HOOKEDBYLEGEND78 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 One of my personal favs from '80 is the Scouts hornline.2nd in prelims, 3rd in finals True power and showmanship with some great mello licks in They're Playing our Song You, sir, are correct! Great Scouts hornline! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washingtoncorpsfan Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 ...I always liked the 27th Lancers show better than the BD show in 1980. But, that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Anello Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I was the reading the order of placement thread about 1980 and noticed that Phantom scored a 16.85 in percussion which placed them 7th in that catagory. While they would have still lost by almost a point that was thier weakness that year. I mention that because it was the most glaring of the scores. What other catagory hurt a certain corps that prevented them from winning. The first corps I thought of as I read your post were the Argonne Rebels in the early '70s. WONDERFUL horn line. Pretty weak drum line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A27Lancer Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 BD was better than us. THAT night anyways. 27th was slap your mama hot at DCI East and just plain tired by Birmingham. Funny that 27th, Bridgemen, and Spirit 1980 are all on the countdown dvd's and 1980 Blue Devils are not. Just goes to show how many great Blue Devil's corps there have been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleHighEZ Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 1981 We won G.E. and brass, took 2nd in marching(only .05 from SCV)........9th in drums! All of that said, Santa Clara was fantastic that year, one of my favorite years for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleHighEZ Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 BTW - Here's what the scores looked like before penalties at finals in 1980: 1) BD 90.70(.1) 2) 27th 90.25(no penalties) 2) B-men 90.25(.2) 4) Spirit 90.20(.4) Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A27Lancer Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 BTW - Here's what the scores looked like before penalties at finals in 1980: 1) BD 90.70(.1) 2) 27th 90.25(no penalties) 2) B-men 90.25(.2) 4) Spirit 90.20(.4) Wow! Yikes, and as far down as 27th's horn line was (relatively speaking), it was visual analysis that took a drop from DCI East and lost them the title!! I've heard the VA judge had a problem with the rotation in Folk Song Suite (or as Zingali called it, the "Ferris Wheel"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancerLegend Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Yikes, and as far down as 27th's horn line was (relatively speaking), it was visual analysis that took a drop from DCI East and lost them the title!! I've heard the VA judge had a problem with the rotation in Folk Song Suite (or as Zingali called it, the "Ferris Wheel"). Not to rekindle suppressed anxieties....check out that judge's VA score in Allentown finals and a week later at DCI finals. Same judge - same two corps fighting. Our strengths were there, the spreads on the brass scores were within reason. Marching the same drill - how did it suddenly become less than a winner? That was the spread that evaporated and killed us. Someone once said (paraphrased), dealing with a setback can make you stronger. I am not sure. Collectively, I think we had all of our eggs in that basket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.P. Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Someone once said (paraphrased), dealing with a setback can make you stronger. I am not sure. Collectively, I think we had all of our eggs in that basket. It was Nietsche (sp) who wrote: "That which does not kill you only makes you stronger." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.P. Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 BTW - Here's what the scores looked like before penalties at finals in 1980: 1) BD 90.70(.1) 2) 27th 90.25(no penalties) 2) B-men 90.25(.2) 4) Spirit 90.20(.4) Wow! The legendary Mr. Dastrip. How good to see you here L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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