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  1. 10 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:

    look, lets be honest....all age can't do Wednesday shows. and Saturday night for World Class is the main event, the show that puts 22k+ ##### in seats. Sure, i'd like to see all age get a better time slot, but world class is what draws th fans. All age couldn't even sell 2500 tickets the ast several years no matter where they held finals. just going to Indy year 1 isn't suddenly going to bring paying customers out in droves.

    Understand the problems with time due to other events and All Age corps logistics. 
    Just as a performer doing your last show at THE event that early. Ok great show, let’s go for brunch.. 🤮

  2. 25 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said:

    As I understand it, there will be one show.  We purchased tickets and there was no option to purchase for a preliminary show.  The tickets say “All-Age Championship”. 10:30am August 10. 

    10:30am for championships 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

  3. 39 minutes ago, keystone3ply said:

    Been there & done that in college in the Sugar Bowl. Crazy echo in that dome with the round design & lack of sound dampening materials.  

    During the show the first time we turned backfield I totally lost the beat. Had to stop playing and look at peoples feet. Would love to hear a recording to know how bad the sound was.

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  4. 31 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said:

    The old place was much worse.  People would have their horns down and you’d still hear them playing. 

    New Orleans SuperDome… lol had a quick practice there 1978 American Legion nationals. Only other people in the place was tour groups. Clap your hands and you could follow the echo 4 or 5 times. There…. (turn 180) there… etc etc 

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  5. 1 hour ago, Tim K said:

    Seventeen weekends with some rain, but not seventeen wash out weekends.

    When I came back to watching DC in 2003 had a very wet spring. Went to pre season exhibition show and the two DCI corps were still learning end of drill which was unusual then. IOW rainy week days hurt also

  6. 26 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

    I think it is the lack of accountability that will be what ultimately destroys the organization.   What I don’t understand is why people within SCV can’t see it. 

    Accountability to members, CA and possibly DCI?

    Amazing ability to keep pointing out the the good things and ignore the bad:

    Last year when a money crunch bragged how it was resolved but no answers on “could this happen again” questions. And nothing I saw on the CA paperwork fiasco.

    Now brag the numbers and ready to go on the field. But nothing on same paperwork fiasco and how this could cause bingo to close

     

  7. 1 hour ago, rjohn76 said:

    There's no way to really verify those numbers/progress through the search tools on the DOJ website, unless someone was physically tracking the number of organizations with each status from the start.  I recall seeing an article online last year about increased staffing levels at the Registry of Charitable Trusts, with the goal of bringing thousands of organizations into compliance by the end of the year.  Trying to find the article again to see if there were exact numbers listed, but the significant drop in delinquent organizations would seem to align with that goal.  I do recall from the article that the emphasis was on bringing organizations into compliance vs. suspension/revocation.  It seemed at the time that they were willing to give a lot of latitude and leeway to organizations in an effort to gain compliance.  As long as the organization was operating in good faith to cure the delinquency, more time was being granted to accomplish that goal.

    I figured there was no real way to answer my question. But it was only way I could think of to state my thoughts

  8. 9 hours ago, rjohn76 said:

    What's interesting is that a couple months ago there were over 30,000 charitable organizations listed as delinquent.  That number has dropped to about 20,000 as of today from what I can see.  Given the significant drop in delinquent organizations, it would appear that the CA DOJ Registry of Charities and Fundraisers is successfully bringing organizations into compliance through their repetitive letters/notices.  Hopefully SCV will be one of the next organizations to achieve compliance, but for the moment they remain in good company amongst the many other delinquent organizations.  

    I didn't spend a lot of time on the registry, but clicked on maybe two dozen organizations that are listed as delinquent.  The breadth of organizations varied from a local school PTA to a YWCA branch.  Many have been delinquent as long as SCV, if not longer.  Similar to SCV, many got 1st and 2nd delinquency letters over the past couple months... so the DOJ has been active with their mailings.  Also searching for the organization name on Google revealed that many are continuing to operate status quo, with no acknowledgement of the delinquency status and no pause on fundraising.  Not sure if there's a trigger that would cause the DOJ to move faster on an organization (ex. blatant criminal activity), but it doesn't seem like there's a quick move to enforcement.

    Looking at the list of suspended organizations, there was typically about 3 months between the 2nd Delinquency Letter and the next mailing which is an "Intent to Suspend or Revoke" letter.  Once that letter is received, the organization still has another 30 calendar days to cure the delinquency or request an appeal.  So while the focus has been on the mid-January date for compliance, it's quite likely the window for compliance is longer than that and truly dependent on when/if the "Intent to Suspend or Revoke" letter is sent.

    Question I have is did the drop in delinquent numbers mean organizations corrected things…. or status went from delinquent to denied (or whatever term is for having non-profit revoked).

  9. 11 minutes ago, greg_orangecounty said:

    No, and that's a good thing.  I don't believe their 501c3 status will be revoked, or even suspended by the state.  In terms of "dead" I was referring to this topic being beaten like a dead horse.  But it is the off-season and just my personal opinion. 

    Wonder what CA track record is for not renewing non-profit status. Was in two PA groups that lost theirs for a while. One missed filing the paperwork (IOW someone screwed up). The other because they no longer met the non-profit qualifications. No idea how much warning they received as the board hid what was going on.

  10. 1 hour ago, Terri Schehr said:

    Shooting the messenger happens a lot in drum corps.  Stuart Rice was sounding the alarm on you know who for twenty years and everybody said he was crazy.  Which he may have been but he was right about that. 

    Problem I had with Rices RAMD posts was it turned into “something happened somewhere, some time with somebody and someone (else) should do something about it”. IOW he knew or heard the details but didn’t go (or quit going) to the authorities. So one of us should report (with no information). Note: I missed early posts as was a later arrived to RAMD.

    Kicker was a Reddit poster claiming RAMD posters had a conspiracy by not reporting. Tried to explain Rice gave us nothing reportable but gave up. That poster was later banned by Reddit…

  11. 2 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

    Isn’t it a DCI rule that member Corps must be a tax-exempt nonprofit organization?  
     

    Not that DCI hasn’t bent the rules for SCV in the past (1989 cough cough wink wink nudge nudge)…

    No idea on this rule… or any rule for that matter. Just a reminder that DCI can do what it wants… but if the state does anything that kills the bingo income 🥲

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  12. 12 hours ago, dcifanforlife said:

    DCI Annual Meeting starts Thursday morning 01-04-24.  SCV presentation will be the most anticipated event ever. Let's see what they have to say to the DCI Board and to the membership.  All of the work Richard has done will get blown out of the water is my guess. 

    If CA doesn’t allow SCV to keep their non-profit status then SCV can’t operate bingo. And SCV management has claimed Bingo is a huge part of their income.

    IOW DCI could bless everything SCV has said and done but… the corps could still have to close shop.

  13. 8 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

    On the field, presenting their 2024 show ‘Springtime for Hitler’, Drum Corps International is proud to present Santa Clara Vanguard! 
     

    eta - Springtime for Hitler is a musical in The Producers.  It is supposed to be intentionally bad.  If I give more info it will be a spoiler.  Go watch the 1967 version (not the later remake). 

    I’m hearing first part of Mel Brooks (vocal) cameo. “Don’t be stupid, be a smartie”. Good advice with this cluster…

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  14. 3 hours ago, MarimbaManiac said:

     Lots of handwaving and pretending things don't exist because it tarnishes their image. At some point in the last 30 years, the idea of being SEEN as classy and above reproach became more important than actually being classy and morally upstanding.

    but at some point the fantasy became more important than accountability.

    The Penn State/Jerry Sandusky flashbacks are starting. 😫😫😫

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  15. 1 hour ago, mjoakes said:

    Right. A junior-year intern could work out the software change. (And any platform worth something is going to make a transition from Quick Books as easy as possible.)

    This is all so unnecessary and so sad. 

    Agreed. Worse comes to worse if the software is non-compatible then keep old records on QB and new records on new software. BUT…. crappy job of transitioning if (repeat if) the new SW was non-compatible with QB. Someone didn’t do their freaking job checking it out. 
    Sounds like the real excuse is “we don’t know how to use the new software “. 🤔

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  16. 40 minutes ago, Boss Anova said:

    in 2005, Troopers did not send to DCI Hg., DCI's request for their taxes filed with the IRS for 3 years. DCI BOD voted to suspend the Corps for the 2006 season for that neglect by the Corps Director at the time to forward those documents to DCI Hg, as well as DCI's demand that Corps Director be replaced there by the Troopers BOD at the time as a mandated condition by DCI in order for the Troopers be considered for the return to the field of competition. ( Troopers subsequently complied with that DCI Hg demand, and was approved for the return to the field of competition for 2007 ) So DCI, at least in the past, has not relied on conversations alone between a member Corps and its DCI Hg.  to take action DCI deems necessary to take.  DCI has even suspended Corps memberships in the past with no known communication between itself and a Corps and/ or Corps Director it has heard complaints about.

     But in the current situation with SCV, DCI Hg. seems satisfied at the moment with their reported on going discussions with DCI Hg. that the state tax fillings delinquency is on track to be settled in a manner that satisfies both the state of Calif,  and DCI itself.... and sufficient enough for SCV to hold auditions and prepare for the season of 2024.  What the future holds however is yet to be determined,and with who and what to believe  I suppose subject to current discussion and debate.

    Ok I didn’t know (or forgot) what DCI requested from the Troopers. 

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  17. 45 minutes ago, Boss Anova said:

    Is DCI complicit in anything ?  I guess only time will tell . But DCI at the moment seems satisfied with SCV ‘s public pronouncements they are making there .

    What else does DCI have to go on besides what SCV is saying? Only other info is the CA paperwork mess but if SCV says that’s being worked out then DCI is 🤷🏻

  18. 53 minutes ago, Boss Anova said:

     I suppose we all do. Those marcher applicants at recent SCV auditions were told by staff there that all systems are go and that the Corps will " definitely field " next summer.

     SCV press releases also state that DCI Hq has been in frequent discussions with SCV and apparently DCI Hq seems satisfied with the info provided to them sufficient enough to not put them on probation nor has there been any public notice of current concern by DCI Hg.

     What/who to believe ?  I don't pretend to know the answer to that. I guess only time will tell.

    And nothing said about the mess with the CA paperwork. 🤔

    My search for trauma dumping came up with basically “I had it worse than you so I don’t want to hear your complaints/comments” IOW shut up. Know people who do that and just want to respond that it ain’t a freaking contest (who had it worse)

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  19. 45 minutes ago, Richard Lesher said:

    I completely understand what you are saying.

    When I entered the Army I went to basic training at the age of 39. It was a surreal experience in that I was surrounded by marching age young new soldiers eager for the guidance and approval of the high and mighty drill sergeants (who were only a few years older than them). 

    I was in a different mindset with 20 years in finance, an MBA/CFA, and all the life surrounding it. I was just there to check a box and carry on with getting officially trained as a soldier. 

    Anyway........... about the second week into basic training I realized. 

    OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    MY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The kids surrounding me................... THOSE WERE MY DRUM CORPS YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That experience and revelation is perhaps one of the more rare experiences one gets to observe in life. Short of my coconsciousness being pulled out of my 39 year old body and put into my mind back in 1990 all I could do was technically be a peer of all the young solders and watch them get suckered into all the mind games the drill sergeants came at them with. 

    The lies are endless, if only to create an atmosphere of simulated stress. 

    Example:

    How is it the END OF THE WORLD, if one little piece of lint is on a uniform or a boot is not polished to mirror finish, but on the other end of the equation Drill Sergeants are perfectly OK with soldiers BARELY passing rifle qualification. 

    Shouldn't Drill Sergeants also lose their #### if a soldier misses ONE TARGET???????????

    The kids were surrounded by dramatics and they got drank it all up. 

     

    I started with a “Senior” corps at 16 and being in a group aged teenage to 40 or so helped me in life. Staff couldn’t pull the dramatics without an older person calling them on it. Especially talking like being in the corps is the most important thing in your life. (But have seen posts from BITD Jr corps members who still talk like it. 🙄)

    Worked IT for the Navy and the line when someone is panicking over a HUGE problem is: “are the ships sinking??? (No) We will get it fixed, just relax”.


    IOW my BS detector and priority setting was fine tuned in Sr corps.

    Edit: lol locked out but access to raw data. Yeah like that stops anyone with a bit of knowledge. 😆(My expertise was database)

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