Jeff Ream

the 12 corps years were 72-74 and 92-93 I believe

well since we found the infamous 68 prelims scores, drop em a line

i predict whoever scores highest win if i have a few later i can predict who won't be an option

i think the lack of interest is higher, since DCI and the OC corps themselves can't market themselves out of a paper bag

two things: I dont think the new toys led to losing 300+ corps. But it has made it harder for corps that don't get the sweet deals from manufacturers. however the national touring model....yeah it hurts. gas keeps going up, food keeps going up, housing costs keep going up. as with many other rules changes, perception is reality...you want to be good, you go out all summer with the big boys. that's expensive

a question cowtown, given your experience: what proof would you like to see in terms of specifics? not questioning your experience at all, just curious

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hey Rabbit if you're reading, happy Bday!

oh their entrance in America. it hypes the bass drums up every year

good God man, the stage is only so big, especially with a pit again this year

well, i think they know that crowd posts here...that's why 'DCP isn't important"

ok....so how is this DCP's fault Shadow? For the zillionth time, this is what DCA show sponsors asked DCA for. the corps that vote ( many of whom run shows) agreed. So, your issue being brought up here in the DCI forums has no bearing on this forum or this discussion. ( and DCI has a 30 member rule...you must really hate them too) your issue is between you, your corps ability to recruit and DCA. DCP has no bearing on this....and, if anything DCP IS important on this, as a few people did agree with you and spoke up about it. Imagine if there were no DCP...you couldn't constantly roll out your tired argument, fail to look at issues you and your corps could control, and you wouldn't have had the limited public support you've gotten.

but...not really. regional pricing, for now, is not what finals is. $125 x 30,000 fans in Indy = $3,750,000 $50 x 20,000 fans in Atlanta and San Antonio + the 11 or so Allentown can hold = $2,550,000 since those 3 regionals pretty much get those numbers now, that's $6,300,000 ( minus operating expenses. now say Indy only gets 10kfans....that's a loss of $2.5 million. that's not a good trade off

and it took DCI a few years to rebound from Orlando too.

i'll be honest, the dvd's sounded better than the cd's from finals did. but oh man, those low end synth patches...holy feel the floor/car vibrate

I would love those feathers!

18 last year. 2 risers down, i could feel the ground shake every time they went really low

let's hope so. i know I walk into LOS with serious reservations

i missed those sorry. my bad!

sound wise, it seems Atlanta gets more complaints than San Antonio if what I read here is right. problem with Allentown is it doesnt hold as many fans as the 2 other domes do

sounds to me like your corps should have notified you before the public. as for what DCP failed to do...sounds like that is between you, your corps, and DCA

Spirit also had the accent drums in 81, as did others

some of us have been saying it for a long time Ron. You're just now in here and seeing it

anything over 20, those risers will collapse

ok...so the need for another thread on this is.....??