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Blue Devils have a Sousaphone? I need vodka. Danger Will Robinson - Danger!

2010 was special in so many ways. Of all the things Myron did in his life for Drum Corps, Phantom's show in 2010 is the one that affects me the most. So much right on so many levels. Funny how so little of that show was changed from the beginning of the season through to the end. The introduction and exit were planned well in advance.

Regiment so much improved over last three years. Those kids are busting their butts to make this work. I want them to succeed. I want them to come back next year and continue the climb.

If that's the biggest case you've seen, then perhaps you need to get out more.

Miss Cleo would have said the same thing.

Regiment cannot just keep changing staff - let the current staff evolve to see what they can show. This corps is becoming like contestants on the Bachelor. At least they get a rose. Remember Leon May's early work with Regiment? Look at him now. A corps kept him and let him evolve. I think Will Pitts needs to be outside of visual but I'm not saying get rid of him. Brass and visual should not be combined.

I don't think PR has improved like this at the beginning of the season for several years. Something about this corps just seems to defy expectations when you least expect it.

Move Will Pitts out of programming and keep him as arranger.

Wasn't that horrible puppet-thing from Phantom 2013 nick-named Joan?

You and I agree on that. 1996 is one of my favorite Cadets shows. The quality of that performance with no markers on the field. I wish the audience knew just what an achievement that was with the complexity of the drill they had.

the Cadets doing their show? Nope the skit? Yes Thanks George

I love this activity, but that skit was something I was hoping remained in the recesses of my mind. Now I'll have to go through some EMRD to get rid of it.

If Phantom doesn't make finals, the sun will still rise. Thing is, of the many corps that have existed, this is one of them that still seems to always bounce back. They have come very close in past years to not being around, but somehow they survive. Next year's show should be called "Nine Lives."

I stopped posting a couple of years ago, but many of the players are the same. I'm really wondering if some (one) who claim to be alumni were really ever alumni. I just don't remember that being brought up during past (similar) complaints about the corps.

So he completed the season with Phantom in 2009?

Gee - I thought they were plagued by a drill writer that brought out a sub-par product according to the judges which made the corps decide to almost "completely" re-write the drill from the beginning of the season onward. Said drill writer got a lot of help with drill in 2008 from what I remember. Yes they were plagued. No, the drill wasn't that bad at the beginning in 2009 but someone or several people decided to rewrite almost the entire drill. The rewrite made things worse for them because they could not recover due to the rewriting. And for those lamenting about 2010 - it was quite a mess at the beginning of the season, but it eventually grew strong. I remember looking at their first show with Myron's drill and really questioning their ability to handle what he had written (as well as their ability to completely fill their tuba line because it was full of holes almost up to the past half of the season)

You've supported them for years. Some of the others on here are the same ones who have knocked them for years. A couple of them were quite desperate for Dan Farrell to be gone saying how much he was responsible for something or other. Now Will Pitts is the target. You represent your corps and the experience you had with them well. Because of this I listen to what you say with more than a grain of salt.

The show isn't that bad. It's already better than last year. There are some nice moments particularly the music in the last half. There are some things I think are easy to fix. The "bopping" during Vox Populi is very awkward. They look like a bunch of nervous teens at a high-school dance. They could do without the bopping. The props look like Sukkot huts. Its hard to make out what is going on at times. At one point in the show "Joan" is on one of them with the corps surrounding her. It's placed too far back for any effect. I would also ditch the "I am Joan" part. It's really cringe worthy.