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Have them go on YouTube and download the Jersey Surf 2012 show. That will get them.

Couldn't agree with you more! Most annoying show - Blue Devils Most elegant ("Best") show - Carolina Crown Most entertaining (uh, the one that buys tickets!) - Jersey Surf Rest= you decide.

It's become too political, too avant-garde, and it's too expensive and it's not fan friendly any more. Frankly, these corps bore me to death. And you expect me to keep paying for that????

Even if there are 10 ahead of them, that puts them at 11th place, not 20th/

Subjectivity is the face that corruption hides behind.

Judges, well you did it again--- don't know what you were judging, but it wasn't the same stuff the crowd saw this entire season. You supposedly factored in some "crowd appeal" into the score this year, yet you totally disregard the single most crowd-appealing performance THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE 2012 SEASON, the Bridgeman Tribute by the Jersey Surf. Why did you even bother? Yesterday's performance (which kept the Surf's standing O string intact, by the way) was far and away off the Richter scale of Entertaining. With the Jersey Surf, be careful what you wish for, you just might get it! And get it you did! Well, guess what? The other performances may have the judges' seal of approval, but the Surf has the hearts of the entire DCI audience! By the way (again), the judges admitted at the 2002 Winter Olympics that they got it wrong (the Canadian Figure Skaing Scandal), but they "manned up" and finally got it right. Hint Hint! I am just a fan. But WHAT a FAN! LOVE the 2012 Surf!!!

I don't know about you, but when I pay $18 to see something at a MOVIE THEATER this is essentially NOT LIVE (at least live in front of this particular audience), I EXPECT TO BE ENTERTAINED! If it is only all about placement, why bother putting in the theaters nationwide? If people wanted to watch the real thing (and let's face it--- some of the top rated shows ARE boring, or God Forbid totally "I don't get it", then it behooves both DCI and the theaters to put some entertainment on the schedule that makes people stand and cheer (and it IS a lot of kids for whom $18 represents an entire week of babysitting or grass cutting). I'd rather add a performance that is genuinely FUN and risk some snarky comments from other corps than deny the Surf their applause that nearly EVERYONE who commented admits is their due this year.

Went to Allentown last night....Surf got far and away the biggest applause of the night. Even more with encore with the Bridgemen. DCI needs to include them in Big Loud Live this Thurs or they are missing a golde opportunity to get thousands of fans (and lots of potential drum corps members!) in the theaters. They rocked the stadium (too early in the evening, too, which is also too bad for everyone!) LOVE LOVE LOVE the Jersey Surf!!!!!!!!!!

Except for Jersey Surf, your girlfriend was right!

Except for Jersey Surf, she was right!

Don't like it. Period.

Call DCI and jam the forums. Get everyone "on board" (again, no pun intended!) and get Surf on Big Loud and Live!!!!!!

Is anyone from DCI listening? If you are, you will get MANy more butts in the theater seats next Thursday if you include the Surf. They have a huge following in NJ, PA and DE--------- that is a HUGE demographic you need for Big, Loud and Live. Please consider it!!!!!!!!!

YOU NNEED to See the Surf Show this year! You will laugh, dance in your seat, and clap until it hurts.....this is far and away the MOST ENTERTAINING SHOW OF THE SEASON! You should let DCI know that the Surf needs to be on Big, Loud, and Live!!!!!

I was also in Atlanta. And San Antonio, and West Chester..... the Surf 2012 show is BY FAR the most entertaining of the tour this year! I was headed to my pricey seats last night when I saw several HS bands moving to the "cheap seats" to watch the show. I decided to sit with them for the Surf show just to get a feel for what they thought. I heard throughout the summer that the Surf was THE REASON why kids are being draw into drum corps. They are KIDS, and they want to get their money's worth. So I sat with them during the Surf performance. I heard exactly what i expected----- these kids went bananas (no pun intended!) over the Surf show!!! I asked the same kids coming out of the stadium who their favorite corps was for the night and every single one said that the Surf was the BEST. they said that they liked the Crown and Vanguard, but Surf was far and away their favorite and they were going to buy some Surf stuff. They also asked if the Surf would be playing at Big Loud and Live, and when I said no, because they weren't ranked high enough, they said that they weren't "wasting their money" if all they would see was the boring stuff. Surf, you really got everyone's attention. Too bad you won't have a large platform to perform on....it wouldn't hurt DCI one bit to put you guys on the big screen------ you'd get HUNDREDS of kids interested in joing drum corps if they say this show!!!!!!! I love you guys!

You missed the best show of the day. Jersey Surf tribute to the Bridgemen. Too bad they were on so early---- you would have gotten your money's worth if you just saw this performance.

It's a darned shame that the performance order is predetermined based on previous standings because SOMETIMES the most entertaining shows (those that get butts out of the seats throughout the performance) happen so early in the show that there aren't enough of those butts in the seats. Based on pure entertainment value, the Surf 2012 Show should be on LAST. It is that much fun!!!!!!!! Even if the Surf doesn't stand a snowball's chance of cracking the Top Ten, it is Number One in a lot of people's book, and should at least have a shot of presenting this show in front of the largest crowds. i like the idea of having the Surf perform after the last corps performs, right before the winners are announced. I'd stick around!!!!!!!

Love, Love, LOVE this show. So do the thousands of fans in the audience who appreciate a FUN show for a change instead of all that "avant garde" crap being shoved down our throats in the name of "art". Give me some talented musicians dancing their ###e$ off while creating incredible sound on the field ANY TIME!!!!! I agree with the Blogging Guy on Drum Corps Network---- the Surf should be on Big, Loud, and LIVE this year---- people will be talking about this show coming out of the theater!! Jersey Surf Rules 2012!!!

Been to 5 shows this year. Absolute favorite BY FAR is Jersey Surf's tribute to Bridgemen. Uninterrupted string of standing ovations since the very first day should tell you that this corps does what the crowd likes best. And isn't this what is really all about? Count them in for Big Loud and Live and you will have thousands of kids and families saying thanks (and becoming big DCI fans).