Tad_MMA
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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. ✌️
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17 minutes ago, besson57 said:
Phantom’s baritones are un-#######-real. Absolutely killer.
Are they still called “Buicks?”
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1 minute ago, KVG_DC said:
That head stutter in the DM salute reminds me of Max Headroom.
81% of DCP just said “Who?” 🤭
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55 minutes ago, 27Socal said:
What do you think the odds are that BD wins tonite? I'd say about 99.99% yes. But you never know, it's happened before.
I’ll guess… 99.65% 😏
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4 minutes ago, strutta said:
Phantom 1996, Cavaliers 2000, Madison 1988...
Madison 1988? Hell no. Prelims perf was way better.
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Feed went out in my theatre. Back on. But it’s Crown’s ballad. 🤬
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“They played brilliantly, they marched their tootsies off, and they don’t drum badly, either.”
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2 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:
I’m here. Jim is hanging with his old QCC cronies.
Looks to be a big crowd. Gates just opened. Weather looks good. 90 degrees and sunny.
Had some LaRosa’s. I haven’t had a decent pizza in a year. Delicious.
How is it? We’re stormed out.
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Not to pee on the festivities, but Phantom’s mellos are…raw. 😒
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1 minute ago, NakedEye said:
Is there a weather issue? I went out of the room as the Colts were approaching and now.....empty!
Yes. Evacuated the stadium. Storm supposedly coming in 10 min. It’s dry right now.
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7 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said:
Are they up high?
Yep.
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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.
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Man, this stinks. I’ve put notices everywhere and no bites.
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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.
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3 hours ago, Mello Dude said:
Ya, if you look at the season as a whole....doesn't hold water.
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!
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On 6/26/2021 at 8:06 PM, Mello Dude said:
Meh. If you watch 88 finals, (which BTW was a random draw and affected finals a LOT and it's why it's never been used again), Phantom's guard work was amazing and clean. No one was even close IMHO in being as clean with the amount of work they did. I disagree, had they used today's criteria they would not have one best guard in 88. Think of it this way, if you bothered to look at the whole season Phantom's guard hardly "snuck" in there. Amazingly, Phantom's guard was so good in 88 they won even going on like what second that night? That says a lot.
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.
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On 4/5/2020 at 12:34 PM, Yorkvillain said:
A couple of no namers were there in 91 - Paul Rennick & Fred Sanford.
92 & 93 were arranged by some guy named Dave Glyde.
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.
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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):
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2 minutes ago, Brian Tuma said:
1989 was the year I met George Zingali. He sat down near me when the Blue Knights took the field in semis. I had no idea who he was but his enthusiasm prompted me to strike up a conversation with him after their performance. I had played Punchinello in high school band so appreciated George’s armchair conducting during that segment.
Hilarious. I think it was Quarters in '89 where he stood against the front of the overhang and body-conducted them.
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57 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:
i'll comment on the percussion spread, having been there all 3 days
finals night was deserved.
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).
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2 minutes ago, mfrontz said:
Tell me a little bit more about the six member judge panel and why it was so failurific.
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.
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2 minutes ago, jwillis35 said:
You may be right about the Cadets brass score from 89. Not their typical style of music or demand, but I still love that show and music. It may be that Robert Smith wrote to what the corps could handle that summer, or perhaps techs watered it down a good bit to aid in better visual performance. I really have no answers for that. Great show nonetheless. They definitely had a fantastic guard and percussion section that summer.
As for your other questions only Mr. Klesch could answer that, and the same with Zingali. What I had heard (which is likely not true) was that Mr. Klesch was working on his masters or doctoral degree at that time so they needed to bring in someone else to write the book. Klesch did return in 90, 91, and 92. Then Bocook took over in 93. Who knows? Same with Zingali. It could be as simple as Z wanting his friend Marc Sylvester to have a shot at visual design. I'm just thinking out loud here. Creative people often need time away from things or need to make shifts in order to stay sharp. I'm pretty sure Zingali was working with Star of Indiana before 1990. I think he had a hand in their initial 1985 show...maybe as consultant?
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?
Cadets’ guards 1984-2005
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Yes. Sorry about that, Jonathan. Absolutely FLAWLESS guard in ‘05.