Bob P.

So far I haven't heard them all(not heard BD, Crown BAC nor BK), but of those I have heard live, I rate them as follows from best to less best: Bluecoats, Cavaliers and Blue Stars. The worst are: Cadets, Crossmen and Vanguards. Heard them all outdoors and can't imagine how they will sound indoors. Looking forward to hearing the rest at Allentown. I refuse to attend DC indoors!

Actually there are 7 different outcomes for ties in 1st and second positions among 3 corps.

Among three positions, one can only tie in the top two.😉

There still is with Blue Stars, at least.

In fact the BC are probably the best at integrating amplification of horns etc. into the whole and are being rewarded for it. Others not so good and not being rewarded.

This the 7th and last show of our mid-west tour! Noticed that Academy changed their ending (for the best, I think) and hope that will help them to top 12. Next shows are Allentown. We refuse to attend indoor shows.

This is silly, so I'll bite. The four tenors!

Yes, boring!

Doesn't South Texas (or North Mexico) start at Brownsville and end at Dallas? Lots of German influence in Corpus Christi, which truly is in South Texas.😉

I hope not, but that description could be used for most of the corps, unfortunately, except for the insertion of "blue".

What's Memorex?😉

Widor's organ symphonies would be a good start. The finale of the 5th would be glorious. Louis Viernes' organ symphonies also.

And, I guess, the hearing starts to go as we get older, so bad sound doesn't matter as much either, can't hear it. Not my case though - I have my hearing checked every year and it has not diminished much for the last 50 yrs and I want to keep it that way by avoiding excessive loud sounds. Read indoor Drum Corps contests. Even the outdoor contests can be too loud, especially with amplification.

I am numerically dyslexic. 9 x 9 = 81, but with dyslexia it comes out as 91.

Maybe the fair should be held indoors! While we are at it, why not have the Indy 500 indoors - that would make it "safer" for the 200K spectators to evacuate in case of an ugly storm. Its not for safety reasons that the DCI Indy is indoors, its for $$ reasons.

I can also acclimate to jackhammers at 125db, but I still won't enjoy nor appreciate it. 91 horns and over 25 percussion instruments, even un-amplified are not meant to be enjoyed indoors, just like a symphony orchestra is not meant to be enjoyed outdoors, even when amplified, Hollywood Bowl notwithstanding.

Decent dome is an oxymoron. Even partially covered stadiums, where spectators are covered, are acoustically compromised. Situation is even worse now with omni-directional speakers, i.e. mid bass. At least horns are directional, except when amplified, but the rest of instruments are omni-directional, hence large goo and reverberation in large enclosed space.

Just been notified that the Menomonie tickets are up for sale on Monday 8 April. Allentown tickets ordered. We refuse to go indoor competitions, which leaves out San Antonio and Indianapolis, so Allentown serves as our "finals". Been that way since 2007 at Rosebowl.

Now if they could release the tickets, that would be great. Hotels all booked for mid-west tour, starting in Lisle and ending in DeKalb. Most of the tickets ordered where available.

That was even more so true here in Quebec where the term Drum & Bugle corps didn't even exist. There was the term "corps de clairon", which means Bugle corps and also "Clique musicale".

Yes and the key of their "bugles" was Bb.

I think that the name is Whaley-Royce. Whaley Royce also manufactured a custom designed C-bass, actually ordered and used by Les Diplomates in 1962 through "68. I don't think that any other corps used it. It was not shoulder carried as the Contra and was, of course, illegal since it wasn't pitched in G. It did allow us (Dips) to play some notes others couldn't. At no point did we think that we were going "band".

I you had seen all of those shows live, would that count? Putting all of those shows on the same night would be "murder" on the judges and on the corps also. Placement would be impossible. But I see where you are going here, but I feel that if I have seen all of these shows live, then I have seen this "fantasy" show.

Yes, maybe the last few games of the season, therefore the suspension ran through the series. The riot had much more to do with Montreal losing hockey's best player at that time for the Stanley cup series. Les Canadiens lost the series to Detroit in the 7th game, which surely wouldn't have happened had the Rocket been there. Apart from some very partisan fans, most thought that the suspension was merited, even among the French Canadian populace. Playing God Save the Queen in 1982 was not usually well received, the separatist party being power since the 1976 election.

That and the fact that traditionally, Quebeckers are Cab fans.