ripchops
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Ooh, I wanna join!
IndyIndy
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sort of kidding, but for the sake of the thread:
Atlanta
Dallas
New Orleans
Detroit
as you can see, I’m a fan of the indoor venue, sue me 😉
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How about one called “Assemble” and it’s all Avengers/MCU music?
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I’ve always thought a David Bowie themed show would be neat. Call it, “Starman” with the culminating moment being the corps coming together and making the Ziggy Stardust lightning bolt symbol on the 50 marching in half time while blasting Starman. Not that I’ve thought this out or anything.
RIP David Bowie.
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12 minutes ago, mfrontz47 said:
People underestimated Bloo.
Cavaliers too
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Wonderful run by the boys tonight. Couldn’t have ended on a better note. I sat next to two Cavaliers fans in which one was a wearing Frameworks shirt and the other was wearing a 2001 shirt. I kindly thanked the heavens that I was lucky enough to sit next to two drum corps veterans.
Anyways, I may have been the only one that noticed that one of the barrel props was left on side 1 inside the 10 yard line for the entire show. It made me so nervous when I noticed it, because I knew someone made a small mistake and I was afraid that it was going to get left on accident. Thankfully, a staff member ran over and picked it up immediately following the performance
The crowd LOVED the show. I couldn’t help but give a standing O when their ballad hit was finished. One of the best moments of the entire show, IMO.
I’ll take 5th place overall (not to mention beating the now 19x World Champion in brass!!!). I am so excited for 2020 already. A medal isn’t out of the question...
I’ll see y’all on the 2020 thread sooner or later. 🙂
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The festival marketplace not being shoulder to shoulder
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So, apparently...
Ringo Starr contacted the Bluecoats and said he loved the show.
If this is true, that is absolutely amazing.
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5 minutes ago, Hook'emCavies said:
I love the drum corps community. *knock on wood* I am in awe with the amount of positivity on this site at the moment. 🙂
Haha, this might not age well. But I am loving the class from everyone right now. Splooie!
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The calm before the storm... 🙂
In all seriousness, I hope all corps tonight kill it and that it’s left all out on the field. All of those long hours of work all pay off tonight. This is it! Game 7! May the best corps win!
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3 hours ago, Chief Guns said:
As we embark on another finals journey with our beloved Devils, i want to take a moment and talk about a few things.........
trolls and haters...........If you are a BD fan and have been around this activity and DCP for a awhile, you know whats coming if the Devils pull out a win tonight. The trolls and haters will be out in full force saying the same stuff we have heard year after year............BD is paying off the judges...........BD plays to the sheets............BD cheats to win.............BD doesn't march and play............Corps (insert name) can easily march BDs show, but the Devils can't march their show.............Debbie Torchia sealed another BD win (which would be crazy cause the woman isn't even judging tonight), but somehow they will blame her anyway lol. If BD wins tonight, there is nothing that's going to be said that we haven't heard in the past. I ask BD Nation to just ignore it, laugh it off and move on. We know the trolls are waiting to spew their hate, some of us know who they are. Bottom line is arguing with them isn't going to change their minds. If they want to invade DCP, say their stupid comments so they can get a few likes in the bottom right hand corner of their post to validate their lives, let them. Who cares? Cause no matter what they say, they can't and will never change the outcome. From here on out, our new phrase for BD Nation is going to be......"The more they hate, the more we celebrate!"
Bluecoats and their incredible classy fanbase.............Regardless of the outcome tonight, i am asking all of BD Nation to be classy and respectful tonight, and make sure we all go over to the Bluecoats thread and congratulate Bloo on a incredible season. Bloo is gold medal and champions thru and thru. They kicked major *** all season and they need to be praised and celebrated.That is one helluva organization in Canton Ohio!!! Like the corps itself, the Bloo fanbase is incredibly classy. @Terri Schehr @Jurassic Lancer @JWillis35 @CFIRWIN3 @CFMNINJAA @DrumManTX and many others all immediately come to mind as classy, and well respected Bloo supporters, who show love to all including our beloved Devils. No doubt in my mind regardless of placement tonight and whoever wins, they will venture over to the BD thread and show love, let's make sure we are following them in setting the standard, and giving lots of love to Bloo every other corps as well.
Lastly BD Nation............Remember, people are watching us. While we root and love the most successful corps in DCI, that means we need to be on our best behavior at all times. Those trolls and haters i mentioned earlier are looking for any reason to slam BD. And if they can't get directly at the performers or staff, they will look for us to act like jerks and sore losers, so they have a reason to show the world why BD shouldn't win and be on top. Don't give them that reason. Remain classy and respectful to all in victory and in defeat. Have a safe and happy finals day.......and DO IT UP BLUECOATS AND DEVILS!!!
Well said! May the best corps win!! I just hope and pray both corps have a killer run through that leaves the audience saying, “man that’s going to be hard to beat.” It all comes down to this. Let’s go Bloo and do it up Devils!
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16 minutes ago, wilme861 said:
I sat in the middle of BDs warmup last year that was in Military Park so not sure what you mean...
I don’t doubt it. I wonder what the DCI rules are on that, I walked down from the park on Thursday to see them at the soccer field and they were there last night too. I don’t usually go to Finals lot so it might be a bit different for Finals. SCV drumline warms up across the street too. Weird stuff
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20 minutes ago, BAC Battery Super Fan said:
All I hear are crickets chirping about this post from last night. Is it mandatory for a corps to warm up at Military Park?... Because Blue Devils brass didn’t apparently. And if not, why then is it mandatory to be contained in a certain area there? A kind word to BAC about moving their brass a bit would have been appreciated rather than taking a picture and reporting the infraction to DCI.
BD brass has warmed up at Carroll Stadium (IUPUI’s soccer field) the past couple seasons and that’s what I’m having a hard time understanding, why BD can warm up farther away than where BAC did last night and not get penalized
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Really hoping they can break the 96 threshold tomorrow night. Wouldn’t that be something?? Regardless, it’s been a super fun season for the Green Machine. I can’t wait to see where the train comes to a halt tomorrow night!
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15 minutes ago, Tony Flores said:
I'm seeing on Facebook that it's due to brass warning up out of bounds at Military Park.
Well if that’s actually the case, shouldn’t BD get penalized too? They warm up about a 10 minute walk away from Military Park at IUPUI’s soccer stadium. Not sure how zoning works on that though
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Something rather fitting happened tonight.
As I was in the Convention Center for warmup lots (warmups were moved there due to rain), the Cavaliers walked in from their buses with a train going in the background. I couldn’t think of a better or more fitting way to send the boys into Finals week. Let’s go!!
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Ah jeez, that’s unfortunate 😕 but as someone in here mentioned, better tonight than a Saturday I suppose. So that tells me there’s more of a gap between Cavs and Boston
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Phantom 2011 - Elsa’s. ‘Nuff said.
Madison Scouts 2013 - man, someone a few years ago told me to go and watch that show if I want to be “hit in the feels” and boy he was right.
Bluecoats 2011, when they played “Creep” - will always have a special place in my heart as this segment alone got me into drum corps.
Bluecoats 2014, ballad - the entire show was absolutely killer. The ballad was so emotion-filled that the impact was like, “wow, okay. Yep. They took a fun show and made it dramatic. This is neat.”
Blue Devils 2017 - “Concord Blue Devils! *closing impact, with inevitable goosebumps*” the ballad hint in the closer with the trumpets will always put a smile on my face as my eyes water with joy.
Cavaliers 2014 - the first show I ever saw live, at their Finals rehearsal site. Will always have a special place in my heart as well.
Bluecoats 2019 - Love The Beatles. Love what they’re doing with it. Hey Jude will always give me the reaction that the BD closer gave me, I just know it.
So I guess my shows are more sentimental to me than anything. I’m a sucker for things like that. 🙂
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Anyone know if their rehearsals at IWU are open? And if so, which ones?
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Lookout Crown, a train is approaching and it’s the Green Machine Express! Hyped to see them jump!! LET’S GO!!!
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Man, the more I watch this show, the more I fall in love with it. I will mention that it took me until now to realize that the battery at the very end is supposed to resemble an approaching steam engine train. Genius. This show is very underrated. I cannot wait to see them in Indy!
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I saw a bold prediction, and I mean BOLD prediction, that had Cavaliers in the bottom half this year. Based on what I’ve seen on the recap and DCP feedback, it might be safe to say that the prediction is horribly far off. I’m excited to see this show for the first time. Do it for Don - No fear!!
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Oh boy am I excited for this!! Just very anxiously awaiting to see their repertoire... this looks like it’s going to be amazing
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Just saw something posted yesterday on their Instagram story that said “Block O’ Brass”
Not sure if that’s just a coincidence but that supports the idea of an Irish themed show...
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On 6/3/2019 at 1:39 AM, GREENBLUE said:
All show hints???? Irish influences? Maybe three musketeers influence?
Alright, I’m gonna say it.
If it turns out to be an Irish influenced show and they don’t Riverdance for a dance break, I’m going to be extremely disappointed.
Bagpipe feature in there as well???
All jokes aside, I am ecstatic to see what the Green Machine will bring to the field this season!
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The Cavaliers 2022
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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I might be a little late to the game but when I was watching them at the theater, I said to myself, “is this their year?” I was shocked to see they placed where they did. Then, I remembered they don’t have a full show on the field just yet so maybe (hopefully) a jump in points will come with that. I can already tell this may turn out to be one of my favorite Cavaliers shows!!