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Better yet, run him through with a spear.

FIRE THAT JUDGE

Well I have seen first hand BD members not being very "classy"....in uniform. It was shocking and has always made me not respect them.

The ONLY BD show I have EVER liked finished 3rd..... I still have Phaith!!!! Is Phantom saving a new ending for Finals?

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wow...Thanks....go PHANTOM!!!

Can someone post all of the scores so far....PLEASE. I just got home and I do not feel like reading through 57 pages of this to find scores.

Does anyone know where Phantom will be staying this weekend?

I just finished watching the Denver performance of SCV and I was wondering about the guard costume change in the closer. From Fan Network it is hard to see what exactly is going on, but it appears as if by spinning their uniform unravels to reveal a new blue uniform. Can anyone who was in Denver, or seen the SCV show live please explain what is happening? I think whatever it is, it makes the closer much better. Thanks!

Their guard is holding them back.

They should have had their guard uniforms by now

I will be wearing my newly made "Sara Jones - the woman who ruined my favorite drum corps" t-shirt to finals this year. I will never boo The Cadets...but I will not applaud something I can't stand. I am honestly heartbroken about how much I hate this show...not the corps, the show.

I have been reading this thing for years....I felt so strongly about this post I created a screenname the day after Toledo and I had some time to write. I sort of feel bad for what I worte...because I know it may read as a post that is just out there to bash...but I really meant it to be my thoughts and my criticism.

I saw the Cadets in Toledo. A few brief insights into my prior experience with the Cadets- A. they are my favorite corps of all time B. I have liked or loved pretty much every show, minus Jethro Tull C. I have defended the Cadets time and time again over the past few years. D. I believe cadets 07 shoul have won and was way underatted and looked down upon for narration that fit and made sense. My Toledo experience A. Loved Boston's show! B. Was waiting with fervent anticipation for the Cadets. C. I am smart enough to understand what was trying to be portrayed. D. I hated it. I couldn't believe how much I hated it. A few things from other posts I need to clear up from my perspective. A. There is no homosexual overtones, the girl she hugs at the end is herself. That is why she has been wearing a scarf the whole time. The guard member is a representation of her memory of the events in her life (I could be worng). B. The Snap - I do not think people understood what it was supposed to be at the end, and they forgot the one small line about snapping your fingers to be happy....if you didnt catch the line in the beginning, the end would have made no sense. When the snap happened, peopel were waiting for *gasp* more text to explain what was meant. C. The people behind the screen need to be hidden better. D. The stage is almost too far away to tell what is really going on. E. Why does the stage look like a 50's living room when she clearly says she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. F. If the actors are supposed to be lip reading what the narrator's are saying, it is hard to see. G. Why is it set in a living room at all if it is a radio show, why not in a radio studio with microphones and the people talking actually acting out what they are saying. H. The lady next to me thought the guy on stage was an interior decorator, the way he was moving around the living room, touching funiture. It was very unclear that they were supposed to be the representation of the interview. I. Not a hater of narration, but this is over the top. I felt like I was watching a bad high school play...certainly not what you want from a World Class Organization. The crowd response from Toledo was not malicious. I really feel people were at a loss. I feel bad if this was someone's first exposure to such a wonderful corps. People were not booing, or yelling at George...they were legitimatley confused and personal I was soooo disappointed. The corps still marches and plays amazing. I still love them. I still have their decal on my car. I will continue to root for them and do not want to see them fall....but I hate this show. I have a feeling the crowd will sit on their hands most of the season, which is a shame, because there are some very talented young people giving it their all out there. I am sure the show will be refined, but this first impression left a horrible taste in my mouth. I like the theme about happiness, and feel the messages are all good...the working too much, the trying to find love...I get it and like it, but the radio interview and the soap opera set were not working for me at all. One last note, I also was sitting with a breast cancer survivor. She was not very pleased at the way it was thrown into the show. I get that they need something bad to happen to our protagonist so we will root for her, but the breast cancer bit seemed too much. Please change the show...drastically. It is not too late. (Again, when the corp plays and marches I am in heaven).