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Bluecoats '97 - The soprano solo right after the ballad (Moon) at the beginning of "You and the night and the Music" Although it was similiar, it was a little different every night Kevin Stahl Bluecoats 1996-1999 Bluecoats Staff 2000-2003 Glassmen Staff 2004-2006

Glassmen 67 something Cavaliers 73 something All I got right now.... Kevin Stahl Glassmen Visual Staff

That is Bekah, one of the drum majors. The hornline and drumline still have the cream top with this new shield. Also, they now have cream and black gauntlets. Kevin Stahl Glassmen Visual Staff

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I love it!! I can't wait to see it on the field this summer. Kevin Stahl

I didn't attempt to read every other post on this, but i would love for electronics to pass. Adding V-drums, synths, and other electronic equipment opens up a huge world of new sounds. I was extremely against Bb horns and amps back in the day. I'm much more open minded now. Kevin Stahl Bluecoats Baritone 1996-1999

Well, maybe I've misunderstood, but I've read a few contracts in my time, and I've seen deals where the equipment is 100% free and the corps has had to do nothing but announce the sponsorship. The corps was not responsible for making any special appearances or performances. All advertising and photo opportunities were taken care of by the equipment supplier by using pre-existing photos of shows and rehearsals. Is there is something else, what am I missing here? Thanks, Kevin

Actually, some percussion equipment sponsorships are 100% free equipment. It just depends on the corps and the company.

fyi: CD's are shipping today. They just charged my credit card and sent me the UPS tracking email. Kevin

Well, almost everyone where I work knows about drum corps already. The people that watched it really enjoyed it. Two consultants that I'm working with checked it out. They've never heard of the activity. Both of them thought it very cool and loved the "incredible drum synchronization" Kevin Stahl Bluecoats Baritone 96-99 Bluecoats Visual Staff 00-03 Glassmen Visual Staff 04-05

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I did it online. When I hit checkout, it gave me an error. After tyring about 50 more times, it finally went through. Just keep clicking and eventually it will connect. Kevin Stahl Bluecoats Baritone 96-99 Bluecoats Visual Staff 00-03 Glassmen Visual Staff 04-05

Like anything else in this activity, props can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how they're designed into the show. The Good: Cadets '96 with the huge walls, created some great moments! Being able to empty the stage and expose the drumline and guard worked very well. Crown '96 - while they must have been a pain to move everyday, the chess pieces really made that show. And although I hate building them and carrying them to the field, I do like the screens that some corps use to cover the front sideline (Glassmen 04, Bluecoats 00, Boston 2000, Cadets 2000). It really hides all of the extra equipment and gives a cleaner look. The Bad: Cadets '99? the tarp. It never seemed to be worth the effort. Bluecoats '97 - the giant scaffolding to hide the corps for the opening set and for the occassional guard member to spin on top of. It was not big enough for one thing to be effective in large stadiums and it was barely used. The other scaffolding ramp for the drumsets was okay, but still probably not necessary. And oh the fun it was to set those things up and roll them to the field every single practice and show plus trying to fit an extra 16 planks plus all of the frames on a truck that was already out of space. Kevin Stahl Glassmen Visual Staff 2004-2005 Bluecoats Visual Staff 2000-2003 Bluecoats Baritone 1996-1999