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Tony L.

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  1. 3 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:

    I saw Magic Wed-Saturday.....Wednesday was their best run. I am telling you at D2/3 finals they deserved every bit of that 99 on the 2/3 sheets of the day

    I completely agree.  That Wednesday run was amazing.  I remember saying this exact thing that night.  And it was needed because that whole night was very strong!

  2. General thoughts of 2002.

    I loved DIi-III Finals.  That is the reason why those corps always deserved the right to do prelims with everyone else.  One of my favorite nights of drum corps.

    Cavies:  still meh on this show.  Scales are fun and all, but wow.  

    BD AND Cadets were strong, but neither really seemed fully realized.  The Cadets had too much cheese for me -- and I am a huge Cadets fan.

    I loved the SCV show though.  That was my favorite of the night.

    Only other thoughts from Finals were how much I enjoyed Bluecoats, Crossmen, Magic and Cascades.  It was an odd Finals when the pre-intermission group was more fun and enjoyable than post intermission.  IMHO.

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  3. Must admit that after attending Finals in 2001 and even purchasing the DVD, it has been years since I have watched or listened to any of these shows (except for SCV).  I think I might have to revisit this season since all of the discussion makes me remember some cool shows I had forgotten about.  

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  4. 1 hour ago, Terri Schehr said:

    I thought Bluecoats deserved to be in finals.  My problem is with Madison in finals. 

    I just rewatched the Scouts and I think you are right.  I had completely forgotten about that show.  What a mess.  And that guard.  Yowza! Was guard on the sheets in 2000?  I forgot when it officially became a caption.  But yes.  I would have place SW above them too.  

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  5. So after rewatching 2000, I actually did end up agreeing with the nod to Bluecoats.  Southwind did everything they were given very well.  But, the Bluecoats' show just seemed much more sophisticated.  One thing I did not realize until I rechecked scores is that the Bluecoats were way ahead of SW all year.  I think up by as many as 9 points.  I wonder if they even had SW on their radar until right before Finals week.  Very close.  

  6. 2 hours ago, Bob984 said:

    I thought Madison earned 12th hands down in 2017 over Mandarins.......so did the panel.....only 2 visual judges had Mandarins in the top 12, the other 9 (of 11) judges had Mandarins in 13th.....Madison only had one judge who did not have them in the top 12.......................

    Then they all got it wrong.  Simple as that!  😆 

  7. As there is no DCI to watch this summer I have decided to take a look back at some 13th  vs.  12th place shows from past season.  Particularly to see who got "robbed".  Any recommendations for particularly egregious years?  

    My first thought was 2017 Mandarins.  I will rewatch and see if I still believe that.

  8. As I look for ways to get my DCI fix, I have decided to do a Finals a week.  To help me decide which years to watch, I will look to my colleagues here on the board to share their recommendations.  

    So what are your top 6 Finals?  From these recommendations I will prepare my summer viewing schedule.  

    Thanks in advance!

  9. So today I officially worked through my 4th of July Top 12.  And here it is:

    1. 1992 Star of Indiana

    2. 1995 Cadets

    3. 2002 Cadets

    4. 1995 Bluecoats

    5. 2014 Cadets

    6. 2002 Boston Crusaders

    7. 1984 Suncoast Sound

    8. 1986 Troopers

    9. 1974 Troopers

    10. 2013 Bluecoats

    11. 2014 Troopers

    12.  2000 Cincinnati Glory

    Interestingly enough, in order to do an American show you need to play a variation of America, march a flag down the 50, and play a bit of Appalachian Spring.  Those 3 elements are the most common elements of an American show.

  10. So I have decided Star of Indiana 1992 is the 4th of July champion.  I thought it was Americana schlock, but after seeing Blast! Right after 9/11 and hearing the Amber Waves ballad,, I learned to appreciate it more than when I saw it originally. So 1992 star is my 4th of July champion!

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  11. 2 hours ago, MikeZ said:

    1998 Cadets is my least favorite championship show ever. All sections were great, but the overall show was a snoozer for me. Give me Vanguard 98 over them...

    Z

    Just wondering if you saw it live?  I can understand your position based on video alone.  

  12. I can't wait to see how this goes.  I consider the Crossmen 2002 show one of the great "could have been" shows.  I think they took captions from BD early on in NJ that year.  But they all got sick iirc.  Crossmen are amazing, but always seem to have the worst luck.  But, I can't wait to see how the season goes from a member's perspective!!!

  13. So just checked the Marketplace and found out that I am sitting on a gold mine!  LOL.  When did the Legacy collection become so rare?  I saw someone apparently paid $125 for the 1996 DVD!!!  Is it just me or is that crazy?  Thank goodness I purchased the entire Legacy Collection back when they were not so rare!   

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