the lone ranger Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) So DCI is only about winning? Got it.... Guess I wasted my time then showing up in St. Louis those years my corps didn't win, even though we were a crowd favorite. Oh, darn. Good thing I didn't waste my time this year since we didn't win. Agreed. There are so many ignorant ideas on this forum Maybe time for you to re-evaluate your priorities about drum corps and the music world, if you think it's all about just ending up on top. Edited August 30, 2012 by the lone ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopers1 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Here is the link to the announcement (they also have a big graphic on the home page): Trooper Announcement "Breathe dah" may be heard at a Troopers rehearsal again, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Evan. Former crown dm, crown and scouts brass staff. You missed Brasso's humor. http://www.google.com/search?q=mamie+van+doren&hl=en&prmd=imvnsol&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qIU_UIODCc3KiAL38YD4Dg&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=687 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopin' froot loops Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 "Breathe dah" may be heard at a Troopers rehearsal again, I think. *breathe* dAAh *breathe* dAAh *breathe* (repeat until you die) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesmanDCI Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Technically...I don't think "breathe dAAh" ever left Troopers. Pretty sure that was the concept even in 2008. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Powell Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Many groups have some amount from year to year. Things happen; my old caption head stopped caption-heading because his wife had a child, and he needs to be at home. Complete overhauls are not super common, but they do happen. Sometimes, though, a complete change in staff does not bode ill; if the technique stays the same, but the staff changes, it can be good. I agree that it can be good but personally seeing staff change in one season, it almost destroyed a corps. Philosophies have to line up - SIMPLE. I respected both staffs but their polar opposite ideals put the members through hell. We changed complete brass and visual in one year but the director remained the same. The director had power conflicts with the new philosophoes. Out of the conflict, we did make finals but it was a strain on the members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Smith Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I don't want to hijack this thread, but in reading up on Donnie, I found an article in DCW with this interesting quote from 2 years ago. This kind of philosophy gets me excited about the 2013 Troopers. Steve Vickers:There has been a lot of discussion in the last two months about the future direction of our activity. What kinds of things do you think we need to focus on as we move forward?Donnie VanDoren: Well, if you are referring to the controversy surrounding the G7 proposal, I really haven’t had an opportunity to hear from both sides and understand the dynamics of it all. What I do know is the following: In order to ensure continued growth of audiences to support the activity, we need to have more accessible, audience-friendly product on the field. I would be willing to bet if each design team did a marketing focus group on their music and creative design concepts, the end product would be quite different than most shows out there today. I think the activity has to get back to good, accessible, even familiar music. In my opinion, shows should be driven by the music, first and foremost. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acolli17 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I don't want to hijack this thread, but in reading up on Donnie, I found an article in DCW with this interesting quote from 2 years ago. This kind of philosophy gets me excited about the 2013 Troopers. Dear God, let's hope that happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I don't want to hijack this thread, but in reading up on Donnie, I found an article in DCW with this interesting quote from 2 years ago. This kind of philosophy gets me excited about the 2013 Troopers. I'll say this: Crown's musical programming the last several seasons seems to be pretty great at riding the fine line between judge friendly & audience friendly. That type of programming is so difficult to master, and if VanDoren can bring that type of awesome programming to more corps, we'll ALL benefit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopers1 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I don't want to hijack this thread, but in reading up on Donnie, I found an article in DCW with this interesting quote from 2 years ago. This kind of philosophy gets me excited about the 2013 Troopers. I think if you look at the corps he's been involved with the last few years, he's achieved exactly what he talks about there. So I'm putting in my vote for Ghost Riders, unabridged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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