soccerguy315 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) personally, I cannot wait for Crossmen to be back in finals. I don't know when it will be, but I will be a happy person when it happens. That said, I think the "Texas factor" was over-stated on this board, and still is. Business major, I take it? not sure how that relates to something... but no. However, I am open to any job opportunities that you might have starting in August =P The bands and kids are strong. They just go to the top 6-12 corps first... and usually make it. Right... all those corps with averages ages of 19-20 are loaded with Texas high school kids. Edited February 12, 2008 by soccerguy315 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaners Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 didnt i already predict that the crossmen are winning the ring this year? what gives...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) Right... all those corps with averages ages of 19-20 are loaded with Texas high school kids. OR Texas high school graduates or are attending a Texas university. Not saying that Texas is everything in drum corps but you cannot deny the impact that the state has on music as a whole which is pretty much a no-brainer. Edited February 12, 2008 by mbui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimedrummer Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Speaking of 04, the last year of "the visual" in the drumline. I've always said, you do the visual, you make finals. Maybe just a coincidence?!? Not only was their drumbreak great that year, I thought they may have had the best ballad of 04. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneanddone06 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 <snippity snip>Like you said Hunt, it may take some time to show up, but everyone in TX wants the best for the corps, and so do all of the proud alumni, especially this one.... Do it up Bones As a proud alumnus, I'll second that Vinny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackBeat Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Not only was their drumbreak great that year, I thought they may have had the best ballad of 04. Agreed. The drum feature in '04' Puma really kicked some butt. Tenors and snares playing the same notes while increasing the tempo and moving sideways. Loved it! BackBeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rut-roh Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 personally, I cannot wait for Crossmen to be back in finals. I don't know when it will be, but I will be a happy person when it happens. That said, I think the "Texas factor" was over-stated on this board, and still is. Right... all those corps with averages ages of 19-20 are loaded with Texas high school kids. Actually, many of them ARE. Cavaliers, Phantom, Bluecoats, SCV to name a few, all have high numbers of membership from Texas. The Crossmen have been there only one year. It will take some time. But I know enough people teaching down there in the band world and the drum corps world who all agree that having an actual world class corps IN state will eventually pay big dividends for all the talent that usually has to travel elsewhere to march drum corps. Sort of a "if you build it, they will come" scenario. And when the Crossmen eventually DO make it back into finals (which i believe they will someday soon), they'll filled with those Texas band and/or college kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XmenBlondie Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Auditions are STILL OPEN for the 2008 Crossmen in the following areas:weapons Are they still against the whole forging birth certificates? If not - I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
show_mellow Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I kind of like the "Texas kids are everything" theory... It means I can say whatever I want on here and I'll be right.... because I'm from Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingamin Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I kind of like the "Texas kids are everything" theory...It means I can say whatever I want on here and I'll be right.... because I'm from Texas. I thought being from Texas meant you believed that anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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