WOOHOO Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) Being at a show 6 out of 7 yrs is a disclaimer.( So the G-8 is not the TOC, Its Japan, Russia, Germany, and five more! the poster mentioned what a good show the Colts put on, so what is your problem ? You were waiting for the performing corps to be compared to the G8 ? You were waiting for people to comment what a great show this was considering they were lesser corps ? Was there not proper homage paid to corps that were not even in the stadium. The poster mentioned what a nice time was had. Where did all of this come from ???? To be fair, the responder didn't bring up G8 in the first place; it was the OP. It wasn't JUST about how entertaining the Colts were, it ws something about how only G8 corps can be entertaining or something like that. Edited July 12, 2011 by WOOHOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon8 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) Great thread! G8 corps are great, everybody else is great. Everyone's great. They're gonna do great. Hey now, that sounds suspiciously like preseason talk to me...! Edited July 12, 2011 by troon8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCfan76 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 As the OP - I feel the need to explain a little bit. At the end of the show last night I happened to realize that none of the "top 8" corps were there - and that I had never even noticed! Was everybody perfect? No. But every corps gave a performance of what I would call quality entertainment value. The crowd never missed seeing who wasn't there... we all loved seeing who WAS there. So I gave it some thought, added a twist and had a little fun with it. I hope you had some fun too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) I went to the Colts home show last night in Dubuque. And I'm sorry to say that I found myself completely entertained despite the fact that not one G8 corps was there. I thought that type of thing was NOT supposed to happen!! I think somebody owes me an apology. It all started with the Colt Cadets. I knew those kids were up to no good the minute I heard the hot drum licks and saw their energetic marching. Then they had the gall to play music that entertained the crowd. Notorious indeed! But it didn't stop there. Next came Teal Sound. And how were they? Well, lets just say they committed the 8th sin with their show - being entertaining! I took a few minutes to compose myself. "Maybe they just didn't get the memo," I thought. "Spirit is up next. Surely THEY know how it's supposed to be. They'll follow the rules and come out flat and dull like - wait a minute..." Spirit was entertaining too! Then it just wouldn't stop... Glassmen? Entertaining. Madison? Entertaining. Boston? Entertaining. Colts? Entertaining. It was as if EVERY corps planned on being entertaining from the very beginning!! Dear God, what a disaster. Oh, and I'm not the only one who was entertained. I looked around and all I could see were rows and rows of smiling faces. "Stop, STOP!" I cried, "This is NOT the way it's supposed to be!" But people just kept on enjoying the show and cheering for all the corps anyway. The poor fools. So today I'm upset and a little worried. If this entertainment thing catches on with every corps that is not G8, well, I just don't think drum corps will ever be the same again. Heaven help us. I'm sorry to hear that you were put off guard by becoming entertained by these Corps at this show. It's not as easy as you might think to do a demanding and complex dull show at the highest quality level. It takes hard work and lots of creatvity to convince a judge that a Corps is full of intricate confusion and complexity sufficient enough to convince even the most jaundiced judge of that. There Corps are a work in progress. Keep the faith. They may not be as entertaining in the future. Otherwise, these Corps could remain stuck in popularity forever. Edited July 12, 2011 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark1 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'm sorry to hear that you were put off guard by becoming entertained by these Corps at this show. It's not as easy as you might think to do a demanding and complex dull show at the highest quality level. It takes hard work and lots of creatvity to convince a judge that a Corps is full of intricate confusion and complexity sufficient enough to convince even the most jaundiced judge of that. There Corps are a work in progress. Keep the faith. They may not be as entertaining in the future. Otherwise, these Corps could remain stuck in popularity forever. Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan of the Arts Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I went to the Colts home show last night in Dubuque. And I'm sorry to say that I found myself completely entertained despite the fact that not one G8 corps was there. I thought that type of thing was NOT supposed to happen!! I think somebody owes me an apology. It all started with the Colt Cadets. I knew those kids were up to no good the minute I heard the hot drum licks and saw their energetic marching. Then they had the gall to play music that entertained the crowd. Notorious indeed! But it didn't stop there. Next came Teal Sound. And how were they? Well, lets just say they committed the 8th sin with their show - being entertaining! I took a few minutes to compose myself. "Maybe they just didn't get the memo," I thought. "Spirit is up next. Surely THEY know how it's supposed to be. They'll follow the rules and come out flat and dull like - wait a minute..." Spirit was entertaining too! Then it just wouldn't stop... Glassmen? Entertaining. Madison? Entertaining. Boston? Entertaining. Colts? Entertaining. It was as if EVERY corps planned on being entertaining from the very beginning!! Dear God, what a disaster. Oh, and I'm not the only one who was entertained. I looked around and all I could see were rows and rows of smiling faces. "Stop, STOP!" I cried, "This is NOT the way it's supposed to be!" But people just kept on enjoying the show and cheering for all the corps anyway. The poor fools. So today I'm upset and a little worried. If this entertainment thing catches on with every corps that is not G8, well, I just don't think drum corps will ever be the same again. Heaven help us. I bet you have your tickets for championships? Irving Fan of the Arts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BozzlyB Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 As the OP - I feel the need to explain a little bit. At the end of the show last night I happened to realize that none of the "top 8" corps were there - and that I had never even noticed! Was everybody perfect? No. But every corps gave a performance of what I would call quality entertainment value. The crowd never missed seeing who wasn't there... we all loved seeing who WAS there. So I gave it some thought, added a twist and had a little fun with it. I hope you had some fun too. The second half of the statement was likely obvious, you have no way of knowing if the first half is true or not outside of your own thoughts and maybe a few others. If I'm going to review a show and talk about how great it was, I'm not going to go out of my way to involve statements regarding 8 corps who weren't at the show, unless I'm trolling. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soccerguy315 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I think Bozzly is losing like 15% of his "+1s" in this thread, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BozzlyB Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I think Bozzly is losing like 15% of his "+1s" in this thread, lol LOL, #### I keep forgetting this is a popularity contest!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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