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A perfect lead-in to what I felt was a good contribution to this fabulous thread:

The mind boggles at the anatomical/geographical outcome of these two observations...

Per the dci.org writeup for their "Spotlight of the Week" feature for this show: "Originally, word among drum corps fans was the rest of the show was going to be Bernstein's "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs." However, that piece was put on hold until the corps' 1991 show and was replaced with "Christopher Street" from Bernstein's score to the musical, "Wonderful Town," the 1953 Broadway production that won five Tony Awards." It was a definite pivot from the first 2/3...

Other shows on my list (regardless of how they fared competitively or where they COULD have finished "if only"...): 2015 - Power of 10: so much of it was appealing and very well done 2013 - Side by Side: loved the design idea - imagery, staging, movement 2011 - Between Angels and Demons: just spectacular, may be my favorite 'recent' show of theirs 1992 - To Tame the Perilous Skies - so well conceived and executed 1986 - the outlier for a lot of people, but I simply adored this show, especially the fast-paced portion with the fabric "frames" weaving amongst the rest of the corps.

This show is on my list of faves - saw a lot of them that year b/c I was marching with 2-7. Just a fun show to watch and listen to.

This is what (s)he said...

I was 18 that summer and my Dad bought one for me; how could I refuse? A lot of water was also consumed as I recall...

...but they DID have Labatt's 50 for sale in the concession stands...and the drinking age at the time was 18...and prelims in '81 was very sunny and hot...

HIGH on my list of shows I wished I'd seen live

Not the best angle for the start but here you go:

"Kids and life" started happening after the '92 season, so "live" viewings disappeared for essentially all of the 90s and 00s...shows that I REALLY wish to have seen live? - '96 Phantom and BD, Finals - '99 SCV and BD, Finals - '03 SCV (watching the video just gives me such cool, powerful vibes) - '08 Phantom and BD, Finals - '09 SCV - '11 Phantom (they were rained out at the Massillon show, but got to see SCV) - '22 Troopers Shows that I'm REALLY thankful for HAVING seen live? Too many to count, but: - Every Finals from '74 to '82 (marched '75 and '82 so only saw parts) - Every SCV show from '74 to '92

"New, new, new era!"

As you wish...

and while we're saying it...

Ahh, 1987! I was a grad student at Michigan State. Got it in my mind to "just drive up to Madison to go to Finals"...fortunately, one of my friends grew up near Madison (he went to U-W undergrad) and his family still lived there and offered overnight lodging. I drive up, find a spot to park on a side street somewhat near the stadium, and on my way up to the stadium find someone selling a single ticket. I vividly remember all of the above and attending the show, but for the life of me can't remember where I was sitting 😂

I used to dream about having a car that had either 1) a vehicle-sized pancake flipper that could be deployed to "remove" the car ahead of you, or 2) some type of grappling arrangement whereby the car ahead of you could be lifted up and over your car and placed on the road behind you...

My wife made cookies...

Take it for what it's worth, but sometimes the internet is an amazing place 😂 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/introducing-the-ultimate-thumb-war-simulator

I've always REALLY liked their '86 show. The whole middle part with the "ribbon boxes" that moved around / highlighted / wove through the rest of the corps was fantastic.

♾️❤️

If it's something good we'd all appreciate a pic...😎

"Mutually assured destruction"

I'm going to GUESS that they don't mean this:

Especially that last image...

Dave was a great guy. I was in the cadet corps in '74 which was - by and large - "absorbed" into the main corps starting in '75.