Blackstar Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I'm getting sick and tired..tired and sick of people calling those that don't like the direction of the activity dinosaurs. Just because we don't like things doesn't make us a dinosaur, it means we don't like something. I'm not old school, I learned about the activity in 1980, there were 21 class A and all girl corps, 44 corps in Prelims at championships. I marched in 1984..Go Bones. I grow up on Niner Two, New York Fantasy, T.O., Channel One Suite and others. I heard real drum solo's not breaks. Guards that didn't dance around for 75% of the show but did actual equipment work. Today we don't even have a top 25 but 17. Why because we don't have 25 corps. And everytime I read "but corps are better then they were in 19?? or 20??" one more time I'll pimp slap someone. Guess why..Corps in 1972 were better then those in 1969. 1975 was better then 1972, 1984 was better then 1980, And guess what...2008 is better then all those years. It better be or something is seriously wrong. Heck I was better today then I was yesturday. So when we're looking at the last 12 super corps and we can say theres not alot of them but there better then the ones in 2012 enjoy it. You won't be saying it in 2015. And us "dinosaurs" will be looking down saying we told you so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanksregular Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 It isn't that people don't like certain things, but how they express their dislikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I play the baritone good Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I'm not old school... I grow up on Niner Two, New York Fantasy, T.O., Channel One Suite and others. I heard real drum solo's not breaks. Guards that didn't dance around for 75% of the show but did actual equipment work. LOL, did you walk uphill both ways and like it too? Dinosaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 LOL, did you walk uphill both ways and like it too?Dinosaur. No but we couldn't sit in the front of the bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I play the baritone good Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 No but we couldn't sit in the front of the bus Hey I'm just playing with you... I just found it really amusing that you're like "I'm not old school" and then bust out a blatant "Back in my day..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF2K4 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 They call you a dinosaur because it's how they push the activity in the direction the want. Rather than, say, list reasons why they're ideas are better, they belittle and insult the people that like it the way it is to convince the general public that the old way is stupid and crazy as are its supporters, thus moving the activity "forward". And no, it's not exclusive to drum corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanksregular Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 They call you a dinosaur because it's how they push the activity in the direction the want. Rather than, say, list reasons why they're ideas are better, they belittle and insult the people that like it the way it is to convince the general public that the old way is stupid and crazy as are its supporters, thus moving the activity "forward".And no, it's not exclusive to drum corps. yawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntington Mallets Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Rather than, say, list reasons why they're ideas are better, they belittle and insult the people that like it the way it is to convince the general public that the old way is stupid and crazy as are its supporters, thus moving the activity "forward". As opposed to directly belittling and insulting the people, which most of the dinosaurs on here seems to do. (Not directed at the TC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF2K4 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 yawn Real insightful. Maybe I'm in a cynical mood tonight, but, yeah. As opposed to directly belittling and insulting the people, which most of the dinosaurs on here seems to do. (Not directed at the TC) I hope you're not directing it at me... I mean, I haven't even aged-out yet. And, for the record, the insults do seem to fly first towards the "dinosaurs". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntington Mallets Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I hope you're not directing it at me No, I wasn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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