Tank
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"crown"? Do I detect a prophecy there, involving the MOST rapidly advancing Corps currently? Well, I hope my observation doesn't appear too cavalier.
Speaking from the Carolinas, if Crown doesn't win, there will be many people feeling blue. Coats or ponchos will be needed to avoid being soaked by the tears.
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the cnn.com article didn't help their mood either.
Does anyone have any insight as to how this article FOUND its way to cnn.com, anyway? It's not like Anderson Cooper is keeping his ear to the pavement in front of Lucas Oil Stadium. Leak by a non-G7er?
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Yeah, the current concept has nothing to do with leaving DCI. Many fear the slippery slope the current concept could create.
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Village at Sandhill, "Columbia", SC
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No, but they might not want to be (hypothetically) traded from the American League to a college summer league, where they will no longer compete in Major League Baseball games. THAT is the long-term fear.
Or, take the example another direction (now that I have more time): If multi-million dollar contracts weren't involved, how many guys would like to play for the Yankees AFTER they announce that they are going to have a series of 162 Home Run Derbies across the country instead of competing in the AL East and potentially playing the (actual) World Series? Would the history/legacy (Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Yankee Stadium-sometimes) of the Yankee organization be enough for players to join this meaningless exhibition instead of playing Major League Baseball games for Boston or Philadelphia or another team?
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An easy comparison would be a baseball team switching divisions. Would a player not want to go to a team if they switch from the AL to the NL? Probably not.
No, but they might not want to be (hypothetically) traded from the American League to a college summer league, where they will no longer compete in Major League Baseball games. THAT is the long-term fear.
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and it is once again a typical Hopkins proposal - ask for the stars and settle for the moon until 2013!
Fixed.
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From Jeff's thing (presentation? press release?):
In the aggregate, we have over 155,000 facebook friends, more than double that of DCI.For poops and giggles, I looked into it.
The Cadets: 12,730 "likes" (I presume this is what they mean by "friends"-taken from the Facebook links on corps' webpages)
Blue Devils: 38,924
Cavaliers: 34,635
Phantom Regiment: 42,693
Carolina Crown: 23,937
Santa Clara Vanguard: 26,528
Bluecoats: 7,144
This doesn't address repeats, either. And, what percentage of people "Like" one or more of these corps AND DCI???
(If FB friends is our benchmark statistic now, makes you wonder what the G3 of Phantom, Blue Devils, and Cavaliers are doing with "scrubs" like the Cadets and Bluecoats.)
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I still wonder if they asked for the stars with the original proposal knowing they might end up with the moon, so to speak.
If history is any indication (corps size, electronics), the stars are coming.
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No, unless one of the commentators snaps and launches into an anti-G7 tirade, forcing DCI to play a video of SCV 89 while he is dragged away.
Which of our drum corps celebrities is most likely to lose his #### on air?
One could argue Cesario has already done that. "Taking a bath in chocolate"? Oy.
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Yeah, I'd have to go with "highly unlikely".
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OTOH, if you had a C3 show the day after East, it would draw better than 1800 - the G7, like everybody else, have a much more compelling product in August than they do in mid-June.
So using this logic (and I realize you were just running with someone else's point), it sounds like the G7 Cirque du Whatever concept would likely draw the exact same (and same number of) fans into its fold (less any one alienated by the presumed G7/DCI split).
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Personal attacks have been removed from posts in this thread. Please refrain from name calling.
Thanks,
Mike
POOPYHEAD!!!!!
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I have, admittedly, selected a few choice quotes:
Me thinks you (and a few others) are yet unable to step far enough back in order to see the bigger picture contained in the G7 proposal.Your "fans" are the tiny group of existing DC fans --the 1800, that show up at places like Allentown,
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I'm interested --as I believe the G7 leadership is-- in cultivating a NEW wider audience that will number in the hundreds of thousands --just as Cirque du Soleil did.
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Therefore, competitive SCORES will not be all that important. Will they use some sort of scoring system? Maybe! Perhaps they will let the crowd use their cellphones to vote. Who knows? It doesn't matter now and it will matter less then. ONCE AGAIN, TRY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
Let's back it up here. Wasn't that magical show in Allentown, the one that drew 1800, SUPPOSED to be a prototype of this new Cirque du Drum Corps show that was supposed to draw in the hundreds of thousands???
I may be crazy, but I think the upcoming "actual drum corps show" in Allentown will draw a few more than 1800.
Hint: I'm not crazy.
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The G7 needs more money? How big was that flat screen TV @ the Cadets' souvenir stand? 36"? 40"? They couldn't get by with a 22"?
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If a soprano player were sticking out like a sore thumb from the ensemble, he/she would be getting called out on it.
So why do we tolerate lack of balance/blend from the electronic instruments after all these years with the technology AND after all these months cleaning the show?
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That's cool. I have the Gamecocks/Bulldogs game this weekend, anyway.
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. . .all of them will if it becomes legal.
Indeed.
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As comparisions, yea.org has remained the same since our first check, but dci.org has exploded to more than $51k!
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After hearing the news about the Planet's value, I found this exclusive pic of John Donovan:
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ok mr. sam, i've read enough of your posts on here to generally respect your opinions, but you get no bonus points from me by leaving off your own 84 devs show, and the 80 devs, two truly legendary performance.
i would add to that, in no particular order,
74-75 muchachos
78, 81 bridgemen
87 cadets and scv
88 madison, scv, and devs
75, 81-84, 88, 92 and 95 scouts
80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 91, 94, 02, 08 devs
93, 96, and 03 pr
88 and 92 vk
84, 87, 92 cadets
79, 80, 86, 88 spirit
85 suncoast (for years when people said "the lick" with awe in their voice i assumed they were talking about the sops in the closer)
93 star
Just so you know, this constitutes 41 legendary performances. Just IMO, I think that's a little much, but I'm a relative newbie ('97ish).
Just sayin'. I don't have the experience to say you're wrong, but 40-some "legendary" performances in 34 years seems a bit much to me.
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You owe me a beer for my agreeing with you before you agreeing with me.
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I expect quotes from Leony or life story narration next year.
Ironically, THIS could actually work, maybe.
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Nope.
Agreed.
(Probably the first time Mike and I have ever agreed about narration.
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The World Series of Drum Corps
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Question #2 would be why CNN ran with it. Maybe that's what I'm more interested in. I mean, everything's out here now. I don't need to know about sources & leaks. Just how and why a story made it to CNN.