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After seeing the "3 Cs" last night my view on the season is pretty different than what I previously thought. First it seems pretty clear that Kevin Smith and Jim Coates have made great strides in there new positions. I indeed attended the clinic hosted by Eric Sabach of Carolina Crown. Great times had by all. Also I WAS PLEASANTLY SHOCKED to see Harloff, Klesch, Sage, Floyd, and Beedis ALL together on tour. For how long they will be on tour NO IDEA, but to have most of your design team during the opening week of tour is a HUGE bonus. CROWN is a cut above the other 2 Cs right now. I believe that CROWN WILL BE IN THE RUNNING for the "Crown" this season. Cavaliers will be a dark horse all season though. Their show will be really good and very dirty right now but had potiential. You can never count the Cadets out, but it seems like Holy Name is very young this season, but is you ive learn one thing in drum corps is beating against the Cadets is a risky thing. They are indeed fighters to the end. Just look at last year. The season is off to a great start! GO CROWN GO

Phantom + Jupiter = DONE DEAL..... SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED

MAJOR PRESS RELEASE COMING...... I WONDER WHAT PHANTOM REGIMENT WOULD SOUND LIKE WITH JUPITER HORNS AND MAPEX DRUMS...... HMMMMM GUESS WE WILL FIND OUT SOON......

I am trying to make these messages stand out so they can't be ignored.

FIRST THING - THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR OVER A YEAR... AS THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR HAS WORKED FOR YEARS WITH BANDS IN THE VIRGINIA BEACH AREA..... SECOND THING - THE FACT IS PAM OPIE FROM MEMPHIS SOUND WAS OFFERED THE SAME CHANCE TO RECRUIT OR HOST REMOTE CAMPS IN THIS AREA EARLIER THIS SUMMER SHE WENT A DIFFERENT ROUTE AS HER BRASS CAPTION HEAD IS A BAND DIRECTOR IN FARMVILLE VIRGINIA..... AS WELL AS THE CORPS DIRECTOR CHRIS GREEN IS FAMILIAR WITH VIRGINIA'S TALENT.....

THE SPENDING IS ACTUALLY FAIRLY LOW CONSIDERING THE BUS WELL ACTUALLY STAY IN VIRGINIA AND THE EXPECTED 30-40 STUDENTS WILL PAY ABOUT $25 EACH WAY....(CHEAPER THAN ANY BUS, TRAIN, OR PLANE) FOR FUEL COST.......

MORE INFORMATION TO COME...... BUT THIS IS NOW CONFIRMED...... THE CAPITAL REGIMENT WILL BE SENDING A BUS TO PICK UP INTERESTED STUDENTS TO GO TO THE DEC. 12-14 CAMP IN OHIO.... MORE INFO TO COME..... THE COST WILL BE WAY AFFORDALE AND CHEAPER THAN THE COST OF A BUS, TRAIN, PLANE, OR EVN GAS TO DRIVE TO THE CAMP!!!!! VERY SMART MOVE THE CORPS..... THE 1ST PICKUP PLACE WILL BE IN THE HAMPTON ROADS...MORE THAN LIKELY NORFOLK or VIRGINIA BEACH...... ALL INTERESTED STUDENT CONTACT AND R.S.V.P. for THE CAPITAL REGIMENT Camp via the website....."please note you are from VIRGINIA or nearby area" COLOR GUARD, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION SPOT STILL AVAILABLE.... GOOD LUCK CAPITAL REGIMENT with forward thinking and recruiting the Hampton Roads area. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO......

SO THERE IT IS CAPITAL REGIMENT IS MAKING A COMEBACK...... I THINK ITS HIGH TIME THAT THE FANS SPORT EVERY CORPS TRYING TO MAKE A COME BACK..... STOP THE B.S. SIDELINE CRAP AND HELP THESE CORPS BECAUSE AT THIS RATE BY 2016 THERE WILL BE ONLY 15 CORPS LEFT..... DON'T YOU MISS THE DAYS OF 30+ CORPS TOURING ALL SUMMER..... IE..... 1990 NOT TO MENTION OVER A BILLION CLASS A AND A-60 CORPS...... SAVE THE DRUM CORPS..... EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!!!

CAPITAL REGIMENT 2009......HUGE RIDE SHARE..... TAKE THE CORPS BUS...... MORE INFORMATION TO COME...... BUT THIS IS NOW CONFIRMED...... THE CAPITAL REGIMENT WILL BE SENDING A BUS TO PICK UP INTERESTED STUDENTS TO GO TO THE DEC. 12-14 CAMP IN OHIO.... MORE INFO TO COME..... THE COST WILL BE WAY AFFORDALE AND CHEAPER THAN THE COST OF A BUS, TRAIN, PLANE, OR EVN GAS TO DRIVE TO THE CAMP!!!!! VERY SMART MOVE THE CORPS..... THE 1ST PICKUP PLACE WILL BE IN THE HAMPTON ROADS...MORE THAN LIKELY NORFOLK or VIRGINIA BEACH...... ALL INTERESTED STUDENT CONTACT AND R.S.V.P. for THE CAPITAL REGIMENT Camp via the website....."please note you are from VIRGINIA or nearby area" COLOR GUARD, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION SPOT STILL AVAILABLE.... GOOD LUCK CAPITAL REGIMENT with forward thinking and recruiting the Hampton Roads area. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO......

MORE INFORMATION TO COME...... BUT THIS IS NOW CONFIRMED...... THE CAPITAL REGIMENT WILL BE SENDING A BUS TO PICK UP INTERESTED STUDENTS TO GO TO THE DEC. 12-14 CAMP IN OHIO.... MORE INFO TO COME..... THE COST WILL BE WAY AFFORDALE AND CHEAPER THAN THE COST OF A BUS, TRAIN, PLANE, OR EVN GAS TO DRIVE TO THE CAMP!!!!! VERY SMART MOVE THE CORPS..... THE 1ST PICKUP PLACE WILL BE IN THE HAMPTON ROADS...MORE THAN LIKELY NORFOLK or VIRGINIA BEACH...... ALL INTERESTED STUDENT CONTACT AND R.S.V.P. for THE CAPITAL REGIMENT Camp via the website....."please note you are from VIRGINIA or nearby area" COLOR GUARD, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION SPOT STILL AVAILABLE.... GOOD LUCK CAPITAL REGIMENT with forward thinking and recruiting the Hampton Roads area. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO......

12 - Blue Devils 22 - Blue Stars 23 - Bluecoats 11 - Boston Crusaders 25 - Carolina Crown+ 03 - Colts- 20 - Crossmen 30 - Madison Scouts 07 - Mandarins 28 - Phantom Regiment 07 - Pioneer 26 - Santa Clara Vanguard 22 - Troopers

duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh MADISON SCOUTS

THE GURD WAS DOING THE VINTAGE 27TH LANCERS RIFLE SPIN!!!!!

GO CROWN GO OK PEOPLE LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER..... READY 1, 2, 3,........ DARK HOUSE FACT The truth is crown is in a hard spot..... You have now pushed yourself into the position where you're now under a microscope EVERY F'ing night. Alot of pressre can they handle it?????? We will see. The organizatin is really excited as they travel in uncharted waters. But the truth is they have a staff of people that have been down this road before. Harloff, Linkous, Beedis,and VanDorean (EVEN THOUGH HE WAS JUST KID but Im sure he picked up some advice from dear ole dad) have been around WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BEFORE. Can they stay focused?????? HELL YES...... CAROLINA CROWN IN THIRD PLACE IS NO ACCIDENT..... THEY'VE EARNED IT..... Carolina Crown still has a lot of cleaning to do....and i'm sure they have some new surprise to put in these next few weeks After all they are on a roll and will be on there other home field when they hit INDIANA...... NOT A SURPRISE ALOT OF THERE STAFF AND MEMBERS ARE FROm INDIANA. They'e already rehearsed at there finls housing site earlier this season. An they've rehearsed at MEMORIAL STADIUM In BLOOMINGTON many times over the years..... Carolina Crown is very prepared for the rest of the season, more than people think..... These will an interesting couple of weeks.... WILL PHANTOM AND THE CADETS CONTINUE TO PUSH AND PUSH ? Every corps wants to be on top, but Phantom and The Cadets knew that Carolina Crown was going to be great. If you asked any corps member of any corps they will all tell you Carolina Crown is legit. I haven't met a single dci corps member that anything negative to say about Crown Will this be a great Finals week with any surprises? YES, IT IS GOING TO BE THE BEST FINALS WEEK EVER.... I GUARA-D.A.M.N-TEE WILL THEY WIN? ASK THE 11 JUDGES ON FINALS NIGHT!!!!! Even after finals night some people will still argue the point!!!! In 1996 Phantom blew the crowd away in Orlando but ended up in a tie!!!!! THE TRUE THING TO WATCH OUT FOR IS THE PACK FROM 10TH - 14TH IT WILL FLIP FLOP POSSIBLY UNTIL SEMIFINALS NIGHT LOOK FOR BLUE STARS and EITHER CROSSMEN or MADISON SCOUTS TO RETURN TO FINALS SORRY COLTS and SPIRIT not this years!!!!!!! INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS..... NightBEAT Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 7:00 PM American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC Listed in reverse order of performance Carolina Crown - Ft. Mill, SC The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL Blue Devils - Concord, CA Blue Knights - Denver, CO Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA Glassmen - Toledo, OH Crossmen - San Antonio, TX Pioneer - Milwaukee, WI INTERESTING THING THIS IS CAROLINA CROWN HOME SHOW..... ONE DAY AFTER dci ATLANTA HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE..... EMOTION WILL BE HIGH THAT NIGHT I GUARANTEE GO CROWN GO GO CROWN GO GO CROWN GO

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AFTER A PRIVATE CONVERSATION A WEEK AGOWITH A CROWN STAFF PERSON...... WINNING IS NOT AND WAS NOT THE GOAL..... PERFORMING TO THE BEST OF THERE ABILITIES YES........ BUT IF THEY DO PLACE HIGH ITS AN ADDED BONUS...... I BELIEVE THE WORDS WERE "ALL BETS ARE OFF" NEXT SUMMER FOR THE 20TH ANNIERSARY OF THE CORPS.... THINK ABOUT THAT 20 YEARS OF CAROLINA CROWN AMAZING

HATE HATE HATE....HATE HATE HATE...HATE HATE!!!!

WELL IF YOU REALLY WANNA BE HONEST.... THE CADETS SHOW LACKS DEPTH OF EMOTION.... CAROLINA CROWN'S SHOW HAS ALL THE ELEMENTS TO CAUSE ALL THE CROWN HATERS JUMP OFF A BUILDING IN AUGUST.... The parallels between crown an star are undeniable..... star of indiana 1989-90 6thplace-3rd place carolina crown 2007-08 6th place- ?????????

In the very humble opinion of a "CROWNie", it is very possible for the little corps from the CAROLINAS to do the "impossible". When you give the underdog a lttle confidence you get those priceless moments... ie..... ORLANDO. Carolina Crown has the staff, talent, and emotion to thrill dci for the rest of the year with the moments that we will talk about for the next 20years. OBSERVATIONS...... STAR OF INDIANA 1989 - 6TH PLACE STAR OF INDIANA 1990 - 3RD PLACE CAROLINA CROWN 2007 - 6TH PLACE CAROLINA CROWN 2008 - ?????????? Whatever happens or CROWN its not about placing.... its about working hard and perform to there full potiential..... BECAUSE CROWN IS GOOD ENOUGH, LOUD ENOUGH, TALENTED ENOUGH, AND GOSH DARN IT PEOPLE THEM PS.... I WOULD BET THE FARM THAT EVEN GEORGE HOPKINS EVEN HAD TO BE A LITTLE IMPRESSED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS OF CROWN THIS YEAR..... AFTER ALL HE IS A DRUM CORPS FAN..... ANY TRUE DRUM CORPS FAN ALWAYS HAS TO HAVE A LOVE FOR THE UNDERDOGS

TO BE HONEST I WISH CLINT G WAS STILL WITH SPIRIT FULL TIME.... HE WAS MY CAPTION HEAD AT CROWN. HE'S HELL OF A GUY AND A GREAT INSTRUCTOR.... HEY SPIRIT BRING BACK CLINT AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT CALL UP GILL.... THAT WOULD BE FUN STUFF.... ~K~

ALSO WHEN YOU EXTEND BOTH ARMS UP IT FORCES YOU EXTEND AS TALL AS POSSIBLE.

Question..... Did anyone notice the lack of crowd response after THE CADETS first hit? It was kinda like an uncomfortable pause in a conversation with a stranger. Also THE CROSSMEN are moving forward but still need to look at some changes if they wanna lock up a semifinalist spot. THE CAROLINA CROWN BRASSLINE is working hard and by finals week WILL be in a dogfight for TOP BRASS with PR, BD, AND the CAVIES. 80 HORNS PLAYING OVERTURE 1812 = ...SHWING..... AGAIN CAROLINA CROWN WILL BE A FAN FAVORITE........ GO CROWN GO..... IF YOU WANNA SAY CROWN IS OVERRATED THEN JUST WATCH CROWN. AND IF YOU ARENT IMPRESSED YOU ARE PROBALY JUST BLIND AND DUMB.

HEY BUDDY.... JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HOT ONE NIGHT AND BEAT THE CADETS ONCE... NEVER GIVES YOU A GOLD CARD FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON..... HONESTLY THE CADETS PROBALY HAD NEW DRILL AND SHOW CHANGES....AND BOSTON PROBALY HAD A GOOD NIGHT..... PLUS KUDOS TO MARIE FOR CALLING IT HOW SHE SAW IT!!!! SHE AINT NO ROOKIE SHES BEEN JUDING SINCE THE FREELANCERS, 27TH LANCERS, AND VK WERE FINALIST..... ~K~

KUDOS TO YOU MARIE...... LETS BE HONEST IN JUNE THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE THAT EVERY CORPS IS DURING EVERYTHING TO THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE ARE A CUSTOM TO..... IT IS COMPLETELY LOGICAL BOSTON COULD HAVE HAD A BAD NIGHT IT HAPPENS... SPECIALLY THIS EARLY...... EVERY CORPS CAN DO SOMETHING AMAZING/CRAPPY IN ANY SUBCAPTION ON ANY GIVEN DAY...... THE FACT THAT MUST SHOWS ALL THE CAPTIONS FALL IN LINE IS PRETTY MUCH UNREALISTIC... REALLY IT IS.... ESPECIALLY IN JUNE..... IT TAKES A JUDGE WITH BALLACKS TO CALL IT HOW IT IS..... MAYBE YOU MAY NOT LIKE IT BUT SOMETIMES WE DONT LIKE TO HEAR THE TRUTH..... BUT THE FACT IS THAT MARIE HAS JUDGE 945,123,123,867,090,098,001 SHOWS.... AND MANY AT CAMP RANDALL..... SHE AINT SCARED OF BEING UNPOPULAR.... MARIE KUDOS TO HAVING BALLACKS.... BTW.... THE RECAP WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.... AS WELL IT SHOULD.....

HONESTLY..... CAROLINA CROWN'S HORNLINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MOVING ON UP LIKE THE JEFFERSONS........ FIRST REALIZED THE HORNLINE WAS FOR REAL WAS IN 1994 DURING THE MIDDLE OF SANTA FE SAGA.... THEN IN 1995 WATERMARK BY ENYA IN THE BALLAD....... THEN IN COMES YEA! AND THEY SPUN THERE WHEELS FOR A FEW YEARS UNTIL.... THEN IN 2003WHEN THE HARLOFF/FEAGAN/VANDOREAN/KLESCH CREW CAME TO CROWN...... "LIKE LIL JON SAID" THEY TOOK THAT S.H.I.T. TO ANOTHER LEVELLLLLLL!!!!!! TRULY AMAZING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THERE AVERAGE AGE OF THERE PERFORMERS IN THE BRASS SECTION...... CAROLINA CROWN BRASS IS LEGIT.......BUT NOT AS LEGIT AS THERE COLOR GUARD....... 2ND AT FINALS IN 2008..... WOW..... "IM GOING TO CAROLINA IN MY MIND" with a sick a.s.s HORNLINE!!!!!! ~K~