HoltonH178 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Suncoast Sound was a uniquely powerful presence on the DCI Field, creating revolutionary programs that continue to be emulated to this day. Marching in the last decade under the instruction of Frank Williams and performing a book composed by Robert W. Smith, I always felt there was a special connection between my drum corps experience and the ghost of this great corps. Tampa Bay, and Central Florida, have been without a Division I/World Class corps presence for many moons now. I would say one could make a case for MAgic of Orlando being a direct descendant of Suncoast. In many ways, the Glassmen also carried their legacy, employing a nearly identical instructional and design staff in the mid-2000s in addition to holding audition camps in Central Florida. The Boston Crusaders broke into DCI finals under the direction of a crew of Suncoast Sound alums. Have the Crusaders co-opted the Suncoast dynasty? Has there ever been a true heir to this corps? Why was their entry into Div II/III ultimately unsuccessful? Will there ever be an organization that lives up to the greatness of Suncoast Sound? Why did we have to lose this great corps? Why do we continue to lose so many great corps? To me, this bears a strange resemblance to the "Aprile curse" of The Sopranos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Why do we continue to lose so many great corps? Because most corps are administrated by performance minded people and not business minded. And as long as you have corps administrators who are willing to end the season in the red in the name of performance, as opposed to being willing to end the season outside the top 12 and in the black, you will have corps fold. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSU GRAD 82 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Something is not quite right in the Sunshine State. For a state this large in population not to field one World Class Drum Corps is unacceptable! Don't know why Tampa Bay Thunder and Sun Devils haven't been able to get together and form one big Corps. (BTW, I'm way up in NW Florida, [Pensacola] which is physically located within the state of Florida, but it's really more like a southeastern extension of Alabama with a nice beach) Edited December 5, 2013 by LSU GRAD 82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Freedman Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Has there ever been a true heir to this corps? No. But a corps shouldn't try to become a great old corps, they should be influenced by it. I think many corps have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Freedman Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Because most corps are administrated by performance minded people and not business minded. And as long as you have corps administrators who are willing to end the season in the red in the name of performance, as opposed to being willing to end the season outside the top 12 and in the black, you will have corps fold. Do you know that this is true of this particular drum corps, or are you asserting dogmatically that if A (drum corps fails) then B ("performance minded" director who can't handle money)? Edit: I reread your post and you were speaking generally about failed corps, not about this specific corps. Still, someone might interpret it the same way, so I'll leave it. Edited December 5, 2013 by Pete Freedman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 IMO, what make Suncoast unique was the sum of it's parts. while some similar elements may go with those designers elsewhere, it was the chemistry of them together that made them tick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Do you know that this is true of this particular drum corps, or are you asserting dogmatically that if A (drum corps fails) then B ("performance minded" director who can't handle money)? of course he does, he's Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Do you know that this is true of this particular drum corps, or are you asserting dogmatically that if A (drum corps fails) then B ("performance minded" director who can't handle money)? of course he does, he's Stu Question for the both of ya: Which is a more reasonable conclusion; Were the (correction) Suncoast Admin… a) placing fiscal responsibility above performance aspects, … or b) placing performance aspects above fiscal responsibility? Edited December 6, 2013 by Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Question for the both of ya: Which is a more reasonable conclusion; Were the Glassmen Admin… a) placing fiscal responsibility above performance aspects, … or b) placing performance aspects above fiscal responsibility? I don't know, we're discussing Suncoast here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I don't know, we're discussing Suncoast here I meant Suncoast sorry 'bout that; I had Glassmen on my mind from posting in the other thread and typed their name instead of Suncoast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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