Todd Tanji Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Great photo, great thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubaJon Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 That was refreshing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cron Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieT Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 My sentiments exactly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina09Spirit Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I've been trying to make this point ever since I started following DC. Thank you, well put sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Drum Corps Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 AMEN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YogiBear Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) Drum Corps kid's photo This is my kid. He's been watching DC since before his second birthday. He's 16. He filled spot #150 with Madison two weeks before the first show this year. He doesn't particularly care what the scores are (except that a classmate is marching in a competing corps!) He's been bitten by the bug that lives in the roar of the crowd. He's learned that hard work has rewards, that trust is earned and shared, and that his old man (a DC fossil from the 80's) is only half full of crap. He's learned that his limit is further out than he ever imagined. While the discussions we have here on DCP run the gamut, from thoughtful to _____________, lets remember the real value of this activity and why it is worthwhile. Pardon my bias, but drum corps kids have been and will continue to be something incredibly special. Of anything we may have "lost" along the way, this is the thing that is sacred. It's post like these that make me wondered why we bicker about what's going on with scores, judges, electronics etc.. Ultimately, it's about the kids having the experience of a lifetime. Right? Edited July 28, 2011 by YogiBear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Drum Corps kid's photo This is my kid. He's been watching DC since before his second birthday. He's 16. He filled spot #150 with Madison two weeks before the first show this year. He doesn't particularly care what the scores are (except that a classmate is marching in a competing corps!) He's been bitten by the bug that lives in the roar of the crowd. He's learned that hard work has rewards, that trust is earned and shared, and that his old man (a DC fossil from the 80's) is only half full of crap. He's learned that his limit is further out than he ever imagined. While the discussions we have here on DCP run the gamut, from thoughtful to _____________, lets remember the real value of this activity and why it is worthwhile. Pardon my bias, but drum corps kids have been and will continue to be something incredibly special. Of anything we may have "lost" along the way, this is the thing that is sacred. Here, here. And if you want him to know what someone totally full of the c-stuff looks like, send him my way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadune Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Absolutely. This is why any proposal to kill off any Drum Corps, should be met with strong resistance. If a Corps dies out, it should only be of their own making. No group should decide to throw them over the cliff. We should want MORE people to have the experience your Son is having... not less opportunities. Placements and scores are indeed important, but it should never become the sole reason why a Drum Corps exists.. or continues to exist. I agree completely. One of the most significant moments in my life is from sitting on a bus, marching a Division 2 corps (now somewhat defunct), listening to a track from the 2005 Blue Devils CD. I decided that I wanted to share passion with other people. That's what led, and is leading me, to college to become an academic. Having marched a smaller corps is one of the main reasons I don't go to the lot to watch corps warm up as much as I'd like. I try to support (and I probably pay more attention to) the little guys because I know what it's like to go on first with the sun in your eyes... Nice sentiment, I wish a lot of drum corps/marching band nay-sayers would read this (I'm looking at you, high school band directors/instrumental purists) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastknight Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Here, here. And if you want him to know what someone totally full of the c-stuff looks like, send him my way. Mr. Boo... I only know you through your writing, but I'd have to respectfully disagree. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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