njthundrrd
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On 4/17/2022 at 4:28 PM, Jeff Ream said:
If someone has been terminated anywhere for these issues, it’s an easy list to keep especially as more incidents become public
Jeff, I think a good lawyer might disagree if their client was on that list.
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On 4/5/2022 at 11:18 PM, Jeff Ream said:
you have a very nice drum corps
$0.02 to George Zingali!
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35 minutes ago, JimF-LowBari said:
Thanks for the info but I’m thinking more than staff members in keeping track of “problem people”. Also thinking of members (Spirit had a problem member who was going to BD until BD found out through (possibly) social media.
You’re welcome.
Most drum corps are one or two legal actions away from extinction. The cost to litigate on any size is something that 90% of the corps do not have the means to defend themselves, let alone if they were to lose a lawsuit.
The pendulum has swung (4 years ago), now there has to be some sort of balance between bad actors and people trying to do good.-
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Airfare, gas, food, and all the cost of good to run a drum corps… literally everything… has gone up.
Every corps that wrote their budgets in the late summer/fall should have taken an eraser to them a few times already… and probably will a few times more over the summer. If your budget was tight in the fall/winter, it might be a no go right now. I hope people are smart enough to figure that out. The good ones with good finance committees will.
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I would think that "compiling a list" might be more of a legal issue (I am not a lawyer).
In Education, you get a teaching certificate to the state you work in, which can be retired, expired, surrendered, or in rare instances be revoked. The last two are "yellow flags" to most (if not all) school districts HR departments. In Texas there is a website to see a person’s status. I am sure in other states there could be issues with state teacher’s unions etc to keep the sites from even existing. Is it a perfect system? No, but it seems to work. Most school across the country give the “accused” teacher the choice of 1) Immediately sign these papers and you are no longer employed or 2) we will go public to the press about what you (supposedly) did and let the legal process take place. Obviously, most take the first option and ultimately surrender their teaching certificate.
So, with that said and using a model like, say, Texas, what if once a clear backround check comes back either DCI, the corps, or a separate organization (with plenty of lawyers / maybe even drum corps alum who are lawyers) were able to issue that staff member a teaching certificate for the summer, then manage the certificate’s status? It seems to me that there is precident through the state educational systems to be able to pull this off legally.Who knows? Like I said, I am no lawyer.
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8 hours ago, 84BDsop said:
Yep....that backfield mello was effing perfect.
LOL I see what you did there! LOL
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5 hours ago, rpbobcat said:
According to the movie critics in this (NYC) area, the main reason the movie is not drawing any
audience to speak of is that, when the actors are speaking Spanish, there are no English subtitles.
That makes it very hard to follow.
Most of the time they are speaking "Spanglish" (part of a phrase in English and the other in Spanish) and it is super easy to follow in the context of the conversation. I had not problem with it at all, but I had 4 years of Spanish in high school and live in Texas! LOL It is not hard to follow ... at all. Even if you had 4 years of German! LOL
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On 12/7/2021 at 10:42 PM, greg_orangecounty said:
I know of a certain corps that did West Side Story in 1974 and came within two corps of winning DCI that year.
Really looking forward to seeing Spielberg's version. I hope he did it justice as it is sacred.
I have seen the original at least 200 times over my 58 years on this planet and all the times I have written drill to or performed it. The 2021 version actually is an upgrade... multiple Oscar worthy. Because of its lack of (so far) commercial success, it will be one of those Oscar winners that the academy backs and pushes, that I will support.
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On 12/18/2021 at 9:17 AM, 2000Cadet said:
Lol I remember who that person is.
We had somebody join BD in 84 after marching Garfield 83. From 1st to 2nd. He wanted to play jazz.
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On 12/14/2021 at 9:52 PM, guard2004 said:
I'd like to add to this as a newly contracted Cadet in the color guard. I'm a senior in HS and have been into DCI since my junior year. I'll be honest, Crown was my first choice. A jam packed academic schedule with my own orgaizations marching arts made it so I couldn't put anywhere near enough time as I should have into the required video auditions (they determine who comes to the Dec camp. A process I'm not fond of but I digress). When I wasn't offered a contract I was torn between joining my friend (auditioning for Bloo), going with where one of my techs wanted me to audition (Boston), Cadets, and SCV. I was really only a fan of Cadets shows (minus 2019) and SCV shows (2017-2019). I ended up at Cadets for the Nov audition in Salem, NJ and I can say wholeheartedly that there is a MAJOR sense of "let's make Cadets really good again" at least in finals. I'm really only super involved in the guard but I'm guessing my experience carries over into the other sections. When I looked at Crown I wanted the abstract show concepts that were done well and a really good work ethic/environment for all the students. Cadets has that and after hearing some info about Crown being somewhat cutthroat (most notably in brass and in some cases, guard) I'm already questioning if I'd audition next year.
What I'm trying to say is that Cadets is in a really good positon to move up. Their new director is the old Boston assistant director, most of the guard staff is alumni, admins were REALLY knowledgeable and super friendly. People are talking about their 2021 success and my guess is they're aiming for top 6 or 7 (this is my guess so take it LIGHTLY). Yeah they probably won't be getting the Zingali, Ott, or any of the other caption awards, but the general mindset seems to be putting Cadets back on the map as a force to recon with but still maintaing a sort of wildcard position they've always seem to have. You know they'll be fantastic regardless
Glad you found a home.
Kick ###! Mainly your own. Go be great!
FHNSAB.
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Geez. That ballad (My Body is a Cage) destroyed me in the most beautiful way. At the end, when the guard filtered into the middle, I was looking for a cigarette... and I don't smoke!
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17 hours ago, Jeff Ream said:
well and there's more competition now. Crown was the bottom half of finals most years, same for Bloo. Boston didnt even make finals til 99. Boom thats three players, in most cases at most 7 hours or so from Allentown now that weren't contenders. kids now don't get off on the legends of what Cadets could be like back then, and in many cases, it seems that legend still occurred right up til the admin change.
To the fans there are decades of history with these corps.
For the potential members (high school and college kids), it is about a 4 year cycle. If you don't do well in those 4 years, you have to consider what tweaks you need to make to your brand.
Fans buy tickets, kids march spots ... and the show is the product and the group is the brand.
But hey? What do I know? LOL
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On 12/2/2021 at 11:08 PM, Jeff Ream said:
however cadets built the legend on grade 6 work ethic, even if the talent was not as individually talented as other top corps had. talent is key, but so is work ethic.
and more so is grade 8 teachers and design.
Jeff, the problem with that for about 10 years now, is do you want work your ### off all day long or go to a corps like Crown, BD, SCV, Bluecoats, Boston and not the rigors of the other drum corps? I saw this up close over the past 15 years.
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A lot of corps out of the top 6 need to attract and recruit ... talent.
You can't perform a grade 6 show, if you do not have grade 6 talent.-
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BEETLEJUICE!
BEETLEJUICE!
BEETLEJUICE!
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22 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said:
I thought Cadets used DeMoulin … did they switch to Stanbury?
yes.
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1980 Baby! LOL
Spandex is back!
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On 9/2/2021 at 4:09 PM, Continental said:
Vanguard did this in 2008. Watch from 9:50 onward.
Has anyone ever done this again?
I still don't understand how this was achieved and I know it's been done on many entertainment shows.
That being said, it seems to have only been done one year unless I am wrong.
Also, Pete Weber, please come back.
I have done this with a few guards in marching band shows and also with a pretty good WGI PSW indoor group with a soloist.
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On 9/1/2021 at 2:31 PM, waliman4444 said:
At least three corps this summer used the DOWNSTAGE right portion of the field to set up their props.With Crown using this same area in 2019. I was wondering if this a trend or just coincidence..peace
I can't speak for any designers, but in theater more comfortable things are usually placed "downstage right" like love scenes and happy songs, while more uncomfortable things are staged "downstage left." The basic theory that I learned in theater and art classes was that we read in the US from left to right, so it is comfortable for us to rest our eyes to our left and more difficult to the right. I asked Cesario about this in the early 80's as a young drill writer and he confirmed it.
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45 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said:
I read an article about Steven Spielberg a long time ago. He said he makes movies that he’d want to watch. I believe that’s why he’s been so successful.
A good friend in the movie business that was a drum corps person always says, A good "show" should make you laugh, cry, and think .... (then I always added) and took you away from your own personal world/reality for a short time.
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2 hours ago, greg_orangecounty said:
...........Modern Drum Corps judging is THAT complicated? Oy.
Anyway, thank you for explaining.
Not really that complicated. These are just some general concepts that carry over multiple captions from over the years between band, indoor, and drum corps.
Four years ago today the Drum Corps world exploded
in DCI World Class Corps Discussions
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And in this day and age... Liability should be added to that list.