mingusmonk Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Needs more cynicism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 It's actually a really cool idea. If it works, it will be great for them. The idea of drumline battle is actually really cool. I would love to know when they plan on officially "starting" this. Participation will be the key. Could be pretty cool *if* they're actually able to get a good number of groups to commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Needs more cynicism. Nah, I save that for Hoppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The announcement is up. And no one here was even close. Shocking, isn't it: folks on DCP, the vast majority of which have little/no connection to DCI, don't know what they're talking about AND their guesses are no where close. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 This is exactly the sort of thing DCI ought to be trying. Very interesting indeed. I wonder if there are interested groups lined up already or if this is a purely speculative initiative. It does sort of take the wind out of the sails of the G7's "we're the best drum corps so we should run DCI" ultimatum. DCI's no longer just drum corps. It's more than just speculative. I was surprised to learn, for example, how "drum line battles," inspired in part by the success of the movie, "Drumline," are HUGE in certain east Asian countries. These don't take much investment to bring to fruition and can go right to the heart of getting community involvement generated again...something we've long heard has been missing from our own activity. Having spent time with John DeNovi discussing what he viewed on his trip to Asia a couple months ago, and having a little bit of an idea how this might be activated and nurtured on a grassroots level, I'm more than willing to stick my neck out and state that what's going on here is exciting, has the potential to bring many more people into the DCI sphere and is just what we need to be doing to make DCI MORE inclusive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Ear plugs stock is a good buy now! (Wonder how this works into the MIM crowd plans.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos001 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Stolen from a poster on another website: "that DrumLineBattle thing better be like the Hunger Games" Now this is something I could support! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBones Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Not a bad idea. Not impressed after all that build up and secrecy. All I got out of it was "They found a way to get woodwinds into the activity". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBigfoot Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Welcome woodwinds and violins to the drum corps era. Yawn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doylejd Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 As I said in the other thread, I think this is bloody brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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