vanguard87 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 The toast dates back to at least 1987....end of Russian Xmas Music (entire horn line...minus the contras, of course). It was old-school even in 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 This is one of the great things about slow tempos: it exposes your foot timing and technique to a ridiculous extent. People can yap all they want about fast tempos being difficult and whatnot (and to an extent, they're right. . . fast tempos are way more physically demanding), but a lot of corps are able to get away with a looooooooot of really bad foot timing issues simply by cranking up the tempo. It's just a matter of cognitive limitation - it's way more difficult for someone to perceive a foot timing disparity at 190 than at 120. So yeah, the foot timing here is pretty iffy, but it's just a product of the extreme exposure of the tempo. Agreed. Some of the nastiest marching I see is from top corps whose trademark is whiplash marchign at quick tempos, yet can't march slowly to save their lives. Slow tempos really show how solidly a corps has been trained. The same is true of playing most of the time. Slow tempos also make some marching techniques look nasty...like mannequins being moved by a puppeteer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fievel Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Check out the judge getting ready to munch on a chocolate bar. Here these kids are playing the show of their lives, and he's eating chocolate!! What's up with THAT?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I LIKE SPRITE Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I've seen the toast in some 1970's scv shows. Last time I saw it prior to this past summer was 2007: baritone doing toast at the end of Eureka! 2008 SCVC did it at the end of their show as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownJM Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Check out the judge getting ready to munch on a chocolate bar. Here these kids are playing the show of their lives, and he's eating chocolate!!What's up with THAT?!?! Is that Albert Lo? I LOVE that guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euponitone Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Is that Albert Lo? I LOVE that guy! LoooooMeeiiinnnn!! but seriously, we loved him too. In that sort of, "We hate you for giving us bad numbers but not saying anything on the tape" sort of way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownJM Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Ha! I know that feeling! I really just loved watching him sprint and come to a sliding stop in front of whatever section he thought was being featured. Fo reals, that guy could move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPlaydaTuba Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 actually, the foot timing looks off because there were 3 lines moving to 1 so therefore every 3 places there would be someone moving backward next to someone moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schickmeister Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 speaking of Lo Mein....BE JEALOUS....im the guy on the right dream. come. true. completely with silly laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Why is it referred to as "toast"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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