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RobG

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  1. Yes, we need new judges. Too many judges have been around for the the last 20-30 years and drum corps hasn't changed at all! (sarcasm)
  2. Hate to be overly practical, but what about cost and quality? Aren't good-quality G horns harder to find, not to mention repair, than Bb/F horns? Aren't they more expensive to buy and repair? I knew someone in the repair business who remembers trying to find parts for G horns and having trouble. Besides, at the risk of sounding sacrilegious, didn't hornlines sound better after making the switch to Bb/F?
  3. while a number of things may be wrong with drum corps, the regard of staff for corps members isn't one of them. I think the words "chose to ignore the problem" (my emphasis on the word chose) are unfortunate. As a high school band director of a small marching band (35), I can remember a situation where a majorette blew a knee about 15 feet away from me and I didn't see it until my assistant ran on to the field to help her. Note that this girl was in front on about the 40 at the time and the group was small. It can happen. Should the response have been better? Absolutely. All of the corps and event organizers should take note to insure the safety of the corps members.
  4. Drum corps is not a sport! Unless you can have a sport in which every participant is a winner.
  5. "the louder you play, the softer you tongue"... still excellent advice. I wish I could remember who said that that.
  6. I love the Scouts' show. Very emotional; very entertaining. It's my favorite of the shows I saw at Akron on 7-7. My only reservation is all the low synth. They don't need it.
  7. Infocision Stadium is a great venue for drum corps! ... if you don't have drumlines warming up right next to the stadium ruining some of the quiet moments in other corps shows. That was an insult to the corps on the field as well as the fans trying to enjoy the shows.
  8. Combination of best corps and and best show since in their history, period. I look forward to seeing them again tomorrow in Massilon.
  9. many of our horns were very old or in poor condition. Some of us were still using valve-rotor horns in the 1986 season.
  10. I saw Crown in Akron and they sound great. I don't think the snare hole hurts the balance. But what about the other holes? It seems like there were 5-6 holes in the hornline? It had to hurt the score some.
  11. I saw the Scouts in Akron and think they have a great show. I get tired of other corps dicing up symphonies into 1'-30" tidbits. The Scouts treat the music that they play with respect and I hope to see them in the finals!
  12. When I first hopped into drum corps? Try 1986 as corps member and several years before that as a fan. I am speaking from the perspective of watching drum corps for over 25 years and having the experience of being in the Bluecoats in 1987. My original point was that the bluecoats didn't peak early - in the '80's and early 90's they just maxed out their show and watched others pass them. In '08 and '09, they just didn't have good shows. By the way, the example citing the re-writing the the show to make it easier just helps to make my point.
  13. 2009: Good corps, bad show. That simple. Do you let a (slotted) score tell you what is good? I don't.
  14. I pay much less attention to the scores than I used to, and still less with each passing season. I go to shows just to see the show! I can't ever imagine booing a corps show, either during a show or when the scores are announced, and I don't think I ever will.
  15. It seems to me that the Bluecoats "peak early" (not the term I would use, thus the quotes) for the following reasons: 1) They have a conservative approach. They play it safe and come out with a show that is a little easier than it ought to be because they want to look good out of the gate. Some other corps come out looking kind of sloppy but as they clean up the show they pass Bluecoats. 2) The Bluecoats last two shows before this year have just not been that good - last year's show just flat-out stunk. A good corps can only do so much with bad material. It looks to me like the Bluecoats put everything together just right this season. They look better than ever and have an outside chance at making #1. I look forward tothe next time I see them in Massilon.
  16. I agree with the point about not having to like the corps you were in. As a former member of the Bluecoats I have been REALLY disappointed with the shows in '08 and '09. I was even disappointed by the "play-it-safe" approach that they seemed to have while I was a member of the corps. I strongly disagree about this year's show. I think they have finally have the show to match the corp's quality.
  17. Great show! Bluecoats FINALLY have a show that should allow them to contend for the title! Crown Sounded great but had 6-7 holes. Cavaliers had a great show - I thought they should have won. Scouts should have scored better.
  18. The activity has shifted its focus over the years. Its former focus as a an enrichment activity for youth has largely been taken over by school music programs. Comparing drom corps in 1972 to drum corps of the present is like comparing apples and oranges.
  19. Everywhere! In terms of the number of actve corps, drum corps is just a shadow of what it used to be.
  20. After being a long-time fan, I joined 27 in '86. Even though I love '80 and '81, '86 is special for me. I have never been associated with any group that had more heart than the 1986 27th Lancers.
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