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Thanks, Jim! Much appreciated! :-)

https://www.dci.org/news/2018-dci-tour-by-the-numbers This DCI article from 2017-12-06 explicitly that both the DCI Premiere and Big, Loud & Live 15 will both be coming to theaters nationwide, however I cannot find any evidence of this on the DCI Schedule or the Fathom Events site. Any ideas?

Does anyone know why DCI has done away with the RSS feed for the Field Pass podcast? I have always listened to this via my podcast app of choice (Downcast for iOS), however about midway through this summer, it has seemingly disappeared and now the easiest way to listen on the go appears to be SoundCloud. Which is fine but a little more cumbersome than I would prefer (no episode names, just air dates, make it more difficult to remember where I left off; when catching up on multiple episodes, they play in reverse order). DCI has an RSS link on their site with a number of confusing feed options, e.g.: "Select a Sport (for photo feed):" with the only value for selection being Blue Knights. What? lol There is no mention whatsoever of an RSS feed for the Field Pass. Anyone else puzzled by this?

Looking for some great, hig quality pics for the lock/home screen on my new big, beautiful iPhone 6+ Can anyone point in the right direction? thanks!

What time do Cadets start rehearsal?

anyone know where the cadets are rehearsing today? thanks ! :-)

Twitter handle = FHNSAB

ummm, looking for the names of people who are kind enough to give some live impressions... ::note to self, tweets are twitter::

I need details!!!

hey all. i skipped over all the drama in the middle and just want to offer up some more BD love. I'll preface this with the fact that I am in no way a die-hard BD fan (Cadets are #1 in my heart forever). However, I do enjoy many of their productions and the passion with which they generally play. With the performance this weekend in ATL, they really made me a believer in the show and showed why they deserve to be no. 1. I'm not sure I can pinpoint any one aspect of the show that really did it for me, but the whole (in my eyes) was definitely greater than any one individual moment (isn't that how a great show should be anyway!?). Clean, fun, fast -- I was very impressed and glad to see them at the top of their game with a great show!

My (most likely incorrect) prediction is HNC by .4 or less. I'd like them to win by more, but I just can't see that happening... if they win at all that is. This season is SO exciting, I wish every year could be like this one!!!

That's true. The show site, Jackson Liberty HS, is just about 3 years old. There is also Jackson Memorial HS, which is much older. Both schools are fairly large.

Hey Kevin, are you posting pictures to Twitter using an iPhone? Just curious...

c'mon now buddy. I mean, if you really don't want to know the scores before they are announced, then do not look at Twitter on your phone or anyone else's phone. It really is as simple as that. In this age of virtually instant gratification, I would fully expect the scores to be posted on Twitter, almost the instant someone found out. And it does not surprise me that the scores were there even before they announced them at the venue. In my opinion, this is a great thing. For people not in attendance, waiting with baited breath for the results, I think this is awesome. It seems downright silly to even suggest that DCI or anyone else should (or even has the authority) regulate The Cavaliers tweeting habits. If you are at a show and don't wanna know, DON'T LOOK. And tell your friends to keep their mouths shut, if you're worried about them ruining the surprise.

I'd like to see the Cadets take a stab at Bill Frisell's "Have A Little Faith" (the album as a whole, not just the song). I think they could have great success with that material, but I wouldn't limit it to just them Anything by Gordon Goodwin. I know a few corps have reached out to his material recently, but I'd really like to hear "Hunting Wabbits" or "Count Bubba's Revenge" specifically. great topic here. love reading all the suggestions. Got into Jaga Jazzist on the recommendation from an earlier post. Thanks!!!

mainly this is in reference to their high scoring championship shows. IMHO, the Cavies 2002 was waaaaaaaaay more overrated. Cadets 2005 is one of the best all around shows ever put on a field. I'm sure this has been discussed ad nauseum, but I'm too lazy to search, lol

August 6, 2000. Giants' Stadium. Got to watch Cadets rehearse beforehand. Didn't get to play with them, maybe they didn't do that at the MiCs then, not sure. Our band director took us up to the empty top level to watch the Cadets perform later that night. Most of the other corps were a blur. Holy Name changed my perception of marching music forever. thanks :-)

Second that, its about #### time! *darn?

After reading many threads similar in nature to this one, I have continually (and perhaps foolishly) tried to see things from the "other side." I keep reading in hopes that I will hear a logical and competent argument for anti-amp/voice crowd. I've come to the conclusion that there is no such argument (or maybe no one wise enough to make it). It comes down a simple matter of taste. You either like it or you don't. But all the comments that try to paint this simple fact in a different light, show the true ignorance of some of the individuals in this community. "Drum Corps IS this and ISN'T that." A common argument. Whether you like it or not, Drum Corps is art and its difficult to define what art is or is not. That's why its art! I certainly love music and marching, but I believe other elements can enhance the experience of a Drum Corps show. I recently read "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" (from the writers of The Daily Show) and one point stuck with me -- in reference to a failing point of our political system. Would you like to be a candidate for Democratic office? Great! Than you must agree with universal health care AND a ban on all assault weapons. Other examples were given, but the point is that independent thought is thrown out the window! It's hard to be so black and white with complex topics. Personally, I feel lucky that I was naively introduced to the activity -- free of any of the prejudices that many here harbor. IMO, music, especially music as emotionally moving as Drum Corps, can enhance the power of a message and the fact the a show delivers a message (vocally, politically or otherwise) is not inherently a bad thing. Design is another issue, but one related to the topic of this thread. Be open-mined and if you still don't like something that's fine, but don't dismiss something based on what it "is" or "isn't." my two cents

1.) Holy Name That's all we know as absolute, so I don't want to speculate on anything else even remotely iffy....

I know I'm late to the game with this question, but has anyone else noticed the contras are noticeably absent from the full corps recording? I mean I hear them, but i don't HEAR them? Seems like the mix is kinda off. I liked the fact that Crown is offering 192kbps .mp3s, instead of 128kbps .mp4s as they did last year (although a lossless quality download would be much more preferable ), but the mix overall on last years full corps recoding is much more powerful. Just curious if anyone else has noticed this as well. Thanks!

Hah! Me too. Glad I'm not the only one.

Not sure what my posting frequency has to do with anything, but I just thought your comment was kind of ironic. and yea, i stayed home from work today, not specifically to insult you, but hey, if you're gonna set 'em up, I might as well knock 'em down.