LoveKathyG
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Crown moved from Charlotte NC to Ft Mill SC.
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11 hours ago, BlueStainGlass said:
I want to hear a rationale before I say anything against it.
I wasn't serious. Just musing on the fact that there are so many corps that could slip into finals any year.
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I think it's time to expand finals to top 15.
- Bluecoats
- Crown
- BD
- Boston
- Mandarins
- Cadets
- SCV
- Phantom
- Blue Stars
- Cavs
- Colts
- Troopers
- BK
- Pacific Crest
- Spirit
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8 hours ago, cixelsyd said:
Yes, it is true. While you clamor for SCV 2024, I have other motives:
SCV 2025
SCV 2026
SCV 2027
SCV 2028
SCV 2029
SCV 2030
I think it's safe to say that's what the vast majority of us want, friend.
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There’s no point in not accepting this as good news, unless you have other motives.
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3 hours ago, DAL-27 said:
FWIW, I’d give them a pass on this one. I marched that season (with another corps). My understanding at the time is that they had forged documents and those members were being sought after by authorities. I believe they were from England if I remember correctly.
100% correct
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Not including marching years... 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, missed 1994 because of a death in the family, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, missed 2006 because I took four months off to travel, 2007, 2008, 2009, missed 2010 to 2021 because friends stopped going and I kind of lost steam for drum corps, 2022 really good to be back, and 2023.
So 25 of the 51 competitive years
Favorite year... 1988 - I may have been the only person who loved the random draw for finals performance order. Runner up: 2008 - The stadium was electric when Devils were announced in 2nd place
Favorite location... Madison
Favorite show... SCV '18 (though I wasn't there)
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1. Bluecoats
2. Crown
3. Mandarins
4. Cavies
5. Troopers
5.1 Colts
5.2 Boston
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It's the "art is in the eye of the beholder" category.
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Most shows are only dark on Mondays. You're welcome.
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I finally got around to signing up for ChatGPT. The second thing I asked it to write was a song about how much I will miss SCV this season. What songs has ChatGPT written for your favorite corps? 🤣
"A Simple Song for SCV 2023" by ChatGPT (completely unedited)
Verse 1:
The sun rises in the sky,
Another day without a sound
The silence echoes in my mind,
My heart feels so down
Chorus:
Oh Santa Clara Vanguard,
How I miss the sound of your horns
My soul aches for the beat of your drums,
The melody that kept me warm
Verse 2:
The streets are empty without you,
The rhythm of the city feels incomplete
The colors of your flags and costumes,
A memory I can't delete
Chorus:
Oh Santa Clara Vanguard,
How I miss the sound of your horns
My soul aches for the beat of your drums,
The melody that kept me warm
Bridge:
The passion and dedication you bring,
A legacy we'll always remember
The music that made our hearts sing,
A flame that will never surrender
Chorus:
Oh Santa Clara Vanguard,
How I miss the sound of your horns
My soul aches for the beat of your drums,
The melody that kept me warm
Outro:
Until we meet again,
I'll hold on to the memories we shared
The day you return,
Our hearts will be repaired.
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Petrichor or Raconteur
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I thought for sure this was the year Santa Clara was going to do Bach in the USSR, a Tchaikovsy-esque treatment of 18th century German composers, starting with JS.
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Let's start from the very beginning
A very good place to start
When we read, we begin with A-B-C
When we start a corps, we begin with dough-dough-dough
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Dangit. I can't lift 40 pounds. So close.
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6 hours ago, Onionhead2 said:
What if there was a rookie rule, where each core has to march a set number of rookies ?
I'd be more inclined to go the way of the Barbershop Harmony Society Championships (yes, it's a real thing, and it's pretty impressive) and permit the previous year's champion to perform in exhibition only. That would go a long way toward leveling the playing field.
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I'm headed to finals for the first time in over a decade this year, and I am pretty clueless about the storylines, symbols, and references in all the shows. Is there a warehouse of info about all or some of the shows that I can read up? A 2022 Drum Corps Shows for Dummies, if you will? Thanks!
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Anything and everything Bollywood
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
From Justin to Kelly
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Howard the Duck
Actually, three of these could work now that I think of it.
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5. Boston
6. Cavs
7. Blue Stars
Boston may be able to keep it close with SCV and Crown throughout the season, but I don't see them in the top 4. Crown is hot now, but they don't have the show to finish top 2. It's a crapshoot whether SCV or Crown will medal.
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2 hours ago, Dpsouthern81 said:
I believe it’s supposed to be the “void” where props go after a season ends. They need to interact with them more.
Oh wow. That is not at all clear. I've seen them twice now, and I kept waiting to hear or see references to these classics in PC's show. I'll give up on that now.
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1 hour ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
Link? Or perhaps a short summary of what it said?
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2 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:
They told me that I could join friends of DCI but there was no guarantee I’d get any seats. What a deal. To be perfectly honest, to hell with them. And I mean that 💯%.
Did the seats used to come free with a Friends membership? I joined at the lowest level for the first time this year, solely because I wanted access to the Friends seats. (Though I do hope the donation helps the organization in some small way.) I emailed the office upfront to confirm that the right to purchase seats in the Friends block were guaranteed with a membership. They said they were, and I got my assignments a few days ago. I got my second choice of section, which was better than I thought I might get for a first-time membership.
The reason I joined is because I haven't had luck getting seats in the sections I want for quite a few years. I used to be able to get good seats off DCP Marketplace, but those seemed to be fewer and more far between over the last 10 years or so. Maybe I'm just too much of a noob to know what I missed out on with the Friends program of the past, but I'm pretty happy with what I got.
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I could be wrong, but I think everything that's locked at TM is either allocated to a corps or to Friends of DCI. I don't know whether any of those ever get released for general sales on TM or whether people who have those tickets can re-sell them on TM. Maybe someone else can answer that part.
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10 hours ago, Lance said:
Kathy is just confused. The goal should be to train teachers/educators of any kind about issues of abuse, which is what we're talking about here.
Mandatory reporting with proper training is something that's absolutely VITAL to adults who work with kids for a living. If a good system is in place, teachers are one of the first steps in facilitating experts who will take over after the reporting phase. Make it a crime to not report abuse in DCI, which is how it is in a lot of school districts across the country. Or just expect more of these stories to get swept under a planet-sized rug.
Kathy's not confused. You're talking about reporting. I'm talking about investigating, counseling, advocating, and adjudicating. Educators of all ilks are trained in reporting, as you note. They have an important role in the process. Investigating, counseling, advocating, adjudicating, etc. are very specialized skills that require a deep knowledge base. My point is that the current model in drum corps (if I'm understanding correctly) puts more responsibility on corps staff (i.e. for investigating and adjudicating) than it should. Mandated reporting can be taught in a few hours. I know this because I take the training every other year. Functions like advocating, counseling, investigating are specialized skills that require a lot more than mandated reported training. This I know because one of my reporting units at the university I work for is the student conduct function. Even though I've had oversight of student conduct for decades, I have to defer to the experts in my operation since I don't have the detailed knowledge and skill they possess.
The DCI model gives responsibility for all the above to corps staff. My experience in education leads me to believe that it's not realistic to think that corps staff can adequately fill all roles. Reporting...yes. Investigating, adjudicating, etc...no or at least not consistently. The model I'm talking about is that corps staff do the reporting and DCI or a contractor provides the victim advocacy, investigation, and adjudicating.
I think I insulted a few people (BrassTeacher, for one), and for that I apologize. My intent was not to say that music educators as a whole aren't smart enough or dedicated enough or caring enough to do the right thing. My experience with educators is that most will go to the wall to support their students.
I believe we're all on the same side. We all want members to have a great experience in a safe environment. I'll leave it there.
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OT (sort of): Joni Mitchell
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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I wanted to see Joni at the Hollywood Bowl in October, but the cheapest seats are almost $300 thanks to resellers snatching everything up quickly. SMH.