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So what does 6 figure dude mean?

Good luck!! Found some on E-bay, paid $300. been lookin' awhile!

I will pay top dollar for 4 (four) tickets 30-50 yard line, Please help

I was only 13 and ended up marching in 89', but 86' Suncoast Sound was AWESOME!

Some younger people might not know some interesting facts, Suncoast Sounds line in 89' only had seven (7). Take some tome to listen, you'll be pleased! 6 out of the seven moved on to some lines that are spoken of quite frequently on this post! 91 BD, 92 SCV, and 92 PR. I'm sure Mr. Addcock might correct me if I missed any.... :)

93bluecoat, 1) No beef with you 2) I smile all the time 3) If I use the word "dude", I'm pretty relaxed 4) It's ONLY drum corps, mmmmm.... 4) Did I mention I smile all the time? 5) Sorry you felt attacked.

Thanks for the review John. Coming from a respectable musician like yourself, I will pass it on to the Pioneer hornline. Brian Bentley brass caption head Pioneer drum & bugle corps

. Their brass number was a complete mystery to me (after they played I was thinking 16.9 or 17.1). I'm told the brass judge was a rookie and this was a first read....he apparently miffed many folk last night. Martin McDaniel was the judge. I know first reads are hard and this is a VERY political activity, but please...when it's obvious, you have to take a stand. Dude, Marty McDaniel is anything but a rookie. Being on the road as I post this, and being a brass caption head of a div. 1 corps, I CAN speak. It's called field brass performance. The judge is on the field in the bells of the performers horns. So what you hear on the field is sometimes very different from what you hear in the stands. Every time I log into DCP, I am so confused by the number of people who talk out of thier $#@ . This isn't my first rodeo, obviously some people are scared to get on the horse, but are not scared to talk about it. Sorry dude..

Pardon me Ladies and Gentlemen, I spelled hornline wrong. I spelled it horline and I will refrain to make a comment (even though we all could)

B) Well Ladies and Gentlemen, I hope you all have learned something. There are a bunch of people that are familiar to me in here and I am confident in their opinions, even though they don't line up with each other. To be stuck on one philosophy is a way that wouldn't make us grow as musicians. I find myself extremely blessed to have been under some of the greatest DCI hornline instructors, Frank Williams, Robert W. Smith, Rick South, and Freddy Martin. Now, all of these men had different philosophies, but did they teach me something? Did they produce hornlines that were incredible, with good tone quality, articulation, a balanced and blended sound? To some people, yes, others, they would say no. You be the judge. Also, we have to remember that we hear Drum Corps on a FOOTBALL FIELD! Brass instruction is only a part of the solution. I haven't heard one thing about visual staging. Staging plays a HUGE part on balance issues. Plus, to all the people who judge drum corps brass playing from cd's. Well, the recordings are made from 3 microphones, about 30 ft in the air on the front sideline. How can you hear balance and blend from 3 points on the field when the hornline has 64 different players placed at different areas? Cavies, I salute you. The visual package meets up with the brass extremly well. Also, Cavies have the best sounding forte piano I've ever heard from a drum corps. Now, sound quality, PR takes it. In my opinion, Phantom Regiment have always (89' especially) had an incredible sound. The way MY body works is that when PR plays with thier dark and rich sound certain chemicals secrete in my body to produce goosebumps. But hey, that's my body, not yours. As to the greatest hornline with all the best attributes, visual staging in mind, tone quality, balance, blend, timing, articulation.....Remember, we're talking as an ensemble... in my opinion, there's no other like Star of Indiana. These are my opinions, may I never shut myself off to learning new ideas. Thats how I grow. Brian Bentley