Jeff Ream
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5 minutes ago, Galen said:
Stadium got a very nice renovation a few years ago.
it's hosted a BOA regional at least once recently.
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9 hours ago, corps8294 said:
The Blue Stars sure could use Tom Aungst, again.
he's with Cavies again this year.
Travis Peterman is at Bucs.
i know one member landed at SCV
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On 4/12/2024 at 8:20 AM, JohnZ said:
these are licensed independent practitioners contracted to provide services under the collective Walmart Health banner, no different than any other retail health clinics like CVS, RiteAid, etc. or even traditional health systems operating off-campus clinics. Given ready access to telemedicine and on-site facilities given WM's expansive presence nationwide, this is a good arrangement IMO
And CVS and Rite Aid are closing locations left and right
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On 4/12/2024 at 5:13 PM, kevingamin said:
U of MD and Towson have also hosted US Bands regionals (the two US Bands shows I've announced, in fact), so they are familiar with hosting marching arts shows and could handle a DCI show.
UDel could be an option too
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i remember an old thread on here where someone tried to start a petition to get her fired from DCI
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congrats all!
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my HS was mostly not competitive during my years, but i remember in the summer of 86 being taught how to do a dot book, with drill written by a guy who was in the corps i marched in, and actually marched with.
he just hated whenever we said the number 27
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7 hours ago, FormerXyloWhiz said:
Well they better be recent - because the window of waived statutes of limitations is closed I believe.
i dont know the specifics but i know it was said here by someone reputable
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1 hour ago, FormerXyloWhiz said:
There is actually, theoretically, the tiniest of windows possible for the corps to come back at some point.
The bankruptcy does not end the case. Just because the judge won't let them out as a Defendant doesn't mean they have been "found liable" so to speak for the past transgressions of the corps specifically as a legal standard going forward. CAE could still technically prevail on this particular case and incident and be found not liable for it. If the basis of that decision, as a judicial order takes it a step further specifically on the record declaring that they are not liable for the former orgs in any way, an astronomically against the odds revival has a possibility in the future.
That said, I highly doubt that's how it would go. Far more likely that any CAE win would just find them not liable for the incident alone (there are decent arguments to be made here outside the legacy question). It's even less likely I think that this thing ever makes it to a trial so such a thing could even occur.
So - it's still theoretically possible, sure. Exceedingly slim chance IMO.
it was said elsewhere the lawyer had others waiting in the wings.
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1 hour ago, GUARDLING said:
You don;t have to look far to know people have short memories. All you have to do is turn on cable news to view that from all sides. the short memories
Didn't people say when all this started with GH that they would never come out? Parents wouldn't let kids march? who would work there? well none of that happened and had pretty competitive years as well as top 5 last year.
at the time it first came out, YEA dragged their feet on doing anything about him, making DCI basically threatening to lower the boom. then the whole mess of old board new board, resign, quit.....i am amazed they survived 18 let alone after 18.
if there is any video of the corps performance in Allentown from 18...not the backside video at the zpull, but the actual Flo feed, i'd love to see it. it was magic.
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1 hour ago, GUARDLING said:
You're right " life goes on " With that said, you are probably right BUT I would never say never about the Cadets. It's not like they haven't survived before. Yes, this is a big one hard to bounce back from and YES there are circumstances that could make it nearly impossible ( unfortunately ) but this corps on a shoe string survived the upheaval from Holy Name to Garfield Cadets and many other times in their history. Of course this is different but this corps also survived when the murder of a drum major happened BITD. Many said they were done then . Should they survive, can they survive, deserve to survive? Others can debate that. Count them out as done forever? I wouldn't be so sure of that. Not the same of course but many thought just recently that SCV wouldn't return, let alone so fast. I'm hopeful
literally the name has zero value because if you own it, and new claims were to come up, guess who has to deal with it?
it's damaged goods. there's far more negative to trying again then to actually try again.
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4 hours ago, DFA1970 said:
I wonder what happens to the trophies they have won over the years...even pre-DCI? Do those have to be sold as part of the ch. 7 bankruptcy?
i believe those were being donated to the drum corps museum
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3 hours ago, Brian Tuma said:
Didn’t he have some sort of golden parachute he hand wrote which was written into his contract that the BoD rubber stamped? I recollect maybe reading that on here.
yup
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11 minutes ago, dcifanforlife said:
Marie lacks the stamina to be a Corps Director in 2024. Phantom continues to believe that they can succeed by reliving the past. What they need is a young gun (male or female) to push the corps forward.
Keeps her off the panel
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53 minutes ago, waliman4444 said:
For the first time on this forum, I don'i know how to respond...Peace
yeah. same. and i've been here since day 1
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5 hours ago, KVG_DC said:
"psst...wanna buy a band circuit?"
great seats at MetLife when group 1 Open goes on!
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40 minutes ago, cixelsyd said:
Well, I am quite sure it was not sold illegally.
Just to avoid any possible misunderstanding, when I said Blue Devils were "taking over" USBands, I understood that to be a legal, consenting arrangement that was announced publicly... not a hostile takeover.
No it was more a dumpster fire sale. And based on all I have seen and heard no one could confuse how it’s run now with under YEA.
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1 hour ago, HockeyDad said:
Hang tight, Jeff. Keith Hall did a poor job on the quote. Those were not his words. They were posted by someone responding to Terri. Keith quoted Terri but accidentally included the words below hers. I knew something was off because Keith appeared to be contradicting himself….until I went back several pages, found the post he quoted, and realized those were not his words. 😵💫
I made my post non poster specific. I posted it for factual accuracy for all to see.
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37 minutes ago, cixelsyd said:
Any subsequent corps that lawyers can link, or portray as a successor.
At this point, you probably cannot bring back Marion Cadets - they had both name and uniform similarities. The whole Erie area is probably banned from starting anything right now, despite having had corps of their own in the past. And forget anything tied to the Bonfiglio family. Surprised they are not dragging Blue Devils into it just for taking over the band circuit.
USBands was sold legally. may have been before a Bankruptcy there, i can't remember
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4 hours ago, Land_Surfer said:
It’s likely that even if it could be fought and dismissed, it’s going to be a total drain on finances.
Best to completely: fold, distance, re-group, plan and start completely over.
ture. but funds could be rebuilt, and no liquidation to deal with.
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11 hours ago, Keith Hall said:
I'll play!!!
Terri makes common sense statements! I think every member might need to be checked. As in the past, some members have had issues with sex abuse. If you go back decades you'll find out it happened a lot in this activity. No one said things back in the 70's. By this time DCI should protect themselves and the activity from pedophiles and others. It's not the 70's, it's 2024 and we have seen the evil things that have happened in drum corps and the directors of each corps (along with their BOD) should clean up ALL of our activity. I won't recommend a student to march with any corps.
Today the staff's are so large, any creep could hide amongst the rest. Who watches them? Who notices a staff member getting to friendly with a corps member? No security, NO safety! If I had children old enough to march I would say NO today!
Terri makes valid statements and probably based on knowledge as she marched in some pretty good corps!
I can come to no other conclusion than if a registered sex offender is performing in a Soundsport or alumni corps, they don’t care.
First of all, you haven't gotten a response and you are jumping,ping to a huge conclusion here
Alumni groups are ALL ADULTS. Soundsport groups DO background check staff, but the participants are all KIDS. DCI doesn't;t background check the performers either because they are kids. They all complete safesport. What else do you expect DCI to do?
Do you have anything to do all day rather than stir up drama here? And what does any of your post have to do with the cadets bakruptcy.
Why do you insist on turning every thread into a "DCI isn't doing enough and doesn[t care".
incorrect. not all alumni corps are all adults. outside of special project one offs, most if not all alumni corps have non alumni in the ranks.
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1 hour ago, Tim K said:
I’m not a lawyer, and no I’ve never played one on TV, but I’m thinking the right lawyer could have some of the bankruptcy judge’s rulings overturned. The wrong lawyer could also have them etched in stone. For one thing, Cadets is such a generic name in drum corps, just look on DCX and you see tons of corps named Cadets, and maroon and gold uniforms are not trademarked. I could see where FHNSAB, Holy Name or Garfield attached could be too close to the original, and I could see where people associated with Cadets beginning a new corps with the same name would be problematic, but there could be room for compromise, namely if alums not associated with the corps in an official capacity wanted to restart it. The question for me is would it be the same or has too much water passed under the bridge?
well, the fact it wasn't a corps sponsored function would have been an area i'd have gone after. also, if true, that the victim has a history of filing these lawsuits yet has had no victories, then there's a pattern and motive there. again, i don't condone what happened to the victim, nor do i condone the victim not being removed from staff, even in the rules or lack thereof in 1982. but with someone that specializes in this type of legal situation, i'm thinking the right lawyer makes a difference.
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On 4/5/2024 at 3:01 PM, olddrummer34 said:
Oh stop. First of all, you are still waiting for a response, so saying anything like that at this point is un true.
Soundsport and Alumni groups don't tour, they essentially meet on a few weekends to get their act together and meet up at DCI. They have no money - and could never afford background checks the way corps that tour do. Should every adult community sports league background check the participants? Because that is the equivalent of an alumni group. Everyone is an adult.
if you're participating in DCI, you follow their rules. end of story
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