CrownBariDad

Actually, there is a Trombone in G. The old bass trombone used in England was pitched in G. It was a "straight" trombone with no valves and you had to use a handle to reach the outer positions as it was quite a bit larger than the Bb tenor trombone (see photo link). A friend of mine had one and let me play it. Strange experience--playing a 1st position "Bb" and it coming out a "G". Definitely, not a marching instrument. Photos

I agree--"major" is pushing the envelope a little (maybe, a lot). That being said, best of luck to both Corps!!!

After all this, ANYTHING they announce will be a let down.

The most popular ideas on FB are some sort of merger or the Presidential Inauguration Parade.

I didn't see a thread on this, but Crown announced this on Facebook a few hours ago. Please close this thread if this has already been discussed in another thread. No other details than: Major announcement coming from Carolina Crown and The Cadets on Mon. Oct. 29. Discuss

Yeah--any time you can kill a Drum Major, that's gotta boost your spirits. ;-)

Agreed.

Now you've done it! Somebody might try to march those last 2 as drills. Thanks for the informative post! Black Mountain College, NC: Off of I-40? If so, driven by there about a hundred times.

Kevin -- You take me way too seriously! I actually thought (for a fleeting second) about BD when I posted that, but I think a lot of folks would like to have BD go back to more pure jazz type shows that a DaDa reprise. Didn't know that about Duchamp and Cage. Interesting! Thanks!

Just read in the paper about the anniversary of the premier of John Cage's 4'33" on 8/29/1952. Was wondering why no Corps has tackled this piece?

I don't think the food truck would qualify for a "Dirty Jobs" episode (at least, it better not LOL), but maybe something on the Food Network. Having to feed 200 people 4 times a day out of a converted semi-trailer and keep the menu nutritious and interesting might be a show worth watching.

Then I think we're saying attitude/work ethic trumps all. Correct?

You said it so much better than I tried to.

I only paid close attention to Spirit (for obvious reasons). I think their Finals performance was the best. I would wager Crossmen's Semis might be a little better than Finals. It looked like they were giving it all to reach the Saturday show. Enjoyed SCV very much, but couldn't recall which performance seemed better.

Both my kids march Drum Corps and like the OP, had their high school start usually a week or 2 before DCI Finals week. And they, of course, missed summer-time band camps. That said, both the school administration and band directors have been VERY accommodating to my kids' desires to do Drum Corps. We're allowed a 5-day max Educational Leave since both plan to teach music after college (and where else to get this caliber of musical instruction?). Any other days are counted as absences, but all the teachers have allowed us to make up missed assignments and tests. Yes, they have to hit the ground running when they get back (always the Monday after a long drive back from Indy), but they always seem to catch up. And they continue to get good grades. We have a very successful Band program at our school. There's about 200 in High School Band and about the same number in Middle School. Our Band Directors are very much into Drum Corps--one had a son who marched Phantom and there are other connections to the Atlanta CorpsVets and Memphis/Forte. They know what to expect from someone returning after Tour and are pleased with how the Drum Corps experience can help all their band members continually improve. But for this to all work, we had to have the support of school administrators and band directors, and our kids had to be willing to work hard after Tour to make up their school work. I do think it's worth the effort. [Luckily, next season I'll have 2 in college where the schedules don't conflict as much. ]

There are folks on these forums that would have you believe this, but all we have are recollections. Until we get a major Corps with an 80 member horn line playing on Gs again, it's all conjecture. But, conjecture is the fuel DCP runs on.

Hmmmm...you're right! All the holes we heard about during the season were due to other issues like injuries, but luckily no "Corps Crud" this year. Can we start a trend? (Along with fewer injuries, too!)

I'm pretty sure I counted 18 in both the group shot and a pic of the age-outs coming out of the stands to the field. Anyone from Spirit know for sure?

200 is usually the number my wife quotes as volunteer cook on tour.

Interesting: Jersey Surf just posted on their Facebook page a request for show ideas. After an hour, already have 50 comments.

Tough call as they evoke different feelings. I loved them both!

So, in the sci-fi world, "42" is the answer to everything. It seems like we have a definitive answer to everything Drum Corps. ;-)

I finally got a chance to watch this video of Teal Sound's show and now I'm REALLY bummed. I wish I could have seen it live! Hopefully, we'll see Teal back on tour next season (or soon).

I see the "banned" versus "band", but I'm still confused. But then, that's probably normal.

They may be trying to reward consistent excellence over time versus a one-time high score. I'm sure there is a reason.