Boybugle63

No matter if Minnesapolis is used or not, the Blue Devils are marching last on Thursday night ... the question is, will The Cadets or the Cavies march 2nd from last ... If you include Minnesapolis scores, then Cavies ... if you exclude, The Cadets

Looks like the Blue Devils picked up that last performance spot for Championship Prelims ... 2nd from last Cavies and third from last The Cadets

1. Cadets 2. SCV 3. Blue Devils 4. Regiment 5. Spirit

I'll be there with family and friends in 1RR cheering on all the Corps ... but especially Music City ( GO AMBER!!!) and The Cadets!!! Even though we could use the rain, hopefully the Thunder Storms will stay west of the Boro for tonight!

Ok you predictors! What will the margins be between Cavies, Crown and BD?? ?

It's the 2nd ... draw amoung groups based on last year's finals ... Totally based on the draw ... 1. Cavies 2. Blue Devils 3. Crown 4. Cadets 5. Phantom 6. Bluecoats 7. Madison 8. SCV 9. Blue Stars 10. Boston 11. Blue Knights 12. Troopers

Thank you for the VERY late night review! Great job and much appreciated back East ...

For local time … same as Pacific Time because Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings time … Southwest Corps Connections - A Night of Drum Corps Champions Dobson High School 1501 Guadalupe Rd. Mesa, AZ 85201 7:10pm Revolution 7:27pm Blue Knights 7:44pm Phantom Regiment 8:01pm Santa Clara Vanguard 8:18pm Intermission 8:40pm The Cadets 8:57pm Blue Devils 9:14pm The Academy

Performance order looks interesting ... Univ. of New Mexico Soccer & Track Stadium Avenida Cesar Chavez & University Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 7:00pm Revolution 7:17pm The Cadets 7:34pm Blue Devils 7:51pm Intermission 8:15pm Santa Clara Vanguard 8:32pm Phantom Regiment 8:49pm Blue Knights ENCORE: BLUE KNIGHTS

Not Spandex ... SPANX!!! The slimming t-shirts!!!

Spanx Drum Corps Logo wear!!! I would buy a couple or two!

Hope someone is paying attention to these suggestions!!! Past few years, my spending has dropped at the DCI Market Place because of no new items and or uninteresting items … I have 500 T-shirts!!! Drum Corps Mini guys is still in business by the way … http://www.drumcorpsminiatures.com/ A Crossmen Bones was in my Christmas Stocking last December 25th! Would like to see more Christmas Ornaments … Collectibles of any kind … like button sets … ie .. like the Cavies Championship lapel set … Cadets as well … Actual Show flags from the previous year … Like the Ipod cover idea … The list could go on …

any of your tapes still 4sale? thanks!

Yes, received mine yesterday ...

From the email I received: Other Limited Edition World Championship CD Sets... 2000, 2004, 2005, and 2007 are sold out ...

Fixed ... Note to self, no posting at working

Actually, the title is a "working" title ... more of an idea around a theme ... from what I heard on the call. Honestly, when Hop went to a Powerpoint slide titled "To Tame the Perilous Skies" during Sunday's (September 19, 2010 -- cough cough) conference call , my heart rate went up ... 1992 is one of my all time favorite Cadets’ shows … The reason Hop gave for not doing it was "too many DCI folks (fans, staff, etc) say a Corps shouldn’t re-do a show like that." Guess I’m in the minority when it comes to revisiting musical selections … It is tough to believe it’s been 18 years …

Very cool to know the Great Michael Boo watched my high school marching band perform at “ An Evening with Marching Bands” event in 1980 ... Tennessee had two bands representing the state … McGavock (Nashville) and Riverdale (Murfreesboro). On the audio recording, the Travelers Rest High School band dedicated their performance to Jay … because he was leaving the school … They opened their show with Westside Story … awesome arrangement I might say …

AGREE!

Just got in from the show … Didn’t stay for the scores, but saw on my I-phone on the way home … I predicted a score of 95.30 for BD tonight … BD is visually stunning … and yes, it is very different in person. A friend described them best … “it’s like eating too much cake” … a sick felling after you’ve ate too many sweets … There is just so much going on … and it’s too much … I personally got a headache from watching the show … and no kidding … Ok, the last piece of their show, is it really “Channel 1 Suite” played backwards? To put it honestly, the Judging Community had become totally Jaded, but they found “Their New” in the Devils this year … It is so different from all the other corps … They will go undefeated this season … Cavies and Bluecoats will be fighting for 2nd … Love both productions … Both shows are my favorites for 2010 … I’m really happy for both corps … Crown … first part of their show is just incredible, then it just lays there a like a South Carolina CoonHound on a hot summer afternoon … Mahler is beautiful, but it just completely stalls the show … It’s almost like Crown’s staff was trying way too hard … as far as putting together their 2010 production … Solidly in 4th place in Indy … Ok, have to say this, who ever is coming up with Crown’s colors and uniforms needs to be taken out and beat with a stick!!! Something that came to mind … A heavy set woman in a trailer in the middle of no where say, “ I just love Velveteen.” That goes for the guard uniforms as well … Crown deserves so much better!!! Cadets show is just fun … are they currently in the right spot? Yep … Some of the changes worked well for me, but others don’t … just a young corps … really don’t know at this point where the corps is going to end up … SCV is a tough one … Bartok is a tough one … will have to watch again in Indy to appreciate … Regiment … beautiful show … bought tickets for a newbie family … and the oldest daughter wants to march Regiment now … I can see them pushing higher than their current spot … Was surprised with Boston’s score … should have been higher … guard had some challenges with wind, but did well … Music City made us local folks proud … as a 2nd year corps, doing great! Ok, enough from me … sorry if I offended anyone …

Posted this in another thread ... but here it is again ... saw Boston's Trailer and John Overton this morning ... getting excited ... Drum Corps OUTSIDE in a great stadium!!! Bluecoats Antioch High School Nashville, TN Phantom Regiment Riverdale High School Murfreesboro, TN Carolina Crown Forrest High School Chapel Hill, TN The Cadets Red Bank High School Chattanooga, TN (90 plus miles away) Blue Devils Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN The Cavaliers Smyrna High School Smyrna, TN Boston Crusaders John Overton High School Nashville, TN

Bluecoats Antioch High School Nashville, TN Phantom Regiment Riverdale High School Murfreesboro, TN Carolina Crown Forrest High School Chapel Hill, TN The Cadets Red Bank High School Chattanooga, TN (90 plus miles away) Blue Devils Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN The Cavaliers Smyrna High School Smyrna, TN Boston Crusaders John Overton High School Nashville, TN

Show Lineup ... Central Time 7:35pm Music City 7:52pm Legends 8:09pm Teal Sound 8:26pm Pioneer 8:43pm Intermission 9:03pm Madison Scouts 9:20pm Blue Knights 9:37pm Boston Crusaders 9:54pm The Cavaliers 10:11pm The Cadets

Show Lineup ... Central Time 7:40pm Forte 7:57pm Music City 8:14pm Teal Sound 8:31pm Crossmen 8:48pm Intermission 9:08pm Colts 9:25pm Santa Clara Vanguard 9:42pm The Cadets

I've also heard the two night San Antonio shows will determine who goes to Murfreesboro ... Lock in the first 7 ... who knows about the 8th ... I guess the bigger question for me is ... who will march in the first group of 4 corps and which corps will march after intermission ...