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    March Madness DCI Edition

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    I was pulling for Cavies 2002. I love Crown and always enjoy them. I was never able to see Cavies in 2002 but I remember seeing the show on TV I think and after on YouTube. I must have watched/listened to that show a hundred times at least. I marveled at the perfection of the drill and how perfectly the whole show comes together. It was after that I decided to participate in the activity fully. I started buying CD's and going to shows as often as I could, so THAT show was what got me hooked. I'm sure others have similar experiences where certain shows just spoke to you.  

    March Madness DCI Edition

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    1 hour ago, OhioBoy_99 said:

    These last few standing have had quite a journey but alas, we have arrived!

    The Final 4!

    Remember, the winner of these two brackets will face off in the championship starting tomorrow!

    You know the drill 😉 vote below! Ends tomorrow at 5pm et

    Bracket 1:

    https://www.polltab.com/bracket-poll/RbU8qOxk7UE4

    Bracket 2:

    https://www.polltab.com/bracket-poll/8YlDECekLxBi

    Looks like voting is for final 2 now not final 4. 

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    Controversial shows

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    5 hours ago, Dmlkmen said:

    2007 Cadets. Surprised there is  no mention of it yet in this thread.

    In my 30 years or so since being introduced to DCI, this one stands out as the most controversial to me.

    While the Cadets show that year was mentioned as somewhat of the focus of narration/ amplification, it wasn’t just this show that had us debating. I remember at the time the Old School vs. New School debate was reaching a heated peak over amplification.  And even if you were accepting of where amplification was at the time and where it was going, you could probably find yourself arguing over 05 BD and this shows narration being horrific, while at the same time praising 07 Bluecoats and Crowns’ use of it. Narration, amplification-  where we thought it might head, even where we thought it wasn’t/ shouldn’t be- it was the controversy of the time. 

    I was in the crowd during the Cadets Finals performance. I was near Side 1, 35 yard line, roughly middle of the stadium from field to press box. You could hear fans screaming obscenely in their discontent from all sections of the stadium during the voice/ narration parts of the show. (It’s definitely heard in the Finals recording). But you also notice the increase in crowd response and cheering when the corps is playing. The polarization reached its apex at Finals. So much so, The Cadets included a joke in the show to note that they knew the fans were thinking. 

    This year also included “ Hashgate”. I remember that specifically as it delayed our KAC performance time a bit at Semifinals. But the term lives on today. 

    There is a recording of the show that I believe is labeled by fans as “ sans voice”. I listened to “Sans” the other day for the first time as I found it on YouTube. It confirmed what I thought of at the time as an incredible hornline with a great book. Hearing that corps in the “ sans” recording, perfectly brought to light Saktig’s demand in the drill of that show as well. A drill I consider as Saktig at the top of his game, especially the last 30 seconds.
     

    This noted, there is a bit of a masterpiece in the way the The Cadets marched and played this show. Even if the voice and the story were terrible in hindsight, we can now say corps like the Mandarins, Bluecoats, Blue Knights, Crown, and yes, The Cadets, have improved on dramatically from our “ humble beginnings”. I just wish more of the fans at the time could have had the foresight to see that eventually this would change the game, instead of simply giving up on the activity. 

     

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    Just rewatched Cadets 2007. I saw this show live three times that year. I was a fan. A little too much talking but I liked the concept and the voices were "live" not recorded which I don't like. And parts of the show are just "Wow....wow"

     

     

    An HOUR to get into Lucas Oil Stadium????

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    On 8/16/2022 at 3:37 PM, Jeff Ream said:

    yup. In Disney several establishments closed due to a lack of staff, several character meet and greets not happening due to a lack of staff. i'm not surprised at all, and it's LOS not DCI thats the issue

    That may be true but I blame DCI for not delaying the show to accommodate the delay. You pay alot of money to see this show. Not to mention the joke of a 10 minute intermission to use the restroom.  You can't even get to the restroom in 10 minutes.  DCI handled it very poorly.

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    Brief survey if you attended DCI Finals Saturday

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    5:15pm started looking for line. It was very confusing. 

    Got inside just in time to see Troopers at 

    6:45

    Even worse than the line was when they announced an intermission and thousands of people scrambled to get to the restrooms only to here the Cadets announced on the field about 10 minutes later.  I was so ######. I did not want to miss the Cadets.  On top of that the scramble to get back in the seats was kinda dangerous. My wife was pushed around by other angry people.  

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    Thursday, August 11th “DCI World Championship PRELIMS” Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, INDIANA

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    1 hour ago, MidWAmericanArts said:

    So like…

    BD has the best overall production. Crusaders might be the cleanest. Crown has the best crowd engagement. Bluecoats have the most unique show. Vanguard has the best percussion book (and hornline choreography).

    What a freakin year. Results are interesting, but it really doesn’t matter to me anymore. That was a treat! My favorite year of DCI since 2016.

    I felt that Bloo had the best crowd response from where I was sitting.  Crown basically solicits a response due to the nature of the show.  The response for Bloo and BAC is more genuine. You are right though all these shows are great fun and I love having so many good shows to root for.

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