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  1. If I could be granted one drum corps wish, it's that the Blue Devils would lose the white stripes on the unis.

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    2. hostrauser

      hostrauser

      Not a fan of the stripes. Love the drop-cape/sash/skirt.

    3. Lance

      Lance

      the stripes really show off their fantastic marching technique.

    4. Lance

      Lance

      the stripes really show off their fantastic marching technique.

  2. I am absurdly excited about the Blue Devils this year. First time in many moons.

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    2. bawker

      bawker

      Heh. Should be fun when they announce.

    3. zachariaswmb

      zachariaswmb

      Can't wait to find out!

    4. charlie1223

      charlie1223

      I hadn't known for a while and everyone was hyping on it and then I found out...

  3. IE7 does not play well with IPB. Argh.

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    2. MikeN

      MikeN

      Hah - thanks, John. I'm using IE at work - we don't get a choice.

    3. Jeff Zehner

      Jeff Zehner

      So why complain about IE7 here? Complain to your employer.

    4. MikeN

      MikeN

      Jeff - sorry, wasn't meaning to sound like I was taking on DCP/IPB. It was totally aimed at IE. :) Trust me, I'm the *last* person to complain about DCP!

  4. So... my Fan Network subscription expires in two weeks, but we haven't heard anything about the new year? Argh - par for the course - FN is sometimes cursed.

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    2. kickhaltsforlife

      kickhaltsforlife

      DCI leave us in the dark??? NEVER!! Lol.

    3. Lance

      Lance

      they know we're all suckers

    4. Lance

      Lance

      they know we're all suckers

  5. I thought the Cadets weren't changing their uniforms. Now they're revealing the new unis on 5/19? What did I miss in between?

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    2. hostrauser

      hostrauser

      George Hopkins.

    3. bawker

      bawker

      Half the corps in the old stuff, half in new. The new uniform (a riff on the West Point design) will be the basis for the Cadets2 uniform.

    4. Scatfish

      Scatfish

      They going for a whole new look? What happened to keeping their image.

  6. I don't follow WGI percussion all that closely - who are the World heavy hitters this year?

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    2. hornandsoccer

      hornandsoccer

      Rhythm X as well.

    3. hostrauser

      hostrauser

      The usual suspects, in other words.

    4. MikeN

      MikeN

      Hah - sounds like it. Thanks!

  7. I want flames on my drums, too.

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    2. splat-a-drag-a-phonium

      splat-a-drag-a-phonium

      standard black with the pattern by board member who owns a sign co.

    3. 3rd Glasgow BB

      3rd Glasgow BB

      could have saved a fortune and bought some ligher fuel. A one time only/finals night effect!

    4. bawker

      bawker

      Reminds me of the Renegades from a few years ago.

  8. The more I think about it, the more I like Madison with the white ties rather than the neckerchiefs.

    1. hostrauser

      hostrauser

      The more I think about it, the more the 1990s Madison uniforms (green tops, red sash, white pants) seem like the only ones they should ever wear.

    2. MikeN

      MikeN

      I do agree with that. I think that it would be very easy to update to a modern cut. (Think 2005 SCV, just in green/red.)

    3. MelloHorn13

      MelloHorn13

      I marched 07.... your a rare breed.

  9. Not corps related - UEFA sticks a microphone under Jose Mourhino's nose after losing a heated game and then gets mad when he pops off. Unreal.

    1. hostrauser

      hostrauser

      Mourhino had a right to be livid. Barcelona's played a cheap, slimy game. Dani Alves deserves to be kicked right in the crotch.

    2. MikeN

      MikeN

      I'm still irate over Van Persie's red in the last round. Barca has never lost a CL game with a Spanish referee. 17-0 now.

    3. Beckham

      Beckham

      With the fractured state of politics in Spain (much worse then in the US because it is mostly based around ethnic, regional, and language differences) it would never be surprising to me to see a Spanish ref favor Barca if he is Catalan (people from the Barcelona region) rather then Castillian (people from the Madrid region). That being said...I don't know where the ref is from.

  10. I will have a report from the Round Rock show on Monday.

    1. kdaddy

      kdaddy

      I'll see you down there - look for the guy singing Boomer Sooner! :)

    2. MikeN
    3. MikeN

      MikeN

      I will have the DCP shirt. Row 12 on the 50.

  11. DCP turns 10 on 2/14/12. Where have the years gone?

    1. hostrauser

      hostrauser

      Ten? That will make DCP more mature than half of its users! *ba-dup-ching!*

    2. 3rd Glasgow BB

      3rd Glasgow BB

      DId you hear the one about the drum kit that fell off a cliff.... ba dum tish!

    3. garfield's_kid

      garfield's_kid

      Only ten? For some reason (I have no idea), I thought it had been around longer than that. Anyway, Happy Birthday, DCP!!!

  12. I wish there was a rent-a-marimba store.

    1. Dave

      Dave

      Ah, but there is.

    2. MikeN

      MikeN

      Hah! Too cool.

  13. Been tapping out the Frameworks/Rhythm valve-tapping melody on my computer keyboard (1-&-4-&-3-4) all day...

    1. SilentnDeadly960
    2. tnrM1

      tnrM1

      I found myself humming/tapping that rhythm all day yesterday, too.

  14. Paradiddle-diddles: the bane of modern field percussion.

    1. hostrauser

      hostrauser

      Huh. I would've guessed over-cranked kevlar heads.

    2. MikeN

      MikeN

      Naah, the last 4 or so years have seen great advances in "hybrid" head technology that have made things a bit better. Seriously - listen to a mid-90's snareline versus a 2010 one - you can hear a big difference.

  15. End of an era - unsubscribed from the Yahoo scores e-mail list. I just don't care anymore about who's beating who.

    1. Elmo Blatch

      Elmo Blatch

      A drum corps score email?

    2. MikeN

      MikeN

      Yahoo groups has one. Been going for years - daily scores and standings by latest score. Very handy if you want it.

  16. Aw, man, I got minused on a post. ... Medic!...

    1. Dave

      Dave

      Well if you'd just quit cussing everybody else out :-P

    2. 3rd Glasgow BB
  17. Very tired of the BD/CC debate - either enjoy both, don't enjoy both or let's just hope Phantom can jump from 3rd to 1st again and render it all moot.

  18. I'm just sorry the season is over. It feels too soon!

    1. garfield's_kid

      garfield's_kid

      That means the new season will come soon too!

    2. JohnD

      JohnD

      DCA Championships are in 2.5 weeks - Labor Day weekend. There's still more drum corps .... but not much.

  19. Being an Arsenal (soccer) fan is like being a Cadets fan. They both have unconventional strategies that many folks don't agree with, and they keep getting reminded they haven't won anything since 2005...

    1. 3rd Glasgow BB

      3rd Glasgow BB

      I can definitely see the Wenger/Hopkins comparison.

  20. Just bought my DCI-Austin (Round Rock) tickets - row 12 on the 50. Woohoo!

    1. Jeff Ream

      Jeff Ream

      expect to be amped out!

  21. Tama's tenor drum crutches are ... kind of silly, really.

    1. MikeN

      MikeN

      All I can think of looking at those tenor legs is, "those things are going to get lost *so* fast." Rule #1 - if your HS student can lose it, they will. :)

  22. After browsing YouTube, Crown's 2010 drumline may be the most chronicled DCI line ever, in sheer number of videos.

    1. InspaDave

      InspaDave

      I am not a kiddie.

  23. Has their been a true marching drum innovation since the first free floaters in '89/90?

    1. BozzlyB

      BozzlyB

      Just variations on a theme, really.

  24. My eyes are getting so bad, I'm beginning to feel like a mole.

    1. MikeN

      MikeN

      Just fixed that problem at work - have a 26" monitor now. Can't even maximize windows - they're now *too* big!

  25. Favorite Phantom uniforms are still the 89-90/93-94/03-05 version.

    1. kickhaltsforlife

      kickhaltsforlife

      So classy. I liked the 95 version of the black basically just inverted colors... but yeah those unis are beautiful and IMO the best looking in the history of the activity. In other words GO BACK!

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