HolyNOLA
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8 minutes ago, MikeD said:
Actually, you pay for a driver's license, so that you can participate in the privilege of driving.
Legal privileges are a bit different. Even still, being able to drive is also a right available to anyone who follows the law.
Owning the car is the real expense of driving, and I don't consider being a vehicle owner a privilege.
If I give the corps a bunch of money to haul me around the country all summer, you can say I'm paying them for a service.
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23 minutes ago, Amazed&Stunned said:
Thanks. I should have better quoted your comments. Assuming this hate was back some years ago, to what are you referring. And why do you not like the Blue Devils? I know some older Blue Devils and they seem pretty cool.
They always acted cool if they were beating you, but if you were beating them they acted like complete jerks. Would yell obscene stuff at us at any given opportunity, wouldnt socialize in the lot after shows. They loved to call us f*gs at retreat because we were all-male.
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Just now, Amazed&Stunned said:
Sorry but you said you did not like the corps? Why did you not like the corps?
Let me help you
"That being said, our angst towards you guys was really because of Hop. We absolutely hated him and the way he treated y'all. But Cadets members were some of the most classiest and respectful members I ever interacted with"
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Just now, Amazed&Stunned said:
You said the same thing about the Cadets earlier. Where did you march?
Uhh no I didn't. I said Cadets members were nothing short of classy and respectful.
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1 minute ago, Amazed&Stunned said:
Why Sad?
BD members used to be the biggest jerks in the activity. Times may have changed but to me the damage is done. I'll never root for them.
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12 minutes ago, jjeffeory said:
There's a place in the ballad near the end where the hornline makes an acute triangle form near the front. One line blends in with the front line. The line blending into the front line just begs for a four count bicycle step there.
I'd love to check it out but DCI can't seem to figure out how to monetize on YouTube. Meanwhile you've got people on YouTube making millions opening toys.
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1 hour ago, jjeffeory said:
current marching style
Yeah that's taking some getting used to
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1 minute ago, cfirwin3 said:
What are your specific assertions about these shows so that I can be sure to address them?
I would say volumn of drill, difficulty of drill, and speed, but to be honest I don't even know what accounts for "drill" these days. I see these kids doing dances and floating around the field, and I don't even know if that's considered "drill."
I'm probably not the best person to ask
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28 minutes ago, cfirwin3 said:
Going to cover SCV '89, '99, and '18. Stay tuned...
This will be interesting
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Word is that DCI will move the entire tour to South America next year, with finals being held in Buenos Aires.
Put me in the category of people who liked finals in a different city every year.
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42 minutes ago, PopcornEater1963 said:
They put in some pretty serious rewriting on their 6 days off. It’s not clean yet. They lost a little time in California to the other top tier corps early in the season.
This show still has legs...and I expect a run for them in score regardless of placement.
That's good to hear. Serious question: would the show be just as good in corps proper or was the move away from real uniforms necessary for the show to be as good as it is?
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41 minutes ago, MikeRapp said:
Fans expect amplification
Do they? We didn't have Amps and people heard us just fine.
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1 minute ago, Cappybara said:
In that case this activity would only cater to the affluent and the privileged (which it already predominately does)
Do country clubs offer scholarships?
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3 minutes ago, Cappybara said:
A kid's financial situation is of concern to the corps if they want to give needs based scholarships to certain kids and self damaging habits (both physically and financially) like these should be taken into account for those instances
I'm wholly against drum corps scholarships. Sorry.
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On 7/13/2019 at 7:37 AM, 2000Cadet said:
2000Cadet
You had one hell of a show. I spent so much time hating on the cadets back then because you were the enemy. Now that I'm older I can sit back and appreciate what you guys were doing and remember that I got into the activity because of the Cadets.
That being said, our angst towards you guys was really because of Hop. We absolutely hated him and the way he treated y'all. But Cadets members were some of the most classiest and respectful members I ever interacted with.
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On 8/14/2018 at 10:42 AM, SWriverstone said:
Scott
Just read this post for the first time. Bravo, OP.
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38 minutes ago, Hook'emCavies said:
While I have absolutely enjoyed about Fiedler has done for obvious reasons, I trust Mast. I still believe in this corps... still plenty left in the season for them to clean things up.
I personally don't know Monte Mast, so I can't say he's done anything in particular to earn my trust. I just know how Fielder ran the organization and we can all agree it hasn't been the same since.
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19 minutes ago, jonnyboy said:
But I would take a look at the reasons when a kid says they don't have enough money to pay for tour.
1. If a kid can't afford dues, stay at home
2. The kids financial situation is of no concern to a corps.
On a personal note, smoking is trashy AF
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18 minutes ago, cfirwin3 said:
You pick the shows (one from "then" and one from "now") and I'll see what I can do.
SCV 1999 vs SCV 2019.
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I guess the original point of this thread was to see if smoking was even still allowed, since I do know our corps had banned it in the early 2000's. Also with the vaping epidemic, are corps putting restrictions on that as well?
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4 minutes ago, Hook'emCavies said:
The scores are a bit discouraging, but it will not hold back my cheers. I hope they bounce back and throw some punches!
It was a beat down. No way around it. I like your enthusiasm but I think the only way for this corps to be a contender again is to beg Fiedler to come back.
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37 minutes ago, jonnyboy said:
Well, I disagree 100%. Being accepted in a drumcorps is a privilege. You aren't paying for drumcorps. You are paying for your food, room and board, transportation, and to a lesser extent instruction, instruments etc. Make no mistake, the most expensive tour fees in DCI cover PART of the corps experience. The other part is paid for by: volunteers, staff working for peanuts, professional drivers accepting a lower rates, alumni donating money, supporters running shows and fund raisers working hard to make up the rest of the budget.
If you think paying for a $6000 service with a $3000 check entitles you to think your membership is solely based on money you are mistaken. Kids are accepted into a corps because the drumcorps experience is valued by those that went before them.
I'll go one further: Playing in the NFL isn't a privilege, its a J.O.B. Being on the Olympic team is surely a privilege, not unlike corps where most give up a lot to be there. Just because you shell out some money for something doesn't mean it can't be a privilege to be involved.
Sorry I just disagree. I don't consider anything I write a check for a "privilege."
It's like the pastor asking for 10% of your salary then saying it's a privilege to be a member of said church, cause the 10% doesn't cover all of the church's expenses.
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3 minutes ago, queenanne_1536 said:
Star 1990-1993. Crown for a number of years. When you look at Star’s 1991 it is amazing. Playing difficult music at breakneck speeds. Really hard to maintain intonation and breath control. That’s why 1990 Star was so rough out of the gate. As soon as they got a few shows under their belt, they improved leaps and bounds quickly.
Hail yes. And I left out a bunch of amazing Madison shows.
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2 minutes ago, queenanne_1536 said:
Exactly. I don’t understand how anyone can watch either of these two shows and say that today’s shows are as entertaining. Both of these shows were masterpieces. Neither are especially a Brassline Concerto (with the percussion acting as the orchestra and the brass acting as a piano).
Yulp. Cadets 99, 00, 01, SCV 99, 00, 01, Cavaliers 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04. Even Boston during that time period. Let's compare athleticism of those shows vs today.
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