Popular Post RBarron10 Posted August 1, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ok, I’m 50 … I’ve been around DCI so long I was one of the original “Friends of DCI”. I sat through 16 drum corps and enough of all this positive stuff everyone feeds everyone I wanted to share with you the cold hard brutal truth … only one corps will win and some corps are better than others. Deal with it. Here we go The Colts – what’s up with the lightning bolt on those uniforms? The Academy – What happened? Cavaliers have a sell on guard uniforms last year and you thought “The Matrix” look was cool? The Glassmen – Guard was scary – horn line wishes they were scary. Troopers – The Road Home? Come on I didn’t see an I-40 sign at all in your show. Ok, I will give it to you, you got me all emotional at the end with those old Trooper Flags waving off the background. SHAME on you for making an old man cry. I had a senior moment, sorry it won't happen again. Spirit of Atlanta – too much white … loose the white plumes. Man you guys spent a fortune on those story boards. Please let me know when you have a sale at the end of the year. I know a couple of movie theaters that would buy those from you. I think you have a solid Top 12 show. Now clean clean clean to stay their. Blue Stars – Why are the DCI judges picking on you? I thought you guys had a much more accessible show than last year’s “magic act”. But if you move across that scaffolding watch your dress and cover. Spacing issues up that high can be killer distraction. Blue Knights – I was so excited that you didn’t have one single “tide died” flag in your program. Still you have the oddest flags in DCI. Madison Scouts – I kept getting choked up during the middle of the program, I had to keep telling myself this is only a drum corps show don’t get carried away. Ok, I lied I said I wouldn't cry any more. Your ending was a little loud “thank you's” were heard from some of the fans … I have no idea what they were talking about. I thought business men wore dark suits in New York? Or is gray the new black? JZ and Alisha Keyes called and they want their song back, because you NOW OWN IT! Boston Crusaders – Well well, some music I actually knew. If you’re going to whistle coming on the field, put a microphone on ya, I could barely hear you. Where was the BLOOD? I’ve never seen wounded Airmen without blood! Come on this is DCI put on your war face. Santa Clara Vanguard – What’s up with the Plain Jane flags? Solid yellow? Huh? Did your order not come in? Drum line was smoking – only real Devil I saw on the field. Horn line, I think you’re over your head. I think I need to sit up higher to find out why random horn players just take off running for no reason during the program. BlueCoats – In a song you just described me with your opener,“I’m a creep, I’m a looser” best horn part of the night, of course I like Radio Head. Guard, please get rid of the color blind uniform/costume maker you used this year – those guard uniforms were just ALL wrong. Horns stop by the gas station on the way to Indy to fuel up, because you’re running out at the end. Phantom Regiment – Oh how I love to hate on these guys from Rockford Loves Park. I hate the word LOVE in anything. Ok, you had the best horn line of the night, drums were not as bad as I thought they were going to be and the guard was 100% rock solid. New uniform with some type of coat of arms in the middle was a little small and those mirrors kept distracting me; you should have made that coat of arms thing bigger! Carolina Crown – How many times are you going to play Queen before we all get sick of it? You’re like Madison with all those Maliguna songs they played. I was hoping to not like this show, but it works. It has a very cool hip vibe all it was missing was the smell of that wacky tobacco stuff we smell at rock concerts and you would have me. Oh BTW tell Jimi Hendricks Jr., he needs to throw that rifle higher at the end on top of the scaffolding he’s on. If he’s not careful he’s going to bust a score board one night. Oh one last thing, for finals the guys you surf over the horn line, put them in a judge’s uniform! That would be awesome if you could get a judge to crowd surf! Cavaliers – Ok, I hate you! I’ve been humming and singing Nature Boy all day. I can’t get it out of my head! I didn’t know Nate King Cole recorded that song. Taught me something new. See this old fart can learn a new trick. Guard this year wins the “extraordinary” costume award, and those stilts are nothing short of genius! I thought for a minute I was watching “Avatar” again. Oh those little feathers in the headgear of all the guard guys, I wish I could have seen their expressions when that uniform was unveiled. I’m sure they thought … “OMG you gotta be kidding me, I’ve gotta wear that all summer.” Cadets – shame on you! Tearing up a perfectly good baritone horn just for effect! Now if you threw some saxophones and flutes on the field that would have been WILD! I would have hated to be your drill writer keeping all the red guys and white guys in their own little groups like you did and then alternate red/white red/white all throughout the show. I thought for a minute you were about to pull a Phantom Regiment on me and play “Amazing Grace” the way they did OMG that would be the deal for sure for us old farts. All in all George I think you found a show that perfectly suits you! I liked it. Ok I said it now sue me. Blue Devils – WOW that guard loves those wild colors don’t they. Black and white and pink, ok I didn’t know those colors go together. BD’s new uniforms are a departure from conservative for sure … two white stripes on one pant leg – you need to send those back to FJM and get one sewn on each side. Nice old school throw back in your show to Burt Baccarat … one fan liked it, he yelled out “Thank You”. I bet the LOWES guy in Concord CA loves seeing you guys in May when you want to buy show props. Next year if you buy the middle section of the fence you got post for this year you will get a 5% discount! If you moved some of those cubes out the way you could march and move around more like the Cadets and Cavies. If I was judging the show last night here is how I would have judged it ..;. You don’t need no scores. 1st - Cadets 2nd – Tie Blue Devils and Cavies (I couldn’t make up my mind) 4th – Carolina Crown 5th – Phantom Regiment 6th – Blue Coats – and no one explained the “BLOOOOING” on the PA last night either YEA 7th – SCV – Devil is in your house but he didn't go down to Georgia 8th – Tie – Boston and Madison (I was going to put Madison in front of Boston – but I love a good war) 10 – Blue Stars – Brass line is really solid 11 – Blue Knights – I watched I listened and you are exactly where you should be 12 – Hometown Favorite – Spirit of Atlanta – I would love it if they would play “Let it Be Me” as a warm up! 13 - Troopers 14 - Glassmen 15 - The Academy 16 - The Colts Love me or hate me I speak my opinion. THIS IS MY OPINION, THIS ONE IS MINE, THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE IS MINE. At Ease! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vferrera Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Are you Joe Bob Briggs? You sound like Joe Bob Briggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 This will end badly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuphMMXI Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Negatives? Well i only had 1 big complaint. BD - Whats up with the freakin park and bark move props crap? Oh and when you do move and play why half time...? Oh you snapped the horn down and now its single time! PLEASE use your talent to maximum capacity, grab the audience! Im tired of seeing golf claps, you both deserve more and dont deserve it. This is on the STAFF not the members. I want to like you but your Vis design is pathetic. Ive seen High Schools with better design than the 2 time defending World Champion. Step up Design Staff 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staplestable Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the Cadets intentionally ruined that baritone, I thought it was already wrecked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vferrera Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the Cadets intentionally ruined that baritone, I thought it was already wrecked that's right - it was a Jupiter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 You're like Madison with all those Maliguna songs they played. We all could use a bit more "Maliguna" in our lives. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMusician Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Negatives? Well i only had 1 big complaint. BD - Whats up with the freakin park and bark move props crap? Oh and when you do move and play why half time...? Oh you snapped the horn down and now its single time! PLEASE use your talent to maximum capacity, grab the audience! Im tired of seeing golf claps, you both deserve more and dont deserve it. This is on the STAFF not the members. I want to like you but your Vis design is pathetic. Ive seen High Schools with better design than the 2 time defending World Champion. Step up Design Staff you not liking BD? Im shocked here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mike Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 that's right - it was a Jupiter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellophonium Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 When did the Cadets switch to bent leg? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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