Old Corps Guy
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Crown is going to be Regiment of '78 all over again. A lovely show with amazing music that will come up just short.
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I get the uniform change now. LaCrosse going from Purple Vikings fans to Green Bay fans like all in Wisconsin should be.
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Just found out I can attend NightBEAT and I am looking for a single ticket.
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8 minutes ago, hostrauser said:
When we last saw our intrepid hero, he was undergoing a battery of tests (some of which involved objects being shoved in uncomfortable areas). On August 1st, 2022 the verdict came back: stage 4 colorectal cancer that had metastasized to the liver. Not the news I was hoping for. I was three weeks shy of my 46th birthday. A large part of the past year has been spent in hospitals and cancer wards having gallons of poison injected into my body. The goal was to knock the cancer down enough that they could perform a bowel resection and remove part of my liver. Seventeen rounds of chemotherapy and one week of radiation later, tests in May, 2023 could not detect any signs of active cancer in my body. We actually overshot the goal: both of my oncological surgeons agreed that surgery was no longer necessary, at least not right now. In June we decided to shut down chemo to let my body recover. My next round of tests is in early August and, if those come back clean, I will officially be in remission. Far too early to say we've won the war, but the first major battle has gone as well as we could have hoped, literally a best case scenario. I thank you for all of your prayers and good thoughts. To the delight of some and the dismay of others, I don't intend on leaving any time soon.
So, in the words of Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force: "God has allowed me to live another day, and I'm about to make it everyone's problem."
In DCI, everyone is facing the usual perennial problem: how to catch up to the Blue Devils. Forget going undefeated: will Concord even lose a CAPTION this season? Also, while Vanguard is inactive, another corps is stepping up to try to ensure that California continues to have three finalist corps.
99.045 Blue Devils 96.742 Bluecoats 96.517 Boston Crusaders 96.180 Carolina Crown 93.180 Phantom Regiment 92.078 Mandarins 90.711 Cadets 89.567 Blue Stars 88.956 Cavaliers 87.689 Troopers 87.433 Colts 84.440 Pacific Crest 82.923 Crossmen 82.736 Blue Knights 82.571 Madison Scouts 82.121 Spirit of Atlanta 81.582 Academy 79.217 Music City 79.185 Blue Devils B 76.129 Gold 75.215 Genesis 74.731 Spartans 73.194 Jersey Surf 71.011 Golden Empire 68.106 Cascades 67.426 Impulse 66.947 Southwind 66.894 River City Rhythm 66.191 Vessel 64.830 The Battalion 64.468 7th Regiment 63.830 Guardians 61.947 Colt Cadets 60.095 Blue Devils C 59.726 Heat Wave 58.979 Raiders TBD Les Stentors Such great news. I was back in MKE and CHI a couple weeks ago for Summerfest and Drum Corps and I was wondering how you were doing. I am very glad to hear the news that no cancer is detected.
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Today is the day I sign up for my annual one-month membership with Flo. This gets me through FINALS. For those of you doing this plan, don't forget to set up a reminder to cancel (ONLINE) the day after FINALS or you will get charged another month.
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OK, I will go there.
Everyone is avoiding the elephant in the room with this conversation. While the Mandarins did show significant improvement over the past couple years, it is becoming clear they are the biggest beneficiary of the SCV issue. That being said, "if" SCV comes back next year, will there be a reduction of high-end students and staff for Mandarins next year? I believe that is a possibility if SCV returns.
Boston has shown consistent improvement since the staff changes a few years ago with a clear sight at hitting gold soon.
With that said, I see BAC getting there before Mandarins.
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Love the open field ballad. Appreciate the homage to "Softly"
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Nice snare feature
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16 tubas makes hookem happy
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Trumpets and tenor drums works for me.
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Crown has come to fight. However, the thunderous goo isn't needed.
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Nice French horn solo.
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Crown, Minimal props beyond the round table. I like it.
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Movin' on up. I could see Regiment fighting into top six.
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Interesting use of micing the tubas.
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Visually, these uniforms pop under the lights.
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And now, the drum corps formerly known as Phantom Regiment.
I actually like the show. It's just not what we historically expect for Rockford.
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Nice take on Motley Crue. This show will grow on me.
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Nice integration work with the guard.
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Digging the black glove visual against the uniform.
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Timing issue between trumpets and pit.
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I see field Mike's again. Thankfully, not as much as last year.
Broken Arrow 18 July 2023 - the Show, not the Accident (nor the Movie)
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Posted · Edited by Old Corps Guy
I see the same issue I have seen for Bluecoats over the past several years with these costumes. They aren't uniform, so they either prevent clarity in choreography, or hide the lack of clean choreography.