Dan Detweiler

Ha! At my age, I consider all of my appendages sacred! That's all I'm sayin'. Dan

Sorry about the back...but I still can't tell you yet. Not ready for public consumption yet. Besides, if I told you I would be shot! Dan

I could tell you...but then I'd have to shoot you. Gonna be a lot of fun I think. Trying to improve on what we did last year...just like everyone else! Should be an announcement within a couple of weeks. Dan

Two weeks. CV16 All. In. https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaCorpsVets/videos/10153788969237140/?pnref=story

At my age...anything under 45 is young. Just sayin' Dan

ZZounds exZZiting! Good luck to you guys. See you on the 50. Dan

Their age requirements serve the purposes of the organization as a whole as they see it...whatever those are. As a member of a direct competitor I feel that they, as well as all the other corps out there, make decisions that best suit what they want to accomplish. Otherwise those stipulations and policies wouldn't be in place. I look forward to their continued growth and success. It only serves to further motivate the staff, administration and membership of my corps, as does the success of all of our direct competitors. This IS a competitive activity after all and that healthy competitive drive is one of the things that continues to motivate the activity and its member corps to new heights of achievement and excellence. C2 is C2, just like Bucs are Bucs and CV is CV. We all do what we do in our own way to better serve the goals of our organizations. I am sure if someone from Cabs or MBI or Bucs or whoever came to one of our rehearsal camps they would leave scratching their heads wondering why we do some of the things we do. Same if I went to one of theirs. Mine is not to question why. We are all looking to better our own organizations in our own way to become better next year than we were the last. Many, many different ways to skin a cat. I have nothing but respect for all of our competitors if for no other reason than they are out there every year going through the same grind we are. Trying to find the right combination that will make us better. That's all we can do. As always, just my two cents. CV16 All. In. Dan

Like anything else, I am sure significant changes will take time but from what I saw today, and the people I saw directly active within the corps, I am convinced they are moving in an exciting positive direction. Dan

300+ at auditions this weekend and another in two weeks. Very impressed with the attitude, excitement and environment surrounding the corps. Tons of alumni from the early days of the corps. Tons of alumni from the last few years. Very cool to witness. Best part of the day? Listening to Spirit of Atlanta playing Georgia while Freddy Martin conducted. You think those kids had a great experience this weekend? I know mine did! Can't wait to see them develop as the summer rolls in. Dan

As was posted earlier, the audio and visual products are being held up due to licensing issues. No word on when they may ship. DCA is running into the same problem. Dan

System Blue is distributed by King. Very different horns though from what I am told. Dan

Well, there ya go then. Learned something today...and on DCP of all places! Dan

Technically.... The traditional Happy Birthday is copyright protected. No, I'm not kidding. Found that one out the hard way through the school I teach at. Yup, total pain in the butt...and ridiculous, but it is what it is. Dan

They, like every responsible drum corps out there, seem to be doing what is prudent for the long term financial and competitive success of their particular organization. Certainly can't fault them for doing that. Dan

One quick question for the uneducated... Are Licensing issues the same as Copyright issues? If not, what is the difference? Thanks, Dan

Not a problem. Thanks for the correction in the original. Dan

Not to be overly critical here, but it has been almost 5 years now since we changed our name. The drum corps is Atlanta CV...not Atlanta Corps Vets. Yes, the parent company is Corps Vets Inc. but the drum corps is Atlanta CV. I know old habits die hard but... Thanks, Dan

Well crap! Can't wait to see the vids of everyone. Was hoping to get them before Thanksgiving. Maybe by Christmas I guess. Oh well, in the words of Princess Bride... "I hate wait" Dan

The sweet spot would be whichever spot is numb to the pain! Dan

One thing that has definitely changed since the "Back In The Day" era is that staff are very much in and out. There are very few staff members anymore that are at every rehearsal and every performance. Everyone has very busy schedules these days. Certainly understandable. Dan

So if that happens, there will be no way of permanently obtaining recordings of performances? Just live streams? Dan

Don't they do all that before the season? I thought that's why the corps had to submit all that well in advance of the season starting. Not trying to stir up a hornets nest or anything, just don't understand the process. Dan

Does that mean there is a delay in getting them shipped out to customers that have already purchased them? Dan

We don't know the roles the individual will have in the two corps. Frankly if both corps are aware of it and are good...then no problem. Dan

I guess that's my point Jeff. Each corps does what they feel is necessary for their success. They are doing what is in THEIR best interests. Each will find their own way and learn from their successes and their failures. Dan