BradF

Did the Magic ever miss a show?

I'm pretty forgiving of grammatical errors in people's posts, but when you're a professional news organization... "The Cadets had a minor bus accident last night leaving Cessna Stadium so their minus two buses." Wow.

Please read my response on page 1 of this thread, pasted below for your convenience. As far as I know, no corps has ever been fined in this manner, but I've also never heard of a corps in this situation in the middle of the season. As I said above, the only two corps I can think of that were in a similar situation were Revolution 04 and MGC 05. They both were signed up for shows and then went inactive. But, they were pulled from the schedule before the season began and replacement corps were put in at least some of the shows. From the Fever director's comments, it sounds like they have been in contact with the DCI office and been told the fines are real. My only question about the article is the number of shows they would be fined for missing. According to the schedule, they have 7 shows plus championships. I doubt they would be fined for not attending championships, since II/III corps pay an entry fee to enter the contest. If there is a fine for championships, I can't imagine it being more than one show as technically a corps is only guaranteed one performance during championship week (yes, I know that Fever would likely be in every show). Finally, I don't know any details about Fever or any other corps referenced here. I'm simply speculating based on my years of experience in the II/III activity. Brad

Yes, they were on DCA sheets, so not really comparable to this list.

I think the fine system was implemented before the 2003 season. At least that was the first I had ever heard of it. I believe, the fine at the time was up to twice your appearance fee per show missed (it could have been changed to a flat fee of up to $5000). The other possibility is that since the shows on the II/III circuit are run as a pool (all money is put in a pot and divided up based on a predetermined formula), the fine is up to $5000. DCI reserves the right to levy a fine for any reason a show is missed, including bus breakdowns, corps illness, or simply folding up shop. They are designed to protect the show sponsors, not line DCI's pockets or punish the corps. Show sponsors sign contracts and pay thousands of dollars to host shows. DCI's side of the contract is that X, Y, and Z corps will show up and perform. Could DCI fine Fever $5000 per show missed? Yes. Would they? I don't know. I'm sure the management of Fever has been in contact with DCI to discuss that very thing. Revolution in 2004 and MGC this year were both given a full slate of shows before they went inactive. Were they fined for not appearing at any of those shows? The situations were different since the season hadn't begun, but they were still on the schedule and I'm assuming contracts had been signed with sponsors. Also, the DCI office doesn't appear to be unreasonable. For example, the Cadets were in contact with Dan A. last night after their accident and excused from tonights' show. Brad

Although I think these early-season rankings don't have a lot of meaning, I find myself compelled to point out the Blue Stars' 67.05 score on 6/29 (14.2 percussion). Also, what happened to The Academy?

Blue Stars?

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The Blue Stars received their new Yamaha front line about five hours before the show. Unfortunately, the box with the new cymbal arms came up missing due to a shipping error. In the past, the corps has borrowed this hardware from schools and other places, so it didn't have old equipment to fall back on and it was too late in the day to pull together some emergency arms. Fortunately, the corps is getting a bunch of arms for Sat and Sun and should have close to the full complement of cymbals for the rest of the weekend. New arms have been located and will be received in plenty of time for next weekend. Brad

Looking good. Uniforms are sharp. Can't wait to see you this summer.

Both DeKalb shows (all divisions) were judged on Div. 1 sheets. Brad