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I'm not missing the point. I am the point.

Seeing as how caption awards are averaged over the course of all three finals week performances, I would have, in fact, had to speak to three separate panels.

The fact is, that I speak facts.

BD will in fact take both. Percussion as well.

No one around here complains about BD's visual?! Are you ******* kidding? That's pretty much the DCP calling card. I'm not going to get into any ### for tat BS about whether or not I'm a BD 'honk.' Honestly, I don't even know what that term means, and I don't care to know. In regards to Crown 'deserving' the gold...they don't, and they won't. As far as predictions go...simply to appease you, sir.1. Blue Devils because they're playing their own game and no one else even comes close 2. Bluecoats 3. Crown and/or Cadets - It doesn't really matter

My eyes are solid. Color guard? Really? Yet folks around these parts continue to complain about BD visual design?!

Yes indeed. Severely lacking. Completely disinteresting to be exact.

I have in fact seen Crown this year. Their visual package is severely lacking.

Playing unresolved chords is just as simple as playing any other chord. Body movement or otherwise.

Lol at this guy thinking that the champion is going to score a 95. What year is this? 1980?

What the **** is a clasher chord?!

What is it exactly that you feel as though Matt Harloff would do if this were in fact said to his face? I'm intrigued...

who cares? and there were 'world class' corps at this show as well. therefore. it fits.

a 5 judge panel on july 17 is a f*cking joke...

that was a gift. even more so than in 2008.

do you happen to reside in concord?

i'll get back to you on that once i have time to go read the entire thread. some of us have real lives that exist outside of the internet.

garfield... it is blatantly obvious that your are not a member, parent, alumni, supporter, or fan of the Blue Devils. therefore, Mr. Gibbs was not appealing to you. go spew your misery else where. please and thank you.

slightly more accurate. the corps actually placed 15th overall. the oakland crusdaers had the highest score within the percusion caption at dci prelims in 1977. not a 'championship' event. a preliminary event leading to a championship event.

the oakland crusaders never won high drums. they did not perform at finals in 1977; therefore, they did not win the high percussion award.

in 2007 and 2008 the blue devils had a member of the Q5 [tenor section - drumline] that was legally blind. mr. matt bowers. 2008 i&e champion. simply amazing.

with the exception of last year...

the first two pauses that you included for blue devils you yourself indicated were less than one second in length. you also included a 3 second pause where you assumed there was no movement due to the fact that you could not see the hornline. unless of course they magically disappear from view of the camera and then magically reappear 3 seconds later, some sort of movement most have had something to do with the hornline esacing the view of the all seeing eye.

i know full well what type of 'access' is granted to those of importance. self proclaimed or otherwise. my point is there was no point in your mentioning of what type of credential you had around your neck. suffice it to say that you claim to have been in front of their block and that you claim to have heard what you heard. a lot of 'others' seem to disagree with you.

ummm. what exactly does the fact that you had a 'VIP/FODCI' pass around your neck have to do with any of this? am i supposed to be impressed or something? don't quite understand the significance...