Popular Post d1358531 Posted August 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2014 From his FB page: I guess there are folks chastising the Cadets and well .. ME .. for the Cadets quick departure from the field Saturday night. First of all, the agreement the corps have is to depart leaving the field to the champion. There is no saluting or playing in your departure. That said, we have chosen over the years to maintain our bearing. If we win ... we stand erect. If we lose .. we stand erect. We do this out of respect for our competitors and for our 80 year legacy as Cadets. We do this every year. If you use as an example this past evening, I can assure you that placing Third was disappointing. But we have learned to stand still out of respect. Would you have felt we were more human of we had shown our displeasure? Perhaps. But does the crowd consider the feeling of the corps that gets bumped when there is an upset ??? NO. How about BD when they lost to Phantom a few years ago. The place went crazy. YEA! Phantom. Painful for BD. We forget there are kids under those uniforms. We think we are at a professional sporting event. Indeed, this is how we market ourselves .... MARCHING MUSIC'S MAJOR LEAGUES !!!! Gang ... Trust me ... we are very human. But whether here or in our lives, the Cadets learn that WE control our response to what happens. We need not bark out in anger when things do not go our way, And we need not crumble when the world tosses us a curveball. Last night was mlld. Third ... Second ... No big deal !!!BUT ... I admire the Cadets for standing at attention. They are my heroes. In fact I addressed before the retreat that we may place third. I have been around a few years and I knew the adjudicators, I knew the situation, and I knew what MIGHT happen. And as a teacher and caretaker for kids, I felt I needed to prepare them.I did not want to talk about third but I did. I felt it my duty. And it came to pass, we placed third ... and the Cadets stood erect.And Cadets everywhere cheer in understanding and joy. As for the departure ...there is no reason or us to stay on the field. We are not going to move ... this we know. And eventually, folks will cut through our ranks, and the situation is uncomfortable. Corps have other modes of operation and we respect their right to do so, BUT, with our approach, we kind of get in the way of a good party So ... we go ...and we celebrate alone OFF STAGE as our performers are taught.We never want to embarrass others. We never want to show disrespect. We always want to be Cadets I hope this helps to explain what we do. You may not agree but ... at least you might be understanding of our drum corps. Happy Sunday from a truck stop where we have blown a water hose on the way home. :) 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliswift Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I never felt that much respect when I was there. I love that he says "off stage". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 In fact I addressed before the retreat that we may place third. I have been around a few years and I knew the adjudicators, I knew the situation, and I knew what MIGHT happen. And as a teacher and caretaker for kids, I felt I needed to prepare them. I did not want to talk about third but I did. I felt it my duty.[/font] The adjudicators (and many who were at finals) felt that the BC executed better and showed more motivation last night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brichtimp Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 The adjudicators (and many who were at finals) felt that the BC executed better and showed more motivation last night. Yes, and if they averaged the total scores for three nights like they do for captions.....well, that would have been interesting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 From his FB page: /snip BRAVO George. Respect gained for you and the corps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yes, and if they averaged the total scores for three nights like they do for captions.....well, that would have been interesting too. Using three-night scoring averages, it would be: Blue Devils: 99.05 Cadets: 96.83 Bluecoats: 96.51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Errrrr, I'm torn. I understand where he's coming from and I appreciate the dignity and tradition, but just as the activity has evolved with narration, props, dance moves, trombones, etc, so has the world we live in. The end of retreat marks the end of a grueling wonderful season for all of these performers, many of whom know each other from meeting on tour, marching other corps together, or even marching WGI. It's not the small world it used to be. Kids from Cali march in Canton, kids from Texas march in Cali and so on. Corps are no longer so isolated that performers only know the people in their unit. And really, let's face it - it's a social media world now full of selfies and snapchats and tumblr and facebook. Let them march into the stadium full of pageantry and dignity, but when all is done, give them a chance to move through the ranks to hug and congratulate their friends from other corps and take those all important selfies that capture "that one second" that they will remember the rest of their lives. My age would qualify me as a dinosaur, but what I wouldn't give to have photos with friends from life moments like that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Errrrr, I'm torn. I understand where he's coming from and I appreciate the dignity and tradition, but just as the activity has evolved with narration, props, dance moves, trombones, etc, so has the world we live in. The end of retreat marks the end of a grueling wonderful season for all of these performers, many of whom know each other from meeting on tour, marching other corps together, or even marching WGI. Well, the "evolved" on allowing facial hair, why not this too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tja273 Posted August 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2014 I actually think it might be fun to see all of the other 11 corps crowd the front and sides of the field and watch the encore run. Think about it. Many of these corps have never seen the others perform due to schedules. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornTeacher Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I actually think it might be fun to see all of the other 11 corps crowd the front and sides of the field and watch the encore run. Think about it. Many of these corps have never seen the others perform due to schedules. I can't even begin to imagine the interplay between the championship group and the urgings of their fellow competitors. It might push them to a performance even greater than the one they won with. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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