Madcityscout
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Madison Scouts 2020
Madcityscout replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
2020 Scouts top 10 to top 8! -
Madison Scouts 2020
Madcityscout replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Hopefully they are carrying an alternate in case that happens. -
Madison Scouts 2020
Madcityscout replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Who knows The Scouts could be top ten this year in their first year of coed existence. -
What Four Cities.........?
Madcityscout replied to KeithHall's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Atlanta Kansas City Nashville Dallas -
That is true! We prepared cocktails on the horn bus in 83 & 84 and they were sold for $1 a drink!
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Madison Scouts 2020
Madcityscout replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I do feel that if this is well planned with the making of the corps going coed it can work for the better of the organization, similar to when the Garfield Cadets went coed decades ago. -
Madison Scouts 2020
Madcityscout replied to IllianaLancerContra's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I’m sure it has -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I understand that many corps stay in hotels during finals week. I know that BD has done this for years now. I don’t see anything wrong with this at all. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Honestly from my observation on the outside I don’t believe so. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I agree. But, they seriously need to start working on these issues now. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Why should Madison not want to get back to the top as soon as they can? -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
My hope is with the inclusion of females next year that they raise the average age of the potential incoming members to at least 19 or 19.5 as much as possible. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
If within two years the Scouts are no longer in existence I wander sometimes how many people would even care? -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I agree. And, the most important issue to resolving the fact of not being able to put a top designed show or to hire top staff is the fact of needing to generate more income based on my understanding of the interview. For any corps to compete as a finalist now takes an enormous amount of money as compared to even a few years ago. Honestly, I really am concerned about the sustainability of the activity at this rate something has to change. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
That is still not a good stat from a competitive standpoint. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Maybe people think it’s not modern enough to represent today’s dci. -
I marched in a coed corps in the 80s before marching with the Scouts. I can honestly say that many of the girls that I marched with went on to be fantastic bugle players in other corps such as SCV, Phantom Regiment, Suncoast Sound, Garfield Cadets, etc. So, although I will miss the all male mystique, I will continue to support The Scouts and I think it was a smart move to go coed. And, I honestly believe that it should have been done a lot sooner. Their potential talent base just got a lot larger to draw from by this move. Kudos! MYNWA!
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Madison Scouts now officially co-ed
Madcityscout replied to vferrera's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Garfield Cadets never changed their name after allowing girls in the corps. So I don’t think there’s any reason to change the name. Before I marched in Madison in the 80s I came from a coed corps and many of those girls that I marched with went on to be top quality players in other horn lines such as Santa Clara, Phantom regiment, Suncoast Sound, Garfield Cadets, etc. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
When I marched Scouts in the 80s there were corps that were only an after thought in our rear view mirror such as The Cavaliers. When that happened I said then that if Madison didn’t change their philosophy of just wanting to be a crowd favorite and more of the activity innovators they would be in trouble. And, the rest has been history. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
That sounds like an excellent idea! -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
The only thing in my opinion that I would attempt to do is going forward I would attempt to raise the average age of the corps that is on the field. That is hard to do when you are not a top echelon corps on the field especially when it costs so much too march. But that needs to be a priority. I’d like to see an average age of 19 to 20 on the field like we had in the 80s. -
Zionsville, IN - Sunday, June 23, 2019
Madcityscout replied to DrumScorps's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
The uniform is from the 1938 to 40s era Scouts. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Nope -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I definitely understand how you feel on that Tesmusic. -
2019 Madison Scouts!
Madcityscout replied to Prsmpower4's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I believe the uniform/costume will be one that Scouts’ fans will appreciate along with the musical book this year.