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Great fundraising idea here....
I hope that they are promoting it enough....
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4 minutes ago, skevinp said:
OMG what’s in that drink? Was Kermit one of his victims?
Ouch!!!
I guess it really isn't easy being green....
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I really wish that the Spartans could have extended their trip south for one more show. It would have been nice to have seen them against some additional open class corps - especially as the northeast has thinned out so much.
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1 minute ago, Sensioto said:
Kind of a sparse looking crowd there. Bummer for the performers!
The show has not been promoted very well locally.
I am in Statesboro at least one day a week for work and have not seen any flyers, etc.
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38 minutes ago, KVG_DC said:
This place needs more unfounded predictions!
I’m going with;
1. Blue Stars
2. MCDC
3. Gold
You read it here first!
I think that it will be more like this:
1) The Braintree Braves
2) Kips Bay Kinght Club
3) The Spirit of Newark
International Division:
1) The Edmonton Strutters
2) The Bandettes
3) Contemporary Youth Ensemble
Spirit of Disney Award Winner:
Delta Brigade
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The weather is not looking too good for this one right now.
I live an hour away from Statesboro in Savannah and we are already experiencing heavy winds and scattered thunderstorms with downpours.
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With the sad events of today, it's important to remember that most of these corps' are going to come up short of their planned fundraising goals.
The average parade can pay upwards of $5,000 in appearance fees; yet all afternoon parades in the Chicagoland area were cancelled; which is appropriate considering the circumstances.
Please keep these corps in mind when you are passing by donation jars at the souvie trailers or when considering which corps' fuel funds to give to, as I am sure that in addition to the mental trauma that their memberships must be going through, each of these corps just lost a large pay day.
The Colt Cadets / The Colts Drum & Bugle Corps
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I live in Savannah and my step-son lives in Melbourne, FL, so I often make runs down the coast.
Buc-cee's in Daytona typically runs cheaper than the one in Saint Augustine (usually they try to be competitive with Sam's Club across the Street).
Around here, regular ranges between $4.09 to $4.69 today.
The best advise that I can give: plan your trip wisely and use the gasbuddy app.
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Curious to see the theme / costuming this year.
I noticed in the April camp clips that were posted on the Corp's Facebook that they actually appear to be using the blue drums shown in the clip announcing the Pearl/Adams deal. It would seem odd to have that as a base color if using drum slips - piano black is the usual standard for Pearl as a basis for On2 slip covers.
I don't think that I could handle seeing Boston wearing blue though......
Unless the tie in is "True Blue Crusaders".
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My most memorable thing about 1993 (my rookie year) was doing the Drum Corps South tour for two weeks in early July with Star (still in their 1992 red uniforms, minus the add-ons), and then the total shock when I saw them again in Jackson and they had a whole new look.
The show presented very differently in the reds vs. the creams.
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Keep in mind - there were a number of corps that have undertaken large capital projects.... think new food trucks.
Something like cancelling the season could absolutley decimate these organizations from a financing standpoint - in addition to losing a number of their fundraisers (DCI income, bingo, etc).
Between the past two years, new food trucks were (being) purchased by:
Boston Crusaders
Santa Clara Vanguard
Blue Devils
Blue Stars
There may be more that I am not aware of off-hand at the moment....
Please keep things like this in mind when you are debating where to direct any potential donations, as well as the groups that we know have financial struggles.
And most importantly, do not forget your open class corps.... most of these groups are still funded like local community groups, and losing any income at all could be the end for many of them.
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I'm at the theater in Savannah, GA.
VERY low turnout so fsr....
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I'll look into it, thanks! I went to middle school with a kid named Carmine Caruso lol
If that BFHS is where I think that it is, your high school band director (Mr. Taylor) would be a great person to talk to about this. He is a phenomonal brass instructor!!
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"The Heights"? Possibly Alumni Stadium at Boston College? I know that a number of shows were held there back in the day.
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Yes, my daughter just called also and said they did not know the scores yet...
From DCI.org......
1 Blue Devils B 89.850
2 Citations 87.450
3 Capital Regiment 85.400
4 Raiders 84.950
5 Legends 77.950
6 Music City 77.350
7 7th Regiment 74.950
8 Dutch Boy 71.750
9 Spirit of Newark/New Jersey 62.000
10 Les Stentors 60.000
11 Blue Saints 49.650
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Today's Nashua Telegraph article...........
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.d...9844/0/NEWSBLOG
It sounds like they may be able to continue under all new management. I loved the part about the judge questioning the leasing of tires for the busses.
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My best thoughts and wishes are with David, his entire family and his entire drum corps family this holiday season.
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i have some inquizitive info..
many people relied on bingo to get them by financialy... bingo went down because of no smoking in PUBLIC** facilities. what about PRIVATE* establishments?? ive come across many private clubs and establishments that allow smoking, and could possibly harbor bingo games. just to make clear ive come across quite a few, but im sure its up to the owner whether to allow smoking or not.
now could a drum corps open up their own "private establishment" whether it means they have the patrons pay a fee of .01 or $1 for a membership fee?? im not sure if anyone has thought about this, or looked into what it would take to be associated with such a establishment (vfw, elks, eagles, moose and various other clubs)
wouldnt it be nice to bipass the no smoking ban and give drum corps a little boost. then again this could all be old news and im just a little late on the uptake.
This option was explored in the spring of 2004 before the smoking ban officially kicked in and was enforced. However, as the management team was looking into that option, the Massachusetts State Lottery sent out a letter to all bingo operators in the state that if you tried to turn your bingo into a private club, The Lottery would revoke your license to operate bingo. In addition, we organized meetings with the press, the local state representatives and other bingo operators as to what could be done to continue the works done by the various non-profits. Many of the invited bingo operators did not even show up. Within a year, the state had lost over half of the licensed bingos in the state.
At this point, Bingo is a losing proposition in Massacusets.
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Having been in Michigan City in 2005 for the Great Lakes Open, I can say that it is one of the best cities to host a drum corps show that I have ever been to. Mike and his staff do a great job and the city is extremely welcoming.
Our police escort in 2005 included the chief of police who let the members even pose for pictures on his motorcycle.
Congrats to DCI for choosing a host city that will welcome all of the corps with open arms!!!
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I just stumbled upon this. The guy bought it, replaced the engine and started to convert it to a motorhome.
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Jupiter has announced a partnership with Mapex and Majestic called the Quantum Marching Project, and they "anticipate several high-ranking DCI corps to be performing on these new instruments for the 2008 season.” However, there is currently no info on these new instruments on the Quantum website.
Anybody got any inside information?
I found a supposed picture of one of the snares on another site. Here's the link. It looks like a Pearl FFX with the stabilizers and MTS strainer from a Yamaha and the bottom strainer of a Dynasty.
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All the best to Harry. I've enjoyed many conversasions with him over the years. Here's to a speedy recovery!!!
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If you're thinking about buying the Kanstul, most (if not all) of the corps that march Kanstul "G" lines use the powerbore horn.
J MISSING
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Posted · Edited by ECJ94
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I thought that it was Joe Bananas of Boston area fame in disguise.
He would show up to BAC rehearsals, EMASS corps rehearsals and various high school marching band rehearsals.
He always had his famous question at the ready: "How many horns you got?"
I last saw him in the late 90's / early 2000's, however I have read of sightings at Boston area high school band rehearsals since then.
With the number of rehearsals that he has watched over the years, he would most likely be way more than qualified to judge. Perhaps that is why so many world class corps increased their brass numbers this year......to make Joe happy and obtain a higher score. 🤔