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So sorry to hear that. Much love headed your way. Mike
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DCI OPEN CLASS FINALS 8/8/23
MikeN replied to sanjoseDCfan's topic in DCI Open Class Corps Discussions
Congrats Guardians! Seeing on Reddit they had a 2.0 penalty?!? -
DCI OPEN CLASS FINALS 8/8/23
MikeN replied to sanjoseDCfan's topic in DCI Open Class Corps Discussions
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DCI OPEN CLASS FINALS 8/8/23
MikeN replied to sanjoseDCfan's topic in DCI Open Class Corps Discussions
Lets go Guardians! They're in a good spot score wise, and the short tour means they've still got room to grow. Mike -
Down in OC, I don't think Director and Operator was DCI required when I got there, but Crossmen helped hook us up with their agent. We did have liability insurance, we did have accident and equipment insurance, nobody had health insurance (almost all staff are 1099, the director was the only paid staff and he had his own). All together, I don't remember an exact amount, but it was a fairly small line item in the grand scheme of things. Mike
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Wow, no one wants to discuss VANGUARD?
MikeN replied to Eric M. Buckman's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
As long as I'm tossing my opinions out there, I'm also concerned by a couple of other things in their statement. This is good: This is a massive red flag: Where did the capital and endowment fund go? If it was to pay vendors, as is implied by the fact it's all in that one sentence, questions must be asked. The other issue, regarding leadership: This is ... kind of ... concerning? Could be a big deal, could not be. While the Board definitely has the authority to conduct business without an ED or corps director, that means the Board also made the (possibly) decision above to spend their capital and endowment fund. They're also charging full steam ahead without having installed any permanent day-to-day leadership, and the run up to 2024 starts on literally Sunday. Finally, this: This probably should have been Step One for 2024, not step At The End Of The Summer. And nobody at SCV BoD has contacts on their own? When I was at Guardians, I had half a dozen other orgs on speed dial that were cartoonishly awesomely helpful when I needed it. And we were on the bottom shelf of DCI, not the top. Anyways, there may still be much going on we don't know about, but that's what stood out to me from this most recent update. Mike -
Wow, no one wants to discuss VANGUARD?
MikeN replied to Eric M. Buckman's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
They aren't yet. Means they couldn't meet the original deadlines and asked for extensions. ๐ Mike -
DCI OPEN CLASS PRELIMS 8/7
MikeN replied to sanjoseDCfan's topic in DCI Open Class Corps Discussions
Good job Guardians! Within striking distance to move up. I haven't been able to see them yet this year; am very anxious to! Mike -
Why is Jersey Surf even still a world class corps?
MikeN replied to Mariana's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
I'm just uncomfortable tethering organizational stability and funding with on-field performance in a youth circuit. I think DCI has the right idea in raising the bar for how member orgs must conduct themselves financially, and *that* should be the criteria for inclusion. Mike -
So... because they may finish 17th, they should rebrand the organization and give up their World Class membership? Gotta be honest, I think I've read every single post of every single annual Madison thread, and the drumbeat that never ends is, Madison is bad, the board should be fired, the corps should be dissolved, rebranded and the earth sown with salt, because... 1) They don't make Finals anymore; 2) They fired Jim Mason, that made them not make Finals anymore; and 3) They made it harder to become a member so people mad at 1 and 2 can't easily vote the board out, and those alumni now have a strained relationship with the organization. That's about it. Even the admission of women came and went with relatively minor waves. Now, #3 there actually *is* something a little eyebrow raising from an organization perspective. However, many other corps had much higher barriers for participation; Madison was kind of an outlier in that regard. They actually seem like a fairly well run corps off the field. Is it really just about the on-field product? Mike
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Why is Jersey Surf even still a world class corps?
MikeN replied to Mariana's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Jersey Surf fielded a corps and SCV couldn't. <shrug> Just saying (ok, with a fair bit of snark)... Mike -
Why is Jersey Surf even still a world class corps?
MikeN replied to Mariana's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
It's more than a few nickels, less than a cartoon bag of money with $ on it. Mike -
It was actually 30 years ago. We're old. Mike
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That is not in any way true. Mike
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That's not quite how this works. Mike
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Percussion caption judges have traditionally been the only group in recent times unafraid to call it like this. Would love to see the lowest placing high brass trophy in the last few decades. Mike
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It's a polite / low key way of saying pirate / downloaded streams. Mike
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Why I like Cadets Show This Season
MikeN replied to wvu80's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
Drumline is amazing this year. It does feel like they kind of skimped on the brass book - lots of segments given over to the battery, and that's a new thing for Cadets. Not bad necessarily, just new. For the uniforms, they've definitely grown on me, though I would have like to have seen warmup pants rather than shorts and leggings. As a former AAU parent, I think they don't look as good in that setting either... All in all, this is a good vehicle for them, and I hope they keep pushing this design philosophy forward. It's fairly unique among their peers, and they have a distinct identity. Mike -
I get where you're coming from - but as a drummer, Cadets drumline is friggin' awesome, and I'm okay with it. Mike
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Corps Al Denton (TX) July 20, 2023
MikeN replied to spacewill's topic in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
The thread title made me giggle. Mike -
Sounds legit; that's how it was handled in the past. That said, I am virtually certain SCV will get a pass on this one. Mike
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Love it! I can pretty much hum every Cavaliers show from 1989-2008 at you on demand. And for some reason, also Men are From Mars. Mike
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Totally agree - this is one of my *favorite* shows of the summer. It's traditional and clever at the same time, with a crazy athletic corps and a drumline from Hades, and I appreciate the heck out of it. I can guarantee I'm going to rewatch this one more often than I am some of the medallists. Mike