thatguywiththehat

i guess my comment wasn't really geared to the site itself... more of a funding issue. Can these places still set up a show and be profitable? I guess i'm under the impression that the rebuilding efforts of past might have set shows back temporarily due to funding and or reconstruction of the site. Just trying to think on a different side of it, not that a place doesn't want to have a show, but they can't due to reasons beyond their control to have a show. I remember in 2005 when the LSU show was moved because of a stadium revamp that made it impossible to have a show there... what about these shows? are their stadiums and facilities getting upgraded?

In terms of preference of performing and rehearsing, I'd be in Florida before anywhere else in the South... ... but who knows? on a side note the LA shows were cancelled, they had 3 or 4 lined up but because of the Katrina aftermath still there and the facilities not being able to be used they were cancelled

I love how Division I discussions on G bugles turn into what DIV II and III corps still use them... ... Just something i've noticed always about the G vs Bb discussion comes up.

All i know is a certain parade in 1985ish and a delay... due to the BAC skirmish with the people in the stands watching. THEY don't hate everyone, just cause they had a tough evolution in DCI what they do know is shadowed by their tougher image back in the day, and by tough i mean physical with others. They still look BA... maybe that's the BA in BAC ... or maybe Boston Area to be correct... or whatever they say it means

BK vs PR in the late 90s and early 2000s when BK started to pull ahead of them BAC vs everyone ... so true, especially that comment of placements within them.

what about on the legacy DVDs, (94,95?) when you go to the extra footage of PR doing the moving triangle and the point guy is about 2 counts infront of everyone else. He moves before everyone, halts, moves forward again, halts, and horns down before the block... It was semis or quarters that it happened. You watch the performance finals night and it was nails! good correction...

Part of my observations over my time reading the posts are from either: A.) Longtime drum corps people. Including people who had marched sometime in the Pre-DCI, early DCI, and taught somewhere before most members were born in DCI today. B.)Fans of DCI that are from any time period. C.)Alum from the late 80's to 2000's and D.)Current marching members of DCI. My problem with the "D.)" selection is that some of the members that post don't really know that much, but post like they know everything about anything, and their point is valid because their signature reads: Some corps 200_ " " DCI Age out 201_ ... IMO marching members shouldn't be necessarily concerned with (INSERT CORPS DIRECTOR, probably affiliated with the Maroon and Gold) is proposing in the world of DCI. To add to that comment, or on anything another corps besides theirs is concerned with. We all sit and wonder why a lot of DIV I corps have a no posting rule? They are too busy worrying about their own gigs. sure it's amusing to see what some of these topics are... to be precise 2%.. the rest are useless talk about nothing that doesn't have anything relevant to be discussed. I hate reading the first page when i visit this forums to see the cadets or george or predictions for the season and even a topic to vote corps out of the top 12? wow! what have we become to as a drum corps community that we have to post how we dislike a certain corps that has proved themselves to be worthy of top 12 in the world based on their show last year, or what their show name is this year. Many people know that things happen that are out of our control, and that's why DCI is some amazing to follow the entire season... anything can happen... but then people speculate all year, even when the season is going to predict what will happen, why they hate a certain show, why a certain show isn't getting the numbers that they feel they deserve... Just somethings i've been noticing about this website, but never really felt like posting until this thread was started.