DutchBoy89

Dutch Boy!!!

I do believe Crown peaked a month too early, Percussion has been their achilles heel for years. Has to be addressed if they are to ever win

I am fully prepared to get flamed over this, but it is what it is. The name for the Tour of Champions needs to change it's name as it is very misleading. Maybe call it Tour of Champions and 2 other guys? And where is Madison in all this? Crown seems poised to finally get there this year, but with that said they are not there yet. I get the whole G7 bs and what not, but let's call this what it really is.

I find this a tad bit catty and here is why. Those of us that actually marched Drum Corps have fought, sometimes unknowingly to grasp some validity that this is a sport. There is no denying that this is most definitely a sport. Whether you are in high school, college, or as drum corps would be considered, The Pros, there is going to be booing no matter how you look at it. to use the reasoning that these kids work so hard,( and believe me I know exactly how hard) they work, does a football team not work hard, baseball, basketball? This organization we support is a series of...... wait for it..... COMPETITIONS!!!!! This isnt T-Ball where they dont keep score. Its this PC crap that holds us back as a society. We want to shelter everyone from disappointment. I have a tattoo on my inner arm that says From Pain Comes Strength..... Any true competitor will tell you if they are booing you, you must be doing something right. ala Miami Heat and the likes. I have been on the fighting ends of both sides of the spectrum, I missed finals in 89 with Dutch Boy, but also have a ring with Phantom from 96. Boo me all you want, I will just give you more reasons to boo while I am kicking your butt. All this being said, I am not a BD fan, at least not since the late 90's, nor am I a CC fan and I live in Charlotte. These kids can handle their own battles, my time in Drum Corps forced me to grow up in ways I wasnt even aware of. And I wouldnt trade an single round of applause or a single boo along the way. Just my 2 cents!

I marched while in HS. Just had to miss band camp. Director wasnt all to thrilled but what was he gonna do? He was just mad I didnt go to Suncoast as our whole HS staff was from there. :)

Doesn't get any better

Agreed.... Im not leaving the activity, just don't like the direction it is going. And as for this being a BD bashing as far as I'm concerned, I'm not a BD hater. One of my favorite shows was their 1990 Tommy show. I was not a fan of this years show and I am not a fan of Crown though I live 15 minutes from their headquarters. I dig the concepts, the story lines, drill and just about everything, but when they started doing voice overs and when alot of the shows depend on the electronics then that is where my problem lies. One of the shows last night began and the first sound from a horn came 90 seconds after it had started. That to me is insane. Just my take. As I said I'm not going anywhere as I have yet to find an equal adrenaline rush as I get from DCI.

There were more than 17k fans at semis in 89. And Jules, I am with you 100% in your thoughts, though I will still watch just because I need my Phantom fix every year. What really is aggravating is that the newer generation of DCI members and fans call us dinos because we dont' like the direction of an organization which alot of us have spent countless hours either marching, volunteering or just enjoying. I marched for 6 years in Drum Corps, was in a BOA finalist band in HS, was on staff for 2 more. I have continually followed DCI throughout the years. We have seen the past and the present. Not just seen it but lived it. I continue to watch because I still need the adrenaline rush I get at the end of the show, something I have never found in anything else, but that being said when I watch a corps show that all that is heard in the first 90 seconds of an 11 minute program is synth I have a major problem with that. I don't name any corps because I know what how hard these kids work and would never put down their efforts, but what I saw made me sit there shaking my head. Call me a dino, makes no difference to me, But to the younger generation if you want to see why I feel like I do, watch the 1989 Phantom Regiment show, it speaks volumes all on its own. Enjoy Finals tonight!!!!

Whoever they are, Hopkins isnt happy about it ROM HOP / ">I have been more involved than usual in the admin stuff -- school relations, hotels, volunteers and all ... as a result, I feel a little distant from the excitement of the performance. I also wonder for the students ... > how do they feel about the competitive challenge > do they realize the opinions of judges are the opinions of judges ( Side note -- I saw the judges panel this AM and I admit to some pain and suffering. As I tell people in my clinics ... " if I serve you chocolate cake in June and you hate it, chocolate cake again in July and you hate it, I serve it again in Allentown .... and finally, i ask you to take a good ole bite one last time ... well, the chances are you are not going to like it again.) > Will they love the memories of 2012 > Was 12.25 the right show ... > What could I have done better? > What can I do to make the last four days ( including the banquet) the best days ever. > Who is coming back in 2013? > will they do ... at least once ... the performance of a lifetime ? > will the audience love them? > do they love themselves? > will the lessons I work so hard to teach -- persistence, the value of hard work; determination; choice .... make a difference? It's quite the four days .. so much emotion, and yes a grizzled vet, finishing his first 30 years as director, still gets choked up, teary eyed and much more. Indeed ... my guess it will happen all three nights and a few other times. All give so much ... and all have such high expectations! We are still here ... we still have a chance at the GOLD but what is more important .... that they love who they are and what they do. Merry Christmas !!!

Still think this show got robbed out of its place in finals

Ugh. Got it on the next one

Concord Mills in NC for me!!!!!

Waiting for Nike to start making uniforms and shirts for Drum Corps, they have never passed up a buck!

Ah give JJ a break. I played with him at Dutch Boy in 89. Helluva Tenor player

If I'm not mistaking Robert Smith wrote Florida Suite, while also being the director, Not sure if any extra compensation was given or not