Terri Schehr
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6 hours ago, greg_orangecounty said:
In terms of Madison, is there no love for MacArthur Park?
I don't that I can take it.
I think Kilties played it first in 68 when they won VFW.. They learned that concert mid season.
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30 minutes ago, Vuitton said:
This is just beyond sad if the Cadets do not return and it's not looking likely from what everyone is saying. In 10 years there are going to be 6 corps, and yet DCI will still have a quarterfinals, semifinals and finals in Indiana.
That was the plan with G7 and even further back in the 90’s with the supercorps idea.
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20 minutes ago, craiga said:
Somebody from MBBB posted on fb earlier in the week that they had purchased Cadets' unis in hopes of increasing their fundraising and recruiting. It turns out that this is untrue, as the statement from the Cadets BOD the other day verifies.
Yeah, I saw that post. I was stunned.
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6 minutes ago, LabMaster said:
The last thing I had read/heard was the uniforms were not being sold. That would make it about the only asset that remains.
If I were going to sell them, they’d be offered to alumni first. And if there were any remaining, then offer them for sale to the volunteers and donors.
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9 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said:
Ditto
I’ve heard nothing about the uniforms being sold to MBBB.
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8 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
so....
we heard lots of rumors of bad business prior to April 2018. After that exploded, more and more came out, and eventually YEA dissolved and the only 2 valuable items....the corps and the band circuit....splt off and were bught respectively. The corps had rumors of issues financially but then again, after Hopghazi and splitting off on it's own, that wasn't a surprise. things seemed stable enough. Then Scott got pushed out after literally keeping the corps alive.
then covid. then they came back out in 21, and back full force in 2022 with a new director after i forget the person that replaced Scott. Oh and that director and end of the season had drama and rumors of serious financial issues. Like a legend fired and that terminationended up driving that director out. Then they moved 7 hours away from the home base and came out last year. Rumors seemed mostly quiet, even right after the season...and then October hit. Then word of the lawsuit got out in addition to other rumors of financial issues that came up as 23 ended.
so really, for 5+ years, the financial issues have always seemed to be lurking under the surface and just needed a trigger incident. the move to Erie didn't produce any kind of funding results and ###### off long time donors. No more band circuit to help keep robbing Peter to pay Paul. Maybe covid sped it up, but in hindsight....this may have been inevitable anyway. i noticed after Hopghazi USbands lost bands. since BD took over, it's gained a lot of bands and rave reviews for how it's run.
of everything that happened in this time, in addition to feeling horrible for alumni seeing this all go down, i feel bad for Scott. He brought Crossmen back from dead in the 80's. He retired from a great teaching gi early to help keep his corps alive. And because they didn't bounce back right away and people got sold a bill of goods on others ( especially one who never got the top job anywhere else despite their best efforts)..man. so sad.
but really....i'm not sure we wouldn't have ended up here anyway
Selling US Bands really had to hurt.
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1 hour ago, craiga said:
Is this the very same Keith Hall who incessantly posts on DCP predicting the immediate death of drum corps?
No. Different Keith Hall. Jim said he knew him from MBBB when he was there the first year helping out George Lindstrom. I think 1980 or 81. I’m so bad with years. I barely remember the years I marched 😂
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9 hours ago, MikeN said:
Sooo… Memphis Cadets doesn’t have The Cadets uniforms. Easy litmus test for this one next summer.
-Mike
A lot of specious stuff in that Facebook post. 🤔
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32 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
Who told you that? Where did you get that information from?!?
Deep throat told him in a parking garage.
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6 minutes ago, Slingerland said:
Cadets just put out a statement on social media distancing themselves.
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Cadets Arts and Entertainment (CA&E) Board of Directors is aware of the recent announcements from Memphis Blues Performing Arts Association (MBPAA) and plans for their program offerings and renaming. CA&E feels it is important to state publicly that we have no formal or informal relationship with MBPAA, nor any plans for their programs. Our Board of Directors has not approved the sale, donation or loan of any assets of our organization to MBPAA. We wish them success in their future endeavors.
So if I am to deduce anything from this, someone is going rogue.
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3 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:
www.cadetsofmemphis.org
nothing yet
Maybe we’re all getting punked. That would be h I l a r I o u s.
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Just now, JimF-LowBari said:
Why a rename? 🤷🏻
From what I read, they want to solicit donations from Cadets alumni and fans to keep the legacy of the Cadets alive. And in hopes that it will help with recruiting.
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6 minutes ago, Crown1990 said:
Ooof. No Bueno.
Back in the olden days, the Stardusters bought the Royal Airs uniforms after they disbanded. Stardusters were a pretty decent corps but no one ever was mistaking them for RA just because they were wearing the costume.
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7 minutes ago, MikeN said:
Did a Facebook search - Memphis Blues rebranding as Cadets of Memphis, buying (or bought) a bunch of Cadets assets, and hope to get as close to the Cadets presentation without getting added to the lawsuit? Trying to be SoundSport this year.
Edit: this is from a Facebook post, so take it for what it's worth.
Mike
This ^^^^^
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13 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
Pm sent
Not seeing it. 🤷♀️If only it weren’t like giving birth breach to post a pic here. I’d just post the #### thing.
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1 minute ago, IllianaLancerContra said:
Why is this a surprise?
That’s not it.
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22 minutes ago, craiga said:
If the lawsuit includes the words "Successors and/or Assigns", this could be problematic.
I hope they did their due diligence.
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30 minutes ago, ykw said:
The "rumor" is more akin to shenanigans usually limited to the first day in April.
I had to check the calendar.
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I don’t want to offend anyone but I had to look at the calendar to see if time had gotten away from me and it’s April 1st.
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6 minutes ago, An_drew said:
https://bluecoats.com/news/2024/2/21/seasonannouncement
This article is a BEAST, but it definitely highlights a lot of really cool stuff they're doing.
It’s honorable how they are serving the community.
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57 minutes ago, Yorkvillain said:
That Memphis rumor seemed like a joke.
Yeah well… sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction 😬
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Oh my. I’m not often rendered speechless but this is one of those rare occasions.
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1 hour ago, ironlips said:
No question.
Consider this: some of these folks are grandparents today.
Well one of the contra players marched with Jim in Kilties so he was already in his forties by then 😂
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5 minutes ago, Slingerland said:
If someone is into tribute bands, they may* be happy this summer.
*reportedly
If they’re going to go that way, do it right. Like Bluecoats did two years ago. Best alumni corps I’ve ever seen. JMHO.
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Madison Scouts 2024 repertoire: “Unholy”
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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You guys stirred it up a little in 74 but you ended up on top. Kilts had a comedy of errors at DCI that year in finals. A timpani strap broke and the DM had to wait for him to fix it and a penalty knocked them down two places. I personally thought Kingsmen had a much better show that year.