Jessika

The closeups are nice, my only concern being when the camera pans across quickly, the picture gets really blurry, and I start to feel like I'm getting motion sickness. Anyone else? Probably due to the fact that the picture is already being blown up to a theater-sized screen.

Dublin, CA!! My BD jacket is on tour with a member right now, so I'll probably be there in my Cascades jacket! Or my BDB tour shirt! Anyone else going to Dublin Hacienda? I've never seen the broadcast before (always performing!). Any pointers, or anything I should expect?

Thanks so much for your awesome commentary!! The live stream didn't work for me yesterday. This helps a lot!

I like their rehearsal day version much better. Because "cheetos" sounds enough like "Vito", right?

Wait until you see the show. There's some pretty cool movement in the first production from the hornline, and the stripes do a great job at accentuating it.

Um. To butt in with my $0.02. Family Day already happened. It's like sending the paparazzi to a Hollywood premiere and seeing all the photos the next day in the paper. If everyone wanted badly enough to see the new uniforms, all that would have had to happen is a trip to Concord to see what we were presenting to the public. Which is why I had no problem posting pictures on the BD forums, one of which has already been copy-posted into this thread. Here are the other two pics I posted. You can see how the stripe on the jacket is supposed to connect with the stripe on the pants.

I think I agree. Although it's important for the whole "coming across to the audience" aspect, I don't think it should be weighted so heavily. For exactly the reason stated, it's something the kids don't have control over. The few who know what shows I've marched will know why I feel this way. 'Nuff said.

Well yah. 'Nuff said is right. I figure I should include what I already had in mind. I was thinking 1991 Vanguard (Miss Saigon), 1988 Sky Ryders (Sound of Music, has anyone else done this?), 1999 Crown (Jekyll and Hyde), and 1999 Madison (Jesus Christ Superstar) because he's performed in productions of each of those musicals. And then there's the obvious choices, such as 1989 Vanguard (Phantom) and 1989 Cadets (Les Miserables). Is there anything that I'm missing?

Hey! I would greatly appreciate some advice, any input would help!! I'm making a CD for a friend's birthday. He's a very talented vocalist and stage actor, and completely into theater, but knows nothing about this crazy thing that I obsess over, called drum corps. I thought a good way to expose him to drum corps is give him a CD or two of stuff he actually wouldn't mind listening to. What are the best shows that are based off of the scores from musicals?

Me too! Heh.

You have to decide whether it's worth it or not. I've travelled across the country to march before (like, east-west coast) and I worked my butt off at my part-time job to pay for plane tickets and tour fees and stuff. If you really want it, it's possible. Look into sponsorships as well. As others have pointed out, though, you could always wait until later in the year and fill a hole. You'll go into complete and total corps withdrawal, yes, but it's better than not marching at all. And as for my not-so-shameless plug, BDB will take ya and give you a home. Pinky swear. :)

Heyyy I'm finally a vet too! Erm, kinda? Heh. I wasn't thrilled with show announcements last year, and this time around it's a completely different story.

I'll drink to that. And John Meehan is my American Idol. And BDB 2006 is going to rock the faces off all of y'alls. That is all. ^_^ **edit for spelling**

Haha really. I actually have a shirt that I bought from the Blue Knights booth in Denver during Finals week in '04. "What happens on the horn bus stays on the horn bus." **edited for spelling

Haha, sorry I posted that pic without asking, I just thought it was always so classic! And Matt... YES. Haha. Just kidding. We all know Fresno Band really isn't that great. But we DO know how to be so absolutely AWESOME and have a GREAT time doing it! LOL. Large contingent of corps kids in that band too. Way cool. And way different to what I was used to in high school, heh.