DWilliams Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) OK..thank you for devaluing my opinion... Dude, he wasn't devaluing your opinion. Don't get all upset. He's just saying it's a game, a fun contest not an area to start a debate or provide "points". Edited June 24, 2014 by DWilliams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWilliams Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Why does it NEED to be changed? What is with this constant NEED and desire to change this activity... I simply don't buy into the whole "progress" argument. 20 years ago... 1993... over 80 corps competed at the DCI World Championships aka The Summer Music Games. In 2013? 36. Yes you read that correctly.... 36. As in over HALF the corps from 20 years ago are gone... vanished... kaput. In that lot, we have lost no less than 6 former DCI finalists, a DCI World Champion, at leasst 3 former Division 2 or 3 champions and we have actually lost the local corps foundation the activity was built on. So what has changed? Instrumentation, both key and types A and E Local touring circuits have all vanished Infighting like never before The lines between drum corps and band have all but disappeared Please remind me again? Why is all this change necessary?#justsayin #itsforfun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietcity Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 New Name: Summer WGI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) I'm amazed at the number of shows around the country that are called: Drum Corps: An American Tradition It's something like 5 or six shows. Could it be the creeping in of a trend to re-brand? Edited June 25, 2014 by garfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKT90 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Some people need to loosen their gurtles...ever heard of something for the fun of it? As seargent Hulka says, lighten up Francis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Some people need to loosen their gurtles...ever heard of something for the fun of it? As seargent Hulka says, lighten up Francis. gurtles? Do you mean girdles? A fine example of the generation gap in drum corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKT90 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 gurtles? Do you mean girdles? A fine example of the generation gap in drum corps. Ha Lol. Yes thanks, that's the word! I wish I was as young as you might think I am :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownLeadSop Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Cainan - For a few years, I felt just as you do. But through the magic of Fan Network, I can now easily see the shows of my choice and study them carefully, as often as I want. The multi-camera view and HD brings this all into better view for me. Today's DCI programming will likely 'hold-up' better against varied and accessible entertainment options readily available these days. Younger audiences today, with remote in hand, click off what doesn't interest them within a matter of seconds. Today's DCI corps are FILLED with contemporary visuals and sounds, and a never-ending rotation of colors, emotions, costume changes, etc. Old school drum corps, that I participated in, promoted, and enjoyed were unique and special for their time. No complaints. But, compared to today's corps, our appearances were closer to what today would be seen as MARCHING EXHIBITIONS. It's 2014. What we see from DCI today are SHOWS. The talent on display today is not only higher quality, but dazzling and unpredictable. Our activity is more nimble now, in its ability to keep audience interest. It's working, but far more expensive to produce, unfortunately. I'm going to get this tattooed on my butt and post a picture of it every time someone wants to talk about "the good old days" and "we should go back to" stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDevils92 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Is this the summer of throwing up your hands and arguing with everyone over the dumbest things? The pettiness was not this bad last year. Anyway this is my submission...... The narration and too many props tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitagain Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Who's drum corps is it. Where scores are made up and the winner has already been determined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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