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  1. jbeatty89
    It's somewhat disappointing to me that the corps decided to drop the cymbal line because a flash in the pan caption head wants it that way. I'll just wait till the next one comes along and reinstates it. It shouldn't be long. I'm not sure why Lane has such a difficult time with orchestration and education of a cymbal line. I think it's probably a bad decision to hire a guy who says things like this, [emphasis mine] "The bottom line is I have a clear vision of what I want my percussion section to be..." Doesn't sound like someone who cares about the history of the corps or is a much of a team player. I hear they are fundraising for a new box truck though...
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    I decided to take this challenge mostly because I was curious - I started with the 90's because I just know it better, but gave up after 20 minutes of searching. It was a unicorn then too. 1992 - July 24th Cadets 88.0 - Star 91.9 (close enough to 4 points to count) 1997- July 27 Madison 90.0 - Crossmen 84.3 (tied for 5th semi-finals)
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    He was 15, at the time. Anyway I suppose it was a fruitless search since he made it back to the bus unscathed.
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    Really? As in they literally went looking for a 15 year old kid who screamed "Crossmen Drumline"?
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    Still the best
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    My exact thoughts. I actually like the uniform, but it sort of begs for the aussie.
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    That's a fair guess, it's the last year that the Crossmen came within 3 points of the Blue Devils. They couldn't close the gap with Cadets that year though.
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    August 3rd 1992: Cadets 90.3 Crossmen 88.8
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    Look around, it's still up!
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    Wait till that thing breaks...
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    Sneak peak of Cadets 2017!
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    You're both sort of right. End of the season DM uniforms were a black see through thing with the guard leotard underneath. Early to mid season the DM's wore this: http://crossmenalumni.org/1998photos/2zjth9ztigbx9pth0g6dyqs0mgzqj7 They were absolutely hand me downs. They are the exact same jackets the corps used since 1990 with obvious changes. There was such a shortage of XL jackets that for the first few shows 5 or 6 of us wore sweatshirts with red triangles sewed on!
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    Crossmen certainly get the award for most improved that year. I think we might have had 25 horns at the May camp that year. I would love to see a video from our first show in Bayonne.
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    Maybe it is. Its hard for me to gauge how a show that I never saw live was received. 1995 Madison was widely loved at the time and is still talked about constantly.
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    The same guy screamed "Crossmen drumline" in 1993 before the start of the third song. He had a friend join though.
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    Shows that weren't underrated, ever: 95 Madison- Maybe THE most popular Madison show ever. 93 Phantom- coming off of an 8th place finish in 92 and bumping to 3rd in 93. New look, super strong corps, the crowd LOVED the crab step at the end. That was a very popular show. In fact for me personally 93 and 94 are my two very favorite Phantom shows. 97 SCV - That show was killer. The best SCV show before this was probably 1991. First top 3 placement since 1989. I can't think of a more popular show in 1997.
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    IBM got involved in 1996 from what I remember. They sound awful.
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    I hope so. I really like the direction the corps is moving. Boston has changed their staff 4 times in the last 4 years. That probably contributed to them nearly dropping out of finals this year.
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    In 1997 Crossmen when Thurston left and Hannum/Mcnutt came in it was a complete battery of rookies other than 2 guys. A very large percentage of them came from Umass Amherst. If history is any indicator there will likely be some different kids in that line next year.
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    Just disregard what I said. I'm not involved with the corps and have no idea what I'm talking about. I just want the members the have a positive experience and enjoy the season.
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    I could be wrong, and I hope I am.
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    I agree, I think the show is solid. It needs a few bells and whistles maybe, but mostly they need to clean it up. Every section is dirty. It's easy to see why Phantom is beating them by 3-4 points. While Phantom doesn't have my favorite show they have some GE that's working and they are much cleaner right now. The Guard is a star this year!
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    You're welcome
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    They are really on the cusp of something great this year. Depending on the mood of the corps they could really bump up. I watched them rehearse this past weekend and I get the feeling they are under a lot of pressure from the alumni move up in placement. I really hope that the kids are enjoying their summer. Having a great show design is only part of the equation, if everyone is miserable by the end of the season it will take it's toll.
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    4 at rehearsal in Bristol July 5th.
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