mayormccheese

It was a LOT more fun around here when you were trying to be a judge, and DCA put a muzzle on you. Are you just trying to stoke your post count again? :smile:

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A bit harsh, don't you think? Have you spoken with the director of your corps about this?

I often wonder how many corps use DCP exclusively for their recruitment of new members.

I hope my wife never sees this. There's probably a museum's worth of stuff between the garage, the basement and the attic. Her finding out about this would probably be one of the greatest things that's happened to her (other than marrying ME of course!). I guess I should start inventorying my stuff... it sounds like this could actually turn into something.

Firstly, you're obviously a little tense. This is supposed to be fun, right? Secondly, you can't possibly equate the experience of watching something on a computer screen in your basement to watching and hearing something on a movie theater screen, mastered specifically for an auditorium setting. Thirdly, yes, I do want you to support something you don't agree with. It happens every day in a democracy. DCI asks its fans what they want, and we the people tell them we want better quality video and audio. So, they offer us a selection of shows from the best audio and video they have, and we the people get to pick which shows we want. The kids who marched over the past few summers – the age group most likely to want to go to the movies on a Wednesday night to begin with – haven't had the chance yet to sit with their friends and watch the show on a big screen. Sure, it's been on the DVD player in my living room since the day it got here, but it's obviously not the same as sitting in a digital movie theater. And if you were to invite me to see your band, and if I was in your area, I WOULD actually come to see it. Why? Because a few of you marched in drum corps. Lighten up, dude. Here's a gift from me to you: A great day for skajerk

Ahhh... can spring be far away? Can't you just smell it in the air? The splendid aroma of dirty laundry being aired out here in the sewer known as Drum Corps Planet... the thinking man's RAMD? Teal, let your horns, drums, flagpoles and marching do the talking. Good luck for a great season to all.

All winter long last year we got to read the Teal Hype Machine. Sadly, they didn't live up to the hype. Apparently, their management is promising something different this year. I hope they live up to the great expectations, especially if they hope to make the journey to world class next year, as has been reported here and elsewhere.

Smoke + mirrors.

It would be great if the Xmen could break out of their "mired in mediocrity" tour. Somehow, I think it will be more of the same, perhaps at a LOUDER (amplified) Xtreme. Let's face it... the only resemblance this corps has to the Crossmen of old is... the name. All else is smoke and mirrors.

Welcome to "Jump the Shark: Drum Corps Edition."

Don't they have to pay a "tribute" to the Blue Devils and SCV first?

In my opinion, RCC gets more credit for their geographic location than they do for their talent. Sure, we know that BD has an influence, and sure we know that as community colleges go, it's pretty darn impressive. But I think their hype exceeds their quality, by WC drum corps standards at least.

If you're going to add beyond 150, I would vote to add in increments equal to another busload. It makes no business sense to go down the road with empty seats. If you can sell 'em, then you should sell 'em. Once they get over 250, the field will become too crowded. I've watched the Big 10 college bands for a million years, and I'd say that those over 250 are just too big to do anything that would be accepted by current-day drum corps fans. The sound of 175 horns could be pretty spectacular, imho.