Howdy Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 How about another question. How many open class corps do you think might beat Pioneer this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie1223 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 How about another question. How many open class corps do you think might beat Pioneer this year? Seriously? We don't discuss things in that manner here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonW Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Seriously, Howdy, go pee on a different tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesiscorps Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 How about another question. How many open class corps do you think might beat Pioneer this year? Good grief. Enough already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Good grief. Enough already. I'm sorry, did I step on your puppy? I thought DCI was a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Drum Corps Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) Oh my... what have I missed? LOL Look, Mikey you should just let it go. This is not good for you or anyone else. I care about your health, and this cannot be good for you. My disclaimer is that I had a major part in my dismissal and I really didnt leave Roman much of a choice. I was insubordinate to him in public out of frustration, and watched everything, including my personal values get away from me. I have known Roman as a friend for many years, and I sincerely hope at some point, we can look back at last summer and either laugh or cry together. I posted (and retracted) something a couple of weeks asking posters to not slam last years or previous years' staff. There were excellent teachers in every area that worked very hard with students that maybe werent as talented as many other corps but had the desire to be in drum corps. Also it puts the new staff in a no win situation if they finish with the same or lesser results. I felt that this message wasnt coming from posters BUT from the posts out of the office. I have since received a very respectful personal message from one of the new hires telling me that the staff that had been hired didnt think that way at all, and that they had much respect for the departing staff members. I really appreciated that correspondence as well. The students that know me, know that I am passionate about this to a fault. I am actually relieved to be able to not consume myself in the corps right now. My life is becoming much more manageable with this chance to breathe. I appreciate the opportunities that Roman gave me, and can say that I did the best I could. I sincerely wish the incoming staff and students tremendous success. And Mikey...give it a break, there is no solution to your words my friend, only angst. Donny Edited January 14, 2011 by Donny Drum Corps 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 All in all, am I disappointed that Pioneer did not finish higher? Of course, as I am sure every fan is. BUT, I am very proud of Pioneer starting to make some changes, hopefully, for the better. Whatever happens, Pioneer just needs to continue to look up. This could mean many changes down the road with staff, equipment, transportation, unis, music, themes, etc. I think that most of us would agree that we would just like to see Pioneer continue with forging ahead instead of taking any steps back right now. I know that it is not all about scoring, but, it helps. Even just from a morale standpoint as a member, when you are constantly getting beat up by other corps, it does put a damper on your spirits. What is the next step? How do you go from a year that had so many people looking up and very proud of the kids to, unfortunately coming in last again. Remember, I am just asking questions. I am not blasting anyone. I love Pioneer! I think that they are a great organization and only want the best for them. So, there have been many posts on what Pio should have done this year, those for and against them. But, what do you feel Pioneer really needs to do to, as some put it, to "be competitive"? Go PIONEER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 How about another question. How many open class corps do you think might beat Pioneer this year? I say 0. Want to bet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) I say 0. Want to bet? Not sure? The # of corps could go as far down as Revolution. + Add to this list SCV-B. Place Corps Score Open Class 1 Blue Devils B GE 38.950 1 Visual 29.200 1 Music 29.400 1 97.550 2 Oregon Crusaders GE 37.250 3 Visual 28.350 3 Music 28.400 2 94.000 3 Spartans GE 37.350 2 Visual 29.200 1 Music 27.050 4 93.600 4 Revolution GE 36.600 4 Visual 27.700 4 Music 27.900 3 92.200 5 Raiders GE 35.400 5 Visual 27.150 5 Music 26.600 5 89.150 6 Music City GE 35.350 6 Visual 26.550 6 Music 26.600 5 88.500 7 7th Regiment GE 34.800 7 Visual 26.400 7 Music 25.700 8 86.900 8 Legends GE 33.650 8 Visual 26.050 8 Music 26.500 7 86.200 9 Genesis GE 33.600 9 Visual 25.000 11 Music 25.400 9 84.000 10 Forte GE 32.600 11 Visual 25.700 9 Music 24.600 10 82.900 11 Colt Cadets GE 32.950 10 Visual 25.250 10 Music 24.100 11 82.300 12 Velvet Knights GE 30.450 12 Visual 23.150 12 Music 22.550 12 76.150 Read more: http://www.dci.org/scores/index.cfm?event=5e598420-a6bb-4d8b-ab21-29a444b480b2#ixzz1B3NtYXvN Edited January 14, 2011 by Howdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On another note, I say go Pinoeer! Keep doing what you're doing! They have a mission in place, and they do it perfectly. They provide quality instruction for anyone who walks through the door, regardless of past experience. That's amazing. That's what people should be looking at, when they talk about the loss of community drum corps. That's what Pioneer is, they take any kid that wants to march, and gives them the summer of their life. I say Congrats to them for going out and doing this every year, and I hope to see them again back on the road this summer. Good for you, my man. Great words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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