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Hot pants DATED? BLASPHEMY! I'm trying to find a pic of the Blue Stars 07 guard on family day... Hot pants and all.

ON topic BAC mos def. Bridgemen a close second.

Wow, a 2 week US tour + round trip flight for ~ $1,130

Bugler's want Taps as national song 150th anniversary coming up.

:thumbup:I like it.

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Buglers Want 'Taps' as National Song This article is about how there is a move by military Buglers to have Taps official recognized as a national song, as the 150th anniversary of the piece nears in 2012. It got me thinking about Bugling as a musical form. Is DCI still preserving that? I cant say I've heard a piece like Taps or Extinguish the lights played by a corps in my memory.

IDK about starting from scratch, but at the pt. where Drum & BUGLE Corps becomes marching band, well then its Elite Marching Band. They already have a system for SHOW BANDS set up in Europe, S. America and parts of Asia. No need to reinvent the wheel. I've already come to terms with the fact that though D&BC is unique kids can take the same lessons away from another activity.

How much does vet retention play into this numbers game? Looking at the pic set up on FB there are 4/5 purple shorts [contra vets?] and one yellow short [bari/euph vet?] 15 rooks, or members switch to contra from another section... Can a 20 contra line be made up entirely of tuba players? Experts talks to me.

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Kidsgrove is coming to the USA to compete in 2010, but who is coming to throw down this season? Which corps are making the epic journey to compete in DCI?

AMEN!

Good start indeed! how are they sounding??

what is the DCE distinction between Corps and Show bands? simply instrumentation or are their more strings attached?

....through the grapevine something about ruby red shakos and green face paint...

elbow grease?! blackbirds?! karate kid two mantras?! Puppets?! this the same thread I started? any liquid will get the dirt off the horn pretty much is what it seems like responses have said. vinegar or a chamois cloth work well for shine. Would you consider a horn to be more like a mirror that just needs to be cleaned or like a leather shoe that can be buffed to a very high gloss?

I recently posed the question to a Black Gold alumn, and added: I've marched baritone/euphonium for a few years now. I though haven't seen corps really impact my 'real world' life. I end tour and come home, have some cool memories, but dont feel that I have changed. I'm curious if the filter of time adds a different degree to the experience. The response he gave me blew me away. I though, being young and of course always quick to assume those older then me live in islands of emotional solitude that only rarely open to let in light when coaxed very gingery thought 'oh thats one person'. So I pose the question to the community. Mayhaps this belongs on the historical corps discussion as the filter of time is 5+ plus in my minds eye, but anyone can answer. I'd also like to clarify a smidge, I'm asking more so, does the impact Corps has on you increase with time. I've yet to come across a senile old man who's eyes rekindle with joy when asked about his days marching, but maybe I'm not looking in the right places.

roflmao, mos def Tour goggles affect all males corps more or less?

I recently came across and article stating ketchup can be used as a tarnish remover... tried it on my horn... not so much. Toothpaste worked well though. What are some eco friendly polishes/oils that can be used on a horn without compromising World class calibre performance and appearance?

what do the Jupiters size up to? Tone wise is my big question, I've never heard them live.

DCI cops influence Euro corps or vice versa? seen anything thats trademark DCI done in Europe, or a trademarks Euro corps move done in DCI?

Amen.

Boston 08 Kingfishers Catch Fire Crown 05 In the arms of an Angel SWind 00 Legends of the Fall Malaguena Cavies 95 Mars Star 93 drum break VK 92 Kodo thunder SCV 88/89 Music of the Night Sky Ryders 86 somewhere over the rainbow

ait, thanks for the info guys. Great to know DCI is prepping for the real world.

Yes, What really bothers me about the matter is that I had heard nothing since august. Now a week before auditions this pops up. I've already paid for audition materials from corps I was planning on auditioning for. Not cool.