kkrepps Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 First time seeing Bloo this year. Great show. Is that Drum Major the winky guy from down side up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, cfirwin3 said: Like I said... 128 to 135... To 150... +4 this year. Running out of field space! I remember they went to 135 because they said it would fill three buses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamahoNow Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Buses are bigger now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfirwin3 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Just now, Terri Schehr said: I remember they went to 135 because they said it would fill three buses. I remember talk about front ensembles pulling down field numbers too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdValvesAreForWimps Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, cfirwin3 said: Like I said... 128 to 135... To 150... +4 this year. Running out of field space! If we rolled it back to 128 we could probably field five to ten more corps. There aren’t enough anymore. How many world class corps are there? Twenty? There used to be hundreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdValvesAreForWimps Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, cfirwin3 said: I remember talk about front ensembles pulling down field numbers too. They are. It started as a pit and now it’s a canyon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, cfirwin3 said: Like I said... 128 to 135...To 150...+4 this year. Running out of field space! I'd say props are the cause for a corps "running out of field space" and forcing corps to invest in another 18 wheeler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, ThirdValvesAreForWimps said: Here’s my problem with vocals: If a corps has a dedicated vocalist like the Bluecoats do this year, Carolina Crown did last year, and the Cadets did last year, it takes one or more spots in the corps from people who play a brass instrument, a percussion instrument, or someone with color guard talent. People forget vocalists and choir members count against the total number of members permitted on the field. Brass players, percussionists, and color guard specialists work hard to get good enough to make a world class corps all their teenage years and to be shoved aside to make room for a vocalist — or a choir — would be terrible. I don’t even like it when my old corps has their brass players sing! You are certainly welcome to this opinion and I will not argue your point, BUT you might want to consider what Bloo's vocalist adds to their great show...which is MUCH! She is making the experience BETTER for all of those other 153 performing guard, percussion and brass members. She is also making the experience BETTER for most of the spectators. (MUCH BETTER for most I would say.) I would also point out that Bloo is touring with 154 members on the field plus several alternates. ALL are getting the experience of a lifetime. And I say again...thank you Bloo for using a LIVE singer not a pre-recorded version. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, ThirdValvesAreForWimps said: If we rolled it back to 128 we could probably field five to ten more corps. There aren’t enough anymore. How many world class corps are there? Twenty? There used to be hundreds. actually the opposite would happen 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfirwin3 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ghost said: I'd say props are the cause for a corps "running out of field space" and forcing corps to invest in another 18 wheeler. Eeh... Take my comment with a grain of salt. The truth is that there are (and have been) expanding roles in the ensembles and they are trying to maintain workable numbers for block drill in field sections when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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