davhen

I have pasted the following from the "Troopers Rock" thread. posted by Jeff MItchell "Tonight in Lafayette, LA we witnessed the awesome power of the drum corps family. As the Seattle Cascades were exiting the field after our performance, the Gator that hauls our pit equipment broke down (again....long story). They didn't have to, but members of the Casper Troopers came to our rescue and helped us haul the gear off the field before we incurred a penalty. I want to send a huge THANK YOU to the Troopers--YOU ROCK!!"

funny thing is I don't remember that tour as the miserable sounding trip that it was. I remember most everybody in both corps staying pretty upbeat thru it all. It got to be kind of funny, like "what ELSE can happen?" also, wasn't there more stuff that happened that summer? I seem to remember a bunch of folks getting food posioning on the way to Pueblo, and I think that is the same summer where the truck and the food trailer got locked up in Indiana for a couple of days.

OMG! I've think I've seen PENALTIES bigger than that!

Thanks, Barry for the article!

Hey guys, these are all AWESOME stories. Keep 'em comin'!!!!

thnx chris, I totally missed that when it happened. That was the week my mom went in the hospital. and people still remember the Spirit wreck.

thanks.

Jim, THAT is AWESOME!

lmao! I was just doing something similar. . . more like: honk honk honk honk honk. It made me laugh out loud, 'cause it reminded me of geese! honk it is!!!

I hadn't heard that. . . what happened?

thats what I'm talkin' 'bout!

What we need is a positive thread where we hear about the random acts of class observed on tour. Who's gotta story?

you can check that here. http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/component/o...pper/Itemid,37/ you can also get there thru the score/stats button on the left side of DCP's main page.

simple solution. You go to the races. We'll go to the corps shows.

funny you should mention that. At one of the Cali shows in '79, we started the warm up and a show official asked us to move because they could hear it in the stadium. So, Jim (sporting a bit of an attitude) leads us down a long, narrow road behind the stadium, and a few minutes later we found ourselves in an extremely remote location, a LONG way from the stadium. We finished the warm up, but when we returned to the stadium, the drum line was already in starting position and the announcer introducing the corp. We hustled out to the opening set,started the show, and didn't give it another thought. That is, until the timing gun went off way early in Let It Be Me! Right in the middle of the only true soft spot in the whole show!

there is nothing unethical about staffers or designers working two different corps, unless said staffer is not forthcoming with ALL clients about ALL of his professional relationships, and the impact that each will have on the ability to serve the other. Whether or not one corps is "too close" to another to share staff is the sole decision of corps management.

that is correct Galen. I have seen it called a "resultant tone" . it is a third tone that is produced as a "result" of the interaction of two primary tones. If the two primary tones are tuned to a perfect interval, the resultant tone will be perfect. When this happens, the amplitude of the resultant wave adds to the amplitude of the original waves. This is why good tone, balance and good tuning give a hornline a "full" sound. "Thin" soundling lines sound so because the tone and tuning are imperfect enough that overtones can't be present, and any resultant tones created will be slightly out of phase with the original tones, thus cancelling parts of the wave rather than reinforcing it. as far as building upper dynamic control, two things have to happen. Players have to develop strong, flexible embouchure muscles to control all the added air pressure created by breathing exercises.

I nominate 3rd baritone/euphonium. Their part is critical to creating a full, rich sounding hornline, but most folks focus on the upper voices. I've never heard any spectator comment "wow...did you hear those 3rd's cranking out that low C? Those guys rock!" bass drums are the heartbeat, creating the pulse of the performance. are there really people who still overlook that?

HEY. . . I resemble that remark! It's "black tie" for the banquet, right? I'm wearing my tux. . . and my slippers! B) seriously, Kjac, c'mon down. dh

a consistent, in-tune,quality sound at all volume levels!! We are indeed proud of the musicianship displayed in Rochester. I can't wait to get '07 started!!

absolutely!

No. . . big thanks to YOU!!! really. y'all are awesome!!

That would be the King Ultimate Brass series. Phantom uses them, too, and yes they are sweet!

It is probably like the old DCI system. there's probably a "timing and penalties" judge, whose job it is to time the entrance, exit and watch for any potential penalties. Even so, there is always a chance that he could miss a boundary violation, if he was checking something else out. That used to happen a lot when dropped equipment was considered a penalty in DCI. Thats right, every flag, weapon, drumstick, hat or mouthpiece that hit the ground during the show cost you .1 each. I am pretty sure it is not the responsibiltiy of the caption judges.

standing on the track you could feel your insides wiggle