RockyGranite Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So, to be consistent your position will also be the same if the G7 completely split-off from DCI and do their own thing, correct? Maybe. I'd have to first see if they do, in fact, go in a different direction than DCI...or if they try to do the same thing they are doing in DCI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielray Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I don't think you can compare the two. Blast has had a good and successful run (which continues, apparently), but it's not a part of my life any more, nor most drum corps fans. DCI gives thousands of young people the opportunity to perform amazing programs to tens of thousands of screaming fans every summer. Blast is no more relevant to that than any touring ex-Broadway show. For me, the most important thing to take from Star's departure from DCI is that Bill Cook had the dignity and courage to go do the new thing he wanted to do on his own. He succeeded and DCI continued on its mission. He didn't spend years trying to mold DCI into merely a means to support his own artistic vision. He recognized that DCI was not the place for what he wanted to do and he moved on. I think he left because he was underwriting loads of things, like the broadcast, literally bailing corps out in the middle of the season, and people were still dicks. Was about as cut and dried as that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Members went from paying cash to getting paid cash. Upward. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestro! Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Star of Indiana leaving DCI to form the production of Blast: Was that an upward move into something greater than DCI, a lateral move into something different than DCI, or a downward move into something that has less status and value than DCI? This is an applicable question to current events due to the possible future plans of the G7 moving away from DCI. They moved in an oblique! Haha, ok, bad joke. But didn't Blast hold a contract with Disney Parks for a good while? I have never been a fan of Blast, but I'd say anyone with a Disney contract would be stepping upward, at least for that time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 They moved in an oblique! Haha, ok, bad joke. But didn't Blast hold a contract with Disney Parks for a good while? I have never been a fan of Blast, but I'd say anyone with a Disney contract would be stepping upward, at least for that time being. Yes, Blast! played in So CA at Disney's CA Adventures for a little under a year, I think. Blast! also won a Tony Award and Emmy Award, something no DCI corps has achieved as far as I know. While it is a drastic, 180 difference from Star's DCI corps, if we were to somehow try to quantify DCI success vs non-DCI success, I think I would say Star leaving DCI and performing as a for-profit entity was an upward move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So, to be consistent your position will also be the same if the G7 completely split-off from DCI and do their own thing, correct? are you asking me or rocky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 are you asking me or rocky? Both you and Rocky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Matczak Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Both you and Rocky. honestly, I would say it was a move out the door as far as corps is concerned,............I have seen blast a few times, the show was fantastic, but there was no resemblance to a drum corps show whatsoever in that theatre,............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 So far no one has addressed the question: Was it an upward, lateral, or downward move for Star? Yes. All 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Windish Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Had the question been " Was Blast! a successful vehicle for marketing brass and percussion entertainment? " My answer would be YES! An overwhelming YES! I saw Blast! 3 times in New York. The audience included many who were simply "fans of Broadway." I sought them out before, during intermission, and after the show They were enthralled and content with their purchase. I'd say, their response was a positive for something similar to what DCI provides. Anything worth learning here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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