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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    Frontiersmen 1974-1975, Blue Devils 1976-1980; BDB staff 1981-1982; VK staff 1982-1983; VK Winter Guard design staff 1983-1984; Drum Corps West brass and visual judge 1983-1988; WGASC color guard judge 1982-1995; HS band music/visual judge 1983-present; High school brass coaching and drill design, 1982-2001
  • Your Favorite Corps
    Blue Devils, Bluecoats, Carolina Crown, Vanguard, Cadets, 1974 Muchachos
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    As marching member, 1976 Blue Devils, as a spectator, 2017 Blue Devils.
  • Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
    1980...great year
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  1. Either have: 139 row 7 seat 10 (great for music) or: 239 row 4 seat 7 (great view) text me 909-815-1616
  2. Have contact information for a friend with 5 seats together - semifinals Section 143 Row 21 seats 9-10 and 13-14-15. PM me and I’ll put you in touch. Thanks!
  3. Section 241 row 8 seats 1-2. $79 each PM if interested
  4. hi bd,

    i would be interested in buying your prelims ticket.

    elaine

    1. BDCorno

      BDCorno

      Hi Elaine have two tix in 241 row 8 seats 1-2. 

    2. BDCorno

      BDCorno

      Or I have 140 row 4 seat 19 $79

  5. PM me if interested. I’m traveling but I’ll try to respond ASAP
  6. I have a single set of seats available for all three rounds in 140, row 15. PM if interested
  7. Ticketmaster isn’t much better. Something like seven dollars a ticket? Multiply that by 25,000 tickets that’s a pretty good chunk of change. Especially when the phone app is buggy at best.
  8. Please PM if you have something available. Center sections down low preferred only.
  9. Two large cans of peanut butter and a case of sunblock
  10. Some excellent takes here, especially for a drummer [rimshot] 😝 I was just talking with a friend last night regarding Bloo. I think what happened is that they just stuck with the 60s thing one year too long. Too bad. Great corps otherwise. Blue Devils? Yeah it’s not the best show ever but 2014 is a very high bar to scale. I think 2017 was a better program but the musical ensemble is the best ever for the corps. For that reason, I think they will best 2017 scoring wise, but fall short of the all-time record. Something I sort of missed with Boston just until the other night, they have some pretty intense horn work during the opener but then there’s a long stretch where they’re really not allowed to do much (6+ minutes!) before they return for a strong finish. It’s a bummer, because I think the show “slows down” too much, and that an incredible horn line doesn’t get the time and exposure it deserves. Supremely talented group all around, but unfortunately, I think the program lets them down once again. For those reasons, I think BD win it, Crown second, Boston third and Coats fourth.
  11. I see what you’re trying to say, but your generalized assertion about the talent is faulty. I don’t think you can say they have more talent than any of the other top groups. Top three or four horn lines have similar talent level. Top six drum lines, crazy talent. Top three or four color guards, same. The difference is finding a specific performer profile, including visual capabilities. It’s not just enough to be able to play or spin at the highest level. You really have to be able to move, and “perform”. This is true at a number of other top groups at specific captions, but there’s nobody that really has that top to bottom like BD. The gap is closing though. There is plenty of talent to go around. BD still wins because they put together the best programs most years, and manage to get the most out of their kids, at the right time. I can think of a couple of recent times they closed the deal on finals night with a peak performance…2007, 2015, 2019 come to mind. They have also been bested by some amazing programs and corps…2008, 2013, 2016, 2018. As for migration from other top groups? Yeah, it happens but the number is not huge. There are also extremely talented individuals that do not make BD that go onto the other top groups. A particular winky trumpet player comes to mind. Lots of mad talent that audition at BD, then move on to, and are a great fit at another top contender. So I think the raw talent is comparable, but maybe BD just does a better job screening for their needs.
  12. Both were in their own way. Blue Devils were much better last night than the night before. On the flipside, I don’t think Boston was as good last night, than the night before. The absence of a full complement of groups in TN also affected the spreads. Once again, I stress that BD was “night and day” better last night. NOT stellar on Friday.
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