ShortAndFast Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 well it sure backs up the DCW article.but is it less costs for AA shortandfast? ok you're non G7..you have to do the AA tour...and then Friday and Sunday you're still going to need to travel and feed the kids. with housing getting what it is, that is not going to be any cheaper. In fact, that could cost more than the extra $600 hey would get. I don't know how it would balance out for an AA corps - I doubt any of the directors do either! My point is just that the proposal doesn't read as totally one-sided. There are things in that are bad from an AA point of view, other things that seem OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_aborigine Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 G7??? Bb7 seems much more appropriate. nice one Sorry if this was covered but, what if #7 is having a rough season and #8 is less than politically connected: who's to say the powers that be would influence the adjudicating community to retain the status quo? As with any structure, when you only focus on the top of the pyramid the foundation will erode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 actually, the details are entirely lacking in this thing, and for proposing something of such a game changing scope, you need details if you want to get others on your side. but really...i dont see anyone profiting from this but the 7 ( or 6 depending on whee Cavies officially stand). AA corps....yes you make $600 extra, but I see no way costs go down. A corps...less money, no real way to get any exposure unless the 7 throw you a bone ( unlikely) and no vote I don't know how it would balance out for an AA corps - I doubt any of the directors do either! My point is just that the proposal doesn't read as totally one-sided. There are things in that are bad from an AA point of view, other things that seem OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 (edited) is the G7 discussion facebook group gone? I joined it but now I can't find it... I might just be ######## though. Edited May 24, 2010 by soccerguy315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 is the G7 discussion facebook group gone? I joined it but now I can't find it... search for this: <h1 id="profile_name">DCI & The G7 Proposal</h1> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hill Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Ideology and real-world (drum corps) politics "No ideology survives the collision with real-world politics perfectly intact. General principles have to bend to accommodate the complexities of history, and justice is sometimes better served by compromise than by zealous intellectual consistency." Oddly, this quote from Ross Douthat's column in The New York Times is not about the G7 in drum corps, but it could be. (It is about Rand Paul's defining comments on civil rights legislation as misstep.) I cannot resist appropriation of the piece, though; just imagine if he had been talking about the already-discussed-to-death-and-it's-still-a-year-away "Big Boy" tour in DCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 search for this:<h1 id="profile_name">DCI & The G7 Proposal</h1> thanks... doesn't look like it is on my profile anywhere. Just more of the phasing out groups to replace them with 'pages' I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suviduvi Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 And how do YOU know this? Simple. Gibbs has put the fear of God in some of the weak minded West Directors like Mark Richardson of Academy and Stewey Pompel of PC.... They go along with whatever he says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I love how people keep creating G7 threads..come on, keep it in here. hell some off the shoots should be in here as is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Well, I'm sure my feeling on some things will change as I re-read it over and over. I understand the concept. I'm astounded at the amount of visionary thought is presented. They've got every single thing covered. It's completely revolutionary. Drum Corps, as we know it, is dead (in this vision). Woodwinds are in. There she is. That's my deal-breaker, personally. All this well-thought-out hype to see a marching band? No thanks. Legacy fans don't matter. Only band directors, young marchers, their parents matter. They're the "New" fans. It's a threat. We either go along and get along, or they're going by themselves. Uggghhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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