MikeD Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 So funny..all the rules.lol I remember well. Great Video , and the ever so controversial peace sign that was some statement for those times. We did it first the year before in Miami to "White Rabbit", and Tony "hic" Schlecta was on record stating that we did not deserve to be competing at the show. He wouldn't even say our name when we were on the line. Happy to say, the crowd loved it. I never saw so many flashes go off as when we turned and pushed to the stands in the Peace sign form. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 When I was teaching a GSC corps in 76/77, we did a show on a pier in Havre de Grace MD. The 'field' was way to narrow, and as our bass drummers crabbed backwards up with their eyes to the DM, one of them took too large a step and ...whoops...right into the water! At the same show, some guy was parasailing...and as the tow boat go up speed to lift him out of the water, it beame clear to everyone watching that the guy had not tied his suit tight enough...he lifted out of the water, but his bathing suit decided not to. Thats great.lol Do you remember the state fair grounds. I think maybe wisconsin? MAybe ILL. cant remember Anyway ,there is plenty of diversity today. IMO...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thats great.lol Do you remember the state fair grounds. I think maybe wisconsin? MAybe ILL. cant remember Anyway ,there is plenty of diversity today. IMO...lol Yeah...we've gone off on qute a tangent! Fair ground shows were fun, but the venues were pretty sketchy, to be sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Yeah...we've gone off on qute a tangent! Fair ground shows were fun, but the venues were pretty sketchy, to be sure. lol..they sure were....yeah we need to PM chat soon back to todays diversity..lol Edited August 29, 2015 by GUARDLING 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Here's a perfect example of what I mean: great, catchy piece of music, perfect for drum corps, would *never* be attempted on today's field because it's at 128 beats per minute. https://twitter.com/DrumCorpsClips/status/706559975632408576 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 http://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ This fits perfectly in that tempo range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Here's a perfect example of what I mean: great, catchy piece of music, perfect for drum corps, would *never* be attempted on today's field because it's at 128 beats per minute. https://twitter.com/DrumCorpsClips/status/706559975632408576 Would have fit into my era, where everything HAD to be between something like 126 and 132, due to the Cadence caption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gak27 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 http://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ This fits perfectly in that tempo range. I see what you did there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketman Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Aside from Cadets, it seemed that most corps would not be moving while playing highly difficult/exposed passages. (Brass lines). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I totally agree with the OP, and have felt that way myself for many, many years. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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