ShortyRock

Flo has 2022 and 2023 archives but for many performances, they have silent breaks due to not having the rights to broadcast.

To finish 2nd they are going to have to clean a few things up. Like the guy that fell over trying to kneel around the 30 (Left side) early in the show or the shoestring weapons catches (with at least one sabre and one rifle drop along the way as well) or the spacing that didnt seem quite right ot different points in the show. Serms like it was a little bit of lost focus or unexpected jitters from the pressure of being in the 2 spot. Regaining that focus plus some last minute cleaning is easily worth 0.1 points on the recap.

2nd viewing (Live that is) of Mandarins for me tonight. Such an awesome show! So much going on and very cool props... Also, best line I heard of the night was about the Scouts "Ball". Some one said it looks like a cat toy being batted around the field. lol

Checked my pics from last night. The French horn soloist had no boot. I did not pay attention to whether he marched or not.

Just got back to the hotel and I'm still in awe! Three things though: 1. It definitely feels like there is more in store for the ending. I'm very much looking forward to Indy now! 2. Boston's guard is back to their normal form (I feel like before *Atlanta* they seemed to be trying to find their footing). Further, the 2nd flyover with the blue fabric creates awesome "sea reclaiming the dead" effect. Crown's design team has their work cut out for them to top Boston for a shot at a medal. 3. I feel like the spread with BD is getting compressed just because there is less room for scores to go up. Their show didn't seem as clean as a normal BD show usually is. You know they will fix that by finals, so take that in consideration as well.

Anyone else besides themselves in anticipation of the show tonight or is it just me? 😁

Ditto! I almost want to just skip to tomorrow night! I'm too excited! lol

I don't know if it's a good draw for them going last or not. Looking at ATL and NB, they did better going before BAC, BC, and BD than they did going after BC and BD. Here is to hoping performance order doesn't end up mattering though and they finish 2nd (Sorry, don't think they are catching BD).

Might be slightly off topic, but its definitely in line with where the discussion is headed. Let me preface it with I get that it has been in Allentown for a long time and that it was also the home of the Cadets for a time (who have since moved to Erie, PA). With that said, a couple thoughts? 1. Why not Philly? Not that much farther than Allentown so it wouldn't affect travel very much. More high schools should help with housing as well. 2. With DCA and DCI partnering for events (ie DCA finals in Indy next year before DCI Finals), what about Rochester, NY? Yes, I know it is farther and would affect travel plans more than a smaller move would. Thoughts?

Going to Allentown (both nights) for the first time. I've heard that parking is always an issue. Any tips/advice for this Allentown Rookie?

With penalties being so rare, anyone know what caused the Bluecoats to get one?

No doubt there is a cost savings for food, insurance, and maybe staff (props are irrelevant in terms of member size imho). My comment was directed at the argument that transportation as a *jusitification to keep* the max member size. A friend and I were discussing Legend/Shadow last night and we would bet that housing is probably the biggest reason behind cost issues. In light of covid and tighter school budgets, many schools are no longer allowing corps to stay in their gyms. The corps have to be housed somewhere so the guess is that means more hotels (which are ridiculously expensive).

There are passenger/charter busses that have fewer than 55 seats so using a 55 seat bus is not necessarily required. I don't know the cost difference between buying/chartering busses of different sizes but a 128 member corps might still create a transportation cost savings versus a 150ish size corps.

"Not Your Parents Drum and Bugle Corps" I don't think any explanation is really necessary here. lol

Drums on the Ohio (Evansville show) posted on FB today that they are not on the schedule for the 2023 season.