" already HAVE and actively support their open class corps.

Posted on the Renegades (open) Facebook Page by Greg Gilman: Discuss

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Then if this is in-fact correct and DCI's official position is that there is a tie for the award, I offer a sincere apology to Mike Boo and DCI for my comments. I can see now how Brandt Crocker was confused. Now - someone PLEASE go tell Carolina Crown and their fans that they did not win the award solely and get a trophy over to the guys in Concord.

Again, your participation on DCP is appreciated by myself, Rex, and others I'm sure. We agree that "every question doesn't warrant a press release of some sort". However, on the 'authoritative source' for DCI competition information - in an article that you wrote, in-fact - the information is wrong and has not as of this moment been corrected. Your article STILL says "There was a tie for the John Brazale Best Visual Performance Award, between Blue Devils and Carolina Crown." I realize this is a little itty-bitty point and grant you that in the overall scheme of things, its a minor detail. However, when corps and fans go a-braggin (as they've earned, respectively) about the 2012 results in the future - the 'official' site for the activity has it wrong, despite the error having been brought to the author's attention. As skywhopper notes above [with my edit], "If the final outcome *doesn't* matter [enough to be correctly reported by DCI in their official reporting], then why give the award at all?" OK - I've beat this drum enough. Peace out.

That's all well and good but why is it so difficult for DCI to print a correction on their website, as suggested above and previously? I realize an apology for the mistake(s) would be too much to ask but a simple correction notice would be appropriate. While I appreciate your explanation here and participation in the forum Mike, has DCI adopted DCP as its official source for updates, corrections, and explanation?

Now we know WHY the BD forums closed. Rex asks that you stop now - so the same thing doesn't happen here.

Rex just wondered out loud why J-Boy was such a shill for this gig.

This may be the wittiest comment I've ever seen on this forum. Rex said it was genius, but that it would be lost on Jeff because most drummers aren't familiar with Jamey Aebersold.

Rex and I were wondering why all ideas have to be fully-formed, detailed, and documented before they're given consideration by the DCP 'royalty'. Some seem more interested in arguing the minutea, than considering ideas presented at the 10,000 level. Then again, DCI itself hasn't been especially receptive to new ideas that challenge the status quo. What a great resource DCP would be for the drum corps activity - if new / fresh / alternative ideas, presented in a respectful manner, could be discussed for their merit at the macro level while they were still in the incubation phase.

Rex saw the schedule change and pointed out that the only two corps from Minnesota got screwed bumped to earlier in the afternoon.

Didn't DCI learn their lesson a few years back when they found that the voting for the Murfs show placement was overtaken by some sort of robots. Rex reminded me of that incident just a few days ago when we were talking about this whole fan voting thing. This sounds like another one of their feel-good half-baked ideas.

That's exactly what Rex was saying the other night while we were celebrating Cinco de Mayo with the Rodriguez twins. He was wondering if BD has gone all 'elevator' on us with this show. I told him to shut it and be happy they are not doing Barry Manilow. I have a sneaky feeling that they're going to blow our huevos off this year.

I was looking through your website, which I found to be quite informative. You've made reference to Imperial Sound being a "nonprofit" organization - yet neither the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nor the IRS have any organization with the word "Imperial Sound" listed in their databases as a registered non-profit. Without those things in-place, donors can't be assured that their deductions will be tax deductible - so its a pretty important step to complete on the road to being a viable organization. I don't see "getting non-profit status with IRS" on your task list above. Am I missing something? Good luck with your efforts.

Maybe they are controlled by different licensing entities and the proverbial left hand doesn't know what the right has done. There are lots of parties and their licenses (and their liars lawyers) involved. One for permission to arrange, one for public performance, one for mechanical reproduction, one for video sync (which may be a movie studio, for instance), one for broadcast, and so-on.

Nothing. Ted was trying to be funny. He failed. Just another cheap shot at a couple of west coast corps.

bwaaaahahahahaha Poor Rex is rolling on the floor. Sometimes you crack us up. You really do. Letterman or Leno should have you on his show some time.

You have to look no further than your very own Cavaliers for some great examples of horn players using body movement / dance movement / gymnastics to enhance a show. They've really wowed the audiences throughout the past 10 years with some of their moves which have hardly been "static" or "stand in place". Are you suggesting that the BD's hornline movement is somehow random or 'just people running from place to place'? I suspect that every movement they make is strictly choreographed, rehearsed, and perfected - much like a rectilinear form is. My tuppence worth.