JimF-LowBari Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Seeing the corps at the Serenade In Brass standstill show at the Forum Bldg in Harrisburg, PA for a number of years. Also seeing an online pic of the Forum somewhere and doing a double take.... the Bluecoats semi was parked in front when the pic was taken. Personally hearing some guy name Hershman was going to be with them. Just made all the DCA vs DCI comments all the funnier..... (cue in Loony Tones character singing "I know something you don't know.....") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoats88 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 89, 90 = Jay Dawson. 91 = Larry Kerchner. actually Jay Dawson wrote our 1985 arrangment of Lover Man/Walk Between the Raindrops. and he also made mid-season changes to Take 5 in 1988. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) actually Jay Dawson wrote our 1985 arrangment of Lover Man/Walk Between the Raindrops. and he also made mid-season changes to Take 5 in 1988. Thanks Phil. Edited April 6, 2012 by mingusmonk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto3 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 1995: Perfect musical choices for the Homefront theme. Loved the pose of the "V-J Day Kiss" photo. 2001: Latin Sketches. No one has listed this one yet, so I had to chime in. "Red Cape Tango" was beautifully staged; can still hear those final haunting backfield notes. 2010: Metropolis. Relentless intensity throughout! Loved the belly flop at the end of the flash mob. 2011: Brave New World. "Creep" has been called "pure sonic bliss." I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Favorite musical moments - The Boxer, Hunting Wabbits, Asphalt Cocktail to name a few. Favorite Bluecoat Moment Overall - 2010- the small drum corps from my home state has grown into a DCI World Championship Medalist!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple Forte Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 As some of you likely know, The Bluecoats are celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year as well. So let me ask you, what are the most memorable show segments from Bluecoats history. Not a year. Not necessarily an entire tune. But a show segment that sticks out as memorable not just to you, but to the masses. It can be a single moment. It can be a mid-song segment. It can be a show segment. It can be a behavior. A visual moment. A musical moment. A hype moment. Be sure to put year and describe the segments. Elaborate. Is there a special connection? Let's hear it. First time I saw the Bluecoats at a drum corps show was in 1987....good year and real good show. Other great shows, 1987 1988 1991 (love this approach...really wish they would have stuck with this style of music) 1993 1994 C-Jam Blues...nuff said.. 1995 2002 Ballad....great 2007 Pretty neat... 2008 This is a great great exciting show. Not just the brass and drum features. 2010 Cool to seem them crank it up and achieve a high placement 2011 Creep is neat...(Should have beaten SCV in 2011 btw) 2012 Would love "greatest hits thing"...but I doubt that will happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadets98 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 The 89 soprano feature add-on for Sing Sing Sing. You know the elbow on the shoulder thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterA Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 "Ride" and "Autumn Leaves" are 2 of my favorite individual songs by Bluecoats. My favorite entire show by them is probably a weird choice, considering the judges didn't like it very well, but I thought musically the 1999 Chick Corea show was their best ever. I have listened to that show on cd more than any other Bluecoats show. Other shows that really stand out were Criminal and Metropolis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Please don't miss the current DCI DVD Spotlight of the Week, which is about the 2008 Bluecoats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Personally hearing some guy name Hershman was going to be with them. Just made all the DCA vs DCI comments all the funnier..... (cue in Loony Tones character singing "I know something you don't know.....") Hey 'coats folks from that particular era... guess who I talked too this past weekend at a standstill. Finally got to thank him for being part of the reason why I came back to corps after my first year. LOL, I was supposed to be ASKED if I was coming back. Instead LH and two board members (who gave me rides for a while) said "Yeah, he's coming back" and shoved me out the door before I could even draw breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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