Brian Tuma
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1987 Vanguard
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3 hours ago, cixelsyd said:
Another example of how the cancer of exclusivity drives corps out of existence.
You hit the nail right on the head! In the case of a corps local to me, I would add insular, incestuous, and clannish with a strong dose of unwillingness to change as the cause of their demise.
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So I’m at a family Christmas get together and one of my snooty cousins asked if I’m still into that “corny marching band s***”. Later on I slipped the Bluecoats audio into the playlist. Snooty cousin who thinks he knows everything about everything was totally dumbfounded. “What group is this?” “I’ve never heard an audience react like that in a concert hall” “What a touching story line”. When it was over I told him it was some of that “corny marching band s***. Then I had him watch the video. In conclusion, I was able to convert a civilian to the joys and artistry of drum corps!
Thanks Bluecoats. I wish you all the best in 2023. 2022 will be hard to top!
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3 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:
From what I’ve been told, it started a long time ago. Something sketchy with the bingo operation. Allegedly.
Didn’t someone walk off with all the bingo proceeds from the Americanos which led to them folding? Allegedly
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10 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
It is part of a pattern. SCV has had new directors almost annually. In hindsight that was what is called a ‘clue’.
I don’t want to place all the blame on her because this was probably well into the works fifteen months ago. Although it is curious how Shadow, her former gig, has shut down operations permanently.
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Wait, there’s more!
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Blue Stars! This piece is so darn fun
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25 minutes ago, 27Socal said:
They are part of Bakersfield (community) College. Perhaps those numbers are for the entire college music dept. or the entire college? Unlikely they are spending that kind of money or have those kind of assets, with most of those years having about 10 local CA shows.
Thanks, that explains those numbers
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1 hour ago, mingusmonk said:
A Reddit user was kind enough to compile all recent corps 990 filings into a single spreadsheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ja39zeGtJSWFTu3rejDFLo0aSydUs-t0oioukYk8U34/edit#gid=0
Off topic but what’s up with those numbers from Golden Empire in Open Class?
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39 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:
Yes and they didn’t play Madison’s greatest hits.
I appreciated that they went “out there” in ‘17 only to be disappointed with their follow up which went in such an opposite direction
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4 hours ago, kdaddy said:
Van Doren vs Martin - seems like two different philosophies could be in conflict?
Or it could be like President Lincoln’s “Team of Rivals” lol
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2 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said:
How about, DCI schedules a stripped down tour in 2022, and then cuts the tour not to the bone, but right into the bone for 2023. Magically, an outside”investor” swoops in to “save” drum corps. That investor? Varsity. Impossible you say?
Google “Varsity lawsuits”. There’s at least five s.a. lawsuits and there’s also a lawsuit involving price fixing. Somehow even Bain Capital is involved as a defendant.
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I’m feeling cynical today
”The Aby$$”
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50 minutes ago, rcawth said:
Yes it would! I love artwork with neon added. Had that made for my office. Replaced with with this one of Sitting Bull.
So dignified
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SafeSport was recently named in an sa lawsuit along with the US Paralympic organization on behalf of a cognitively disabled athlete. Jfc!
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The Blue Coated Starry Devil Knights
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I predict a season long battle for fifth place between SCV, PR, BS and Cadets. On Saturday night it will be PR vs BS
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*Pats new food truck*
”Let’s see what this puppy can do.” -
Pertinent story involving Varsity, etc
Federal lawsuits accuse cheerleading industry of sexually abusing minors - https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1135076920/federal-lawsuits-accuse-cheerleading-industry-of-sexually-abusing-minors
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1 hour ago, Jurassic Lancer said:
I don’t know what to say
Doesn’t look like he’s the brass arranger. Phew
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1 minute ago, scheherazadesghost said:
Fortunately(?) the youngsters on reddit know what to say. 😞
Spirit caught magic in a bottle in 2021 😉 with a wonderfully imaginative take on Southern folk lore. I feel this is a step backwards.
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I appreciate your insights and analysis. I might quibble with your assessment that Cadets were solidly in 6th place. They were only .138 above 7th place. Please continue with more of these design conversations. It keeps the off season interesting.
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31 minutes ago, Weaklefthand4ever said:
Oooooo...good question. It kinda, sorta does LOL. The shell "floats" inside of a "cage." Essentially, there are two support rings where the lugs are connected to the ring itself rather than the shell. Reinforcement rings (usually metal) are fitted to the top of the shell. The whole idea is higher tension (metal being stronger than wood) with no hardware penetrating the shell and interfering with vibration. Premier invented it first and everyone else followed. It certainly did eliminate shell failure like we used to see in the 1980's. Example below:
Thanks, I wasn’t aware of the double snare wire. Has this hardware/shell design resulted in the “drier” (for lack of better term) sound we mostly hear today? So many lines played with too much tension but it seems to me to have softened the last couple years imo. I don’t know all the jargon as I’m not a drummer so I hope my thoughts are coming across clearly. Lines have gone from that “loose” sound of early DCI to the “Formica countertop” sound but seem to be finding a happy medium. I particularly recall Blue Stars having a different snare sound for a couple years maybe back in the early 2010s? It came off to me as a more relaxed sound. Help educate a non-drummer! Lol
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11 hours ago, Mello Dude said:
and THAT is a good thing. I would hate to see the same stuff from everyone. They REALLY need to start focusing on "judgeable" content and start getting real about playing and marching (moving) time as it regards to score. Also, as a side note this giving a pass for incomplete shows as it regards to the last years placement needs to stop.
Could you explain this further? I don’t think early season incomplete shows had any bearing on final placement.
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New drum corps out west
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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Hmmmm…
The BoD is made up of three family members as well as corps staff. Haven’t people learned not to repeat the mistakes of defunct corps?