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  1. I agree with this, but also want us not to seem to slight the young men that marched in our corps during some turbulent times. The current corps and management is building upon their commitment to being a part of, and sustaining a long-standing brotherhood.

    I absolutely know that is not BigBadMadMan's intent, but I want all of the men that have worn the superman suit to understand that they are ALL valued and appreciated by those of us who have been a part of this organization at one time.

    We are all connected. MYNWA

    This just brought the biggest smile to my face. BEAUTIFULLY said!

  2. For 12 minutes of music, I feel I get a perfect balance of Pictures and traditional Scouts. Robert W. Smith did a wonderful job IMO.

    Park-and-bark, hold sets...whatever you want to call them ALL corps utilize them. There isn't a single corps that moves the entire time. Madison has some cleaning to do, but they're definitely moving and playing a lot more competitively this year. The members and staff have a very clear vision for the organization and you're beginning to see the fruits of all the hard work put in since 2010. I'd be a little hurt if they were stagnant...great to see them off to a strong start.

    I expect the same progress for Spirit in the future. Even before last year, oddly enough, I've always found myself extremely entertained by their productions. They had a fantastic season last year and they're building on that success. They are great this year and we can all agree that expectations are very high for them. We should enjoy the fact that these two corps are making statements against some of the "giants" which is awesome. Let's appreciate the success that both corps are having at the moment...it's a little mind-blowing IMO.

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  3. Personally, I can't WAIT until they add the percussion and guard panels for the Scouts. Last I saw the guard needed some work, but that work is pretty insane and they have the perfect staff in place to make it clean. Can't wait.

    SO proud of the Scouts season thus far!!!

  4. I hear a lot about the "crowd not being into the Scouts show". I'm not sure if this show is intended to have the crowd out of their seats the entire time. You can see and hear the moments when that's the intent, but when I watch this year's show (compared to the last few), I simply just sit back and enjoy all the music that's happening. There are instances where it feels almost inappropriate to clap because of the continuity of the program or soft endings of phrases. I'm HOPING that the crowd feels the same way. At the end, they give it all to you and there's no doubt that THAT moment in particular is designed to have you out of your seat. Maybe not the best year to have this approach to the program considering the changes in judging, but as an audience member, I LOVE all the nuance and small moments and find that a smile has been plastered to my face the entire show. Of course, this is my opinion, but though I'm not feeling the need to go completely crazy for most of the show, I'm loving every minute.

    Just trying to put the crowd response in a different perspective.

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  5. My two cents...

    IMO the drumline is noticably stronger and seems more mature than last year

    Drill seems more demanding than the past two years

    Brass - I've seem them twice and gotten two completely different reads. In the Whitewater dress rehearsal I heard a few intonation and endurance issues. Last night they sounded much better and these boys are Madison loud!

    As others have said, some impact moments could use some tweaking.

    Great Gates/company front move from 95 in the closer is going to be a highlight of 2012 IMHO

    Awesome! I did notice how much stronger the battery was or, better yet, how much more musical the percussion writing was than in years past. Pit is IMPRESSIVE!!...but maybe a touch too loud. Guard has no choice but to be fierce with Jim Moore and Adam Sage running the show. I'm confident in that helping us out quite a bit.

  6. Those of you who attended last night's show, are there noticeable visual design/fundamental improvements this year? I know that's been a struggle the past couple years, and based on last night's scores that still seems to be the case this year. Rep. score was pretty low...not sure what to think about that. It's still June, I'm aware lol.

    I'm very confident with the brass book and the writing thus far. Love it. Robert W. Smith is the man.

  7. They did go after them pretty hard. Wont happen.

    That wasn't to draw comparison to the Bluecoats but to Spirit. To be completely honest, I think the Scouts play with a MUCH more mature approach to shaping and phrasing than the past couple years. I think our ear inevitably makes slight comparisons to what came before. It's just crazy how things are going thus far. I'll be biting my nails the entire season!

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