Mike_B Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) nm Edited March 22, 2009 by Mike_B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassomaniac Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I only quoted you about your last paragraph, about how many small corps died on the vine. Which proves my point about helping and getting involved with corps who could use a hand and not get sidetracked with this BS. Nothing to do with you, other than that. On with the cartoons. To you it's BS. To others, it's our way of participating in the activity. Sorry if you don't like the cartoons. Hard to believe, but some actually do. Best of luck this year with Lake Erie Thunder. It sounds as if it'll be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_B Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) nm Edited April 4, 2009 by Mike_B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassomaniac Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 You beat me to it. Yea, honestly it is BS to me. I'll leave you to it tho. nice thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg Bari Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 All right, where were we? I think there should be a 4 horn - 2 drum minimum....... discuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassomaniac Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 From their website statement, it appears that SDCA understands the issues of acoustics and entertainment. And how those might effect their abilty to sell contests/shows and satisfy fans. The question is how do they do anything about that, aside from the recommendations they've made? Also 10-80 seems like a large spread of corps size, to compete against one another. But I suppose you could have 2 classes. Actually, it might be better, for building this, to open it up (seems like they are, in SDCA? - not sure) to a variety of groups, and not worry about whether they might be an assortment of classes/styles, as long as it results in a show which can be sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Horn Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Arena Corps is NOT a bad idea, BUT...... There is too much going on to try to get ANOTHER thing going. Between Indoor Guard and Indoor Drum Line, Winter Drum Corps Camps, HS Music Festivals, SATS tests on the weekend, Sporting events ,Spring/Winter Band Camps,DCA/Mini Corps/Alumni Corps shows, School, Jobs and Family.... How much more can you try to fit in???? Selling this as a way to educate is a farce, Any decent judge will be working TOB, Calvacade, WGI, NJA and the many other smaller indoor assocaiations. This is not a bad idea, but there is no way this would work now. The SDCA has a different approach and may work due to it's location right now. The NY/NJ/PA/DE/MD market is just crammed with way too much and too many corps trying to grab people from out of the same pot. This sounds like a decent idea if you wanted to expand the way mini corps compete, but there is no way I can see anyone putting out a 50-80 person indoor group these days, especially on the east coast/northeast region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg Bari Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I think that's what Mike was getting at as well, only not so eloquently. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOReason Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 And can't you just see the look on your wife's face as you are packing the horn or drum in the trunk, telling her you are going to march the fall/winter circuit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Some people need to understand why theres a McDonalds, Burger King and Wendys selling hamburgers. Because they all think they can do better then the other guy. If I had started an indoor association it would be because I thought I could do it better then the other guy. The reason DCI is where its at is because they did it better then the other guys. I'm sure if SDCA or the east coast version offered something better then WGI, indoor percussion, TOB or whomever, then they will succeed. When my daughter joined the band was seeing this small band of 25 kids trying to do what the big bands did on the field and it wasn't working. I sent a survey to about 25 small band diectors along the east coast and they overwhelmingly agreed that an indoor curcuit would be of interest. So one why not have mixed shows. That way you have an audience for the promoters. The bands on a more level field and the drum corps get more exposure. I'm not one to look at why something won't work I'd rather try to find a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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