MotoSurfBass

Hey, all I know about parades are that Surf won drums in Indy last year, and took third in brass... on kazoos.

Yeah, Surf will take anyone with a good attitude. I'm hoping to see a lot of Glassmen recruits in a few weeks!

Very unfortunate news... hope to see them back soon.

Shh... we're still trying to blend in with the normal humans!

Being 6'2" and 215 pounds is a good start...

Depending on where you are, Surf moves in on the 14th of June...

November was percussion only. All brass auditions were conducted through online Skype-esque video chats/recordings. All of the callbacks and guard auditions will be this coming weekend (Dec. 21-23). I've got my callback, so we'll see how it goes.

It was 2006. I remember seeing them at my first ever DCI show at Allentown that year.

Holy S##t!

None of which folded, but were either moved or sold and then moved. There hasn't been a full blown fold (aka, the team ceases to exist in some form) for a long time.

That would be it. Sweet!

I think I remember hearing either a drum or effect judge choke up on a Crossmen 92 tape once...

Awesome band, and it's great to see that story! ...of course, I'm a sucker for Asphalt Cocktail, so that had to help too.

Funny you mention competitive inertia... Just for ##### and giggles, I went to corpsreps.com and figured out what every DCI Finals would look like without any of the G7 corps. I won't post the whole shebang here, but some fun little facts: -Madison becomes the new BD, winning 17 of the 41 championships, finshing 2nd or 3rd in 15 other seasons, and being the only corps to make all 41 finals. -Boston is second in both championships (6) and medals (13), despite doing neither until 2000. -The Crossmen still don't have a championship, but have been to Finals more times than any other corps besides Madison, and have 5 silver medals and 7 bronze medals. -Star of Indiana pulls off a 5-peat from 1989-1993, with 1993's 97.3 being the highest score in DCI history. -Four other corps win multiple championships: Glassmen have 3, and Blue Knights, 27th Lancers, and Blue Stars all have 2. -In addition to the Anaheim Kingsmen, Spirit of Atlanta, Troopers, and Suncoast Sound all have one trophy to their name. -Corps that have won medals but not championships (besides Crossmen): Colts, Bridgemen, Velvet Knights, Magic of Orlando, and Muchachos. -Most Finals appearances without a medal? The Freelancers, who would make finals 16 times. -With the G7, Southwind has never made DCI Finals. Without the G7, Southwind is a 10-time Finalist. -If they are still in DCI, both Vanguard Cadets (2000) and Blue Devils B (2011) make one Finals appearance each.

Good to see Chris Arnold around! I haven't heard from him since his last year at Upper Perk. Omi is a great pickup too. Best of luck to Fusion!

I'll give you the basses (and the snares ), but I like the tenor sound... Best economical selection as well. However, they are heavy as hell, and some of the supporting equipment (i.e. stands, harnesses, etc.) leave a lot to be desired. But again, for a corps in a financial pinch, Mapex would be my choice.

Please?

Well, one's now in a service yard in Indianapolis... the other buses are probably safe and sound in that bus yard, along with all the trucks, old and new.

I'm really trying hard to make a connection between those five, but failing miserably. That said, great choices!

Don't get me wrong... I'm not a purist by any stretch of the imagination. However, IMHO the SFX were more of a distraction than they were an enhancement.

Oh Michael, of course I meant to say "everybody from the Nintendo generation still knew what was being played."

It's impressive, I must say... HOWEVER. As a notorious OSU hater (being the son of a Purdue grad and looking at both the 'Due and PSU for grad school), I will thoroughly rip them apart for "enhancing" the show with sound effects and the like that, in my opinion, are unnecessary for this kind of show . Cal just played, and everybody still knew what was being played. Besides, I liked Cal's show better with or without SFX anyways. EDIT: Plus, Cal had some major balls playing a fun show like that in Stanford, of all places. I think Stanford has an idea of what "fun" bands are. /bad attempt at trolling OSU

Night on Bald Mountain, but I'd be happy with HotMK too. :)

Juliet, hands down.

While I'm not the most gung-ho guy for Thom Hannum, last year WAS his first year with the corps, and there was possibly some adjusting going on... I think their drums will improve next year and in the future. As for Sylvester? Hmm...