Skydrummer9
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All I heard was the wind blow....
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All I can say after reading this topic is.... Thank GOD I am retired from competitive drum and bugle corps. It is crap like this that takes a lot of enjoyment out of the activity... In my own opinion of course. Best of luck to all competitive corps who still have the sanity to continue on.
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*Sorry for the double post*
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I believe Cabs did it in 2007 with Keith Urban.... But I might be wrong.
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New York Skyliners FIELD CORPS
Skydrummer9 replied to pr@nyskyliners.org's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
I am ready to do my part to bring Garbarina back on the field! SOCK IT IN! Ooo RAH! -
What Sparked your Drum Corp Interest?
Skydrummer9 replied to nick6063's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
I was hooked by first and foremost my Father as he was a Soprano player in the Field Corps since 1994, but what really solidified me was after watching a Sky Field Corps rehearsal at the Garfield Anthrax and biological weapons disease manufacturing plant....Ummmmm I mean the Garfield American Legion Post. Bobby (Jomba) O'Connor showed me a few things on a drum pad (holding the sticks, etc) and for some reason, it felt that this corps could be one of the best things in my life. Although my first time around the Skyliners was actually at an Alumni Corps rehearsal at the same, and some how still open, physical location of just about every Violation of Federal Health Code regulation, back in 1998. I was about 7 or 8 at the time and screwing around with my brother Harry on the stage during horn line rehearsal. What I remember most about that rehearsal in '98 was afterwards before going back home, I remembered seeing a TV trailer for the Samuel L. Jackson's version of Shaft. Then I saw Ricky Lane for the first time and some how made the connection and thought he was Shaft. I told my dad this when I thought of it and I thought that no one else would have heard, but someone did and that is how Ricky Lane got the nickname "Shaft". -
Favorite Dreitzer Tunes
Skydrummer9 replied to Fran Haring's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
I found a new favorite drum corps site Preserve Our Drum Corps Memories. -
If you had it your way...
Skydrummer9 replied to Corps Lover's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
Also, there are more corps springing up around the country who are going competitive that DCA needs to accommodated. Better to start reviewing all the options and drafting as many contingencies sooner than have an influx of non northeast competitive corps gun for the title. Not to mention the foreign corps who come in as well. -
If you had it your way...
Skydrummer9 replied to Corps Lover's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
Neither am I by any means. All I meant was that there are so many corps today it might be a little more fair for all corps instead of those who have a history of being on top. It seems logical to me that corps should have an average score and a by-week the last weekend before championships so the corps could be placed accordingly for Finals. Reason for the by-week is that the corps that do qualify will have one full weekend to completely clean EVERYTHING they need to to have the best possible show during the championship competition. Also, it will save corps who know ahead of time that they won't be able to qualify for finals throughout the season the time and money traveling all the way to the championship venue just to be turned away during prelims... See ya in January good sir. B-) -
If you had it your way...
Skydrummer9 replied to Corps Lover's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
I like it. Instead of a Preliminary Competition, just take the average of the scores the corps have received throughout the season. The best 10 corps with the highest over all score average get to compete in championships. (for corps scoring the same averages, the corps who has been competing longer in the season is moved above the less exposed corps.) This gives people more time to enjoy the weekend and a bigger motivator for corps to perform better through out the season. From what I remember, corps score averages started around the beginning of August to determine their placement times for the Preliminary Contest. Instead of beating a horse to death, take the first show score and all following scores up until the last contest before Finals weekend and include that within the average. -
Lest we forget Jeff, a majority of the world OUTSIDE of DCA most likely has never heard of DCA unless they come from families who have been fans or have marched there in the past. about 80% of the people who asked what it was still consider it to be like the movie drumline. The other 20% really don't know unless you bring up names like Blue Devils or ScoJo's lick of the week. A lot of the younger people around my age group see the top ranking DCI corps as "drum corps" and don't really acknowledge lower class DCI corps let alone DCA corps. So it puts DCA corps against the wall in a way to contend in the activity as a whole. Or so I have witnessed
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You have a lot of good points. I have seen first hand all age corps going more so to high schools rather than colleges to fill their ranks. With the ever continuing budget cut backs towards music education in public schools, and funds disappearing from corps themselves, there has to be some kind of an impass. It boils down to the administration for each organization questioning their needs and sacrifices for the survival for their corps. If it means changing from G to Bb, then it has to be done. If they see people wanting to go to a corps who have already started adapting what "traditionalists" believe does not belong in the activity, than more corps might have to hop on the "band wagon" (pun intended) and evolve to gain the membership. Music and Fashion evolve in a massive circle. I for one believe there needs to be a definitive line between what my definition of drum and bugle corps from when I started almost a decade ago, and to the evolved activity it is now and is becoming down the road but in order for the survival of the organization. Sacrifices need to be made.... Who knows, maybe if drum corps follows the pattern of popular music and fashion, their might just be a rebirth of what we call "traditional" drum corps or even"Alumni style" drum corps on the competitive field. But in the mean time We still have a solid handful of alumni corps to preserve the history of not just their individual corps, but for drum and bugle corps in general. <----- to forward progress without forgetting our roots.
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Most Exciting Senior Corps, Early DCA
Skydrummer9 replied to repsop's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
AMEN!!!! :tongue: -
Tampa Bay Thunder reveals new uniforms for 2011
Skydrummer9 replied to friceox's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
Nice combination of classic and modern uniform style. Best of luck this season. =) -
Skyliners and Dreamgirls
Skydrummer9 replied to Gary Matczak's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
Hey gimme a break... I'm just a simple drummer -
It looks like things are already starting to get under way very fast this year with both competitive and alumni corps hitting the ground running. Personally, I can't wait to get behind a drum again this year for the first time since 2007 and enjoy my hobby. Best of luck to all corps this coming season!
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Skyliners and Dreamgirls
Skydrummer9 replied to Gary Matczak's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
One of the best brass featured numbers I ever heard. -
Something like this might be able to benefit the DCA circuit as well. Being a non-tour/weekend warrior type breed, the members do not have the time nor the money to sustain a drive like most DCI corps can. If possible, could a moderator please have this topic open in BOTH DCA and DCI forums?
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New York Skyliners Alumni Announce 2011 OPEN HOUSE
Skydrummer9 replied to cvayda's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
Awwww come on! Can I at LEAST bring a bag of oreos or something? -
LOLz ... Sorry. I am pretty drunk right now and that is just entertainig to me.
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I apologize if what I said would be open for misinterpretation.... To a lot of people perception is reality... If you go onto a "discussion" forum and see nothing but rumors, slander, etc., about a corps and that might drive people away and reflect the organization negatively because those why may participate in negative "discussion" may be seen as a representative for that corps. All I meant really is for people who dare navigate "discussion" forums, to exercise caution. Again, sorry for any possible confusion. CAUTION!!!! DO NOT USE DRUM CORPS PLANET FORUMS WHILE NURSING, PREGNANT, OR TAKING PRESCRIPTION BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION. IF SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUM CORPS PLANET LAST LONGER THAN 4 HOURS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR.
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I think that it might happen if done the right way. Lets say you break it down into 4 regions. North East, South, Mid West, and West. In that you have a regional championship to not only coin the champion drum corps for that region, but for the regional champ to compete in the DCA National Championship. Have one for class A and one for Open Class. That way the corps won't pressured to travel across the country in order to qualify for the current title contest we have now. It should be able to help the corps that are still active now keep afloat in these bad economic times, as well as give starting corps or those who are struggling to maintain their edge. Essentially the ONLY corps that would be doing a "tour" that would essentially cost them a lot of money would be the Regional Champs who have to travel to where the National Contest is going to be. And hell, if you win your regional title, but not the national title, you are still a champion in your region.
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Unfortunately this is one of those topics where it will have a hefty amount of rumors going around (much like 98.999999999% of topics on DCP). IMO I believe that regardless of whether you are doing great, stable, or on the verge of total chaos, one of the best things you can do is to LIMIT access on sites like these to just staff announcements. And even then, have them be linked from the DCP main site. That way what people see is what they get, and if they are honestly curious about the status of the corps, they will find a means to track down suitable information rather than look on sites like this where there are more rumors than fact. (This is not a total knock on DCP forums... Just look on a few topics and see how quickly they go off topic, slander someone or some organization, start unnecessary drama between people, etc.) I hope that the corps who are in situations like Cru, Brigs, Sky (only mentioning because it has been a few years since being on the field), etc will have at least a Board of Directors or some sort of organized and determined staff that will not be afraid to take the necessary risks to better the organization. Best of luck and I hope to see a return to the field for a lot of veteran corps.
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New York Skyliners Alumni Announce 2011 OPEN HOUSE
Skydrummer9 replied to cvayda's topic in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions
Hard....