Triple Forte Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 On 3/21/2018 at 12:19 AM, Rusty said: The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performed tonight at a Houston-area high school. I couldn't attend due to a prior commitment, but my wife was kind enough to cue up a video on the school district's website at http://www.ccisd.net/. (I'd link directly to the vid, but I can't find it - right now it appears to be on the front page of the site. Skip to the -46:00 mark to see them feeding onto the field.) Not sure what the rep is for the show, but it looks decent and sounds great. At one point, I realized just how wonderful it was to hear a good horn line really cranking on G bugles. And then I noticed some weird sound effects. Then strings. Yep: they have a synth in the pit, with amps at the 35 on side one and the 40 on side two. Basically, it's Hop's world. We just live in it. I would bet they will use and not abuse the usage of electronics. Corps take notice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Tim K said: I figure the only way I can criticize the Commandant’s Own is when I survive boot camp. I’d probably survive five minutes. Jim has a story or two about Parris Island. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 3 hours ago, cowtown said: So when do they get spandex costume, start rolling around on the ground, pointing to the sky in overly, emotive exultations of faux drama and depth? i don't think you'll see that anytime soon. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesmr Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 11 hours ago, cowtown said: So when do they get spandex costume, start rolling around on the ground, pointing to the sky in overly, emotive exultations of faux drama and depth? Exactly. When I see the "Commandants Own" doing the compulsory bug-squishing and lunging ... well, it may be great for US Army recruitment 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 21 hours ago, cowtown said: So when do they get spandex costume, start rolling around on the ground, pointing to the sky in overly, emotive exultations of faux drama and depth? about the same time they roll out Backflip George Patton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I saw an ad for this event on nextdoor.com and ignored it thinking it was just an ROTC thing. I wish I had looked into it because I would have loved to have seen the performance. That stadium is 10 minutes from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 4 hours ago, HockeyDad said: about the same time they roll out Backflip George Patton "The war is over... go in peace." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 9:10 PM, hughesmr said: Exactly. When I see the "Commandants Own" doing the compulsory bug-squishing and lunging ... well, it may be great for US Army recruitment pretty sure the USMC isn't recruiting dino DCI fans neither is the army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Lance said: pretty sure the USMC isn't recruiting dino DCI fans neither is the army In fact, I believe Javier Estorga -- BD soloist the last couple of years -- is now a Marine...might even be in the CO at this time. Hope he enjoyed the transition from 3 valve Bb to 2 valve G! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoaDci Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) Man, what a step up in design for them. Edited March 25, 2018 by BoaDci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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