New Additions to DCA?

[84BDsop]

Remember, Jerald, that the "logic" from this one particular poster on this thread goes like this:

IF, say, a corps has 45 members... well over the 35 limit.... and 12 of them suddenly drop dead three days before DCA Championships, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

Or..... IF a corps has 52 members, and 20 of them suddenly decide to stay home and do housework over Labor Day weekend, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

Or.....IF a corps has 60 members, and 35 of them disappear in the Bermuda Triangle on the Thursday before Labor Day weekend, then that corps could not compete at the championships. And it's DCA's fault.

Or..... IF a corps had 42 members, but 15 of them decide to hitch-hike to Rochester for the championships and don't make it there in time, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

If, if, if, if.

And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a car.

Fran

Ahhh....but if a corps had 40 members and 10 of them got blinded by one of your shirts and that corps could not compete, THEN it'd be DCA's fault!!

[jeff danchik]

Ahhh....but if a corps had 40 members and 10 of them got blinded by one of your shirts and that corps could not compete, THEN it'd be DCA's fault!!

Why only 10?

[CVQuesty]

Ahhh....but if a corps had 40 members and 10 of them got blinded by one of your shirts and that corps could not compete, THEN it'd be DCA's fault!!

No, no... that's still Fran's fault.

[84BDsop]

Why only 10?

Because the other 30 would be yelling "MARION...DON'T LOOK!" and ducking for cover!

[MoonHill]

Remember, Jerald, that the "logic" from this one particular poster on this thread goes like this:

IF, say, a corps has 45 members... well over the 35 limit.... and 12 of them suddenly drop dead three days before DCA Championships, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

Or..... IF a corps has 52 members, and 20 of them suddenly decide to stay home and do housework over Labor Day weekend, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

Or.....IF a corps has 60 members, and 35 of them disappear in the Bermuda Triangle on the Thursday before Labor Day weekend, then that corps could not compete at the championships. And it's DCA's fault.

Or..... IF a corps had 42 members, but 15 of them decide to hitch-hike to Rochester for the championships and don't make it there in time, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

If, if, if, if.

And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a car.

Fran

I would like to purchase that car from you.

[Jeff Ream]

Wow! 3 's, I'd have given it 2 at the most! Anyhoo! First staff meeting today.We will have first corps rehearsal November 30th and first indoor concert drumline December 7th.This tuesday we will finalize our schedule with the City of Pittsburgh for gym space.Right now numbers are enough for a mini-corps, open class concert drumline and a novice(maybe A) guard. More info after the first rehearsals and we will then determine the programs direction.

question: how much input will the membership have about the direction of the program?

[Jeff Ream]

Remember, Jerald, that the "logic" from this one particular poster on this thread goes like this:

IF, say, a corps has 45 members... well over the 35 limit.... and 12 of them suddenly drop dead three days before DCA Championships, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

Or..... IF a corps has 52 members, and 20 of them suddenly decide to stay home and do housework over Labor Day weekend, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

Or.....IF a corps has 60 members, and 35 of them disappear in the Bermuda Triangle on the Thursday before Labor Day weekend, then that corps could not compete at the championships. And it's DCA's fault.

Or..... IF a corps had 42 members, but 15 of them decide to hitch-hike to Rochester for the championships and don't make it there in time, then that corps could not compete. And it's DCA's fault.

If, if, if, if.

And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a car.

Fran

going, going, gone!!!

[jeff danchik]

question: how much input will the membership have about the direction of the program?

Sweat equity! The goals outlined are obtainable this year.

Edited September 29, 2008 by jeff danchik

[Sayre Kulp]

Sweat equity! The goals outlined are obtainable this year.

I love it! Never give up and learn from mistakes. BRILLIANT!

[Jeffreelancer]

Psssst! a little secret

Just meeting 35 bodies, is, not, enough. With a small group or any group, the quality of the membership is important. You need 35 dues paying, fundraising, parade doing and always at practice, always recruiting, members. Start up groups don't have that.You attract all sorts of people from gung ho's to maybe I'll go to practice, if I don't have anything else to do, types.You need money. It costs the same pretty much for every corps,for circuit fees,insurance,copyrights etc. That's a big expense right there and its really hard to get people to understand that. Divide that up by 35 and its expensive with out even playing a note.Making that work is tough,extremely tough.Getting it going requires alot of personel time, most will not commit to.And even when you think its working, it is still a fragile balance, of many facets, that any one, can cripple you. Is spending 90% of your budget, on one weekend, the most important thing. The hard answer is NO! If you 'think' you can go to DCA's don't, make sure you 'know' you can. Learned that the hard way! So to get back to the subject, Good luck to all new and emerging groups. We'll let everyone know what we're doing as it happens!

A perfect example of this is River City Regiment. We had a lot of talent and we were consistently trading spots with Dream anytime we competed at the same show. We even managed to beat the Renegades at one show. The circimstances were just right for that one show, but we still stayed close to them for most of the season. The problem the corps had was no solid financial base. If RCR had managed to get to DCA we would have probably been very competitive, but it didn't happen because the money was not there.

If a corps has a solid business plan and a steady revenue stream they will get the numbers they need at some point.