MikeN

This topic is still not generating insightful or civil discussion. We will try again another time. Mike

While this is a valuable historical topic, this thread has resulted in neither substantive discussion on the issue nor *civil* discussion on the issue. If it continues to lack in that department, the thread will be closed. This is the only warning I'm giving. Mike

You'll likely need to contact them directly, if it's a copyrighted work. Otherwise, we can't help you with that via DCP. :( Mike

In the interests of readers not having to go to 5 different threads on the Muchachos, here's the main discussion thread: Muchachos Disqualifcation Controversy? Thanks, Mike

In the interests of readers not having to go to 5 different threads on the Muchachos, here's the main discussion thread: Muchachos Disqualifcation Controversy? Thanks, Mike

In the interests of readers not having to go to 5 different threads on the Muchachos, here's the main discussion thread: Muchachos Disqualifcation Controversy? Thanks, Mike

Wait until those Pearl Carbonply drums become common - lots louder. (check DCP News - we've linked the Pearl announcement about them) Mike

Already an open thread here. Mike

Um, no, DCP can't sponsor. :) Mike

Premier always has (and still does) offer black and white powdercoating - funny enough, it was only in the last few years that they offered drums *without* it. :) Mike

http://www.pearldrum.com/jan05-enews-main.htm#colorhw Pearl Offers Custom Marching Drum Hardware Pearl now offers powdercoating on marching drum hardware in 8 different colors. Available colors include white, black, blue, red, green, orange, yellow, and purple. Now drums can be ordered to match band and corps uniforms in a way previously unavailable from drum companies. Black drums with white hardware, white drums with blue hardware, blue drums with orange hardware, and numerous other combinations now exist for the band or drumline looking for that added touch.

Does anyone have / know of literature put out by any corps regarding - well, the theory and/or kinesiology of rehearsal/warmup, basically - stuff like how long to warm up / down, what's good for your hands / wrists, et cetera. I would assume that it's a small section of corps audition packets, but since we're past the auditions now, everyone's taken them down. Thanks, Mike

Forget '91, should be '90. :) Mike

Steve, If y'all get permission to use the files / interface, we can actually host it on our servers to keep it on the DCP domain, no biggie. Mike

Jud Spena has published "Echoes in the Valley," a 50-year history of the Watkins Glen Squires and their predecessors in Schuyler County in Upstate New York. 228 pages, 265 pictures and scores from over 130 contests dating back to 1933! Steve Rondinaro calls this book "a treasure." Steve Vickers of Drum Corps World characterized it as "a wonderful exploration of the activity..well worth the price for a snapshot of one segment of the activity from someone who lived it." For more information contact the author directly (please include the word "Echoes" in the subject line). "Echoes" may be ordered directly from Jud or online at www.buybooksontheweb.com.

Cavies both that year and in '91 did a great job with the opening flags - they kept them hidden until a block move then brought them out at once to create a great visual picture. But back to Phantom / SCV... :)

I think we're going to do something along those lines again this year - but expanding it to 64 and giving out prizes along the way. :) Mike

But you can tell degree of difficulty? :) I'd say - in my opinion - that they were as evenly matched a top 2 as we've seen in DCI, including the tie years. Either one could have won and I'd have thought they should have. (And while we're at it, how about the Cavies that year? They had a friggin' amazing show as well - would have been 2nd in just about any other year.) 1989 is near and dear to my heart - that was the year I discovered DCI, and I still have (in a box now, thanks to DVD) my worn out VHS tape with the PBS broadcast on it. Of course, I'm sure others are mad at me for it - I took the tape home when another drummer lent it to me... Mike

A Phantom instructor gave me a handheld recording they took of that event - wow. I hope that someday Phantom can release that for folks to hear - simply amazing. Mike

I was in HS at the time when we were transitioning from Slingerland multi-tenors to Yamaha. I know y'all like the Slingerland snare sound, but those tenors were awful - just awful. Too big and too boomy - kind of a mushy sound. Not to mention that half of the weight of the set was made up of all of the friggin' hardware - thank goodness for Yamaha / Pearl coming up with the single bar concept and getting rid of those individual swivel arms. Mike

I think Spirit and Boston were the last corps to use Ludwigs. Boston converted in '99, and I think Spirit was in... 2000? I'd heard that they'd given up on the marching market, but I'm not sure why. Slingerland was pretty well out the door even before free floaters came along - I don't know what their story was... :( Mike

What he said - they grounded the drums that year during Somewhere, and it was easier for them to just pull the whole thing off than take them off the carrier. (And weren't they using the Pearl quint models that didn't come off, anyways?) Probably my favorite Cadets show ever. Mike

W/O Flash: With Flash:

We're in the process of getting our pipe band drums refinished, and we got the first one back today. Wow. Too nice. They were black on black Premiers - now they're black hardware with rosewood-finish shells. They look almost black indoors and in dim light, but when bright light or outdoors hits them, the red *really* comes through. Awesome. :) Mike

If you have a line on any for sale, please e-mail Isaac Holiday. Thanks! Mike