DCIHasBeen Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The thing about the "good ole' days" was the abundance of participation opportunities at all levels of the activty, from the crappiest little rinky-dink corps to the National contenders, and everything in-between. Now it's a very elite deal, for a very select bunch of kids. Who cares if your french horn sucked ... At least you had the opportunity to learn how to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanAndreasen Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The thing about the "good ole' days" was the abundance of participation opportunities at all levels of the activty, from the crappiest little rinky-dink corps to the National contenders, and everything in-between.Now it's a very elite deal, for a very select bunch of kids. 'Aint that the fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baja Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 The thing about the "good ole' days" was the abundance of participation opportunities at all levels of the activty, from the crappiest little rinky-dink corps to the National contenders, and everything in-between.Now it's a very elite deal, for a very select bunch of kids. Who cares if your french horn sucked ... At least you had the opportunity to learn how to play it. You' re right but I wasn't comparing yesterday to today. As a 15 year old kid I cared if my horn sucked. It wasn't all as wonderful as we recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 And since DCI was routinely back east, it was a 3-5 day trip back home of non-stop driving, with a bus 1/2 empty. .....shoot me. Bang... The worst part about the ride home wasn't the length...or the 1/2 full bus. It was the bus population getting smaller with each stop as we dropped off people relatively close to their homes. By the time we pulled into Concord, I was pretty depressed...5 days of saying goodbye really hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bari Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I don't know... It seems to me that the corps experience is all that YOU make it... Ipersonally had the time of my life in Corps as a kid... I bet some others who had the same experience I did, could find a way to make it the worst experience they ever had! My opinion... Some people can make anything suck! Some can enjoy almost anything! It is all in who YOU are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 We had to pee out the bus windows! You think that was bad? We had to pee in the bus windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlsnaredrummer77 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The thing about the "good ole' days" was the abundance of participation opportunities at all levels of the activty, from the crappiest little rinky-dink corps to the National contenders, and everything in-between.Now it's a very elite deal, for a very select bunch of kids. Who cares if your french horn sucked ... At least you had the opportunity to learn how to play it. That's so true. About all of this discomforts, they were ok and certainly no where near out weighing the benefits I got from a drum corps education. I mourn what DCI has become-a very specialist activity. While the music and shows are more complex, I miss the community/social welfare aspect of the activity. It broadened perspectives for a lot of kids from working-class backgrounds that might have ended-up in trouble otherwise. Also, drum corps touched so many more people in those days-with all of the shows that you mention, from the small ones in a corn field to the big regional and national championships. Practically all gone. Today's marchers and many fans seem to barely even know that drum corps was once a huge, mass youth movement that was as much about social uplift as it was about being 'clean.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlsnaredrummer77 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 You think that was bad? We had to pee in the bus windows. I seem to recall guys peeing out the door while the (school) bus was moving, hanging on by the hand rails. Can you imagine trying a stunt like that today??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I don't know... It seems to me that the corps experience is all that YOU make it... Ipersonally had the time of my life in Corps as a kid... I bet some others who had the same experience I did, could find a way to make it the worst experience they ever had! My opinion... Some people can make anything suck! Some can enjoy almost anything! It is all in who YOU are! Of course....i had an awesome time in BD....three snuggies or not! But I was a rook-out...you and Rob had 5 years in corps...you could drop off members knowing you might see them the next season...I didn't have that comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I seem to recall guys peeing out the door while the (school) bus was moving, hanging on by the hand rails. Can you imagine trying a stunt like that today??? or while someone held you from behind by your belt. certainly had to make for some interesting vacation stories for the folks in the cars the bus passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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