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Bluecoats 2017 thread - Go Blooooooo!
84Cadet replied to ajlemm's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I was very, VERY impressed with the show when I saw it in Granville on Tuesday. The Bluecoats have a wonderful show again this year, and I just love the thoughtful, interesting, and innovative programming they have demonstrated the past several seasons. They really have this DCI thing figured out right now. Great show. Great corps. -
"Yikes! This banana looks older than a Muchachos' roto-tom player."
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Every corps should ditch their equipment truck and tow smaller trailers behind each bus.
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You know you're old school when...
84Cadet replied to HollywoodNeoCon's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
You are "old school" if you marched before current members were born. -
Hmmm... 2/11. Website down. Something about robbery perhaps?
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This was the first DCI show I ever went to as a little kid. My mother won the 50/50 that night back in 1980 or 1981. I left the show knowing that someday I would march in DCI. I'm really sad to hear the news.
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If you had the ability to change one rule in DCI
84Cadet replied to MisterA's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I would DECREASE the value of GE in the judges sheets. I feel that the overall show design is winning DCI instead of the performances by the corps members themselves. -
I am not sure what happens next. Split? No split? I have no idea. What I do know is that SOMETHING has to drastically change for the activity we all love to keep going. Costs are out of control, and there HAS to be some outside of the box thinking or it will soon be lights out for everyone. Not one, but SEVERAL corps folded last summer while on tour. And it's looking like it will be a challenge for the Glassmen to field a corps next year. That's not good, folks. Since the number of corps keeps getting fewer, I imagine that in the future, drum corps will be a lot like... NASCAR. There will be a single caravan of corps traveling from show to show. There will only be enough corps for one show a night. The mighty will survive and the smaller corps without diverse revenue streams will die. And if the corps were smart, they would travel in pairs, share housing sites, and do everything in their power to split the costs. Perhaps they could share the use of a SINGLE food truck, thereby taking a rig off the road. And instead of yet another tractor trailer for equipment, why don't they have smaller equipment trailers towed behind each bus? I imagine taking an 18 wheeler off the road will save a TON of money. Perhaps the "big corps" are in a huge power grab. Or maybe they are working to reinvent themselves so they can simply survive (and some form of the activity can continue). Only time will tell.
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Drum Corps Pick-Up Lines
84Cadet replied to FaustianMachine's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
"Would you like to see my ring?" -
Warm up and/or Encore Songs
84Cadet replied to RockyGranite's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I wish there was a new rule in DCI... Before every show, while the corps enters the field and is setting up, each corps is REQUIRED to do a warm up facing the audience. This warm up will no longer be a "pre-show" or part of the show theme for that season, but rather, a chance for the corps to warm up and engage the audience while playing their "signature song." This warm up MUST involve playing a tune that is significant to the corps, their history, or their IDENTITY. The corps members will hype. The alumni will cry. And the audiences will go nuts. Just a suggestion. -
High camera video of Garfield Cadets 1984 ending?
84Cadet replied to Hrothgar15's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I had it up on YouTube for a while, but DCI took it down. Oh well. -
Grey uniforms suck. No matter who wears them, they look like crap and don't work. I'd change those before anything else.
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After reading some of the comments here on DCP, I totally expected to hate the show, but the opposite happened... I friggin' LOVED it! When I finally saw it earlier this week I had a huge smile on my face the entire time. I thought the entire show, top to bottom, was absolutely BRILLIANT and performed at an extraordinarily high level. The 2012 Blue Devils are off the charts amazing. Thank you blue team!
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Welcome to the forums, Kevin!
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I am looking forward to the show tonight!
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Drum Corps "Why didn'ts...."
84Cadet replied to TimbreDeBrass's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
WHY DIDN'T... I march more years of drum corps? Worst mistake of my life. -
Free time and an unoccupied pay phone was a rare and highly valued commodity.
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I just hope they put the stripe back on the pants.
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George Zingali RIP 20 years ago today
84Cadet replied to Michael Boo's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I often wonder what drill would look like today if he were still alive. RIP George. We all miss you. So, so much. -
One more thing... I just have to say that 1984 & 1999 are my two favorite Vanguard shows of all time. That drum solo in 84? Out of this world! Later that fall I had the great fortune of performing in a clinic with SCV's pit at the PAS show in Ann Arbor and I got to hear that wonderful solo many times up close. It is an absolute masterpiece. Also, the Tender Land company front never fails to give me goosebumps. Every. Single. Time. What a great, great show.
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I can tell you that my uniform was older than I was. I think they were at least 20 years old. And when it was cleaned before finals (the only time ALL SUMMER), I couldn't tell the difference! I was so jealous that SCV had their choice of white OR green pants because our uniforms were just rags. But the whole "shoe string budget" thing was a source of pride for all of us. We were living proof that it doesn't take money to win a championship. It's too bad that a low budget champion will probably never happen again.
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Good point. I totally forgot about that.