melloflava

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SPIRIT will ROCK!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the pedestal, but I don't need it--I will remain closer to your level for debating purposes only. I proved my point about people's feelings when it comes to someone talking about their beloved corps--didn't I!

If you are going to use Spirit as example of "what you dislike" about DCI, then I am going to defend my corps. Remember you are the one that said "anything to make finals."--referring to Spirit. You and the rest of the opposition act as if you are being victimized by DCI through rule changes. Why can't you attempt to be entertained by a show that may have elements in it that you dislike, rather than putting up such a fuss about it. You may actually enjoy what DCI is offering you.

And here we go again..... You find it difficult to believe people compliment them on their tuba sound when fielding only 7 and are "reportedly" being drowned out by the string bass? So, having not viewed the show live you've chosen to take sides without any first hand account. Maybe those 7 contras are better in tune and project better than a 12 or even 16 member contraline--but again, we do choose to believe what we want to believe. Many of your statements are of secondary importance to your own opposing views of electronics as well. Mocking a child's parent, whom is protecting his child's interest is a game winner for you, for sure--all because you dislike DCI's rule changes.

Does this similar statement flow as well: Before the automobile to get from point A to B was very time consuming because of the distance between. So, in order to get from A to B more effeciently humans started out walking then used horses, then locomotives, then cars and then aeroplanes--what will come next?

If it's not about the kids then why put the kids picture on here and put Spirit in the heading. Speak hypothetically about the situation and not about a specific corps and then it won't be about the kids. After all, drum corps is about "the kids". Now that electronics are legal, his son can still have an amazing summer--especially if he feels supported!!!

I refuse to look into your crystal ball. Oh but wait it looks different if you put on these babyblue 3ds. Rock the House SPIRIT!!!!! wait a sec.....here comes Relampiago....POW.....okay nevermind Spirit's string bass played a note and ended that!!!!! LOL

If you guys hear Spirit's hornline and infact they do have a good low brass that is producing a great bottom for the rest of the hornline--will you guys come back to this thread and tell us about it. I wish I had faith that you would, you would earn a little more credibility in your future arguments about musical cop-outs. Right now you are just having target practice and the target is shooting back--it will continue this way i'm sure.

Sensible enough for me--I appreciate that.

Please explain another way to describe saying "yuck" to a picture of Spirit to me--I am a Spirit alumn. I do believe he was specifically talking about the bass thingy, but he commented with "yuck"--yet there are youth in the picture participating in a DCI show and they are playing by the rules. Yes it takes nerves. Talk about fake outrage--what about all the "I see where this is going", "soon corps will be doing x y z" and "this is doing more harm to the activity than helping". Fake outrage begets fake outrage.

You do have a point, but if Spirit is doing okay right now--why not celebrate right now. Who knows if it will last? Also, yes Colts were beating BS for a few weeks last year and we do know how that ended up. What I am happy about though is that Spirit set the bar by being 15th and they went on first in their little grouping and wasn't really topped at all. Usually it takes a few viewings for judges to allow a non-finalist corps to score that closely to a finalist corps. Again, as you've said"it is extremely early though so no need to panic." Rock Out Spirit!!!!

When a poster has the nerve to write "yuck" describing a picture of a DCI corps full of youth--that is hateful. Then other posters suggest going to a drum corps show to protest DCI for x y z--that will be very harmful to the activity and it will be out of spite. Progress is change and some change is not progress--it's going to come down to taste, who likes the changes and who doesn't. Likes and dislikes are opinions, but you come on here and speak everything anti-change to the drum corps activity as a "matter of fact" and the problem is, you are wrong by making that assumption--just because you don't like it.

You are giving me advice on how to live with "the fact"(your fact) that people will not embrace what I think they should? If you could follow your own advice, you wouldn't feel so hateful and spiteful toward DCI for progessing. You are welcome....now Carry On

Um...I think I just blacked out for a moment--did you say SPIRIT "had some of the best feet of the night"? Thank you so much for the compliment and Rock On Spirit