lobrass7

Sorry, I misspoke. This show almost didn't happen because of corps who pulled out after the show had been agreed to. It was not last-minute, but certainly late enough that the show was in jeopardy. Ask Lee if you want any details. I'm NOT pointing fingers, just highlighting how difficult it is to get consensus on a big show outside of the northeast. The corps who did perform at the show that night were superb - there just should have been a couple more. IMHO, with everything they had to go through, Bush showed a lot of class that weekend.

You mean like the one in 2005 that a bunch of corps pulled out of at the last minute?

You should have heard Sunday's runthrough! ^0^

I am very sorry to hear that Jester will not be fielding a corps this season. My heart goes out the members of the corps - stay strong and I hope to see you on the field again soon. I'll be sporting my Jester shirt as much as I can this season. Go Jester!

Please tell me the band isn't still playing Stars and Stripes Rock...ugh! :P

I helped paint a coffin last night. Now my hands are red!

Poohbear's "Goodbye Blue Skies" solo in 2004.

I spent 5 hazy years in the USC Trojan Marching Band (89-93). Got kicked out and then elected tuba section leader the next year! Ironically, the band was so anti-corps that is was very corps-like in its hierarchy!

I love llamas.

Best of luck to you this season, Sky! I look forward to seeing you this summer!

I studied with Jim Self and Tommy Johnson when I was at USC. They were always coming up with some of the weirdest looking horns... Needless to say, master classes were sometimes very interesting!

Yes, I read the entire post, and we were the only corps that was singled out regarding our use of G bugles. I'm not here to talk placement or numbers from previous seasons. If one wishes to make judgments about our corps based on 2006, so be it. It wasn't our best corps. However, Chris implies in his post that we don't play with balance, blend, or intonation. This is entirely untrue. I will hold our 2005 corps as being the best corps that the Renegades ever put on the field. Yes, there were minor performance issues that night, but it was a consistent show that was performed to a very high standard. I will also say that no other hornline was as in tune as we were that night, and our intonation was incredible. I defy anyone to listen to recordings from that night and tell me otherwise. 2003 was a pretty good hornline, too. I appreciate that everyone has an opinion and they are entitled to them, but I don't believe that the assessment Chris gave us reflects what we have brought to the field.

Why do so many threads, including this one, degenerate into Renegades bashing? I just don't get it... <**>

Some wisdom imparted to the Renegades from Frank Dorritie in 2002: "The ear will perceive clarity for volume." Play in tune with great intonation and you will be loud. Period. Doesn't matter what key your hornline is in.