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I scored an 8 at my first ever drum corps competition.

Yes, an 8.

Wow... lowest score for my junior corps, during my years there, was a 34.

And I thought that sucked. :tongue:

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If it seems I'm rambling is 'cause we're havin' a heat wave in Northern AB and them there 2013 kids are hot too!

Worst performance ever was my first year as DM in 1972 when I swallowed a fly, couldn't call commands, had 'tear' everywhere.

After that I took my high school mime lessons to heart (thank you Marcel Marceau : ) and conducted with gestures instead of voice command.

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I scored an 8 at my first ever drum corps competition.

Yes, an 8.

I have so much respect for you. I do understand. I was in a corps in 71 that actually WON contests by scoring in the 30's and we thought were were big dogs. Man we sucked.

I don't remember the score, but the Bellettes were the worst in our cornfield league..........

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Wow... lowest score for my junior corps, during my years there, was a 34.

And I thought that sucked. :tongue:/>

I was 12 years old, so it really didn't mean much to me at the time. I think we had the off the line done, but only half the drill to that tune. Nothing else. Show was maybe 2 and a half minutes long.

And people complain now about corps not being ready by the first show...

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With the Freelancers at the 1983 Drum Corps Midwest prelims at Whitewater, our (unnamed) tympanist started the drum solo on the "and" of four instead of on one (basically 1/2 count early). The entire corps was thrown off and the opening statement of the solo sounded like popcorn. I don't recall our score, but needless to say it was not a great one.

When I was with the Blue Knights in 1981, we competed at the Capitolaires' home show in Madison. I recall that the Racine Scouts scored a 9.95 at that show. They received a zero in drumming execution (meaning they had at least 120 ticks). They were very small then, and it was one of those days.

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With the Freelancers at the 1983 Drum Corps Midwest prelims at Whitewater, our (unnamed) tympanist started the drum solo on the "and" of four instead of on one (basically 1/2 count early). The entire corps was thrown off and the opening statement of the solo sounded like popcorn. I don't recall our score, but needless to say it was not a great one.

I'll have to listen to my Whitewater prelims recording from that year.. .......( I wonder where I got those.:ph34r:/>)

I don't remember that happening, but, of course we were still caught up in the entire:

"Live from Sacramento............The Freelancers!"

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First show of the season 1992 in Normal, Illinois. The drumline came in 4 counts early during Comedy Tonight making the first half of the tune a train wreck. They eventually recovered and we all ended at the same time. Scored a 39.5 on DCM division 2-3 sheets. It was a rough year for the corps. Mostly rookies marching and most of the staff were rookies also. We actually peaked at just the right time in Wisconsin - division 2 prelims. Missed finals by 1.8

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