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Now they just have to win the next 81 championships in order to maintain the numerical correlation. We'll worry about the 22nd century when we get there.
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As a BD former MM (long time ago) and BD homer I just want to say congratulations to Bloo on a great show, a great season, and so many great performances. You are a classy organization and will definitely have many opportunities to claim the gold, which I'm sure you'll do again very soon. And BD will be there to make sure you earn it!
Congrats on an amazing season!
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Hey 19!
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BD showed some serious swagger tonight. They always look like such pros out there.
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1 minute ago, KVG_DC said:
Also, glad to see the score bump for Blue Stars. They had a heck of a run tonight. The giant prop still seems sort of wasted potential and while the uniforms look pretty good from high and highlight the drill super good, every time they went close I thought "it's like they ran through the fabric story remnants pile with glue on." It's definitely better than Cadets and should be nipping at BK's heels a bit more in my view.
Yeah, they looked like really weird chaps.
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22 minutes ago, Cadevilina Crown said:
More than that, but for the first time ever, I feel like BD’s ending is just... incomplete. Like, there’s something missing that needs to be there to tie this show together. 2015 had that problem until Finals week when they added Clara and everything finally made sense. This show, OTOH, hasn’t really added anything like that yet. Maybe they’re saving it for Semis or Finals, but I’m not so sure.
They'll turn off the Ghostlight and when they do, all the lights in the stadium will go off, too.
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On 7/13/2019 at 2:50 PM, kkrepps said:
Staff pack: These pack animals swoop in and surround their favorite prey (spectators) just prior to a performance. They are notable for their matching lanyard badges and wireless headsets. They quickly overwhelm their prey with distracting noises and obstructing gestures, oftentimes driving the spectator away to forage for food.
Highjacker: The person who doesn't actually read the OP.
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5 hours ago, pistolpete said:
150 simultaneous hair whips!
We tried that back in the '70's but the wafros really don't whip.
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Interactive is the buzz word now. DCI is very "here is the performance and we will tell you about it what to think". Offering an audience more immediate feedback, with judges/commentators talking about shows right after they happen is the way people interact with entertainment now. So, Boston [for instance] performs, then commentators (a mix of various DCI-experienced, famous-and-qualified-performers-etc.) offers some feedback (live at stadium or on the live feed) and perhaps some opportunity for viewers to respond). The feedback loop is too long and formal now.
Most of this thread (and DCI) if focused on who wins finals. DCI would benefit from making other contests feel also important, and more interactivity can only help.
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On 6/5/2019 at 5:50 AM, Rufus67 said:
An understandable adjudication system that rewards execution (musical, marching, performance, etc.) instead of the hash that currently exists. Figure skating figured this out a while ago (e.g., if you fall you ain't winning that day) and I'm not really sure why drum corps can't (e.g., marchers out of step, different marching techniques used by marching members in the same corps, entrances missed, equipment dropped, etc.).
Your profile pic indicates you've see what you describe.
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3 hours ago, Chief Guns said:
Crown can be consistently number one in brass, as long as BD is consistently world champs.
Nah - BD can never have enough Otts.
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10 hours ago, jprisbrey said:
DCI Puerto Rico!
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56 minutes ago, BigW said:
I heard the reason was that they were just updating Heywood's Bio page and wanted to mention his recent collaboration with WGI Percussion guru Hugh Jass.
Heywood doesn't want anything to do with Hugh. He's moving into costume design and will be joining forces with Seymour Butts.
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6 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
my hunch is a multi pronged attack. we all know they snoop here and other places online, especially reddit.
Attack? Its called reporting. The report seems certain to be about a youth activity knowingly allowing sexual predators to participate. I'd call that necessary attention, not an attack.
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6 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said:
Imagine yourself in Dan Acheson's shoes in this scenario: One or more reporters has reached out to you asking for an interview about allegations against some person or persons involved in DCI or a member corps, but s/he won't say prior to the interview who the allegations concern. You, Acheson, are aware of some allegations that have not been made public, but you don't know if these are the same allegations that the reporter(s) are now bringing to you. The allegations that you're aware of all concern people no longer involved with DCI. Maybe you didn't even know about them at the time. Or maybe you heard about them but had no authority then to do anything about them. (Nor could you ever have said anything publicly before without risking a libel suit from the supposed violator.) Is s/he going to ask you about those? You know what to say about those. You've talked to DCI's lawyers about what you knew and how DCI would not ever let those people work in corps under its auspices again. Or is s/he going to blindside you with new allegations about currently active figures in DCI? You don't know. So you stall to try to find out via other channels whom the interview might concern. However, fearful that the press will run with the story without interviewing you, you also try to assure the public that DCI, ever since learning about the Cadets in April, is doing everything in its power to keep corps safe.
Is that the right approach or the wrong approach? I dunno.
Much as I hate it, DCI should really be working with communications professionals on this. No matter the circumstance, refusing to talk to the reporter on a story like this looks really really really really really bad. Someone who knows how to deal with the media would also know how to respond to the possibilities you've mentioned. Acheson's response seems entirely reactive, and DCI needs to be proactive both in directly addressing all the problems coming to light, and in their communications strategy about these issues. Its not clear they are accomplishing either of these goals with the current stonewalling and CYA'ing.
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On 9/20/2018 at 9:50 AM, xandandl said:
So bitter, so sad.
And irrationally angry (its all the rage now).
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Figure out how NOT to screw West Coast fans (oh, I forgot, its all way too hard for easterners and midwesterners since they are so weak).
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6 hours ago, xandandl said:
they were still a glockenspiel corps during my marching days. 🙂
Then I'm especially sorry you got cut.
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3 hours ago, Bluzes said:
I would not put it that way but dci squandered any market share they built where they held finals in the 2 year rotation.
I should be more explicit. DCI takes west coast drum corps fans for granted. I don't give a f#ck if they stay in Indy, but they need to change the tour so we can see something closer to a complete show. Now you will all tell me how harrowing it is for east coast corps to change what they do, which only reinforces my point. DCI takes west coast fans for granted.
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On 8/11/2018 at 8:36 AM, ThePlanets said:
HOF show and possibly Erie stay the last outdoor shows of the season and are both roughly 1.5 hrs from me? YES
I can continue to make a day trip to semis and see the rest of the corps I missed as long as I get they day approved off? YES
I prefer the acoustics of a good old outdoor show but it won't rain on your parade indoors.
Indy is a nice city, low drama, low traffic issues, nice accommodations.
And it must be great to have that for over 20 years in a row. And I'm sure you understand why those of us from other parts of the country feel like DCI doesn't give a crap about our experiences.
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20 minutes ago, BoyWonder1911 said:
You are correct with this part, at least for 2019:
"I guess the only way to debunk this theory now is if BAC can manage to win a title next year."
CI says nothing about your next statement, though: " And if not, then they can't medal."
Go back and read the very first post in this thread and you'll see what the theory of CI actually is. Its not describing a conspiracy, its describing a pattern which has continued to hold over 11 championships since it was first posited, so it seems to be holding up pretty well.
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On 6/25/2018 at 7:38 AM, BDCorno said:
They employ a very different process than we would have used in the past. Back when I marched, they'd come out with the drill sheets and teach you the drill. You'd learn it, then clean it. Jay and crew "block" ideas onto the field, similar to the way a choreographer would build something onstage. Once the ideas are located "in the vicinity", then they start detailing the hows, whats and connecting ideas. They will add layers of movement and content on top as they work sections of the show. The actual placement of bodies eventually gets formalized (some time in mid-July for everything), and then they can get down to cleaning. By that time, most things are focused pretty well so there isn't much to be done. Staff will continually tweak and update small chunks of show, and if there is a "final" ending, they'll plug that in as late as Buffalo. When will their show be "done"? Could be as late as the day before semis, as it was in '15. The process does keep things fresh, and it does require that the kids absorb, learn, clean and perform changes on a rapid basis.
Back in the Jurassic Period, Jack Meehan told us a story about "finishing" a show. He saw a PBS program (this was back when you were more of a nerd if you watched PBS) about an Indonesian man who carved elaborate wooden doors. The interviewer asked him how he knew when a door was finished. He said "When they take it away from me". In other words, the show is never done, they just run out of opportunities to further perfect it.
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7 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said:
And?
Don't pretend you don't know.
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13 hours ago, BDCorno said:
Nononononononono....all they do is stand around. SMH.
All they do is sit at the bar. Oh wait, that's the BD alumni.
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What Year Will BD Win #20?
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Thanks, Uncle Joe!