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Cadets will be rehearsing at Jackson Liberty Carolina Crown will be rehearsing at Toms River South Crossmen will be at Monmouth Regional JUST A REMINDER: The stands at Jackson Liberty are beautiful. They are big and tall! They are amazing. They are also steel. (please remember, if you see any lightning) Heat Index will be crazy tomorrow. BE CAREFUL GUYS! and HAVE FUN!!!

SANTA CLARA VANGUARD Music is my favorite...The Color Guard needs to change their guard uniforms the 2nd half of the show during MARS. I do not sense the BRINGER OF WAR in blue pajamas... BLUE COATS - favorite Opening statement of the year. It looks like Carolina Crown has the show to win! Blue Devils - creative..however, i am not paying money to see it live...Boring... Cadets - Nice Change, pleasant to recognize all the 12/25 icons...Where is Santa? Phantom Regiment - very precise... I am wondering if Spirit of Atlanta will beat Cavies too....

OFFICIAL 2012 PREDICTION THREAD!!!! PLEASE REMEMBER THESE: 1) CAROLINA CROWN 2) BLUE DEVILS 3) CADETS 4) PHANTOM REGIMENT 5) BLUE COATS 6) MADISON SCOUTS 7) SANTA CLARA VANGUARD 8) CAVALIERS 9) BLUE STARS 10) BOSTON CRUSADERS 11) THE ACADEMY 12) SPIRIT OF ATLANTA

1. BLUECOATS 2. SANTA CLARA VANGUARD 3. CAVALIERS 4. CAROLINA CROWN 5. BLUE DEVILS 6. CADETS 7. PHANTOM REGIMENT (top 7 in that order)

They arent going to wear the YELLOW UNIFORMS are they?

Has DCI changed the rules about TIES? If so, WHO has the advantage this year in case of a TIE? Blue Devils? Cadets? Cavies? just trying to figure it out in advance....

How does corps that beat Open Class corps stay in Class A? I havent seen any of the corps live this year, but i am hearing "wonderful" things about the Fusion Corps. I hear they are currently ranked 6th in Open, but dont want to go up? huh????

Did SCV GE Music break the top 12?

Anyone know if SCV's GE MUSIC broke the top 12 barrier? Just curious....

It is amazing that EVERY YEAR, People say the SAME THING...If only if SCV could of executed the show! BULL CRAP!!! The corps get the same talent, the same average age...the same kind of people that want to be great! It comes down to the design people... You design for your members, Not JUST FOR YOUR OWN EGOS!!!!

The Asbury Park Press newspaper today released a story, that there are Baboons loose in Jackson, NJ.(some of the article was slightly altered) JACKSON — Residents told police they spotted a baboon in two different locations here Thursday and the sightings touched off an afternoon hunt by police and Six Flags Great Adventure officials. Police officers are wondering if the baboons escaped, so they can make it in time for the DCI Drum Corps Show. Police got a second call 20 minutes later from an Anderson Road resident who reported that a baboon was sitting on her back porch, practicing his bugle.. Police were unable to locate the baboon, but because the sightings were in proximity to Monkey Jungle at Six Flags Great Adventure. Great Adventure spokeswoman Kristin Siebeneicher said the park sent out a response team to search for the baboon at about 2:30 p.m., but couldn't find the animal. She said the baboon went in hiding till after the drum corps show. She said the search continued in the areas even after police left. She said the search was called off later in the day and will look for the baboons in the Judges box when the DCI show arrives. The park has a total of 150 baboons, she said. Each baboon is vaccinated and micro-chipped, she said. Since the Drum Corps show is coming into town, this one might of hopped the park fence. The baboons are not aggressive and tend to stay away from people unless they have eatable hats..GO JERSEY SURF COLOR GUARD> Monmouth County SPCA Chief Buddy Amato said it is illegal to possess a baboon in New Jersey unless a person has an exotic animal license issued by the state Division of Fish Game and Wildlife, therefore, NO DRUM CORPS may capture the Baboon and take it on tour with them. Police provided no description of the baboon or its direction of travel.There were 2 sightings just minutes from Jackson Liberty HS. Newman said any baboon sightings should be called in to police and residents should not approach the baboon.PLEASE LET ALL DRUM CORPS PARTICIPANTS KNOW THIS! Siebeneicher said baboons are not typically aggressive unless they hear out of tune horns and drums that are too loud. "Eventually they just want to return to their group,'' she said. Anyone with information should call police at 732-928-1111.

http://youtu.be/6lFJd0y5WDM SCV Ideas for show for 2012..Let me know what you think...

DCI Predictions (Now that we have seen the corps) 2011 RANKINGS: 1. Cavaliers 2. Cadets 3. Blue Devils 4. Carolina Crown 5. Bluecoats 6. Madison Scouts 7. Phantom Regiment 8. Santa Clara Vanguard 9. Blue Stars 10. Blue Knights 11. Spirit of Atlanta 12. Boston Crusaders FAN FAVORITES: 1. Madison Scouts 2. Carolina Crown 3. Cavaliers 4. Phantom Regiment 5. Cadets 6. Boston Crusaders 7. Blue Devils 8. Bluecoats 9. Blue Knights 10. Spirit of Atlanta 11. Blue Stars 12. Santa Clara Vanguard

I saw 3 Boston Crusaders on the ground (from the Snare Line) 2 of them lost their scoops when they tumbled, 1 had the scoop dragging along as they marched off the field. 1 saw 3 Jersey Surf Horn players go down..3 Mellos..1 Mello got trampled on...oh man..her plume was broken, It was a back up move... This field was astro turf...I would hate to see these corps try to march on grass...OH MY MY MY! We hope that all the players and performers are ok!!!

Ever since GR Royer is gone, 1992 - I feel that SCV has been looking for an identity, and still havent found it. The arrangements of the horn line (now a days) are nothing like what they used to be...I remember GR saying if people cant hum it when they leave the stadium, then it isnt right...I can not remember too many times, in the past 4-6 years, that i can hum anything Vanguard has done, except for Appalachian Spring which they first did with GR. I hope they decide sometime to go back to their roots and their true style, before the activity ceases to exist.

2010 SCV – 7th place GE Music 37.250 Top score: 39.650 2009 SCV - 5th place GE Music 38.200 Top score: 39.650 2008 SCV – 7th place GE Music 37.200 Top score: 39.450 2007 SCV – 4th place GE Music 37.800 Top score: 39.300 2006 SCV – 6th place GE Music 36.600 Top score: 38.600 2005 SCV – 11th place GE Music 34.700 Top score: 39.800 I WANT TO SEE THEM WIN AGAIN! GR Royer would NEVER ACCEPT THIS!!! (period) and neither would: GEORGE STEINBRENNER! GO YANKEES!!!

Santa Clara has done well as a corps the past 7 years, but PLEASE look at the Breakdown of the weakest link of the corps and fix it. GE BRASS - Doesnt that mean: Brass effectiveness??? Brass arranging? Doesnt make sense to me to have such a wonderful drum line and color guard, and be that low in Brass every year. This year, they will be lucky to come in top 8, and could win Best Percussion at the same time... Sorry i am so nasty, but as a Vanguard Alumni, if GR didnt place in the top 3, he would replace the staff, until he did... I am not happy with an average of 8th in GE Brass the past 7 years...

My favorite part of the Saginaw, Texas show was when George Hopkins came out in a "White Shirt, Part of shorts, Beat up sneakers and white socks" Ask any member of the Santa Clara Vanguard from 1967-1992 who did he look exactly like from the Movie Screen... Flashbacks of : Gail R. Royer....Watch the video again and again...I liked this much better than the guys on stilts, or the upside down quint players...The imitation of GR Royer was classic...Thanks George..(pot belly and all) lol

I forgot about Blue Knights...thanks..I updated my predictions..MrBud

Drum Corps International Predictions 2011 1. The Cavaliers 2. Blue Devils 3. The Cadets 4. Carolina Crown 5. Phantom Regiment 6. Blue Coats 7. Madison Scouts 8. Santa Clara Vanguard 9. Boston Crusaders 10. Blue Stars 11. Blue Knights 12. Spirit of Atlanta (sorry Glassmen, Troopers, Crossmen) FANS VOTE: *(guess prediction) 1. The Cavaliers 2. The Cadets 3. Phantom Regiment 4. Carolina Crown 5. Madison Scouts 6. Boston Crusaders 7. Blue Coats 8. Santa Clara Vanguard 9. Blue Knights 10 Blue Stars 11.Troopers 12. Spirit of Atlanta

Buccaneers 79.05 Caballeros 72.55 (0.2) Carolina Gold 70.50 Fusion Core 70.15 (0.2) Windsor Regiment 65.30 (0.2) Sunrisers 57.85 (2.2)

Buccaneers 79.05 Caballeros 72.55 (0.2) Carolina Gold 70.50 Fusion Core 70.15 (0.2) Windsor Regiment 65.30 (0.2) Sunrisers 57.85 (2.2)

Predictions for 2011-2012 DCA Season...(Before 1st show of the season) WORLD CLASS: 1. EMPIRE STATESMEN 2. READING BUCCANEERS 3. MINNESOTA BRASS 4. RENEGADES 5. HAWTHORNE CABALLEROS 6. HURRICANES 7. CORPS VET 8. KILTIES 9. ALLIANCE 10. TAMPA BAY THUNDER CLASS A: 1,.WINDSOR REGIMENT 2. FUSION 3. CAROLINA GOLD 4. GOVERNIERS 5. SUNRISERS plus others.......................