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Classic case of it. But you peak with what you're given. It'll get ironed out with consistency in the org and they'll get on track.

I thought Goddess was fine. I think the MMs might have surprised the staff by performing the daylights out of it earlier than anticipated. So the staff was working to layer a bit more into it without overdoing the original concept. If the design and instruction staff are consistent from last year, then they've likely learnt that and have planned accordingly.

I wouldn't have laughed in your face as I'd been watching the Mandarins rise. But I would have told you you're overselling the improvement. They took their chances and well... they took it!

Someone's doing a Mel Brooks show?

oooh.

I've been putting Dr. Atomic out there for awhile. Yeah there's lots of good parts.

Not a percussion only standalone but Crown TimpaniCam...yes please.

Bloopit stands out strong for me in this one.

Front ensemble isn't in this one but that "J*esus Christ" at the end says it all.

One of my favorite books the Jonz pulled off.

This classic

Alright the Cavies thread has me going down the rabbit hole on these because there's something wonderfully exposed about the percussion books with everything else stripped away that just makes the lines sparkle and gets you noticing other things. The one that started this for me:

Orange : Bloo :: Anna Meredith : Viennia Teng :: 2023 : 2014

The tenors doing those delicate spill sounds under the voice overs for Somewhere....You'll Find me. It's just a wonderfully nuanced and controlled dynamic and tempo changes movement. The front ensemble writing really stands out in this video too.

aw chea.... Some tasty to go with my lunch.

I was worried a few times reading the lede, this was going to be about the heart, the heart, the heart, the heart.... I'm not clickinging through two or three times just in case.

I was listening again and focusing on the percussion and that meets every criteria of a Sanford winning line. 1. Stupidly hard writing 2. Performed stupidly clean 3. With stupidly good musicality 4. Stupdily consisistent through the season. I was stupified. Anyone know if there's a 'just the percussion' recording like Phantom did in 2010?

Starting this because heck why not! Also, in my occasional scry of corps merch stores to add to my pin collection, I found Pacific Crest had one. I got unwarranted giddiness when seeing a shipping notice from Oceanside today. The upward trajectory for this corps has been super fun to watch. I’d like to think that’s translating to more auditions and talent looking ti be a part of this upswing. Will they push into the top 12 at last? If they wanted to be memeable, they could go with a show title if “Pacific Specifics” with facts about the Pacific Ocean featured. And the preshow with a recording of stadium announcers mangling “Presenting their 2024 show, Pacific Specifics, DCI is proud to present, Pacific Crest!”

Not quite as good as the Borkcoats Tilt. But good.

[insert Harry Kim joke here]

Yup. And they did fantastic.

That seems an odd prize to be pitching at a DCI show. But I’d be in. I grew up in North Indiana and for a hot minute thought about storm chasing/meteorology as a career.

I like how we all immediately went to Bloo with this.

Can’t wait to see Bloo’s uniforms and music selections for this show