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crap...I mean now....

WOOHOO!!! More people auditioning for troopers!!! (I'm trying out on baritone!) You're now officially cool in my book!

Don't bother me much at all.

??? If I'm not mistaken, they've won guard 2 years in a row now...?

I think I might try the troopers one. The SCV one also might be doable with my extreme lack of pumpkin carving skills....

True. But for me, there still needs to be at least some form of recognition for the corps hard work.

Was freaking awesome!!!!

Same goes for me.

Tilt please! (maybe?)

For me its a tie between Weber and Jeff Sacktig. With Gaines closely behind them.

I really don't see what kept the Troopers out of semis.... Didn't see it in august...dont see it now...

Being as my friends mom is an english teacher i couldn't help but point this out...

Thread over.

SCV Bluecoats Crown Phantom hate me now...but thats my opinion.

Scott, do you have any new information or news regarding auditions or anything? Or know when the audition materials will be released?

They most likely put a whole new field in. I know they put a brand new field in for the rose bowl game in January...

Huh? Wait, did you watch UCLA play today?

Okay, first off, I've had about enough with the negative comments on the ESPN2 finals broadcast. Yes, full shows would be better....we get the idea. But.(considering most forum members on here are out of high school) Most of you don't really have an idea of how the broadcast reaches out and informs people that don't know what drum corps is. On Thursday morning, at marching band rehearsal. There were about 30 kids that were talking about how the watched the broadcast(having no previous exposure to corps) and how they thought it was awesome. (this is how the broadcast showing more than just full shows and having some informative material in the show comes in handy) As i said before, those 30 kids had no previous idea of what drum corps was, so with all the little tid-bits of info they show(that takes away from time they could use showing the full show) they can inform some of these band kids about what exactly drum corps is, and maybe it'll spark a serious interest in a few of them (i've had 2 kids already talk to my friend who marched troopers this year about possibly marching). If they showed full shows and nothing else, there would be no way some of this information would be given out right then and there. And as for it being on ESPN2. Thats just huge exposer right there! And as for how that can expose even more HS-aged kids..... I honestly don't know how many high school aged kids that when flipping through channels for something to watch, check PBS for whats on there. I know(from personal experience) that espn and espn2 are usually the main channels flipped too. And again, if a random flip to espn2 creates a serious interest in drum corps...then the broadcast being on espn2 as apposed to pbs has already benefited the activity! So yes, the EPSN2 showing may not be as good as the PBS showing was for us obsessed hardcore drum and bugle corps fans. But for the person thats unaware of drum corps, or maybe just wants to know what it is...I think the ESPN2 showing works #### well! And honestly, I really dont think that espn2 showing is even intended for us hardcore fans(cause after all, we do go as far as to paying 20$ to watch drum corps over the internet a few times in the season). It seems more link an informative program or an 'advertisement'(for lack of a better term) for the activity. But thats just my opinion...and i'll probably get flammed for it...cause DCP is cool like that.... [opinionated rant mode off]

huh? (brass player here)

This is sweet! thanks!

I don't know about the brass...but the drums are being made by Mapex, who make nothing but a SUPERB product when it comes to kits...So I can image the drums will at least be of decent build quality(but as for tone, who know?)

They called it a band..yeah, thats dumb... but its in freaking sports illistrated! GET OVER THE MIS-NAMING! DCI in SI = nothing but a good thing.

Oldest: SCV 2007 tour shirt Newest: SCV 2007 tour shirt :P

Leave it the way it is. I've a corps wants to add narration, they can. If another corps doesn't want it, they can leave it out.

It's on ESPN...I don't really think there could be any better to promote/expose to activity...other than finals being live on say..ABC....but I doubt that will ever happen.(imagine how sweet that would be though...)