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While I've not been able to watch the shows this year much (Flo coverage of Open has been ... sad), I've been watching the scores and things outside of the top seem super tight all the way down the line. The absence of BDB and SCVC at finals this year changes the 'cut line for semis' dynamics to make what looks like "southwind leading the pack but a TON of other corps in the mix"

Les Stentors coming on. Good to see them back in action this year after having taken last year off from touring.

Hooray! It's like talking to myself.

Also, we get a higher view and centered camera at IWU in comparison to Michigan City. Were there particular reasons for moving it out of Michigan City?

And here we go! Who else is here to chat our way through prelims? [I love my summer schedule flexibility]

I do love that Plymouth hosted a show! I wanted to get up to this one but Dad and I had some other stuff going on. Dad marched in 1956 with the Plymouth-LaPorte (IN) Sabres American Legion corps. So having drum corps back in Plymouth seems...right. I did a post a few years back when we found one of his old pictures of the corps.

This thread got weirder than the average show thread.

Woo. Looking forward to this! The Flo has had a few Open Class corps at the World Class shows but I've not seen most of these since the early West shows where the California corps show up.

It really is. It's reminiscent of the Crown flag feature across the back field where they were hauling at the end of Inferno.

Crown Cavies BAC I think we'll see Crown and Cavies quite close with BAC a step back tonight. All three behind SCV.

SCV wins percussion. Crown wins brass probably a fairly good bet. BD v. BAC in guard is gonna be a slugfest.

A lot more Flo closeups for BAC than other corps it seems. Every time I see the brass or battery there's almost a 'ok ok ok keep it together' expression. Every time there's a guard close up there's some "yeah, we're this good. you gonna make something of it?"

The guard...stellar as they have been all season. But they're doing this book in a way that shows the brilliance of the work as an accent to the music. It's almost as if the music was written to the guard.

I know. And just kept moving like it never happened. Total boss.

GUH! That close up of the rifles catch. I think the one gal caught that thing with her fingerprints.

Drill into the Crown set is madness. Crown really brought it!

Oooh. Gabriel's Oboe so so so delicate and pure.

They're cleaning up nicely with viz. The two toned pants give that monopod effect again from high, especially in the lights tonight. It's looking sharper than I recall every this season.

MMPH these brass hits

Alright Crown. Let's have that brass make me weep!

Holy Forking Shirt Balls! That is fantastic.

Yeah, staff down on the front line is loosing their mind with this run. Cavies are gonna max out this show next weekend and I'm here for it.

Gosh. Cavies have really developed each of their sections in a balanced way the past few years. Getting stronger and stronger across brass, percussion, and guard all at once. This show is a winner and I get the feeling they're gonna be back in the medals very very soon.

There's a ton of "Irish immigrant" markers in this show. It's like the show Pioneer should have gone for but never did. Of course not at this level.

Cavies are totally going for it.