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  1. MikeN

    I think my problem with BD's show is the same as I had with the Dance Derby one - it sounds like 11 1-minute shows stitched together.

  2. MikeN

    I think this is the first time the Cavs have ever used green drums. For that matter, they haven't used white in almost 30 years, either.

    1. Scatfish

      Scatfish

      They're beauts!

  3. MikeN

    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.

  4. MikeN

    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.

  5. MikeN

    I want one of BDB's snare drums. They're dreamy.

  6. MikeN

    I was going to write an open letter, but now I'd feel like a copy cat. Never mind. Move along.

  7. MikeN

    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

      MikeN

      Hah!

    3. MikeN

      MikeN

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

  8. MikeN

    I wish Crossmen and Academy the best in the Chase contest, but I'm unfollowing all corps from Twitter and Facebook until it's over.

  9. MikeN

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

    1. Dave

      Dave

      Ah, but there is.

    2. MikeN

      MikeN

      Hah! Too cool.

  10. MikeN

    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.

  11. MikeN

    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!

  12. MikeN

    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.

  13. MikeN

    If you're a drummer, the Crown standstill percussion only recording is pretty neat. Surprisingly light on synthesizers, too - I didn't expect that.

  14. MikeN

    Is Ludwig still redesigning their marching line?

  15. MikeN

    It's blasphemy I know, but in some ways En Fuego (1996) was better than La Danza Pasillo (1995).

  16. MikeN

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

    1. Jeff Ream

      Jeff Ream

      expect to be amped out!

  17. MikeN

    Learned Crown's Danzon No. 2, though not with the fancy footwork.

  18. MikeN

    Love this part of the season, when we start seeing new uniforms, drums and flags!

  19. MikeN

    Music elitists make me grrrr.

    1. JohnD

      JohnD

      Your grrrr is out of tune.

  20. MikeN

    My 10-year old watched DCI for the first time with me last night. Was like visiting old friends. Noticed a ton of things about old shows I hadn't before.

  21. MikeN

    My daughter has been listening through past DCI shows. Turns out she's a big fan of recent Bluecoats - and classic Madison Scouts.

  22. MikeN

    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!

  23. MikeN

    My first live corps show since 08 finals today! Wool!

  24. MikeN

    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.

  25. MikeN

    Not DCI related, but my two new soccer jerseys are in the mailbox waiting for me. Woot!

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