CaliforniaDCfan Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Reading this has been funny. He was good friends with someone I know. A few years later he found Jesus and now teaching winter percussion. I wonder if something like this could happen now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphplayer07 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Blue devils were 3rd in 2000. If the staff wanted to take a stand, there was plenty of time to do it. They could've sent him home, or they could've kicked him off the field finals night. "Too close to the start of the show and in the hunt for the championship" is BS. If it's the right thing to do, it's the right thing whether or not you are in 1st or 12th. Obviously they were willing to compromise somewhat. And it worked, didn't it? BD got a ring that year, and that's what BD strives for. There is no reason to feel sorry for Gibbs or anyone else on the staff. I'm also pretty confident that the rest of the drum line, or at least the basses, were in on this plan. As someone else said, they were a team since December, busted their ##### all year, and they wanted to be their together for the last show. I don't think this is a secret. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard07 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Obviously they were willing to compromise somewhat. And it worked, didn't it? BD got a ring that year, and that's what BD strives for. There is no reason to feel sorry for Gibbs or anyone else on the staff. BD placed 3rd in 2000, they don't give rings for 3rd place finishes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TastyWaves Posted January 5, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2012 Well, this exact same topic has appeared several times on here before. It is very old news, not much point to rehash it. Not everyone is a DCP addict with 10 years of reading and memorizing all posts. I have been around for a few years, but only a once every few days or weeks and I dont read every post. I personally found this thread to be pretty interesting. Its also nice to see a thread that contains some talk about an actual event that happened rather than a "my corps is better than your corps" or "the judges hate my corps" or "i hate electronics". In addition, once you saw the thread, you had the option to keep right on walking by! Thats like going to see a movie you know for a fact you dont want to see and then complaining about having to see it. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BozzlyB Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) Reading this has been funny. He was good friends with someone I know. A few years later he found Jesus and now teaching winter percussion. I wonder if something like this could happen now? Where did he find him? Was there, like, an award? Edited January 5, 2012 by BozzlyB 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterA Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Regardless of this incident, that remains my 2nd favorite Blue Devils show ever, behind 1994. We were there that night, and I didn't hear anything in the stands about this incident, I didn't notice anyone late onto the field, or being escorted off. It sounded to me like one of those Drum Corps legends you hear about. The thing I do remember about finals that year, other than seeing the best top 21 ever, was the girl in the Blue Devils who got injured during quarterfinals. I am not sure if she pulled a muscle during the splits in the ballad, but a short time later she was sitting on the sideline. I remember seeing a guy in the guard come over and pat the top of her head, and shortly after that a staff member pulled her off the field(which I believe got them a .1 penalty. And while I don't think there should be a penalty when a corps member is injured, it was nice to see the staff more concerned about the well being of the girl rather than a .1 penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Not everyone is a DCP addict with 10 years of reading and memorizing all posts. I have been around for a few years, but only a once every few days or weeks and I dont read every post. I personally found this thread to be pretty interesting. Its also nice to see a thread that contains some talk about an actual event that happened rather than a "my corps is better than your corps" or "the judges hate my corps" or "i hate electronics". In addition, once you saw the thread, you had the option to keep right on walking by! Thats like going to see a movie you know for a fact you dont want to see and then complaining about having to see it. I don't think this topic has gotten much airplay on DCP. A casual search turned up 4 whole messages in the entire db (which is why I posted the RAMD link). Danielray is mistaken. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Danielray is mistaken. shocking.... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I don't think this topic has gotten much airplay on DCP. A casual search turned up 4 whole messages in the entire db (which is why I posted the RAMD link). Danielray is mistaken. Blasphemy! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 shocking.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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