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A mutual agreement will allow Mr. Van Wert to continue with the organization until March 17, 2023, to ensure a successful transition of responsibilities and programs.
I assume this means they have a replacement lined up.
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If you want a good source for drum corps history mixed with a well written, sometimes hilarious personal drum corps story, read this book.
Resume March: Confessions of a Drum Corps Addict https://a.co/d/3fRgqoI
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Looks like a fun parade. Coastal Carolina University marching band makes an appearance at the 1:38:30 mark.
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8 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
for legal reasons, they may not be able to say what they knew and when if they knew.
The article says the investigation began in November. The police were notified November 8.
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I am fine with the judging changes. I would not vote yes on any of the other proposals. I think shorter shows and pulling back on electronics diminishes the creative advances made by the activity over the past ten years. I think drum corps would be less interesting.
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He was a great friend to the Blue Stars. He will be missed in the La Crosse community. Godspeed Tom.
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18 hours ago, Keith Hall said:
My world in the 1970's was rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday evening and every other Sunday. 1976 was a killer as our marching staff were tough on us!
We had the same rehearsal schedule during the winter and spring. Starting in about February we would add in monthly weekend camps.
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I found this book a very enjoyable read. If you marched at any time, but particularly the 70s most of the stories in this book will bring back fond memories. It is well written and nothing like the few other drum corps memoirs I have read. I highly recommend reading this book. I would love to discuss it on here with others who have read the book.
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The Blue Stars have invested a lot of money in their food program over the past few years with the food truck and now this. Good job Stars.
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I have read it and find it very enjoyable. I think anyone interested in drum corps will like it, but particularly those of us who marched in the 70s. By the way, I am not the author. 😁
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23 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:
I’m praying for the people of Charleston and the vicinity tonight. This storm is vicious.
I live in Myrtle Beach, unless you were near the ocean you probably had minimal if any damage. Those close to the ocean did experience surge flooding. In my part of the state pretty much all communities were impacted from Georgetown to Little River. Nothing like Florida, but for those who were flooded, it is bad.
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7 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:
I’m in Palm Beach. My wonderful friends in South Gulf Cove and Rotonda are keeping me informed. I’m sorry, but I’m in tears now worrying about them and in awe of their grace under tremendous pressure. I don’t know what I’ll come home to Friday, if I can even get home, but I know we will all recover because we have each other. Charlotte county strong. 💪
South Gulf Cove and Rotonda West took it on the chin today. Do you live there?
I have friends with homes near the Gulf in Naples and it sounds like the homes are total losses. Luckily they work and have apartments in downtown Miami, so they are safe.-
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Blue Stars have made plenty of staff changes over the years but they have kept Shapiro for what, 15 years? And when they make changes they seem to do it with one caption only, like percussion this year. That leads to great stability.
Corps at the top like Blue Devils and Bluecoats found their team and have built around them. Very little change. Boston appears to be going down that road.
No doubt a consistent design and instructional staff over years is great for any organization.-
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So, who is going into the winter with the fewest changes? Blue Devils, Bluecoats, Boston and SCV seem to have remained pretty static, correct? Crown percussion? Anything else?
Cadets appear to have had some upheaval.
Blue Stars only percussion changes, arguably where they needed to step it up.
Phantom, visual? Anything else change?
Cavaliers big changes.
i am not sure about Mandarin, Colts, or Troopers.
Based on what we know I would say the corps at the top should see little to no shakeup, and Blue Stars seem to be in the best shape to improve, something they have been doing since 2018. Phantom seems positioned well to move up.
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29 minutes ago, Hook'emCavies said:
Cavies should reclaim Michael Gaines
I am sure they would if they could.
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15 minutes ago, fsthnds said:
Neil Laravee to that list.
The Cadets appeared to be on an upswing this year. It is unfortunate to see staff turnover and in a way that indicates turmoil within. This cannot be good for the organization. Hopefully they have a plan.
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9 minutes ago, BlueStainGlass said:
I don't think Matt Hernandez was writing last year. I know he was there years ago and has some good California connections at RCC
His bio says he has been arranging for the stars since 2017.
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The entire Blue Stars design team is back with the exception of the battery composer. Tony Nunez has joined the team to take over that role.
They also have a couple new caption heads. Greg Power for battery and Michael Kern and Brianne Kikuchi for the front ensemble.
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3 minutes ago, college-phan said:
What did he say…? LOL
Yeah, something with the all male corps. They're, they're - you can push them, because, uh it's all male. I-it's not that, uh, uh, uhm I'm trying to think of a way to say it. You can push them with clear direct information because they're male. I don't know. It's a different kind of thing.
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On 8/23/2022 at 2:21 PM, Boss Anova said:
' Not sure we should be comparing pro sports franchises, or even amateur team sports with the DCI Blue Devils as there are stark differences. That said, if we DO intend to compare amateur teams with the amateur youth level Blue Devils, then the Blue Devils have a ways to go yet to attain the level of accomplishments of ( for one example ) the Univ. of Iowa Hawkeyes team wrestling program. Since 1975 :
24 NCAA National Championships, 6 Silver Medals, 35 Big10 Conference Championships.
9 consecutive NCAA National Championships ( 1978-1986 ).
11 " three- peats " :
1...78.79.80.
2...79,80.81
3...80,81,82
4...81,82,83
5...82,83,84
6...83,84,85.
7...84,85,86
8....95,96,97
9...96,97,98
10..97,98,99
11...98,99,2000
They are also the reigning National Champion for 2021. They have 16 consecutive home meets where they have averaged over 10,000 in attendance, and have set the record for the largest home attendance of 42,284. ( there are currently 79 Division 1 College Wrestling Programs... 20-22 World Class Division Drum Corps. )
As mentioned its not a good comparison to compare DCI Blue Devils for a host of reasons. For just one example, if one wants to participate in the Univ. of Iowa wrestling program, one cant transfer to their program from another school's program and just step right in . NCAA rules make a student have to move to that school's location, take up residence in that immediate environs, enroll in their school there full time, then sit out a season, before being allowed to compete with other amateur collegiate programs as a member of the Univ. Iowa Wrestling Program. Thus, comparing NCAA or Pro sports programs with DCI is fraught with some difficulty, as there are some pretty significant and quite obvious differences between the two, imo.
Similar dominance, but the Blue Devils never went a full decade with out a title like Iowa did 2011 through 2020. I know the tournament was canceled in 2020.
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5 minutes ago, DFA1970 said:
I always wonder if a teaching staff like BD or Coats all went to a corp say like Pacific Crest.. if there would be a significant difference right away. Of course talent from the members counts but how much would a seasoned staff make a difference right away.
There would be a big difference right away if they were able to bring their previous corps' budget with them.
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We queued up on the south side of the stadium where the line was not as crazy long as the north side. Probably in line for 30 minutes starting at 5:30.
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1 hour ago, BlueStainGlass said:
@corps8294so remember when you said they would drop and be worse because of how young they were. Time to eat the crow 😂
I don’t think they were young.
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2 hours ago, George Dixon said:
absolutely just trolling for attention...
And 59 pages in on this thread he is getting it.
It's finals week. It would be nice to see this thread fade to the second page soon.-
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The Coronation
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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My wife and I were in London this past week and got to the procession route at 5:30 AM Saturday morning. The band on horseback sounded good, but maybe 60% were actually playing at any one time. I saw one tuba player with a skittish horse who never made an effort to put lips to mouthpiece. I agree with previous posters who said the British know pomp and circumstance.
We attended the sung Eucharist at St. Paul’s Sunday morning and they closed the service with the organ playing Crown Imperial. Memories of my drum corps years in the 70s came rushing back.