brassboy

1. Mandarins 2. Cadets 3. BD 4. Bluecoats 5. Phantom

Not sure if they added it just at the end of their season (I didn't remember them doing it earlier), but they held up the tiny trumpet player like Rafiki holding up baby Simba. I CACKLED.

I believe they added those extra measures at NightBEAT (which made me VERY happy). But I was definitely expecting some extra layer to be added for Allentown or Indy. Safe travels home to your son!

@Chief Guns I got to thinking—I thought I recalled you saying that your son mentioned there was still “more to come” beyond the spinnerman addition, but (surprisingly) there wasn’t any significant change to the ending at Allentown or Indy. It made me wonder if they tried something out but it didn’t work as planned so they scrapped it. Any chance of getting an inside scoop? 😁

This one's pretty close: https://www.amazon.com/Gossifan-Fedora-Panama-Classic-Belt-B/dp/B08TQQTLB6/ref=cs_sr_dp_3?crid=6ZQN3S6NQ09D&keywords=fedora+hats+for+men+red&qid=1692159878&sprefix=fedora+hats+for+men+red%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-8

Sending you a PM.

Which one are you looking for?

This is true. I did NOT have that in my 2023 Predictions.

He was extremely close for finals! Ended with “howt” which is minor compared to previous attempts where Brandt added extras syllables at the end. 😂

I'm fairly certain that somebody from Mandarins must've told Brandt how to properly say the title of the Mandarins' show (along with how to correctly pronounce one of the DM's names). For Finals, Brandt nailed the pronunciation for both.

Reality show contest.

@Chief Guns Great shot of your son on screen during the broadcast of retreat! This should start right at the correct time.

Completely agree. Whatever the judges decide, the corps can certainly say they did their best. So proud of them all!

Are you basing that on Flo or are you there? The audience isn't very loud in the Flo mix, making it sound dead. I have no doubt they've been roaring all night.

They announced he's retiring. That's why they did a tribute.

For what it's worth, Mandarins played Minuano in 1989 and 1990. 🙂

You can always go back to their 2007 show for that!

Ah! How could I forget that you’re in Indy?!? I’m so glad you got to be there!

@Chief Guns Did you go check out their final rehearsal run? And if so, did you get to witness their corps anthem played to the age-outs? Makes me weep every time. Hoping some video of that surfaced soon.

Huge congrats to this year's PC. I'm sure it's bittersweet to be done after tonight, but I have no doubt everyone involved is incredibly proud--and they SHOULD be! Best of all, I hope this will really boost their recruitment for next year. Top 12 can't be far off for them!

I just KNOW tomorrow's performance is going to be something special. I'm just HOPING it'll be special enough to make up those few tenths differences to grab that 5th place spot. But if not, I at LEAST hope they can fend off Phantom one more time and hold on to that 6th spot!

I got pregnant, had the child, and sent that child off to college and still no scores.

Anyone who wasn't at the movie theater last night missed Becca Anderson explaining the show. She made it very clear that the white vs red is not good vs evil--the white represents who society wants us to be and the red represents our authentic selves.

If I had to guess, I think it would be a pretty split result. There's no doubt some kids will want to march with the corps they perceive as the most competitive--after all, this is ultimately a competition-based activity. But I think there are many who will want to march where they've found elements that really connected with them, e.g. show design, instructional staff, usual musical style, etc. Sometimes what they've heard about the member experience can be more important to them than competitive outcome.

Huge congrats to JW Koester for being awarded DCI's World Class Director of the Year!!!