George Dixon

Troopers.

Thanks again Truman. Great thread. I was in J and the BD reaction was pretty good / not a massive ovation but maybe a 50% standing O and some muted "appreciation" from most. A few just sat there and looked annoyed.

Thanks for the review Don't get Crown's score last night - would have had Cadets in 2nd and BD about a point ahead in first... As far as demand - BD has the most when you factor in the guard/visual... musically Cadets right there with them. Crown's drums just take so much away from their program (for me) that when combined with ample down-time for the brass this year I'm not sure how they are in 2nd.

Blue Devils...

Thanks for the write up Agree with the "goo" comment about SCV Also much else, although you seemed to like Crown more than I - personally felt there was a bigger gap between BD & Crown. I'm probably the only one who preferred Crown last year.

I was at the show and (personally) felt SCV was either 6th or maybe 5th overall in brass last night

seemed great - packed between the 10's with scattered folk beyond

SCV and Regiment were big offenders tonight at TOC in Allentown. At points I couldn't hear the contra lines at all...

for/folks asking about SCV brass / they had a solid run but some really ugly moments when they ran out of gas at the end / hadn't heard that before tonight

BD could have won by 5 points / it was that obvious

Great review - thanks!!

John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1m Big O for Cavies. Coin toss with Scouts. Lets see what Boston does. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 2m Kidding aside, very cool arrangement. Played pretty well too. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 2m Nothing says Secret Society like the music from Star Trek #dci

Sounds like a field judge got in the way during the Crossmen performance

John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 27s Cavies have more meat to chew on though. #dci Bri Busch ‏@brijbusch 45s Check that pyramid! thecavaliers #dci #easternclassic @ J. Birney Crum Stadium from Allentown, PA John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 45s #### cavaliers and scouts are really close. Scouts the edge in brass. Cavies in visual. Both drum very well. Scouts more entertaining. #dci Jon ‏@Jplan72 1m Flag throwing feature #dci ooh Star Trek theme John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 2m Cool guard pyramid. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 3m Was that a synth trumpet hangover? #dci

John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 26s Much cleaner visually without robes. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1m This is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be. Strong percussion. Good brass , not as strong as Scouts. Bass feature! #dci

Cadets are in the stands tonight watching the Saturday corps - I wonder what other corps from Friday brought their membership tonight. I think that's a great experience for the members

Keyana ‏@ItsMe_Keyanax3 36s Jersey Surf = Life #DCI #easternclassic Michael ‏@mdelcorso 59s Now recruiting into the society... @TheCavaliers #dci Jon ‏@Jplan72 1m Crown warming while Cavies getting started #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1m The robes are cool but man they are not forgiving visually. #dci Expand

Bri Busch ‏@brijbusch 1m The Cavies!!!! #dci #easternclassic #secretsociety thecavaliers @ J. Birney Crum Stadium

Michael W. Nickens ‏@DocNix12 1m #Scouts always know how to get us on our feet! #DCI Elsie Lee ‏@starkidelsie 1m Madison Scouts 😍 #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1m Will be interesting to see how the other two corps in this 7-8-9 logjam do. Madison was quite good. #dci

Thunderous Standing O for Madison. #dci. Bob Beatty ‏@pghpablue 18s #DCI #MadisonScouts Jon ‏@Jplan72 20s No one wins in war. #dci Michelle Adcock ‏@michelle_ad 37s Lots of originality in @TheBlueKnights show, but I call retro on the double flags #hardtospinin80stoo #judgmentzone #dci from Allentown, PA Yianna Yiantsos ‏@Yiantsakis13 43s Madison scouts ######### #DCI Adrianna Korey ‏@AdriannaKorey 54s You'll Never Walk Alone #Dci Adrianna Korey's post on Vine You'll Never Walk Alone #Dci 6:28 PM - 3 Aug 13 · Details Tweet text Reply to @AdriannaKorey

John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 43s Love the chorale moment to start Walk. Very well done. #dci Dianekde ‏@Dianekde 1m The battle sequence of Scouts show is fun to watch from ground level. So much detail going on that you can't see from high up. #DCI

John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1m Still some fun moments. Some cheese too, but tasty cheese. Not goofy. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 2m Absolutely an entertaining show...but it's written well below what the members are capable of. It's not hard to see why it's 9th. #dci

Dianekde ‏@Dianekde 1m One of my favorite shows this year. Madison Scouts. #DCI John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1m Scouts have a really good drumline this year. Very cool. #dci

John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1m Nice brass opening. Smooth. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 2m Oh god clean the gate turn. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 3m Running out was pretty cool. But borderline Stripes vibe. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 6m Scouts coming on now. #dci

John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 3m Scouts coming on now. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 3m That's the best take on First Circle since Crossmen in the late 90's. but the dialog is unnecessary. The blue ball works too. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 6m Some perc excellence issues. But I love the wet snare sound. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 7m Acapella brass is outstanding. But they better start grooving soon. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 8m Stop talking over First Circle. Very cool take on the Metheney. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 11m Lots of visual dirt though. Like what the guard is doing. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 12m First brass line of the night with real power. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 13m Can't drop the rifle solo toss. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 13m Some seriously tasty snare licks under the brass build. Great payoff brass. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 15m Dialog is muddy. No idea what was said. But theres a big blue ball. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 17m Blue Knights setting up. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 36m But man there are some nice brass moments here. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 37m Cool program, but way too dirty to unseat Blue Knights or Spirit for a finals spot. Honestly, I'd have Troopers over them tonight. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 39m Could the field judges screw up anything else in this show? Time to take them all off the field. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 40m Love Sound of Silence. Cool stuff. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 43m Brass is the strong section. No surprise. The megaphone yelling is a little cheesy, but I'm buying it so far. Visually very sloppy #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 46m Protest thing In the preshow is interesting. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 50m Crossmen setting up. Bones moving to the back. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 51m Strong ending for PC. They are the anti-Surf. They make a pedestrian program exciting by performing it cleanly. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 54m Can't blow the end release of the ballad, trumpet. Especially after that great build. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 56m And...more warmup bleed over. Much more of an issue tonight than last night. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 57m PC is a great example of excellence driving effect. In all sections. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 59m Very strong brass. Not a very exacting book, but good lord can they play it. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1h Wow. Big balanced ensemble sound. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1h Pacific Crest next. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1h Great crowd reaction and a solid performance. Sure, there are achievement issues, but no one cares. Still, there's talent in the brass #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1h Closer medley is wildly fun. No one cares that its not played we'll. that's how you know you can perform. #dci John Adcock ‏@loudbrass 1h Still, it's fun. #dci