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Maybe Madison is due for a new arrangement...

I've been enjoying finding videos of the selections Vanguard has done in the past few seasons -- This is really great!

This looks like it might be really perfect for listening to drum corps https://www.woojer.com/pages/vest

this thread is a case study in DCP conversation patterns- initial innocuous post followed by a couple pages of general OP support then a little sarcasm is entered in on about page 3 and then the floodgates open... like Tom and Jerry, Roadrunner and Coyote, Lucy and Charlie Brown.... topic devolution never fails to deliver -- To the OP's point, I think the program sounds safe and it does appear that the concept is to keep the show design well within the lines of what we have come to enjoy in Madison shows -- I hope the best for the entire ensemble - what is going to be the key to the groups success is internal stability - the entire corps needs to stay focused on being patient and supporting each other and performing at a high level. Don't get caught up in the social media buzz pro or con -- just stay in the moment, each member needs to focus on what they are doing and do the next right thing -- looking for approval from others will only be a distraction. I hope something great is building at Madison.

yep - getting my Prudence mixed up with my Lucy

was there a snippet of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds in the 2019 show?

Great memories of Robb - he left a very large impression on marching and drumming in the state of Minnesota -

Stuff like this happens...

Not sure who would do it best... but it would be an incredible challenge for any corps:

We lost a great friend of the marching arts this past summer - Frank Pasquerella passed away August 7, 2020. Frank Pasquerella marched the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps in the 80s, and left a lasting legacy in many ways. Perhaps most poignant, Frank will forever be remembered as the original Autumn Leaves soprano soloist, a position that now holds the highest of honors among the hornline. Following that original performance of Autumn Leaves featuring Frank, the song has now become the official Corps Song of the organization. Frank marched with the Bluecoats in 1982, 84-88. Frank marched with Phantom Regiment during the 83 season. He was also on staff with Phantom 92-94 where he met his wife Maria. Frank was a music educator and an advocate of the arts. He was truly loved as a member of the music department at Eastview High School in Apple Valley MN. Please consider contributing to the memorial scholarship fund. Information at: https://bluecoats.com/give/frank/

Interesting! direct link to article: https://outline.com/wdR9yd

Interesting! I didn't know a bunch of corps did Russian Christmas Music before Vanguard! sheesh! http://www.dcxmuseum.org/index.cfm?view=search&song=Russian%20Christmas%20Music

Listing to Minnesota Public Radio I'm hearing lots of music from 80s drum corps shows -- 1986, 1987 Santa Clara 1988 Phantom 1989 Cavaliers Not including 2012 Cadets show - what were some other shows that used orchestral music associated with Christmas?

Because drum corps is best on TV

did you see the research on trumpets? University of Minnesota study finds trumpet ‘riskiest’ instrument for spreading COVID-19

One thing I'm doing when on interminably boring zoom calls is do a google news search for drum corps - you will often find obituaries of people who have died recently. The obituary makes a passing reference to drum and bugle corps - such as, "She loved life, family, horses and drum and bugle corps."

Peanuts characters do Crown's 2016 Relentless

love the opening hit from City of Angels! what a great show!

Scott Adams mentioned this youtube "reaction" genre today - he points out how the fun of watching these videos is in observing the enjoyment of the person viewing the video for the first time. I think he is onto something - there is something deep in our human nature that allows us to enjoy something new to us when we are surrounded by others who are enjoying that musical experience. Worth a listen - Episode 1084 Scott Adams

This has got some real visual possibilities - plus you could enclose electronics in the bag as well!

Great discussion everyone - so in my state, for the week of July 5 - 11we have cumulative 40,163 cases and 1,490 deaths - would you calculate IFR by dividing deaths by case -- mortality rate of: 0.037 How would we calculate Infection Fatality Rate for the entire USA?

At the risk of being cancelled, or having my content disabled, as Dilbert cartoonist and provocateur Scott Adams says - one thing 2020 has shown is, we suck at measuring things -- can anyone provide an objective or meaningful statistic on the infection fatality rate of c19? Do we even know? The media would have us believe that having c19 is a death sentence - equivalent to the plague or ebola - but to the best of our knowledge, do we know what percentage of people who get c19 die? I believe that the fatality rates are far higher with older (60+) and people with co-morbidities -- but HS marching band students? Is c19 particularly deadly to young people? Could anyone point to a non biased information source?

Anyone know who's idea that was? It really was clever - had anything like that ever been done before?

I think where I was going with this was, youtube is a content platform - if you put out good content you will get subscribers and you will get more interest in your content - if DCI wants to grow its audience, it needs to grow its social media footprint. Why is DCI not allowed to post more content? Is it simply because of music copyright issues with the shows performed? Some youtube channels that are more popular than DCI: Ask a mortician Kittisaurus - since 10/19/2019