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Official DCP G7 Proposal Discussion Thread
Baritone13 replied to SDBassCreature's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
uh...cavaliers are in G7, that makes 11-11 -
Official DCP G7 Proposal Discussion Thread
Baritone13 replied to SDBassCreature's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
This is my first post since November I believe. As such, I am a few days late on reading this information. Anyone who remembers me probably knows where my loyalties lie as I have done a poor job concealing them. Its very clear what's going on here. Slowly but surely the "big boys" are trying to eliminate the "lower tier" so that they can have more money and spotlight. There's really no way around it, that's what it is. Its survival of the fittest or richest or whatever you want to call it. There was a time when there were a plethora of corps, and slowly one by one, they started dying out, folding, until today where we have less than 50 competing in DCI (less than 25 in "World Class"). Exclusivity has been harder to maintain when only 10 corps are not in finals. That doesn't mean that those corps that aren't are any less talented or work any less than those in the top. Hell, the Blue Devils had the time in 2008 to take the whole corps to the movies to see the Dark Knight on opening night. A staff member (who marched Cadets) once told me a story about in 2000 or 2001 I believe, the Cadets, Crossmen, and Blue Devils were sharing a housing site. Cadets' wake up was at 7:30, Crossmen's was at 8, Blue Devils was at 9:30. It would seem as though everyone who isn't or wasn't a member of a non top-8 corps assumes that lower placement is directly correlated with a lack of work, a lack of worth, and a lack of talent. This is simply not the case. There was a thread a while ago about "Competitive Inertia" which basically said that once a corps started winning they kept winning by virtue of the fact that they had always won before. And thats what this proposal uses as justification for thinly veiled discrimination against corps that are generally in lower scoring ranges. I was angered at the restructuring of classes proposal, but when I read the slide about distribution of votes I was openly insulted. Taxation without representation is a very familiar concept in America, something against which we founded our nation. I know that DCI has nothing to do with American government, but I know there are corps out there who feel disenfranchised. I'm glad Dan Acheson wrote that letter opposing the "egoism and self-righteousness" of the G7 corps directors. Suffices to say, I and (I believe) many more people will stop marching if this passes. Unfortunately that will only give the G7 what they want. Say what you want about me, I don't really care. I won't be posting anymore anyway. -
Crossmen 2010 Visual Staff Announcement
Baritone13 replied to Notorious T-U-B-A's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
crowns resurrecting zingali to write their drill -
The Most Interesting Corps in the World...
Baritone13 replied to dckid80's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
all their horns are in C -
I didn't mean the two situations were mutually exclusive.
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If you're a 17 year old thats marched 2 or 3 years of drum corps already you have a lot better chances of making Blue Devils than an 18 or 19 year old with no prior experience.
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Crossmen Announce Brass Staff
Baritone13 replied to beachdude's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
ok jerseyboy. calm down. there are already 3 threads with the same information. -
in b4 arrogant self promotion/close
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The Most Interesting Corps in the World...
Baritone13 replied to dckid80's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
They don't have audition camps. The members must be selected at birth. -
retreat played miley cyrus last year :P
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Citrus Bowl to Get Turf Instead of Grass
Baritone13 replied to NakedEye's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
that was my rookie year, so it may as well have been -
Citrus Bowl to Get Turf Instead of Grass
Baritone13 replied to NakedEye's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
it was Wrestlemania. And i lost a count getting my foot stuck in a sand pit during our opener in 08...that sucked. -
Ugh, drum corps has forever been disgraced by that song. I can't believe they came up with that show after having a shot at success in 08.
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Why is the pit called the pit?
Baritone13 replied to OdeToArsenal47's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
because thats where they toss you when you can't play a real instrument -
The Most Interesting Corps in the World...
Baritone13 replied to dckid80's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Martha Graham tried out for their color guard and got cut. -
The Most Interesting Corps in the World...
Baritone13 replied to dckid80's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Star of Indiana is their B corps. Everything that you might think would make a cool show, they have already done. They shared a housing site with Crown and no one got swine flu. -
The "Music Corps Should Do" thread
Baritone13 replied to Lance's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
every thing i think would make a really cool show has already been done by the blue devils -
Drum Corps Halloween
Baritone13 replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Crossmen Announce Brass Staff
Baritone13 replied to beachdude's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
wow, they have Chris Hansen teaching baritone. isnt he the guy from to catch a preditor? Presenting their 2010 program "Why don't you have a seat over there?" -
actually that leg kick thing started with scv too. lots of corps have done it, especially in the olden days "when drum corps was drum corps and men were men"
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i believe the word you're looking for is alumnus.