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cixelsyd

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  1. I think you have to join the BD board of directors. Let us know when you do, and we will start a thread.
  2. There is no accounting for how slow DCI is to implement good ideas.
  3. You are seriously calling others "old" and "antiquated" under the account name "Phantom56"?
  4. On the other hand, whose version of "transparency" would you prefer - Cadets or SCV?
  5. That grass was so long, the mulch afterwards was ankle deep.
  6. Exactly. If there are "haves" on your resume, why even bother mentioning the "have-nots"?
  7. No... I think you were more accurate in your next post. Selective memory.
  8. Per the topic of this thread, there are several revenue ideas that would either require, or benefit from, having some local participation. If a corps wants to run concessions at a local sports venue, operate ensembles for local sports teams, or perform for corporate gigs, those efforts will need people who live nearby to participate. And an often-raised point regarding large sponsorships is that the biggest thing the corps has to offer the sponsor is visibility....the kind of visibility that local, year-round corps used to have. That said... For a multi-program "youth arts org", maybe the DCI program can remain locally invisible while the other programs provide the local membership that opens up these opportunities. And for a plain-old drum corps that is not running other youth programs that are more community-based, well, maybe they can live without those opportunities and make up the difference somewhere else. Remember that as you ask this question, a corps in Pennsylvania recently relocated their home base from one end of the state to the other, over 300 miles away, and is just now wondering why fundraising did not materialize as anticipated.
  9. Leaving a falsely premised thread sitting here has its drawbacks too. It risks misleading anyone who fails to drill down to post #19 to find out the truth.
  10. Two of those corps do not have leaders in place. The rest are not willing to answer. But we are starting to talk past each other. I sense your concern is about overreaching "gotcha" posts (a valid and timely concern at the moment), and what you characterize as "dirty laundry" about specific corps. My concern is about trends impacting multiple corps.
  11. Those are the kind of questions that arise. And forums like this one are a reasonable place to get feedback that points toward the answers.
  12. Problem - multiple corps are being sidelined, either for a year or permanently. Louisiana Stars. Legends. Both SCV corps. Southwind. Cadets. Most cite inability to meet costs; one simply had no one to run the corps. Cadets have both of those hurdles. Go! Where should I take this?
  13. That 65 I was referring to was the Stentors. That is how compressed DCI scores have become recently. The last-place open-class corps finished with the same number as what Colts opened the season with.
  14. Bottom score at DCI 2023 was a 65. Given that, I would think 11 of the 12 all-age corps would safely break 60 at finals.
  15. Yes, they have led SCV to a renewed focus on transparency. Whether that means providing or thwarting transparency, however, remains to be seen.
  16. I did say "ready, fire, aim". Maybe it is more like "fire, aim, ready". Or just "fire".
  17. Yes. Like that episode yesterday. Or anything where you extrapolate on the basis of a website being perfectly up to date.
  18. Two thoughts: 1. When a corps has problems with abuse or corruption, and every possible option to address them has already been exhausted (including contacting them directly, as you suggest), going public is the last resort. 2. Social media makes it possible to air dirty laundry globally, and generate rage in a matter of moments. People these days are being conditioned to "ready, fire, aim". These factors combine to generate a rush to judgment based on emotion and the absence of critical thinking. I call it "cancel culture".
  19. This does not look good. As far as the 2019/2021 issue, I cannot say whether the fault for that belongs with VMAPA, or if someone at DOJ just dragged/dropped the wrong file into the posting. But either way, VMAPA ought to get it resolved quickly for their own sake.
  20. I do not see where it says Rick Bays "stepped aside".
  21. Since no one was responding, I posted some ideas to help start the discussion.
  22. While I included a little humor, these are all real-life revenue/fundraising ideas for drum corps. I provided a couple of dozen because as SCV teaches us, and as you said in the OP, "Don’t rely on a small number of revenue providers.". At the same time, I think everything should be on the table. If a corps has the ability and opportunity to operate a legal and profitable bingo, why should we tell them not to?
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