PeterGibbons
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My soph year in high school we finished (gasp the horror) 4th at MBA (aka BOA) Grand Nationals, winning two captions. I recall sitting on the bus waiting to leave the parking lot after finals when a volunteer came on the bus and chewed us all out for not doing better. Said something to the effect that we should be ashamed, and that we obviously didn't appreciate all the work the volunteers like this guy did for us that season. 😠
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22 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:
I’m sad tonight. Maybe delayed grief.
The show that changed EVERYTHING for me and I believe, the activity. I still remember that tenor break in Concerto in F like I had first heard it yesterday. I first saw this show in Madison, Wisconsin at Drums On and I was in love. I never thought much about Garfield before then. They certainly got my attention that night. Groundbreaking is a term overused in drum corps. This was legitimately groundbreaking.
if posting this is not permitted, I apologize.
That tenor break is still my favorite to this day. Sometimes I listen to that show just to hear it.
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I don't see this happening. Most if not all of the dome NFL stadiums that do not already have grass have no practical way to have the grass outside and then be moved inside for the NFL game. Houston tried this for years and gave up.
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Two. 1985 and 1987.
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2 minutes ago, dcikon2 said:
I know there are other great guards; however, I don't see how anyone can beat BAC this season (guard).
Yeah but a lot of drops tonight. That noted, their 'book' is incredible.
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3 hours ago, KVG_DC said:
You appear to have been sitting two rows behind me as I see the back of my head in about 20% of your pictures from the event!
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1 minute ago, ThePlanets said:
I did like the beast- but this is the best Crown show since relentless. Hope they can clean and bring it together.
Brass is king as always
I had the exact same thought.
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Just got home from the show and without reading 40+ pages of comments, my impressions.
Overall very good show from all four. None of them 'bored' me. From an enjoyment standpoint, with a little 'judging from the stands' thrown in, I ranked them Blue Stars, Phantom, a large gap, Colts, Troopers. Phantom was LOUD which was really cool. But I felt more nuanced musicianship from Blue Stars. This is the most enjoyable Phantom show in 20 years for me. Both of these two are going to be interesting come August when they have really developed the shows. I was a little shocked to look into the recap and see Troopers higher in most areas than Colts. I just thought Troopers were more dirty (obviously - first show) than Colts.
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Air is much clearer here at the show site than what I had earlier in the day. Place is packed btw.
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Well, about to jump in the car to drive to the show. Hope is still happens, but of course health of the marching members is most important.
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2 hours ago, regimentlvr said:
Wondering if the show will go on with the air quality issue
I'm in South Haven (about an hour or so south of the show) and the air has been fine, at least to me. I actually thought it was just 'summer hazy' when I got here a couple of days ago. I'm from the DC area, and a few weeks ago it was worse there than what I have seen here. And that actually was not bad. I described it as what it looks like outside on one of those really humid summer days - only there was no humidity.
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14 hours ago, TwoValves said:
So how exactly does a HS Band Director enforce a "zero tolerence" policy about participating in an outside activity that is not school related? Especially when said band director is employed by a public school system? I've always wondered.
In my day it was simple. You got cut or made an alternate. Which could be justified given the student wouldn't be available for summer practice and/or camp.
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I know the OP asked for responses from band directors, but like others I have a story from the 80's. Our percussion caption head explicitly prohibited any of us from marching DCI during high school. He once said 'just stay here for four years and then I'll get you in any corps you want'.
But this rule did not apply to the horn line. In 1983 our band camp was the week after DCI finals, and we had at least four horn players that marched for Cadets and Phantom that summer. They didn't arrive at camp until Monday but all four of them looked like zombies the entire week. In retrospect, I don't think it was healthy for someone to do a DCI summer tour and then jump right into high school band. I personally think the kids need a mental break from a DCI tour. And also the quality difference is so stark (even to a top high school band), so that mental aspect of that too is a lot for a high school kid. In retrospect, I can understand why a band director would discourage kids from doing DCI and fall high school marching band in the same year.
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23 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:
Conant won, right? If memory serves.
Tate. We (Flushing) ended up second.
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On 1/9/2023 at 11:49 PM, Jeff Ream said:
i can't remember the last time i saw a timing penalty in DCI unless someone took too long to set up their electronics
This post gives me PTSD.
Not DCI, but MBA (what BOA was called before they had some financial problems). 1980 Nationals they gave us a 1.6 point 'timing penalty' as we played pass and review (or some song like that) as we came off the field. That dropped us to second place, losing the title by .45. Strange that they didn't give us this penalty during prelims or at Regionals earlier in the year for doing the same thing.-
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22 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
Northbound on I-95 was backed up to Fredericksburg; Southbound to Baltimore. Fortunately wife knew backroads to Springfield metro station where she picked up me & 2 colleagues.
I've lived for over 20 years just a couple of miles from the Franconia-Springfield station. Small world.
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4 years HS (percussion).
Our band was highly competitive nationally (had a four year run at MBA Grand Nationals finishing 2nd, 1st*, 3rd, 4th). We took High Percussion three straight years at Nationals, but part of that meant we (drum line) were not allowed to march DCI while in high school (although some brass players did).
Fun fact - Tom Blair was our snare tech my freshman and sophomore year!
After competitive HS, I had no interest in marching in college (Mich State) for a 'movie themes of the week half-time show' type of band.
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Man, I am so ###### I am stuck out of town and missing this show. I'm sure my two empty seats on the 50 will enjoy it, though!
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Anyone need two tickets for the Annapolis show tomorrow evening? I have two tickets pretty much on the 50, row 26. I'm caught out of the area the next couple of days, and cannot make the show.
As far as price, you won't owe me anything (sunk cost and all of that). I just request you make a donation, in whatever amount you choose, to the corps of your choice. And how much you donate is up to you. This will be on the honor system - you don't let to show my proof or anything.
If interested, DM me. I'll fwd the email with the link to the mobile tickets to the first person(s) that are sure that they will use the tickets.
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Did anyone else keep getting vibes during BAC of recent shows by Crown, Bloo, SCV, and BD?
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Best BAC show I can recall. And very clear to me that this is a Colin McNutt percussion section.
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What I don't get (seriously) is the confederate color of the jackets from a corps from way up north.
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Dirty as heck, but that was an enjoyable show as well.
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Wow. I really enjoyed that.
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DCI Annapolis now TBD
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I was just thinking this morning that i should by my tickets soon. Wow.