ranintothedoor
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On 1/27/2020 at 7:20 PM, mingusmonk said:
Worth noting that they are in the Community College division. 2 year schools. For one reason or a another each were not accepted at 4 year university cheer programs. Or at least, one that was a match for them.
or could not afford a 4 year university...
Also, some of those kids chose to go to there for many years (3-4) because of the cheer squad.
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Gotta say, I was not interested. My wife started watching it, and I walked into the room...
The parallels with our activity are stunning... especially that young lady whose ribs were trashed. Crying and huddled over after every rep, and then getting up and doing it again because you just... have to... for yourself, and for the group.
I cried for some of the kids they spotlit (spotlighted?) and I wish I'd felt that during Clash of the Corps. "Cheer!" did a phenomenal job.
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2 minutes ago, cybersnyder said:
Fun how a few weeks ago someone posts a Vandegrift HS video and we think its great, but if DCI adds woodwinds, it will suck. The lowest scoring will be better than Vandegrift. DCI is good because they commit more than a year to producing 11-12 minutes of intense choreography.
This is a good point, and part of the reason that I'll be staying a fan of DCI (or whatever it's called eventually) corps regardless of my preferences in instrumentation or how this vote goes.
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Welp, Rules Congress today and tomorrow... holding my breath.
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17 hours ago, 2muchcoffeeman said:
I get the aspiration to make the benefits available to as many young people as possible. I don't doubt the sincerity of the aim.
But way to maximize the benefits isn't to eliminate the characteristics that distinguish the one thing from all other things. It's to make many different things.
Summer string camps. Chamber orchestras. Youth symphonies. Jazz combos. Chorale. Fiddlin' competitions. Bluegrass camps. Piano competitions. Drum and bugle corps.
I've said it before: When you put all the ingredients in the kitchen into a single pot, every item on the menu tastes the same. The way to expand the "life-enriching benefits" to more young people is to put more items on the menu, not use a bigger pot.
This was my exact reasoning for keeping the Scouts (not just Madison, but the entire BSA) boys-only. Have cool things for everyone... don't make everyone fit into one cool thing.
I'm fine if you want to discuss the pros and cons for WW in Drum Corps... but this is a terrible reason.
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27 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:
200 members and I keep hearing my college MB director/drill designer who kept band at 150 max. “Too many people gets in the way of my drill”.
And we didn’t even have props to get in the way of the drill
Yup. Tried my hand writing for a 500 person band for 'fun' once... 3 sets and 3 hours later, decided to retire early from my glorious career writing for that size ensemble.
That said, huge respect for those drill writers who can and do.
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27 minutes ago, xandandl said:
Sometimes, particularly in niche activities, so much time is spent staring at one's navel that it hurts to raise one's head and see reality for what it is.
Is it worth the pain if your navel is terribly fascinating? 🙂
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I have a high school senior who auditioned for the corps. He got a callback (woo!) but did not get a spot... too young and inexperienced, but they liked him and said they'd give his name to some other corps. I'm really proud of him!
His feedback from the camp concerning the Cadets was extremely encouraging. He loved the staff, the culture, the work ethic... apparently it was everything that he'd hoped for in a Cadet experience. He said the show was very "Cadets." (I love that he knows what that means!) He wants to try again next year.
If there are any admin/staff reading this, thank you very much for pushing the organization forward in a positive way and inspiring a young man from Virginia. 🙂
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I guess I'm not sure what the membership structure system would look like... so far the discussion has been compared to the Major/Minor leagues of Baseball...
Is DCI asking that WC groups create a required feeder program of their choice? Like, each parent organization start up a SoundSport/DLBattle/WGI ensemble/OC corps of their choice to demonstrate that they have a more solid year-to-year funding source?
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On 10/24/2019 at 1:10 AM, N.E. Brigand said:
Well, among several reasons that high school bands might not make good feeder programs for drum corps is that...
...drum corps don't need woodwind players.
.... for now... muhahahahahahaaa....
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11 hours ago, NewToPosting said:
Am I wrong if I'm getting excited for 7' poles and 42" guns?
Just wondering... are Cavaliers 98 opener CG using 7' poles?
And... 42" rifles EXIST?!?!? Whoa...
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4 hours ago, kkrepps said:
Maybe it happens so often he doesnt notice it any longer.
hahahahahahah!
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1 hour ago, Weaklefthand4ever said:
That being said, the cat barely even flinched.
Yeah, man. I love the discipline. Kudos to that kid.
...of course, the clip ends rather quickly... maybe he topples over after a few seconds.
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2 hours ago, FlamMan said:
I mean how many kids are you really going to recruit from Japan to justify the cost of the trip?
This is straying too far off topic, buuuuttt.....
Lots of talent in a totally untapped market for DCI corps, imo. Maybe some of these Scouts can be Scouts, yaknowwudumsayin? 😄
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On 9/5/2019 at 11:12 PM, Jurassic Lancer said:
We really need to talk about the definition of “fun.”
6 hours ago, kkrepps said:There's all kinds of fun. This is like the "fingernails on the chalkboard" kind of fun.
kkrepps gets me. 🙃
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bumped for fun 🙂
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2 hours ago, MikeD said:
I love this show, narration and all.
Yup. Rewatched it just now and literally fell in love all over again. My wife, sitting next to me, thinks I'm silly. 🙂 It's okay, I'll own it. Cadets 07 is so stinkin' enjoyable.
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14 hours ago, chaddyt said:
From a competitive standpoint, I think we'll have to wait and see. Design is name of the game now, and that is something many of these folks excelled in... back in the 90s. And while I would love to see a return to that type of drum corps, 9th place groups don't get to dictate the course of the activity. They're going to need to do more than just zag to get back into medal contention.
I know you're talking about competition here, but dictating the course of the activity probably shouldn't be a goal for this year (imo). Recently, my students have been gaga over Madison, Seattle Cascades, Phantom... all of whom presented very traditional shows this year. 9th place with a fantastic show is better for recruiting (from what I've seen on the ground) than a corps medaling with a dense art-piece.
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On 9/3/2019 at 12:10 AM, DCIKnowItAll said:
The fact is they can’t design a show and they can’t attract the talent. These changes don’t solve their real issues.
My best student ran up to me yesterday and said, "DID YOU SEE THE NEWS?!? I'm doing Cadets and that's it." He had been considering Crown and Jersey Surf.
Bocook, Sacktig, and Aungst have a bigger following than you might give them credit for... 🙂
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only 2.75 hours until corps can announce stuff!! 😄
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5 minutes ago, MikeD said:
In Canary Wharf there are a bunch of good places to eat. Wahahca is a Mexican place with decent food, and the Japanese place next to it is also great. Downtown a decent Japanese place called Wagamama is also good. Both have multiple locations. In downtown Greenwich, Bill's has very good food, and Greenwich Market has a bunch of food stands that are also excellent. All three restaurants will also permit you to continue to drink your sorrows away! Visit the bar at the top of the Shard for great views.
Well, now I need to go to London.
...when band's over...
... poop.
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Gotta say, I truly enjoyed PR this year. 🙂 I officially don't care about placement any more (that that I did much to begin with). Seattle Cascades, Phantom, Madison...
I just love these corps.
Can't wait for next year!
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5 hours ago, Tony L. said:
I see two paths forward based on prior examples: that of Vanguard and Cavaliers when they slipped a bit in the rankings and that of Madison Scouts. Please just don't chose the path of perpetual changes. Chaos is never the answer!
This.
I also think of Blue Knights in this situation. Every stinkin' year, they get me teared up. They've developed an aesthetic and that leg kick thing... whatever their uniform, I can always tell it's them.
Even if Cadets stay in 9th perpetually from now on, I'm hoping for a strong 'Cadets' identity that is consistent year to year.
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7 hours ago, FTNK said:
O lawd have mercy! looking forward to another 12 months of discussion.....
me too!!!
... wait... were you being sarcastic? 😜
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Netflix "Cheer!" is what "Clash of the Corps" Should Have Been
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Consider yerself peer-pressured. 😄
Seriously, though, it's worth it. The fact that it's the lower tier gives it a really cool... I dunno... scrappiness and realness to it.