billj

Almost?

More than one BOA group has put a green and white small tarp to essentially erase the logo. The logo does distract. Would be nice if LOS would erase the logo for DCI.

Great crowd in Lisle. Having seen everyone live in Dekalb and Lisle.. Colt Cadets - The brass and strong percussion make up for the lack of color guard. A very nice overall effort! Scouts - Love the visual and musical references to past shows! The rotating company front is looking good. Colts - A really enjoyable music book. The last third of the show has some great, energetic music. Cavaliers - Classic Cavies. Some big brass moments, technically and volume-wise. Blue Stars - enjoyable music, big sound, and some big field coverage. Regiment - My personal favorite. I'm a big fan of the original and I'm a big fan of this version. To me, this show has the most variety, musically, and it draws the most emotions. They are also performing at a very high level, especially given the visual and music demands.

What's wrong with corps and bands just saying No?

^this. On the periphery it's even ok, but lighting in football stadiums focused especially on the middle of the field. No way to avoid glare until someone invent a tarp/ink/paint product that has matte finish that the glare is significantly reduce. Even then, I've seen enough people trip and fall or almost fall on tarps that I view them as just plain unsafe. A Blue Stars brass player matching backwards onto the tarp tripped last night on Dekalb. Didn't fall thankfully. In summary: tarps cost $, are a logistical challenge, are very hard to read under lights, and are unsafe. Why are they still being used?

Pretty warm nnd very humid. Similar to Dekalb last night so all the corps should be prepared for it. Fortunately at Dekalb, wind wasn't an issue. Hopefully that'll be the case tonight.

I think the challenge is that the Flo mics are just a litttle too close to the pit AND the speakers.

Thanks for the reminder. Unfortunate that both Benediction and North Central have the home stands face direct west.

Live, in person, it was a great show overall. So great to see these corps. A decent sized, responsive crowd. Great performances. I'm a happy camper. Hoping the rain stays away for Lisle on Saturday.

Pit balance was not an issue in person

In Dekalb, 12 rows up, the tarp was nothing but glare from the stadium lights. After SCVs tarp glare fiasco in 2019, can't corps and bands just stand down from giant tarps?

Wow, this is exactly what many people needed. It's achieving many goals, one of which was NOT to "win dci" this year, nor is that the goal of any corps this year. Shame on anyone for criticizing anything this year. Congrats to the staff and performers for putting a great, fan-friendly show together in short order. I hope to see live. I get the sense this hornline has some power!

That screaming-for-every-catch thing gives me a headache, is extremely distracting, and really takes my ability to enjoy a performance. It almost makes me dislike the group/performance simply because their staff/parents/fans are obnoxious.

3rd, 1st, 3rd and 2nd (should have been 1st) their final 4 yrs of existance. That's why.

Ok here's the best example I can think of, and sorry if my years are wrong... In 1994 did anyone question Devil's championship because Star folded and wasn't there?

Some recent esoteric shows absolutely do make me feel stupid. Maybe that's my own problem, though.

So, I don't mean to beat a dead horse on this discussion, and I understand he's apologized and apology has been accepted, etc But, that question didn't come out of nowhere. It was in his mind. Either he personally felt that this was a topic worth asking about, or he heard there was a buzz about this, or maybe he himself thought that they should have an asterisk. I don't follow Open Class discussions, but was this even mentioned anywhere? Or did he invent this 'controversy'? Not trying to overanalyze, just curious if there was truly a buzz about this.

Those college athletes all think they're going to be rich pro athletes soon. And they're all groomed to give the same boring answers as the pros. Can we all agree that the sideline interviews can be done away with? If they do anything to fill the gaps between corps and during INT, maybe prerexorddd, true human interest stories about participants that have truly overcome obstacles to get to where they are? Too Olympics-y?

How about the Star of Indiana hamster wheels? Only heard about them, never saw them. Was that in their space show?

Big difference between sports reporters asking sometimes controversial questions of professional athletes being paid millions and a dci sideline reporter asking questions of young adults who pay to participate. And as you mentioned, the whole point, I assume, it to provide some human interest filler stories as a marketing angle. If so, every question asked should be of the goal: promote drum corps. Asking that question was about as off base and inappropriate as possible. He doesn't have to apologize to me though. As mentioned by others, the interviews add no value to me. The same questions and the same answers, interestingly enough, just like sports interviews.

Does this even happen the first time they see them each season?

Let's go Regiment. Finish the season strong!

Sorry, gotta double dip. Suncoast Sound 88 Symphonic Dances for the Contemporary Child. I listened to that music over and over. Never saw it live and never saw a video until fairly recently. That show was ahead of its time and the music was awesome.

I'm going to stretch the definition of 'show' and say I wish I would have been at 1980 Finals. The specific corps that came to mind was Spirit 80. But I watched my bad vidoe of the 80 PBS Broadcast so many times I wore it out. Would have loved to see Bridgemen, 27, North Star, Scouts, Regiment and SCV, and really all top 12 in 80. Wanted to see SCV 2018 live but couldn't. Saw them this year, so that almost made up for it. Wish I could have Regiment live this year. The first time I saw a video, the show really connected with me.

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