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TrumpetVinny

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  • Your Drum Corps Experience
    Music City 2011 Hornline
  • Your Favorite Corps
    The Bluecoats
  • Your Favorite All Time Corps Performance (Any)
    Crimin^l
  • Your Favorite Drum Corps Season
    2010
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    Male
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    Rocky Top
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    Marching of course, soccer, and football, rock climbing and hiking

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  1. His camera flips everything though. A lot of people thought he was drumming right hand traditional.
  2. To my Rose Bowl again! Actually our director says Stanford has the best stadium for marching band in the Pac 12 (and I guess therefore drum corps).
  3. Went with Criminal. Was the show that got me into drum corps to begin with but it's close with Knockout, 88, connexus, and Metropolis.
  4. Go for it. I know a few rook-outs. You're not old at all. The PT varies depending on corps, but as you condition for it yourself, just see how long you can run. Something you can do is run a few laps than jump on your horn while you're out of breath. Simulates what you'll feel like in a show. Push ups are always good too since they seem to be the universal punishment (along with running). Not sure how long Surf or Raiders tour but it's likely to be shorter with Raiders for financial reasons. Most OC corps don't travel as much or as far. I see no reason for you not to try on both.
  5. Was at an airport in Baltimore once. Was wearing a Bluecoats shirt. Guy with an Academy shirt asked if I marched drum corps. At the time I hadn't and told him so. I asked if he marched Academy and he said that he volunteered with them, but had marched Phantom Regiment BITD. I told him that the guy who got me into DCI was a Phantom 93 vet. His wife said, "No way..." and I was like "What?" Turns out the guy I was talking to was also a member of Phantom Regiment 1993.
  6. Madison - ESOM. Saw that like 4 times and it gave me goosebumps every time. Bluecoats - Creep, Mr. Flippy-guy Cavaliers - upside down stuff, Jungle Tango, contras doing that record scratch thing Academy - visuals at beginning of Lollapalooza Crown - Herbert Cadets - Battle scene Phantom Regiment - I loved the whole show, it's taken time but now that I listen to it I find it's the only show that still gives me goosebumps like three times in every part of the show as opposed to me listening to other shows and only one song really hitting me, of course I love the dead drum major (that's always good).
  7. I was in Logan Airport and I was wearing a Bluecoats shirt. While waiting for my next flight I noticed a guy (looked about late 30 or early 40s) wearing an Academy shirt and remember thinking he seemed old for Academy. He noticed my shirt and stopped me while I was walking by and he asked if I marched Bluecoats. I said I didn't but wanted to and I planned on marching the next summer with Music City. Then I asked if he marched Academy and he said he didn't. He simply helped them out but he marched Phantom. I commented that my band's visual instructor marched Phantom 93. His wife was like "No way!" and the guy was like, "That's the year I marched Phantom." How many activities can find a guy helping an Arizona corps who marched an Illinois corps in Boston who marched with the teacher of a Tennessean who's going on to march this summer himself? Granted the guy couldn't remember my guy. He marched soprano, my guy marched contra, you can only remember so many people although he said the guy sounded familiar.
  8. I had written a similar plan. I don't know all the problems you see with his plan. but I feel like mine covers most issues pretty well. Thing is when drawing crowds, you need the big names. Honestly I know people who wouldn't go to a show if Phantom wasn't there. If they're confined to a region then we have troubles. Blue Devils and SCV can get a pretty decent crowd for west coast. But South is a little more lacking. From what I've seen of Tennessee it's actually a heavy Cavie and PR fan. Don't let them tour here crowds are gonna drop quite a bit. Looking at the plan I set, I see the biggest names drawing crowds to corps who couldn't have done anything near that by themselves. It is inconceivable to tour everyone but the G8 are generally going to have the most donations and souvenir base. While they're going to draw away some souvie sales, I figure the bigger crowd more than makes up for it.
  9. In my high school, we only went to two or three contests per year. While we also had football games, I don't see many kids not doing drum corps just because of a short touring time. If a corps can only afford to go to regionals, then you better believe they're going to work their hearts out to make themselves shine at regionals so they get some publicity. I recall Phantom Regiment working with Beefaroo to make sure kids who were short on money had a job they could do. Why not have more corps teaming up with local shops and restaurants?
  10. 1. Music people make music. Business people know business. Better management from people who have worked to know the system and can get better deals out of what corps have. 2. More corps. Since we have TOC events let's make the most out of them. The G8 have the most money, and while they can't throw it around, they have more slack than a group like Imperial Sound. I say more regional corps who do a small regional tour with the G8 separating into groups of say 2 (ie 1st and 8th place go to one event, 2nd and 7th, 3rd and 6th, 4th and 5th all go to others) and use each of those to draw a crowd to smaller competitions and then have one large regional featuring the G8 and all the smaller corps who will compete. The G8 are there to draw a crowd, while the rest are competing for show order in a true regional later in the season when they are the only corps competing for a right to represent at prelims in a rotating location. Corps have a right to forfeit their prelim eligibility if they cannot afford it allowing another corps to take their spot. I'd also include a G8 for open class who make a smaller tour (perhaps not separating at all) to showcase open class talent. For the smaller regional corps I don't think I'm going to far to ask them to share and borrow pit equipment from visiting corps and local high school and college bands. World Class nonG8 corps can tour as they please. They are not barred from G8 events. I do not think they would be required to start their tour at home. All they must do is guarantee they are available for the final regional of their region. The corps I'm talking about staying around their region are all open class. World class corps can simply use most recent scores to determine show order which will naturally be later than the regional corps who played in the early regionals for their spot. In short. Have an open class and world class G8 to use to draw crowd. Have smaller corps to promote the activity and open it up to less fortunate people who cannot afford to be in a G8 corps. If a corps makes the top 8 they have a right to withdraw from the G8 tour due to lack of finances, but would have an automatic by (As the rest of the G8 would) to prelims. I see a West coast region encompassing CA, OR, WA, NV, ID, AZ, and UT and if it ever occurs Mexico as well as BC Canada. A Northern region for: MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, MN, IA and Canadian Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. A South region for: NM, CO, KS, OK, MO, AR, LA. Southeast for: TN, NC, SC, FL, GA, AL, and MS. Midwest for: WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, and KY and Canadian Ontario. And a Northeast region for: ME, NH, VT, NY, PA, WV, VA, DC, DE, MD, NJ, CT, RI, MA and Canadian Quebec, Nova Scotia, etc. I realize my regions are a bit far reaching as they are, but I'd leave it to the regions to determine if they desire a subregional. The two G8's wouldn't necessarily travel together but they would start their own tours and compete at more minor competitions and exhibitions until they meet a predetermined start point where they begin the Tour of Champions. 3. Better advertising means more revenue. Instead of being so fly by night, I think corps should show up and stick around for a day or two. While this would increase gas costs, and extend the touring period, I think it'd be worth it. Corps could have cheap previews concerts or offer their services around the city. They could hand out coupons for cheaper tickets to the next show or even limited edition standardized coupons for auditioning at any drum corps under the DCI umbrella. The audition fee is not a huge barrier to those who march, but if it's free to audition for any corps (local especially) I believe more people will be willing to try it out. More people trying it, more people sticking around. Bigger fan base.
  11. Bluecoats. Always been my favorites and I wanna see if they can improve upon last year.
  12. 1. Cost to march (which is essentially gas prices, etc). Many talented musicians can't afford it. 2. Lack of/poor advertising. Even in the high school marching band world, the majority of students are not aware of drum corps. 3. Not enough show sites. Many people are interested to but cannot attend shows due to distance. It is difficult to convince someone to drive 3 hours to see something they don't really know or care about.
  13. I know that Phantom's tenor line had no vets return. I'm not sure about anything else. I voted SCV but I'd like Bloo to do it.
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