MotoSurfBass

Thank God! Probably the worst competitive field I ever marched on...

Seriously, all of the music from Moonrise Kingdom itself could make an excellent show. http://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/1021/Moonrise-Kingdom And it's a PHENOMENAL film to boot.

Thoughts, anyone? http://www.jerseysurf.org/articles/318/1/2014-Surf-Tour-Will-Include-DCI-Minneapolis-Regional/Page1.html

Easy boy... eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasy... To be perfectly honest, he's not entirely wrong. The song doesn't really fit into the show that well and I can see why some may be turned off by that... Whether or not it wasn't #### entertaining is a completely different manner, and one that I will agree with you and not Flammy on.

And Blurred Lines was already covered by the guy who did all the 2012 shows in 2 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flJqG3o5JQ4

Boiler Up!

Just bought the bundle... should have read this thread first. Any way I can get my $25 back?

I went in there knowing very well that the people who payed for those tickets could show up at any minute. I was going to make no argument and would leave quietly if these people ever showed up. I take every open seat that I can as a temporary gift, one that could vanish at any moment. It just so happened that some seats in the best section of the stadium happened to be vacant for the entire night (and yes, there were several open seats to my left and right, even for Crown, BD, etc.) and I took advantage of the situation. I recognize that these are the paying customers' seats first, and I personally find it deplorable that other marching members would make a scene of having to give up what wasn't theirs to begin with. I was just fortunate enough to not have to give anything up on Finals night.

I was lucky to sit in the 440 section for half of the finalist corps (Madison, BAC, and the top 4), never got checked for tickets (as a MM, I had the magic wristy). Easily the best seats I sat in for any of the 4 years I was at Finals, and I had Phantom's chevron pointed directly at me in 2010. Also, sorry Michael for making you go "temporarily deaf" as you said in your blog. I still can't thank you enough for your hospitality, it truly did make my final day as a DCI corps member the best ever.

Surf had 13 (6 drummers, 2 tubas, 2 baris, a trumpet, a guard girl, and a backfield conductor). Pretty high compared to prior years.

Soccer stadiums are, bar none, the best acoustical environments for drum corps shows. Ask anyone who was at the inaugural show in Chester, PA this year (PPL Park, home of the Philadelphia Union) and they will tell you the sounds were phenomenal. If Finals ever went back west, I would strongly push for Seattle.

Jersey Surf 2011 and 2012. /homer /imarchedthat

Wow, a rare triple post! Stupid phone...

DP, sorry

Academy got a big one at Allentown last year, didn't they? The horns arrived crazy late, I think.

I remember that night vividly... I don't think it has ever rained harder than when Crown went on, and they still nailed it that night.

Surf is in NY until Friday night, and will be at East Stroudsburg University on Saturday morning

And Surf nearly cut the gap in half as well. Big jump for them in the last few days

Have we really gone three pages without a single mention of Thompson Vou?

You, sir, get a green plus from me for the PR reference!

Well, I'd imagine they'd want to make use of them for more than just one summer...

Ignoring the shows that I marched in (of course), I find that I'm convincing myself more and more that it was 2012... Before that it would probably be Spartacus, though that was a 1A on my favorites list...

This may be the most exciting thing to happen to me all week. I've always wanted to visit PPL, but yeah, I've heard horror stories about the surrounding area. Still, PPL!

Don't be surprised in Surf throws its hat into that ring this year. The show this year certainly is more demanding, and I'm positive it will be just as fun.