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    Hey all, I live in Las Vegas. Most years I host a small party at the house for Finals, but I'm gauging interest to see if drum corps folks in the Vegas area would be interested in watching Finals at a bar instead. I figure we can get more people that way, and people I don't (yet) know can join without having to come to a stranger's house. I'll coordinate the bar and event, but want to make sure I have enough people to make it worthwhile. Note, if anyone responds on here and the event does not happen, I'll still be throwing a viewing party at the house and any/all DCP folks are welcome. Sorry if there was a better place to post this one.
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    Do we know if past events will be available after the fact? Two shows on the same night next weekend.
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    I don't mind at all. Music is a part of the whole drum corps show, so if two corps have a few minutes that sound similar, that's still not at all the same as two corps having the same shows. That latter would probably bug me. That said, as corps, it seems important to pay attention when another corps is playing the same piece in the same year. Boston had a great rendition of Malaguena in '03, but it's always felt super vanilla to me in retrospect purely because I liked Cadets' 03 version of Malaguena much much more.
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    To be fair, Saucedo books are exactly what make me think this is the way to go. But give it a season or two with some experienced composers, and they'll have the drum corps design down just fine. I can't imagine that the inspiration from existing pieces has as much influence on the end product as we give it credit. And it is inspiration, no one is playing pieces verbatim, hell, no one is even playing a solid piece for more than 30 seconds. The talented arrangers already designing these corps shows have all the skills necessary to pull off original work, but it's just too different from the norm so most believe it can't be done.
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    At what point does it just become more cost effective for corps to commission their own music?
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    Man, I want to participate in this discussion, but 288 pages, I'm extremely sure I'm going to say something that's already been addressed.
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    Wow. It would mean a serious pay cut, and moving my family to the other side of the country, but those factors aside this actually sounds like a great opportunity!
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    Where do most BDB non-ageouts go? Do they stay with BDB, move on to the A corps, not march, or march somewhere else? Of those options, I've heard the latter the least. Meanwhile, I've heard of many members throughout the World Class corps who marched previously with SCVC. That said, I've also known many a member who marched with SCV (A corps) and then marched somewhere else the year after. I don't know if I've heard of anyone who marched with BD (A corps) and marched somewhere else the following year.
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    Blue Devils A?
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    1. 2006 2. 2005 3. 2016 4. 2001 5. 2014
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    2008 is definitely my favorite. 2004 is second, but I'm biased.
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    What his motivation for wanting to make the switch? I figure the obvious answer is 'a ring', but there's also something to be said about the experience that the top groups provide.
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    Blue Devils and Bluecoats. That's actually about it. I dug this season when it was happening, but in retrospect it's starting to be one of those ones that fades into the background for me.
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    The range of opinions on 2005 is just Yowza!
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    This is a tough one. Top 2 (not sure order): 2003 and 2004 3. 1994 5. 1999 5. 2008 6. 2000 HM: 1995, 2001, 2002, 2007, 1992, 1986, 1976
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    Members providing their own food, at least in part, was my thought too. The consensus seemed to be that 'I paid for tour, that includes food, so I shouldn't have to bring my own food.' I was really confused by this mentality, but maybe I'm just old.
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    Whoever scores the what? We have to know!
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    Saw this conversation on Reddit. A member had a good experience with her World Class corps in '16. In '17, she went back to the same corps. Between '16 and '17 she went vegetarian. In both years, she had a wheat allergy, so PB&J was killed. She says in '17 she basically never got fed because the staff either thought she was making up her food allergies, or because the vegetarian food was eaten before she got there. She's marching at a different corps in '18. My question: who is responsible for making sure a member in this special circumstance gets food? Should the member provide their own food/backup plans so the staff isn't preparing a completely separate meal (that idea was suggested, but a lot of people thought that was ridiculous)? Should the staff be held responsible for preparing a separate meal? Should the whole corps eat within that member's food guidelines so the staff only has to prepare one meal? I'm really curious how DCP thinks something like this should be handled.
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    2006 was awesome 2016 was awesome 2007 was awesome In that order
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    I love that we all love those mid 90s Madison shows.
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    1. 1997. I could watch the pirate show all day. 2. 2003. Benoit Jutras and Madison work so well together. 3. 1998. I didn't get this show at first, but it has turned into a staple for me. In the Hall of the Mountain King is awesome, and Remembrance is one of the best closers ever! 4. 1996. Could watch this all day. 5. 1988. That energy, and this is also my second favorite version of Malaguena (No. 1 is Cadets 03). 6. 2004. That Malaga section is great, and the whole show was a blast to watch! Also honorable mention to 2007. I get why it placed where it did, but man, this show has more unrealized potential than any other Madison show, possibly any other drum corps show. At the Quarters performance, I remember thinking it felt like watching a Top 12 Corps and a Top 12 Show in June.
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    VK '88.
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    I hadn't heard of Vessel, but there's a lot of great staff members with that one. Looking good for them. Then again, that SoCal pool of students has to be drying up, right?
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    2000 is definitely my favorite. 03 is a close second. Also I'm beginning to think I'm the only person that liked the 04 show.
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    2004 is far and away my favorite Crossmen show. I can watch it over and over. Super under rated.
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