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#### is about to get real....

It's either that or themselves.

That's surprising - Philip Glass is still alive and well last I heard, I can't imagine why his family would be controlling the rights to his music while he is still alive.

Corps do not write in bad releases Ed. Anytime someone hangs over the end of a note in ensemble playing it is a bad release. This is brass tech 101. Anyone who has ever played in a decent line would know that. If a soloist has a part that is written for them that is different than the ensemble and it just sounds like someone blowing a release, that is just poor arranging.

Nah, he was a real musician. He wouldn't have bothered. And he was a real dick, if some hack would have pulled that kind of "embellishment" in his big band, he would have fired them on the spot.

Some of us are actually musicians Ed and we know better.

Peppermint Patty?

RIP my friend.

I am taking a similar drug called Soriatane for psoriasis. It makes my lips very dry and chapped - I've been taking the drug for close to 2 months and that particular side effect is not going away. I play trombone, but I'm not in a situation where I have to play everyday which is good because my lower lip is in pretty bad shape. I don't think I could do drum corps with my lips this bad. Additionally, that class of drug makes one very photosensitive - was his doctor aware that he would be spending as much time in the sun as he will be? He needs to make sure that he is putting on lots of sunscreen with at least a 30SPF. I am not a medical professional nor may this be construed as medical advice, but if it were me, I think I would hold off on the accutane until after the summer.

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FTW.

Nah, not Rugby.

Sigh.

I think I have up to '97 with the legacy dvd set - I'll have to check it out. I got stuck in the early 90s and never finished watching the series.

Seriously Jerome - the 1980 Madison DM took a photo during the show using, get this - an actual old school camera. There were cameras before there were cell phones. ;) Even in 1980... He also pulled out the 1975 championship banner to fire up the crowd. Google it - the video is out there. It's on the last chord of the show.

Don't you mean Madison circa 1980?

I would love to play Aquarius!

That's funny - I have one of those wolf pack trombone gig bags - has two "legs" that come out like a stand to hold it up and it looks like a missle launcher. I don't fly with it though, not secure enough as a checked bag. My advise - unless you are certain you will be able to carry it on in a soft gig bag, make sure you have it in a case that will be safe if they do request that you check it at the gate. I invested in a SKB hard case for my trombone. I insist on taking it through as a carry on so I can be present if they want to inspect it through security. Then I go to the gate agent and see if I can take it as a carry on - sometimes I get lucky and the flight is not full and there is room in an overhead. If not, I have no problem gate checking because the case is very secure. Only problem I had was the return leg of my last trip - AirTran left my horn at the gate for me even though the tag was clearly labled to pick up at baggage claim. I though I was going to die when my horn didn't show up - this is a $2500 custom made ax I'm tawkin about here. They got it back to me pretty quickly but I was hysterical about it.

Star of Indiana - 1985 Bloomington show.

I bet I use to play for food in front of his house too back in my Lawrence Colonial Band days. I spend an entire summer doing gigs in the North End once - theres a feast almost every freakin weekend. I can play March Royale in my sleep.

You left out one big one who I suspect had something to do with this... Whitey Bulger.

My first show was in Evansville IN at the Reitz Bowl. It was either 1979 or 1980 - the only corps I can remember from the night was Phantom Regiment and I don't even remember them except that I must have dug them because I bought a t-shirt.

And I think that you just proved mine. Bad staff members cause problems. Good organizations get rid of them. It does happen, and it's not just former members that had a "bad" experience kvetching about them. They are out there and they do contribute to bringing down organizations. I also have experience in administrating sports - same thng with coaches. You get a uber-competitive coach that sucks all the fun out of playing, you're going to have a problem. Or players for that matter too - you get a few corps members that ride your other members so hard that they leave, there's a problem. I think we're on the same page here.

Oh I'm sure there was Ray. I havn't run into it very much, but when you do it's unpleasant and not really conducive to wanting to spend money on an organization or to continue to stay with one.