chaos001 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 best thing Hop could do for the corps is get a PR guy...not named Hop ...and a financial director who can actually make sure the staff gets paid on time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywhopper Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 That is, until we get robot judges. Ah, but who programs the robots?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCHEZman Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Interesting how the other corps threads are gushing over said corps and offering support but this thread is loaded with people (alumni, ex staff etc) ranting about horrible towers or GH. Very little about great brass (best in a decade), wonderful show or potentially winning percussion section this year. Go over to Crowns thread, and they been measuring the kids for their Gold metals since June. With the exception of a few, please go start another thread called, LES MIS, the real life miserables. Never saw so many Debbie and Davey Downers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywhopper Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 ... People get way too offended way too easily... Hop's trashing of the south and public airing of problems with a particular school are a major PR problem not just for the Cadets, but for all of drum corps. I'm not offended by what Hop said but if I were a school band director I would think twice before agreeing to host a corps. Doesn't the Cadets have staff who scout this stuff out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corps8294 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 George Hopkins is the Donald Trump of the drum corps activity. He has too much power, too much ego, too much influence, he's a bully, and people (including the folks in DCI) are afraid of him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywhopper Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Go over to Crowns thread, and they been measuring the kids for their Gold metals since June. With the exception of a few, please go start another thread called, LES MIS, the real life miserables. Never saw so many Debbie and Davey Downers. Half of the Crown thread is argument over the use of voice and there's tons of griping about percussion. SCV's thread included a lot of moaning over the unis. Take it easy, we'll get back to the percussion and brass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hop's trashing of the south and public airing of problems with a particular school are a major PR problem not just for the Cadets, but for all of drum corps. I'm not offended by what Hop said but if I were a school band director I would think twice before agreeing to host a corps. Doesn't the Cadets have staff who scout this stuff out? Hey just so you guys know, He apologized for his comments on his facebook page. People are human. No one is perfect. He made a mistake and apologized. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 no it wasn't well written I agree. still doesnt give a defense for Hop shooting off his mouth yet again I said he should have handled it in private - or differently So we agree! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hop's trashing of the south and public airing of problems with a particular school are a major PR problem not just for the Cadets, but for all of drum corps. I'm not offended by what Hop said but if I were a school band director I would think twice before agreeing to host a corps. Doesn't the Cadets have staff who scout this stuff out? Hopkins didn't "TRASH" "the South" - he said they often get bad housing / facilities That's all. He was talking about the housing / educational facilities... And anyone who has ever toured in drum corps KNOWS THIS IS TRUE. Remember the horror stories from finals in Jackson, MS? (rhetorical, I'm sure you do) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 So I guess you missed the section about it being a brand new facility opened last August ? yes - the brand new facility where they weren't going to have access to any of the actual athletic fields and/or the stadium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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