ShouldveMarchedAgeOut

The Labyrinth...lol...that is great...especially with the Lord of the Rings battle armor.

yep...I like it, but definately needs the white pants to match the hat and gauntlets

In 2005... To Madison - We lost to you all year until we tied you then jumped over on finals night. To be honest, when I got home and finally saw your show I no longer had questions about our closeness throughout the summer. Your hornline was amazing, maybe you just peaked too early?? I don't know. It definately made the summer fun to have something to strive for. Anyway, cheers to you on a great show in a great year. To Crown - I got so sick and tired of warming up next to you guys and hearing "ba daaaa" and "a mighty fortress." You guys did sound really good though. To SCV - sorry for your nightmare of a summer. I do have to thank you though...as many corps benefitted from your drop. I'm definately glad to see you back on the rise again. To the rest of the pack at the top - too bad we never caught up to you. I feel if we had made more changes early on our show would have been even better...not to say we would have won or anything. But the funniest thing is, the first show of the year we were within .9 of the Cadets...its funny to compare early season scores to the final product since we where like 5-pointed by you guys...lol.

How much changed on The Cadets' uniforms? Not counting the last two years. I can't really tell a difference.

Let's have some fun... 1. Blue Devils 2. The Cavaliers 3. Bluecoats 4. Phantom Regiment 5. The Cadets 6. Santa Clara Vanguard 7. Carolina Crown 8. Madison Scouts 9. Blue Knights 10. The Academy 11. Boston Crusaders 12. Glassmen

I'm kind of surprised at the reactions to the flap. I must be the only one to actually like it. I think the departure from the sash is a welcome addition.

I think this is an interesting topic as well. Lately, I have been on such a huge drum corps kick. I have watched a few of the older corps and feel that they did many things unique to their time period. Obviously, drum corps has evolved and marching is much more demanding, but from time to time I wish new corps would bring the sound like the 70s and 80s corps used to. Everything today is about precision and efficiency, and sometimes I just wish someone would blast me through the back of my chair. But all in all, I think each decade had its own uniqueness and greatness. I think its time for new corps to bring what the old corps did. When I marched with the Bluecoats in '05, the staff put a large emphasis on bringing it musically at the beginning and end of the show. Looking back at our performance, I think we did a good job, but I know many of us hesitated for fear of judging scores dropping in brass. But by finals night, I let it all hang out and left it on the field...something I think every decade of drum corps has done and will continue to do.

I have to say as much as I loved the old ones with the white pants and shoes, these new ones are amazing. I really love the move to a more stylish police-inspired uniform. Also, I had heard that the uniform would be split with the light blue on the left side and darker blue on the right to resemble the new logo and it looks as if that is true. Great job, I can't wait to see it on the field.

I know this sounds like I'm too young to say, but I think the last 3 or 4 years have been getting better and better

I marched only the one year for Bloo in 2005. I wish I would've marched last year to age out with Connexus. School just took over and I realized that I needed to get on with life and stop spending money. I know its a terrible reason and I regret it all the time. To anyone who hasn't marched, DO IT! It's one of the most rewarding experiences ever.

<---------- Well, not as much as the old bugle B Besides that, definately the PR chevron

The Cavaliers - I thought they had one of the best show designs, BUT their music was boring. Visually they stole the show, but on the whole they did not do it for me. Phantom Regiment - By far the best show of the year, if not the best in the past few years. The music was beyond amazing and sucked me in right from the start. Pure excellence. Blue Devils - Being a Godfather fan, I am partially biased here. This was my second favorite show behind PR. Great music and interactive drill. Many things were brought out from the movies great.

The Cavaliers - 2000 Phantom Regiment - 1996 Blue Devils - 2003 Bluecoats - 2005 (hey I'm biased, I marched it) The Cadets - 2000 Santa Clara Vanguard - 2004 Blue Knights - 2004 Carolina Crown - 2005 Madison Scouts - 1995 Boston Crusaders - 2000 Glassmen - 2006 SPIRIT from JSU - 2006

2005 - Ombra!!!!! :P