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  1. MikeN

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

  2. MikeN

    I keep expecting to miss being a performer, but it hasn't happened yet.

  3. 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!

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. MikeN

    After 20 years, finally found my personal holy grail of obscure sheet music today.

  7. MikeN

    deep breaths... deep breaths...

  8. MikeN

    Got my tickets in the mail for the Round Rock (top 8) show.

  9. MikeN

    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

  10. 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.

  11. MikeN

    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.

  12. MikeN

    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.

  13. MikeN

    I like Jubal's new uniforms. BD-Lite, but still good looking.

  14. MikeN

    Can now play the Cavaliers 2002 closer on snare. Kind of a specialized party trick, as party tricks go, I know...

  15. MikeN

    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!

  16. MikeN

    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.

  17. MikeN

    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.

  18. MikeN

    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...

  19. MikeN

    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. :)

  20. 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!

  21. MikeN

    Tama's marching snares look interesting, but the snare assemblies seem, if anything, *over*built.

  22. MikeN

    Been buying the Carolina Crown studio recording, one song at a time. 3/5 of the way done now. I wish they hadn't pulled their older ones; I'd like those too.

  23. MikeN

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

    1. SilentnDeadly960

      SilentnDeadly960

      Love that show.

    2. tnrM1

      tnrM1

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

  24. MikeN

    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.

  25. MikeN

    I have been watching Palladia a ton lately. I'm surprised by how good a live show both Coldplay and The Killers put on.

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