Tenoris4Jazz

This is a great example of how things have changed. You say this kid is a prodigy, but he won't march for a couple of years. At about that same age, Hunter Moss was marching lead soprano with Spirit of Atlanta for Jim Ott. That was 1978. When Hunter famously customized the Georgia solo in 1981... I believe he was a 17 year old high school student still. Who is marching lead trumpet in a top 3 horn line today at age 14?

Anyone remember "Spirit of the Bull"? My high school played it OTL a year or so after Jax State had done it in the mid 80's. A few bars of drum intro and then BLAM!!! First horn statement is a triple f chord blasted at the box. Actually had a judge at a show criticize that opening because "it leaves you nowhere to go from there." I think that crap mentality has overtaken the activity as a whole and now you don't dare set the bar high right off the opening step.

Ditto. I had the chance to march SOA in '88 (personal invitation from Alan Armstrong) which probably would have led to marching '89 and '90, even though I played sax and couldn't play a lick on a brass instrument! But, my folks didn't like the idea and it never happened. I really think a season of drum corps would have fixed a lot of my personal problems and I would not have wandered aimlessly through life until I was 25. "Regrets, I have a few" indeed.

I lived in north Georgia growing up and when Finals hit Atlanta in '84, I went with a bunch of band friends. I bought a tshirt from all 12 finalists, plus 2 or 3 others. They were all I wore for the entire HS marching band season!

I'm always amazed at ppl like this. Why the heck are they there in the first place? Why isn't the person who paid for their ticket grabbing them by the ear and making them watch?

For those of you too young to have seen it, Cadets did this at the company front push at the end of Appalachian Spring in '87. That's how the show ended until Finals, when they did the "retreat" ending and faded out. Only took 29 years to have it appear again.

As long as you can prove you bought it, they can get you to your seat. But dang... my wife would gut me like a fish for doing that.

Just a note: tonight will be the final performance EVER by the Bridgemen alumni. That's why they're performing in that slot. The other two activities are for the benefit of the MM and are a new tradition as of a couple of years ago. It won't kill us to wait a little longer for scores while DCI showers some attention on the people who are actually participating.

It's on the recap sheet. http://www.fromthepressbox2.com/20160725dallas.htm

Blame the greedy ghouls at Tresona

I didn't say better, or more musical, but exciting. That's why Bloo gets the GE points, but BD/Crown get the edge in brass to me.

Their book is more exciting than Bloo? I have a bit of a hard time with that.

Anywhere they can put pit equipment is legal to "march"

I believe I read a few days ago that the last three years' shows are parts 1-3 of a single story.

Percussion performance went from 2nd to 5th on Sat night... somewhere in the old forum threads is a discussion about what happened, I'm sure...

THE feel good story of 2016... GO ACADEMY!!!!

Running discussion on another thread that if Bloo wins with their WGI jammies, the sheep will follow suit and everyone will have one year uniforms that fit in with the show theme. OC already has a deal with a graphic printer to make unis for them for another two years.

Suncoast Sound, Florida Suite was all Robert Smith?

Just before Allentown I think

A much more involved version of what Colts did last year, when the girl took the bullet at semis. Same basic ending, completely different vibe.

Yes, a number I always thought was too low.

First problem... how would you police that?

If I had the time, I'd put together statistical analysis to see who improved the most from first show to Indy, but since I don't have that time, it will be just the last three shows.

I originally took the day off tomorrow just so I could stay up late at the theater. Too bad the theater visit didn't work out.

What got the amps in originally was to allow the pit members to play the instruments the way they were intended to be played. Wailing with hard mallets on a marimba is not how it's supposed to be played, and the music usually never called for that either. Once the cat was out of the bag though...