Kekkles Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 That, or the "Kyle's mom's a #####" song. or "blame canada," from the southpark movie... i can see velvet knights jumping all over these ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skewerz Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 it's gotta have a "Kenny's Dead!" in it somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccorpsfan Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 it's gotta have a "Kenny's Dead!" in it somewhere... That, and a quote from the "Make Love, Not Warcraft" episode "Prepare to get P0WN3D!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugleB Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Cadets believe in a bunch of stuff as they state during their program: hard work, courage, progress, etc. These I get. They all seem to apply to the drumcorps experience. But choice? Choice of what? I don't really understand how that fits. Choice to use amps and vocals? What? That's ok..............At Annapolis, I thought that they said "I believe in SHORTS." I was like WTF are they talking about!!! For a couple minutes I thought I was gping to have a :ewis Black fit. In all honsty, they are attemptng more musically amd visually than anybody else and IMHO achieving more than anybody else. I really wish that their narration (for which the concept doesn't bother me) was more than contrived, cliche', schlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccorpsfan Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 That's ok..............At Annapolis, I thought that they said "I believe in SHORTS." I was like WTF are they talking about!!! For a couple minutes I thought I was gping to have a :ewis Black fit.In all honsty, they are attemptng more musically amd visually than anybody else and IMHO achieving more than anybody else. I really wish that their narration (for which the concept doesn't bother me) was more than contrived, cliche', schlock. That's how I feel about it. I don't hate narration, I just hate poorly written narration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 What does "I believe in choice" mean? Let's look at the very next line: "No matter what the world brings, this is my life, and I get to choose." Not sure how much clearer it can be. Is this really rocket science? Like or hate narration, there's really nothing dubious or sinister here, and there's really no semantic ambiguity either. Surrounding that comment, others say they believe in community, hard work, and progress...they're talking about drum corps, for goodness sake. I don't even LIKE most of the narration, but I don't understand the ugliness in a lot of commentary about it. I really don't. Just my .02 If you really want to tear apart some essays that people have written go to the inspiration for the Cadets's show, a terrific program by NPR called...This I Believe... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4538138 And right off that site, for some context about Martha Graham's "Athlete of God" comment, go here: http://www.npr.org/search.php?aggId=4538138&text=graham From 1953, legendary choreographer Martha Graham believes that living -- like dancing -- requires practice to achieve a sense of one's being and a satisfaction of... No connection to the drum corps experience there, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euponitone Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 What does "I believe in choice" mean? Let's look at the very next line: "No matter what the world brings, this is my life, and I get to choose." Not sure how much clearer it can be. Is this really rocket science? Like or hate narration, there's really nothing dubious or sinister here, and there's really no semantic ambiguity either. Surrounding that comment, others say they believe in community, hard work, and progress...they're talking about drum corps, for goodness sake. I don't even LIKE most of the narration, but I don't understand the ugliness in a lot of commentary about it. I really don't. Just my .02 If you really want to tear apart some essays that people have written go to the inspiration for the Cadets's show, a terrific program by NPR called...This I Believe... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4538138 And right off that site, for some context about Martha Graham's "Athlete of God" comment, go here: http://www.npr.org/search.php?aggId=4538138&text=graham No connection to the drum corps experience there, right? This thread was worth less than your 2 cents until you chimed in with the first relevant post. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfrontz Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Believe it or not, there is a serious point to be made in all the whining (on this thread.) The people who asked what believing in "choice" meant are absolutely right. The problem with "believing in choice" is that leads to the next question "choice of what?" Without a specific answer, people are free to supply any answer they want. Is it about abortion? Is it about liking Cadets-or Cavaliers-or Troopers? Is it about woodwinds in DCI? Is it about more brands of beer at the local six-pack outlet? Nobody knows - indeed nobody can say. Believing in Progress is pretty much the same thing. It leads to further questions? Progress - towards what? Why? Who defines Progress? And who can tell me when I've progressed enough? Or is progress as progress alone defined as good? I've gone on record as saying I like how Cadets use narration this year. But if they use words, words have meaning. And people are free to debate what those words mean and say that they should have used different words. In "The Joy of Music," Bernstein writes this conversation between himself and some others where he asserts that music as music has no meaning. For example, a certain chord doesn't mean a sunset, etc. I think that one of the reasons amped vocals are so controversial is that it does intend to impose the designer's MEANING upon a show. Because meaning is not communicated by a company front or a soprano solo. That's just music and pageantry, and the audience is still in charge of assigning it a meaning, even if it's "WOW, that's awesome." But MEANING is communicated by words and it puts you as a fan in a different relationship to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^Michael^ Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 This thread was worth less than your 2 cents until you chimed in with the first relevant post. Thank you. Nick - I agree with you. Lance showed real understanding and insight into the motivation behind the theme. ^OO^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^Michael^ Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Believe it or not, there is a serious point to be made in all the whining (on this thread.) The people who asked what believing in "choice" meant are absolutely right. The problem with "believing in choice" is that leads to the next question "choice of what?" It's about choosing your attitudes in life, your belief system, and choosing how you respond to and play the cards you are dealt in life on a daily basis. For instance - one can choose to be miserable or choose to be happy with any given set of circumstances. As for me - I choose to be happy! b**bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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