tinbgith

Glad everyone's okay. Unfortunately it wasn't the first time it happened in the activity, and won't be the last. Glassmen also had the drum bus involved in an accident back in '01, almost turned out very bad, but because of divine intervention, no one was hurt, just a totaled bus. I believe it was Colts that had an unfortunate accident on the way to a show back around '98, someone correct me if I messed that up.

Irish In Your Face - 98 Pioneer, I believe they changed it, though.

Did you really want other ideas??? Or is this just flamebait??? ...just callin' it how I see it...

My biggest complaint was that #### elevator bell. I was in Sec. 308, and at least once a minute that thing would ring loudly for at least 10 seconds, and it you could hear it clearly over every corps. If any of you were within earshot, I think you'll agree with me. Not exactly what I was expecting with a $70-$80 ticket.

Except for: http://regiment.org/firsttour.cfm :)

I didn't realize there was a show in Worcester until about 6 o'clock, it would've only been an hour drive (also haven't seen PR or SCV, yet). Then I saw the start time :( ... I figured it probably had something to do with no lights. But PR is staying 20-30 minutes away from me this week, so I'll shoot up there Tuesday night to watch them before Finals.

Maybe not as much as the staff when I marched (just a few years ago), but enough, which is kind of funny considering the current situation... but I'm not going to go any more in depth.

I did not say that. What I wrote about past changes was to show that there are always people who will be totally against a change, and then after not very long, they get over it. Whether we like some changes or not, there is a valid reason behind them.

Not true in really large stadiums (as I have performed in). The pit in particular benefits from amplification. How you ask??? Well, we like to put lots of emphasis on musicianship in the activity, and banging the #### out of keyboards so the audience can hear them does not really equate with being musical (and yes, that is what was/is done without amps, if you were wondering). I remember one year at Finals with my corps where people were complaining about not being able to hear the pit during the ballad (when they were the only section playing, and playing closer to the way the actual instruments were meant to be played). And since when were football stadiums designed to be as acoustically friendly as concert halls??? Also, other instruments are now able to be used, such as BD using the udu last year (which would never have been heard without being amplified. And no, I didn't march BD, so I am not biased in any way.) You're right, because there are bigger things to me in life than 'the downfall of drum corps b/c of amplification.' Well, people seem to still love Cavies and Scouts... they use amps. There will always be some new thing to ##### about: Assymetrical drill: Oh my God, the downfall of drum corps (####, Pete Emmons is at BD, maybe that's the problem ) TWO VALVES!!!: WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!!! THREE VALVES!!!!!!!!!: THE WORLD'S ABOUT TO END!!! Bb: Boy, how soon that was forgotten due to the new heresy........ Amplification.

Well, I just watched the 2-minute clip from last night and didn't hear a single word from the field, so it must be down to just 9 minutes of narration. Actually, there never was any narration during that part.

"YEA SUCKS!!!!" oh, wait, that was during retreat :P (true story)