DWW11

Hell is empty, and all the Devils here!

2 years ago. I was there. Weather was horrendous!

Hershey Park was closed almost all of last week due to historic flooding. Much of that central part of the state was ravaged, so call ahead of you are thinking about visiting Amish Country. I only live about 1.25 hours from Allentown, but i make a weekend of it with a hotel room both nights and afternoons spent just hanging out! Maybe NEXT year I can afford the pilgrimage to Indy...

Hell is empty and all the Devils are here!

Whats the hold up?

Central Time!

Hell is empty, and all of the Devils are here!

Can I get in on this somehow?

I will have to save up for a new computer next year. Mine is so ancient that can't handle any recording software! ☹️

Did the show start late?

Adding my pet peeve, in light of discussion about screaming. What is with the standing ivations after every show? Not just DCI but every event where youth perform? Its like the dreaded participation trophy! I get that these kids wirk really hard. I reward them with spirited applause and financial support. But to stand for every show allows no demonstrable appreciation for the outstanding work and effort by a better corps. I only stand when a show really moves me or the overall presentation is at the top of the craft.

I would never fire a real rifle (although i have fired a handgun!) and i would never own a gun personally, but i spun a wicked rifle in high school with the color guard and still have it in my closet. I figure if anyone ever broke into my house i would hit them over the head with it! take the rifles out of drum corps and i would likely never watch it again.

i only have high camera for the Ohio show? Did we ever get an answer here? Or is that the answer?

You know the uniform Reveal is on twitter, right???

Looks like the under garment is similar colors as last year, sleeveless, with arm sleeves from wrist to mid upparm arm? the blue diagonal over pice is obviously meant to be added or discarded during the show.

I thought phantom was lackluster and colors didnt pop on the field. Bloo colorguard was invisible in those dark solids. And i thought CROWN visual was terrible. Brown is so blah. Detail only visible on field and in closeup which the judges don’t see. I think they have all just gift wrapped the visual and GE scores to the Devils!

Watching in Warrington, PA. Still kind of creeps me out that people in MOVIE THEATER all around the country are watching the same thing i am at the same time!

How do I turn off notifications for this string? It has become unpleasant!

i am curious where folks are finding video of the guards at this point. I saw the 100% Not the BD video before it was taken down, but have not had any luck finding anything else. I am signing up for FloMarching this evening. If it's on there, I will be a happy camper. As far as predictions? I have never done this, so i am basing it strictly on what i read about the shows and what appeals to me. Only the top 6. Disclaimer: I have watched DCI consistently since 1975, but don't get into the meat of it too much, because it ruins my enjoyment. a LOT of the shows go over my head. If i need someone to tell me what the "story" is, or the message of the show, I probably won't bond well with it! I appreciate all of the challenging music but am always more connected to shows that use music i know. i DON'T like a lot of singing, regardless of the concept, but some well placed vocals are ok. i LOVE a lot of the new trends, like body movement work with the playing members. HATE all of the people rolling around on the ground. Being an "old" rifle, i am very guard-centric. 1. Blue Devils 2. BAC 3. Vanguard 4. Crown 5. Cavies 6. Bluecoats

I am another one who doesn't post much because i don't know the minutiae of the rules, or much about the folks who run the programs, but i have been a fan since 1976 and i know what i like. The one thing i am so tired of is all of the dying on the field! I am not saying every show has to be filled with happiness and light, and i LOVED BAC last year, but i don't find all of the doom and gloom entertaining. What bothers me more is all of the rolling around on the ground. I mean, if the drill requires it, great. But when the corps is marching across the field playing and they randomly drop to the ground and then spring back up, i just ask "why"? i LOVE all of the fancy steps and poses and movement in the corps these days but i don't get the whole butts on the ground concept! Brings me back to Ice Dancing. a few years into that new sport, the rules committee said there was too much dying on the ice, and people weren't enjoying it. the rules were changed to encourage drama without death. Life is too sad and depressing as it is. That is what i loved about BD last year. The show made everyone smile and feel beauty. THAT is the magic of Drum Corps.

Last night the sound got wonky on me during SCV and then worse for start of BD. High pitched squealing. I was cussing out Flo, and then realized that it was the battery in my noise cancelling headphones!!!

Clara will be coming through those big curtains at the end of the show for finals, I bet you!

overall, I think the shows are flat, compared to last night. Maybe I have just seen them enough to have the excitement wearing off? Seeing them in Allentown next week should change that. oh, and Flo? More guard, less pit!

did they take out the "butterflies" at the end? never mind. i see the bodies there. i guess they just don't use the white wings at rehearsal? I HOPE they are going to replace the bedsheets with color for finals? like monarchs, maybe?