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3 hours ago, MarkHornGA said:
Yes, please. Likely in reference to Keith Tye's absence from the Cavaliers 2024 caption head list...Presenting The Cavaliers 2024 Caption Heads — The Cavaliers Arts, Performance & Education
Apparently he's still on the staff, though
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On 8/24/2023 at 7:36 AM, kdaddy said:
Baby's firsts...
First DCI broadcast: 1993
First live show: Tulsa in 1996 (rained out, with standstill performances by Magic, Crown, Cavies, and Regiment in the school's PAC)
First live finals: 2002, and I've only missed 03, 11, and 20 since for a total of 19
Favorite: I really liked 2002, probably because it was the first
I marched with The Cavaliers in '96. Was Tulsa the show with the tornado warning? My mom was volunteering on tour with us that summer and I remember at some show in Oklahoma sitting in a concrete hallway next to her waiting for the storm to pass over.
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Since '92 I've been to 29 (six as a performer). I've only missed Boston in 2005 and Pasadena in 2007. My favorite is still 1992, favorite locations are Madison and Bloomington.
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Just now, GREENBLUE said:
Rumors on this page that Saucedo not returning and now Tye as well. Leaving the Cavaliers needing an arranger and brass caption manager.
Ok, weird. Haven't heard anything about it on the alumni page, just here.
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4 minutes ago, GREENBLUE said:
A question for anyone in the know.
how long is Santa Clara’s staff on hold for? I thought I heard that they were paid for 2023. Do they become freelance? The decision has to be soon regarding 2024 right?
And if so, does a certain brass arranger and certain brass caption manager go to a certain corps that just so happens to be rumored of needing both. Hmmm…..I could think of worse things lol.
What corps?
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1 hour ago, Grandpa Joe said:
If Keith Tye is out at Cavies, does that mean Andy Tye is likely out as well?
Where is this info coming from?
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Cavaliers had 50, more than half of them were rookies.
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3 hours ago, rmurrey74 said:
I wonder what it would take ($$$$) to lure Gaines back. Seems like enough time has passed. The visual design just seemed awkward or cluttered? I would love to see them back to the bent leg marching! The straight leg change has not paid off.
Once they got it cleaned up I really enjoyed this years visual program. It would be great to get Michael Gaines back.. he is a genius, although I wasn't a huge fan of his work at SCV. Especially '19 and '22.
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Crown could have used a complete mid season uniform overhaul, ala Cadets 2015 but in the opposite direction. Brighten the colors, brighten the silks. They were incredible but the visual was so muted and for me the show never really popped because if it.
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2 hours ago, corps8294 said:
The Blue Stars put themselves in a pretty difficult spot for 2024 with their show, this year, and 11th place finish. Everyone else went up in placement and smart show design while the Blue Stars took a risk and it failed...well, it was just enough to keep them in finals. Troopers, Colts, and all those above them are going to be the destination corps. A corps that went form 7th all the way down to 11th probably isn't going to be on the list of the types of members the Blue Stars need to move back up the ladder. Show design needs to be smarter and achievable right out of the gate. Again, I understand the Blue Stars...especially the guard caption...loves to challenge their members; but there needs to be balance between challenge, achievement, and sustainability. Refinement and editing need to be looked at as well. Stuff for the sake of stuff is nothing more than clutter. Things have to have reason or last something the judges and fans can appreciate. There needs to be more impact points. A lot of people have mentioned over the course of the summer that the Blue Stars show was very flat with no peaks, valleys, and moments that just captured the audience and made them stand up. I'm still not sold on the percussion caption, either. It's been a rotating door of ineffective hires. In summary, every area needs to be addressed if the corps wants to move back up; if not, they will just be treading water at the bottom of the Top 12 and eventually drop out. Unlike 2012; if they drop out, again, it's going to be quite difficult for them to make it back in. They have quite the workload in front of them. To be honest, I have more belief in SCV returning to the field, next year, than the Blue Stars doing what it takes to fight their way back up to 7th, 6th, or maybe 5th (pipe dream placement).
Agree. The members never look comfortable performing their shows because they are asked to do so much. It needs to come off smooth and they always look frenetic.
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With the way they average the three nights The Cavaliers have already won the percussion trophy
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Time for Spinnerman
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27 minutes ago, MelloNell said:
Love how Flo makes sure that you don’t miss an opportunity to watch commercials when you log on. Why would I want to watch the Troopers opening when I can be enticed to buy Burger King. I’m sure it will play again.
Just switch between hi cam and multi and you won't have to watch the initial ads
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Some of Phantom's baritones trying to play hero tonight
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Just now, KVG_DC said:
Yeah I’m like checking everything cause the commercials had no sound?
Haha same here
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The only food I will buy at Lucas Oil is Ben's Pretzels. It's located on the street level concourse right on the 50. We've sat in the upper deck for semis most years and it's worth the fifteen minute walk down there to get them.
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This is the first time I'm seeing Crossmen. Very impressed so far
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I was pleasantly shocked at the improvement between Centerville and Allentown. Percussion has been killing it for weeks but the drill, horns and guard were so much crisper Friday than just a few nights earlier. As an alum I find this show really emotional from a nostalgia standpoint but also exciting and just flat out entertaining. So pumped to see what they are able to accomplish in this last stretch and am counting the days til I head to Indy to see them live.
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29 minutes ago, spacewill said:
Best part of the 5-7 battle is those are 3 of my favorite shows this year so getting to see them in a row and having them throw haymakers at each other all the way through Indy will be a joy and Highlight of our finals experience!
As will seeing PC in Lucas Oil and putting a finishing touch on this amazing season regardless of if they make Saturday or not!
Too early to say but it could be 5-8, not 5-7..
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As a performer I always had kind of a love/hate relationship with performing at J. Birney Crum. The warm up area for the brass is a gorgeous park just a couple hundred feet away from the stadium. It was always fun to see families having barbecues while we warmed up, but the smell of hamburgers and hot dogs was borderline torture. The crowd was always big but also typically one of the least receptive. The grass was absolutely awful to march on, but I think they have turf now? Also, the parking is pretty insane. All the busses and trucks park on a street right behind the stadium, which made it difficult to relax and hang out after the show, but we would usually just wander around and talk to people in other corps since we were parked so close to each other. Most of the shows and stadiums on tour are pretty forgettable but Allentown is a really unique experience and I can't imagine DCI without it.
Also: funnel cakes 🙂
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14 minutes ago, DCI Fan 9287928734 said:
If you look closely, you'll see that they are using the props to store and hide guard equipment. My guess is that is the main purpose.
That's what the sidelines are for 🙂 I'm not dogging on the corps. Props are obvs here to stay but it seems a lot of corps have them now because they feel like they have to, not because they need them.
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12 hours ago, GREENBLUE said:
Thanks for the update. Should we expect any changes or do you think the idea is to just clean what they have? Hoping for a better ending. Still don’t understand the purpose of the props.
Since props became the norm there's been very few shows that use them in effective ways or enhance what these corps are trying to portray... I've learned to pretty much ignore them tbh. Cavaliers this year are no exception.
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6 minutes ago, Cavidad said:
Nice to hear the show music tonight even if in standstill.
They sounded great!
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1 minute ago, Sutasaurus said:
Yeah, I don’t get it. Supposedly the drum line and tuba line got hit the hardest and yet they seem to be there tonight.
They may feel well enough to do a standstill but marching a full show right after having a stomach bug is a different story.
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I just texted my mom to ask her if she remembered that show and she was like "yeah, Union High School. We were sitting next to Marie Cziapinsky during the storm and talked to her the whole time." Her memory is better than mine lol