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45 minutes ago, George Dixon said:
However I'd be more likely to open a strict news site than another loosely moderated discussion forum. For quality/reputation you have to lock down the thread generation and terms of use.
George...Orwell?
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On 8/28/2019 at 1:02 PM, GUARDLING said:
Put out the numbers anyway one wants the visual captions will always be a part of the end result. Even BITD I always love when some think the score for guard or visual was only after a certan point. Visual and guard were pretty much always inherent in many captions whether the music end believes this or not..
Could more numbers make a difference? Maybe but rest assure we also have been a visual as well as musical medium for many decades.
Your response is confusing to read.
The historical recaps show that up until 1990, the guard caption was judged, but not included in the final score.
It wasn't until the year 2000 that there was a Color Guard Caption that was a part of the final score.
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On 8/29/2019 at 6:01 PM, Chief Guns said:
Fully expecting to get smoked for the homer pick, but Felliniesque is the greatest performance i have ever seen live. Not even close. Thanks for playing, God Bless goodnight.
No way in hell the greatest performance of all time includes Hair flipping, ###### tambourine, and banging on a table.
Crown had better brass, SCV had better percussion,
Bad Children's theater acting.
Rehashing props for the few previous years. Lawn Chairs and Cloths Racks.
Tilt was a much better show, with a better ballad, a far better ending, and better GE.
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I'm just excited to see which white-colored prop the hornline and drums get to take off and fold some part of their uniform on next year.
That's always the best part of Blue Devils shows, the dressing room section.
Will it be Ladders, Chairs, saw-horses, or actual clothing racks...
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2 hours ago, HockeyDad said:
It’s one thing to make a gaffe. Everyone does that. But this question seemed way beyond that. Cruel. Demeaning. How could that thought have even been in his brain at that moment, let alone allowing it to come out of his mouth? You just dismissed their entire season with one comment. Why? What were you hoping to accomplish? Do you even understand why you’re there with a microphone in the first place? Geeze. Yeah he apologized. All better. Very disappointing. His comparisons fall flat. Fracking a solo. Dropping a rifle. These are things done by marching members trying to do good things, entertaining the crowd etc. His unforced act was not at all in the same vein. Flame away, but that’s how I feel about this.
If I was marching in that corps, that's the question I'd be asking.
That question what any professional journalist would ask. It's like ask the College Football Playoff Champion, "Hey, you just won, but what do you think about Clemson
and Alabama not playing post season football this year?"
It's awkward, but that's the story.
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10 hours ago, mingusmonk said:
Not so hot take,
Bluecoats 2015 is the best show from 2015.
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On 8/12/2019 at 10:09 AM, Chief Guns said:
Prosperie has BD 5th in drums in 2008, BD loses........PROSPERIE FOR PRESIDENT!!!!
Prosperie has BD 1st in drums in 2019, BD wins..........PROSPERIE NEEDS TO BE FIRED NOW!!!!
Devils Advocate take:
BD Perc. scores that Finals Week were
#1 #2 Average
18.8 (5) 19.5 (3) 19.15 (3)
18.9 (5) 19.3 (3) 19.10 (3)
19.0 (5) 19.0 (5) 19.0 (5)
He was Judge number one, so Prosperie actually scored BD better on Finals night in 08 but still in line with where they had been placing.
Where as this year he made a big call the raised their perc. Score 3 tenths higher than it had been and above the reigning Perc. Champs on Finals night.
But if anybody is going to make that ballsy a call, it’d be him.
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6 hours ago, desertrat68 said:
There is a video on Flo Marching with Scott Chandler breaking down the show from start to finish. In it he said he himself actually found the music watching the National Geographic show while on a plane ride. Goes to show you that you never know where or when or how inspiration will strike.
It’s also just a complete ripoff of Ennio Morricine’s Deborah’s Theme from the movie Once Upon A Time in America.
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I’m just waiting with baited breath to see which shoes each corps will be playing next year.
👞👟👠
Maybe blue Stars will finally put their timberlands to good use. 😁
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Well the design team really did it.
This is the first time since 1981, the year before the first use of Rocky Point Holiday, that The Cadets have not scored a 90 at DCI Finals.
That’s a 38 year streak ended tonight.
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5 minutes ago, NCWVUFAN said:
Somehow, BD winning percussion tonight just seems odd, 10.0 in content very strange.....just saying.
Yeah, next year SCV is going to have to have a Loafer feature.
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Yeah! The Monarchy from the beginning is restored!
Oh boy...
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1 hour ago, Ediker said:
Yes, the zinger was effective. I have a sensitivity to talk referencing people as objects that can be bought, stolen, paid for, etc.
So you don't watch ESPN then.
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27 minutes ago, PopcornEater1963 said:
Could it be that they just aren't playing well? Seems the most simple and obvious explanation to me. Not the first judge to note that in the last couple of week. Time, money, etc. have nothing to do with drumsticks hitting the head of a drum, mallets hitting the marimba, etc. The notion that time and money have anything to do with their Percussion score is very curious. Judges are supposed to call it like they see it. Regardless of the pedigree, the uniform, or the booster support.
Easy answer is there is at least 7 percussion sections that are just better.
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10 minutes ago, Ediker said:
Paid for the guard?? You mean the several dozen free, independent, talented, adult men and women.
Didn’t we win a war against your great great grandaddies involving the subject of treating people like property?
Yeesh, people always mean the salary for the staff in this context. Calm down.
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46 minutes ago, 2muchcoffeeman said:
. . . and yet . . . and yet, Cadets look like they are in a solid position to head into finals week ranked ahead of BK (and Stars, for that matter). With GE being the single largest factor on the sheets, it can't be all percussion and clean drill . . . or can it?
The last time those three corps were at a show together, Winston-Salem on the 28th.
BK and BS both beat The Cadets.
Also, to not go on in the 9th slot at Prelims, The Cadets need to score 2.613 points higher than the Blue Stars last night.
A 90.638, which isn’t happening.
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10 minutes ago, 2muchcoffeeman said:
Thanks for the insight. If the show is afflicted by a fundamentally weak concept, how far can cleaning take them? 92? 93? What's the ceiling on this show?
Yes, of course. It's hyperbole -- a deliberate exaggeration to make a point.
If they stay in 9th like at Atlanta, the highest 9th place score every is 90.53 2004 Boston and the highest 7th place score is 94.05 2007 Bluecoats.
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14 hours ago, Jeffe77 said:
Judges to me have made that loud and clear tonight. Nothing SCV can do to move up, it's a battle between BD and Bloo for gold. The Vanguard organization should be proud of their defense of the title. Took a chance with this design and the kids performed the hell out of it.
I look forward to what they come up with next season.
You’ve got to be kidding.
In no way, shape, or form, did the 2019 Santa Clara Vanguard take any chances with this year’s program. It’s literally the exact same structure and type of repertoire, with similarly inspired uniforms.
they did the exact opposite of what the champion is supposed to do.
The members are doing am amazing job with a show that is a pale imitation of Babylon with props that don’t work(Why do you climb up to go underground?) and an entire visual design build around tarps that a lower level BOA designer would know wouldn’t work.
I think they thought they could just do the same thing and still win.
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2 minutes ago, jasgre2000 said:
Conspiracy corner: The gaps in some of the sub-captions between SCV and the other two seem a lot larger than they have the rest of the season. Are judges deliberately scoring SCV low in certain captions to overcome their clear strengths in others?
No,
Maybe, just maybe, I show about counter-culture that is pretty much just a repeat of last year's winning show(Monochrome corps uniforms with bright colorful guard, Loud Staccato opener, Jazzy Rock Ballad with super squeak trumpet, Dance break Drum Feature, and Brass Band Closer with a romantic melody,) shouldn't be scoring well in GE because a show about counter-culture shouldn't be aping from what worked and people loved. It doesn't make any sense thematically.
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52 minutes ago, karuna said:
All of SCV's tuba line is mic'd for the entire show.
Gross
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2 minutes ago, Chief Guns said:
In no way was I implying that. But ok. Thanks for your reply. Have a nice day.
"Does that mean the judges are telling Bloo the show is too easy right now, like playing a video game on easy level, and dominating? Can that catch up with Bloo in two weeks? "
You raised the question.
You implied that, by literally implying that.
Why bring it up and say that if you weren't?
We all know you're a BD Homer.
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2 hours ago, Precious Roy said:
I've read complaints in the show thread about how much amplification Bluecoats have in their show. Well, from my seat about 20 rows up in section 126c last night, Bloo's show seemed a lot more...shall we say... acoustic than the corps right before them. I mean, on the last big musical hit, that prior corps had as much horn sound coming from the speaker as it did from the field. Bloo's volume seemed like half of what came before them, but it was all coming from the field.
The last few years the Blue Devils crank the heck out of the Goo. To the point that they should take a hit in Music Analysis scores.
BD is also adding artificial reverb and a ton of goo to their ballad hits, which I think is hilarious compared to say Crown, which is pristine brass.
It sounds awful and it sounds like they are using it as a crutch this year.
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35 minutes ago, Chief Guns said:
Looks like BD is taking it on the chin in music analysis. Is there anything they can do to fix this, and is there something specifically in the show causing the 4th place finish? Or is it pretty much a done deal regarding that caption?
Also i noticed that Bloo is outperforming their book in alot of subcaptions. Does that mean the judges are telling Bloo the show is too easy right now, like playing a video game on easy level, and dominating? Can that catch up with Bloo in two weeks?
From the recap the total difference in All 11 Rep subcaptions between Bloo and BD is +.25 for BD.
Sure, Bluecoats are playing this game on easy...
Blue Knights Announce Design And Education Leadership For 2020 Season
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Posted
"Austin previously instructed The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from 2012-2015 and served as Visual Caption Head from 2014-2015."
From the bio.