Chief Guns
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@theonlyfizzle Here is the new BD thread thanks to our sister @DWW11
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8 minutes ago, theonlyfizzle said:
And thanks to our brother @Metalbinky for pointing out to me where you're seating was. BD family here feel special man. And I watched your son's performance every single night. He's a beast man, so much presence and charisma.
Thank you brother. We are so proud of him. He certainly left it all out on the field and performed his butt off. And he went out with a bang at the age out ceremony. LMAO.
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3 minutes ago, theonlyfizzle said:
@Chief Guns I must give you a big THANKS for helping my Journey to Indy. Bro, I wish I could have spend longer time with you at Lucas Oil, but I am grateful I get to meet you for a brief moment. It's only the beginning brother.
Bro I was laughing afterwards lol, so hilarious, because I cleared the entire row of seats to get to you, in your seat Lol.. but everyone made the way, stood up and let me through. Very nice of them to clear the path.
Yea that was funny lol.
Yea brother I wish we more time to hang out as well.
It was hard to see all of you since I was traveling with the wife, my mom, grandmother and auntie. I had to entertain them and play taxi driver all over Indy based off what they wanted to do lol.
But it was certainly a pleasure to meet you even if it was only for a couple minutes. Glad I was able to assist in getting you to Indy. Hope you had an amazing time!
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39 minutes ago, c.l. said:
Seems like 6–7 is tough to move up from. Multiple corps have been there and it took most of them a while before winning (x2 in SCV”s case). Some touched it a few times and went back down (BK).
Hoping they can be the next first-timer.
No doubt. 6-7 is very tough to move up from.
But in the last 20 years, we have seen Crown, Bloo, and BAC do it, so the Mandarins can do it too.
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1 hour ago, Tenoris4Jazz said:
He's 70% Johnny Walker Blue at this point... he may live to 120
As a Niners fan, I hope Jerry Jones finds the Holy Grail and continues to run the cowboys into the ground.
But knowing my luck, he will drink from the wrong cup.
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2 minutes ago, KVG_DC said:
Also. Have I been adopted as a "BD poster" and a "Welcome in the Crown thread" in the same weekend?
This has to be some weird convergence of some sort for basically a neutral whose first love is PhantomYou are one of us now. The Dark Side and BD Nation welcomes you...................
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3 hours ago, perc2100 said:
IDK but same question for Cavaliers brass & guard on the same level as percussion! It's always fascinating when a corps has a section so far ahead (or behind) the rest
I would add the same question for Mandarins brass and percussion matching the Mandarins top five guard.
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Ok Mandarins, BAC got theirs!
Sac-Town............you are next on deck, and officially on the clock!
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16 minutes ago, OldSnareDrummer said:
Folks, I don't know Chief, never had the privilege of meeting him in person, but ya know how you get a mental image of people you chat with online? My mental image of Chief is a big, strapping almost intimidating looking guy but who has a heart of gold, a true gentleman and best of all, I mean BEST of all, has a voice just like Barry White. I keep hoping he'll do a YouTube video of him belting out a round of "You're The First, The Last, My Everything"
Me singing like Barry White? No way bro LOL.
I am more like Stewie Griffin, except 100 times worse LMAO!!!!!!!
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10 minutes ago, OldSnareDrummer said:
Good for you, Chief. You always seemed like a man with his priorities straight.
Now the big question - Will Dre follow foot steps and become a DCPer? He's already at Rock Star status here, you know.
Thanks brother. Appreciate those kind words.
I don't know to be honest about Dre joining DCP lol. I know for a fact he and several of the corps members follow DCP anonymously thru out the season and after shows to see what we say about them. So he is well aware of this site lol.
I picked him up last night at LAX and took him to his apartment, on the way there he hinted at maybe joining a drum corps staff in the near future, if a corps is willing to hire him.
Who knows, you might see the fro roaming the sidelines of a corps performance and warming them up in the lot.
We'll see what happens moving forward.
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7 minutes ago, Metalbinky said:
@theonlyfizzle @DAYGO @Chief Guns @spacewill @Rylan @saxfreq1128 @DWW11 @jaylogan @lawdn @KVG_DC
Thank you all for going on this wild ride with me this final season for Elijah and Jacob's Rookie Season.
Heck yea man!
So proud of all our boys.
Congrats to Elijah on a amazing career, and I am looking forward to following Jacob's growth as he continues his drum corps career.
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On 8/10/2025 at 7:54 AM, IllianaLancerContra said:Please know that you’re always welcome here to cheer on Mandarins or whomever.
Thanks brother! Happy and proud to be apart of the DCP family.
I was here on DCP before my son marched, and I will certainly be here moving forward.
But 2026 will be me and the wife's 25th anniversary.
Unfortunately, I was deployed for our 5th, 10th and 15th anniversary's. In 2021 for our 20th, I was retiring and transitioning to civilian life, not to mention Covid was still rampant, so we didn't celebrate 20 either, or at least the way we wanted to celebrate.
So, we decided that 2026 will be a yearlong celebration to make up for the lost years. Each month we will do something special, traveling here in the states, international etc.
So, I'll be around and checking in from time to time, but with our daughter and son grown and out of the house, and the wear and tear of military life in the rear-view mirror, the time has come to make "Us Time" priority #1.
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While maybe not a record setter most care about nor pay attention to, I am going to highlight the Mandarins beating the Blue Devils in Music Analysis Thursday night. Outside of proximity from Sacramento to Concord, this is the first time the Mandarins have been this close or beaten BD in ANYTHING.
If someone told us 10 years ago, heck even five years ago that the Mandarins would be good enough to take a caption from BD, that person probably would have been laughed off this site.
Congrats to the Mandarins on that record setter, and as someone posted in another thread yesterday, the Mandarins are indeed on the clock for being next in line to win a title.
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A little late to the game on this, but one of the judges had Mandarins over BD in Music Analysis Quarterfinals night.
Congrats to the Mandarins! That's the first time in corps history they have beaten BD in any subcaption/caption.
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2 hours ago, MikeRapp said:
Mandarins is now on the clock as the next corps to win their first medal.
This.
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16 minutes ago, DWW11 said:
BD 2026: Return of Those Naughty Little Devils?
Love it.
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Ok who's next in line to start a new BD thread?
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So I am sitting at the gate waiting to board my flight, and Dan Potter is on my flight, sitting in the next row of seats.
I should show him the vid of my crazy kid photo bombing and doing the worm behind him at the age out ceremony lol.
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Will go ahead and get this started for 2026.
I might not be around as much next season, but I am very interested in what's next for the Mandarins as they continue to ascend towards the top five.
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16 minutes ago, NorCalDad said:
Thank you for posting here giving we spectators a glimpse of another side of drum corps life. My son only marched Mandarins a couple of years in high school and during those years the corps never made in to the finals. He still enjoyed that time and though he is not a fan of the current electronics the corps use he hopes the Mandarins of old helped lay a foundation for the success the Mandarins currently have.
This era of the Mandarins are standing on the shoulders of your son and all past Mandarins that have worn the uniform.
I told Dre when the Mandarins medal (sorry doubters they will), those kids will be standing on his shoulders and all the current Mandarins.
Salute to your boy!
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15 minutes ago, brassboy said:
I recorded it from the Flo broadcast. I'll grab that snippet and PM it to you!
Thank you so much!!!!
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Crown freaking slayed it!
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44 minutes ago, KVG_DC said:Need a wellness check on @Chief Guns to make sure his heart didn't burst. That was a gorgeous run. The emotion on those kids' faces, they left it all out there and know it.
I am good brother. Me and the wife got emotional. But we are ok. Just super proud parents right now. Mandarins had their best run of the year by far.
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27 minutes ago, supersop said:I dunno. I just can't stay focused on this show. Sorry Mandarins, I tried really hard.
It's ok. My son had a phenomenal age out year regardless of what the critics thought.
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BD 2026: Return of Those Naughty Little Devils!
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Actually I don't want the haters to stop talking. I think it's awesome that BD lives rent free in their heads to the point that they can't keep BD out of their mouths, and just celebrate the corps that earned their medals and placement.
When you can finish 4th and it's considered a down year, that just speaks to how bad*** BD is and their level of dominance over the years.
And alot of the stuff the haters are saying is just regurgitated stuff that has been said year after year.
It's just finally the haters get to stick their chest out and yell to the heavens that their annual BD prediction was correct.............for the first time since "Good Times" and "Welcome Back Kotter" went off the air. LMAO.