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Yes. Sorry about that, Jonathan. Absolutely FLAWLESS guard in ‘05.

I’m collecting info for an article about the corps’ guards over the years. I know who ran them during that time period: Twiggs, Perez, Gilligan-Martinez, Jonathan Whatshisname (sorry. Help?) I’m interested in knowing who wrote the work. Other than Wanda Conway (‘85), can anyone offer insight? Thanks. ✌️

Are they still called “Buicks?”

81% of DCP just said “Who?” 🤭

I’ll guess… 99.65% 😏

Madison 1988? Hell no. Prelims perf was way better.

Feed went out in my theatre. Back on. But it’s Crown’s ballad. 🤬

“They played brilliantly, they marched their tootsies off, and they don’t drum badly, either.” 🏆

How is it? We’re stormed out.

Not to pee on the festivities, but Phantom’s mellos are…raw. 😒

Yes. Evacuated the stadium. Storm supposedly coming in 10 min. It’s dry right now.

Yep.

Welp, there will be 2 great seats with no butts in them. I can’t believe I couldn’t sell them. 204, EE, 1&2.

Man, this stinks. I’ve put notices everywhere and no bites.

I forgot that I’m going to Akron that night. The tickets cost me $90 plus all those fees. I’ll eat the fees, but I’m trying to get as close to $90 for the pair as I can. Section 204, Row EE, AISLE SEATS 1&2.

All my post meant was: compared to the rest of the corps, the guard was outstanding. And using the numbers from Friday & Saturday — not the whole ###### season — under today’s tabulatory rules, Suncoast would have won Best Guard! Jeez!

From 6th to 1st is what I’d call sneaking in. Phantom was TWO points under Madison on Friday. By “criteria,” I should have been specific in the current averaging of scores to arrive at the winner—not the sheet standards. My apology. Averaging the Semi and Finals numbers: Suncoast: 97.70 Madison: 97.65 Phantom: 97.05

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What about the Cadets' guard? The work was SO athletic, and April said on the tour vid that '93 aged out many. What? That was amazing stuff. "Cool" required them in HARD drill all the while manipulating flags. Wow.

Look at the recap. Their drum scores were abysmal. That was really Rennick/Sanford? Yikes. GE: 8.6 (9th); Field: 8.7 (9th) Ensemble: 8.5 (10th) Had they TIED w/ Star in those three captions, their score would have been 96.8 (Star: 97.0). With '94's line, they probably would have won the '91 title. (WouldaCoulda...) Man, add 1981 and 2008 to that (both dismal drum scores), and we're looking at 21 or 22 championships.

During the great Ronald Reagan Female Depression of 1985 (35 years ago), the Garfield Cadets' center snare was (gasp!) (shock!) f-f-female! Way to forge a path by unshackling yourself from the kitchen, Young Miss! (Diane, I think?) 😝 By the way, if you really want to hear how HOT that '85 drumline was, check out this amateur audio from Finals (drum feature starts around 3:00):

Hilarious. I think it was Quarters in '89 where he stood against the front of the overhang and body-conducted them.

As was I. Neither of us had our heads in front of those drumlines. Today’s system chops everything in half and usually prevents one number from gashing a corps (BD ‘08 excepted).

Performance: Brass [15] Drums [15] Visual [15] GE: Brass [20] Drums [15] Visual [15] There were 5 points allocated for Analysis within the GE numbers, but everything was consolidated to save money. How could this be a fair look at each corps? If today’s system were used, Phantom gets a huge advantage in Music Analysis and Guard. I know: if, if, if.

I think ZIngali wrote the 1985 Star drill. It really looks like him. Of course, he wrote '86 before returning to Garfield in '87. Sylvester wrote Suncoast '86, I think. Really? Klesch went back to Cadets from 1990-1992? I'd no idea. Who wrote Star's 1993 horn book?