rootofthechord
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Personally, I wouldn't want to see Surf come west yet. They seem committed to a financially sustainable, not-full tour which would be completely contradicted by them traveling west.
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The tubing
I agree. Having the leadpipe resting on your left hand would be excessively awkward.
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I have to throw Crown 2008 into the mix. The contrast between the lighthearted strains of Candide and gigantic first impact is nothing short of spectacular.
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If I recall correctly (have to dust the cobwebs off from three years ago), the weight-carrying part was the back of my hand, which the leadpipe rests on. I had my left thumb resting comfortably around the valve stock, which left the 1st valve paddle for my right thumb.
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As far as I know, the Mandarins are still playing on the King horns obtained circa 2007.
IIRC, Spirit used to play on Kings; do they still?
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I always remember the Blue Knights' brassline having a strong low brass presence. From what I understand, Quantum horns heavily favor low brass over high.
Am I missing something, or is Blue Knights + Jupiter even more of a good thing?
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If you're going to have a sustainable tour you need to have shows distributed over the entire area (like the eastern half of the map) -- not just at the edge.
Does this preclude the possibility of corps not entering California until the last two weeks of tour? I agree that it's important to give the eastern US their shows, since that's where the bulk of drum corps fans typically show up, but the 2007 model isn't that outrageous in terms of unfairly supporting the West Coast. (http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=fba09b68-7bbf-445c-a0f7-4b75bd8231f3)
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50% "majority" - 4 out of 8 for the 2008 Mandarins.
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I second the past posters who mentioned SCV 89, Cadets 00, the Phantom 03 reprise, Crown 08, and "The Boxer" from Bluecoats 08.
I'd add:
Opening to Cavies 00
First hornline entrance from Blue Stars 08
First phrase from BD 08 - backfield, and that thing was still balls loud. I'd hate to be in front of it.
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How many corps that came to Pasadena and have folded can point to THAT specific season's financial costs as the cause of their demise and not the more traditional mismanagement?
Attendees: (43 total, 6 since folded) That's a 14% loss rate over the 2 following years.
Someone else can compare this loss to other years, but I'd guess it's comparable.
To add - Fever (Modesto) and Mystikal (LA area) definitely did not fold because of California championships. Fever went under due to mismanagement and going out to Foxboro in 2005.
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When I marched with the Mandarins, the DCP/forums spiel was "don't bother with it. You have better things to do, and flame wars can easily ruin our corps's reputation."
I think Boo nailed it - it's just how the Mandarins roll. For a very long time, the corps has taught its members to speak through their actions, conduct, and on-field product rather than PR, forums, or YouTube videos.
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they spend within their means, even less than their means.
Same for the Mandarins. Over the past few years, they've shortened tour by a week and switched to a cheaper bus company in order control rising tour costs. (These are things I see having zero knowledge of the financial details.)
And it's worth remembering that every year, the corps takes in anyone, even if have no experience playing an instrument or twirling, and gives them a World Class tour experience. Plus, they reach out to kids in other countries who want to get some experience with American drum corps and then take their experience back to their own country and hopefully help stimulate the country there. (A few years ago, they had members from South Korea and other countries and more recently, numerous kids from South Africa.)
Again, yep and yep. While not as extensive as Pioneer, the Mandarins have had a very strong Japan pipeline for the past few years - at least three people from Japan each season arrive speaking little to zero English, and the corps gets them up to speed and brings them in as family. As I type this, remembering a beloved Japanese rook-out in 2009 worked 3 jobs, including dangerous overnight shifts at convenience stores, to get money to come on tour.
I'm extremely happy that corps like Mandarins and Pioneer still exist and thrive. People complain a lot about how "DCI's lost its neighborhood aspects" and "all the corps are dying", and here are two corps focused on financial and extending the DCI opportunity to people who wouldn't have a chance at the Top 6/Top 12 corps just yet. Underappreciated, but just as important as the Top _ in an apples-to-oranges manner.
(edited for better wording)
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Not sure how I feel about this. Beautiful name ... but it makes me wish there was a secret fifth piece ... "Music of the Night" as they did in '89 ... one of the best things they've ever played! I hope they are secretly planning on pulling that out midseason or later as a final push to the end of the show. That'd be AMAZING!!!!
Babies would be thrown!YES PLEASE!
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Sacramento, CA has a show on July 7 for the first time since 2007 (Mandarins + Open Class). Looking forward to having an actual "home show" that's closer than Stockton.
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To echo what everybody else has said... Five days was enough for me.
Good luck, and don't sell yourself short! You've done a great job at preparing so far.
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More details in the Drum Corps World article: http://www.high-velocity-media.com/Magazines/dec_2011/dec_2011.php, page 17
While it doesn't look like they're competing in 2012, this resurrection still excites me. Greatly.
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More details in the Drum Corps World article: http://www.high-velocity-media.com/Magazines/dec_2011/dec_2011.php, page 17
While it doesn't look like they're competing in 2012, this resurrection still excites me. Greatly.
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Best high school stadium: Berry Athletic Complex. No question.
College stadium: Stanford
Outdoor pro stadium: Mile High
Dome: Alamodome
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My vote is for Malaga. Malagueña has more opening fireworks, but doesn't really match that level of impact anywhere else. Malaga does a much better job of bombast as a whole throughout the piece, especially at the faster tempo.
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From what I've read here and seen in person, seems a lot of non-brass go to the Bari and really have no idea why.
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Anyone out there got an idea why lot of non-brass players go to the Bari? Looking at you HornsUp cuz I know your background....
I am one of that legion (switched over from clarinet). Looking back, I think it has a lot to do with embouchure: the baritone's embouchure is natural and "just right" for new players. It is much easier to pick up and play than anything else; I was able to go from nothing to a drum corps audition in six days.
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The Cascades found themselves in a pickle this summer when their equipment trailer got totaled.
Next word: card
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Haven't seen funky equipment that is spun that becomes assembled into props (something sort of like Tinker Toys).
Sounds vaguely like BD 2011.
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Seems like it might be kind of tough to march to, with the constant time changes - although it does flow pretty well, so it might only be the drum major that has to sweat it :P
I thought "oh, this wouldn't be too hard" until I saw the third movement
Shiny Horns
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For insight, here's a recipe using Wright's that always gave me maximum amounts of shine.
Ingredients:
Instrument
Wright's Silver Cream
Two (2) junky T-shirts
Instructions:
Apply silver cream to horn using T-shirt #1.
Wipe cream residue off horn using T-shirt #2. (This is important!)
Admire the mirror-like results.