cybersnyder
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9 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said:
They don’t care what we think. It would be a waste of time and money. They’re going to do what they’re going to do. After some of what I’ve read, I’m starting to not care and just mining for humor in it.
I used to care until I realized that they're wearing pajamas, dancing and emoting from one formation to the next and jumping on boxes. There are very few shows that I enjoy now, so a clarinet isn't going to change that opinion much either way. Maybe it's an opportunity for a daring corps to go old school. They won't win, but being showered with donations is better than a medal.
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Just now, tesmusic said:
Using their professional emails for addressing public concerns is creepy? Do you feel the same about political officials?
No, and I don't feel the same about bananas. Just my opinion that compiling a pitchfork list is a little creepy, but that's me.
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2 minutes ago, cixelsyd said:
You asserted that a committee wanted this proposed.
You’re hung up on technicalities. The proposal is real and will be voted on this weekend.
July 2020 - WW members are told to pack and go home. A DCP analysis has made the all instrument rule invalid.
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6 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:
not entertained until he can hit 60% from the line
He actually didn't do bad on the oboe. And he made the tuba look like a baritone.
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30 minutes ago, exitmusic said:
A very generous individual purchased a set of horns out of their own pocket and is lending them to the Cadets for the summer. Yes really
That's awesome. Now the compensating euphonium doesn't seem so expensive. Maybe I should.....
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I don't understand the great horn conspiracy.
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Just now, 2000Cadet said:
The season hasn't started yet.
Correct.
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I think they are.
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1 hour ago, cixelsyd said:
The phrase was "discussion in great detail over months by the voting members".
I am sure it has been discussed. You could even say "over months", since the sporadic discussions were separated by multiple-month gaps of time. But my instincts tell me that the proposal reflects the
degree oflack of detail from those discussions. Also bear in mind that this was not done by the voting membership, but by a committee. You would be surprised how few voting directors were on that committee. (Hint - using the plural form was misleading.)And do not be silly. How would anyone show up at the meeting this weekend and hear about WW for the first time? They published the proposal publicly. More importantly, they distributed it to the directors December 15th at the latest. The rules congress process is designed so that the voting directors can review these proposals before the meeting, then discuss them at the meeting.
I think you’re just arguing with shadows at this point.
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52 minutes ago, cixelsyd said:
Does that proposal look like the result of discussion in great detail over months by the voting members?
You think the directors haven’t discussed it? They’re going to show up this weekend and hear about WW for the first time? It’s why the proposal is brief.
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3 minutes ago, Tommeee said:
Can’t you just say where your info is coming from? If you can put the “new horns for the past three years” argument to rest, please provide some proof. Otherwise, your so-called information isn’t any more believable than anyone else’s.
On the YEA store, they’re selling Xeno trumpets that they said they received in April 2019.
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Who says WW can't be entertaining? I give you Shaq on oboe.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/shaquille-oneal-old-town-road-fallon-934323/?fbclid=IwAR2-AJ8UUZEXftX_mViRXDulmg0kcjpaE8DZSJ0MsgM0GF7gPlB-Qvk-71U-
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7 minutes ago, garfield said:
The "outlook" would be exactly like Crown or PR or Madison or or or or or...
IOW, it will look exactly like a whole bunch of other corps.
Depending on debt carried, they were previously heavily subsidized by YEA / USB.
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2 minutes ago, garfield said:
The 2018 990 is due out this spring. 2019 is a year away yet.
You're correct about the decreased revenue from USBands, but that's not reflected yet in any public documents.
Right. 2018 should be at least an indication of where things are headed. The last partial filing to rearrange the fiscal year seemed almost as a means of painting a better short term picture.
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Just now, Jeff Ream said:
so wheres legal fees funding come from?
Their upcoming 990 should be interesting, but it won't be out for a few months. You can see where previous legal fees come from, looks like everything is revenue for YEA and distributed where needed. Please keep in mind that I'm not a CPA, so maybe I'm misreading the filing but if the decreased revenue from bands is accurate and the settlement is anywhere close to what Hopkins was asking for, my outlook is gloomy.
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5 minutes ago, Glenn426 said:
I know of three direct examples of members trying out for WC Corps and getting cut and immediately seeking out other opportunities in other WC/OC corps. In one example she ultimately deciding to return to their OC corps that they marched in the summer before, instead of being an Alternate in a Lower Tiered WC Corps.
She ended up Medaling in OC and had a great summer. When you work all Winter and save up money to march the summer and you don't make it to your top option, you go wherever you can because you want to be on the road.
I'm sure some do, I just don't know what the percentage is.
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This assumes that those trying out for WC and failing will want to march OC. Re: trickle down economics.
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7 hours ago, FTNK said:
I've heard YEA on verge of bankruptcy and looking to sell the corps, and tuition recently increased. I hope that if they do fold, members can get that $5K back.
I would probably use the payment plan option rather than paying in full up front this year.
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29 minutes ago, cixelsyd said:
Well, now you understand my reaction.
Only if somewhere in the universe people march with social studies books. Personally, for me, the height of drum corps would be something like Caviliers around mid 2000's. I won't say anything negative about particular shows because someone reading this may have marched in one of those shows, but the 10's haven't been very drum corpsy, by my definition. That's ok. My lack of interest will be replaced by someone else's interest. Same thing with woodwinds. Marching with woodwinds or without woodwinds, I'm probably not going to be entertained - most drum corps shows now are something to be endured. But I do enjoy something like Western Carolina University and they have woodwinds, and guitars, and synths, and amps.
Basically, the train that I wanted left the station a few years ago. I'm trying to find a different train that I won't mind.-
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9 hours ago, Lance said:
no matter what, i just want an online petition. if it takes saying wrong things about email over and over, i'll keep doing it. just create that #### petition, somebody.
If the petition ends up with 500 signatures, then that's a green light for adding WW.
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2 minutes ago, cixelsyd said:
How many social studies textbooks were sold to schools in that same time period? And does that illustrate the "popularity" of social studies compared to that of woodwind playing?
You’re stretching a bit far.
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1 hour ago, JimF-LowBari said:
How far back do those stats go? Thinking in the 60s/70s there were more woodwinds than brass in my school bands.
I could only get one year without getting a $59/month subscription for a year minimum. So, I’ll settle for one year.
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1 hour ago, cixelsyd said:
You are aware that DCI corps are not scholastic ensembles, right?
Yes.
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11 minutes ago, HockeyDad said:
WWs don’t add to the possibilities. WWs remove the uniqueness. Who cares to watch more marching bands.
In 2018, 337,000 school woodwind instruments were sold and 266,000 school brass instruments were sold according to statista. I understand that you want all brass, but there may be a larger untapped portion of the market out there.
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MD Drum and Bugle Corps HOF - Class of 2020
in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
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Congrats!!