Jurassic Lancer Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Super Don-O said: I hate to say it, but Bloo may need to get used to the title of Crowd Favorite, but not Champion :: Checks the calendar :: Not yet they don’t. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfirwin3 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Super Don-O said: I hate to say it, but Bloo may need to get used to the title of Crowd Favorite, but not Champion Cool. They are fine with that. But I wouldn't be so sure. That overall margin is ridiculous. A single caption is in play at .2 and the overall margin is less than .3 right now. Bloo is just one or 2 outstanding achievement scores (which they have done) from taking it back. Edited July 30, 2019 by cfirwin3 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superOOk Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Super Don-O said: I hate to say it, but Bloo may need to get used to the title of Crowd Favorite, but not Champion I'll take that ANY DAY 🏆🏆🏆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superOOk Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Watching the weather for Newark rehearsal. Planning on flying down in BlooForceOne tomorrow night. 🚀🛩️💙🍁 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRapp Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, cfirwin3 said: Cool. They are fine with that. But I wouldn't be so sure. That overall margin is ridiculous. A single caption is in play at .2 and the overall margin is less than .3 right now. Bloo is just one or 2 outstanding achievement scores (which they have done) from taking it back. Yeah, I hear you. But when your main competition fields over 60–six zero—staffers and can take most of the weeks before finals off to clean and perfect every single moment of every single show...lets just say, it’s not exactly a surprise that BD always seems to get those last half point margins they need to win the gold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 43 minutes ago, MikeRapp said: Yeah, I hear you. But when your main competition fields over 60–six zero—staffers and can take most of the weeks before finals off to clean and perfect every single moment of every single show...lets just say, it’s not exactly a surprise that BD always seems to get those last half point margins they need to win the gold. Many of those staffers are volunteers, not paid. Number of shows per corps not including prelims-finals this season Blue Devils: 24 Bluecoats: 28 SCV: 24 Carolina Crown: 24 BAC: 24 Cavies: 26 Blue Stars: 28 Blue Knights: 22 Cadets: 33 Mandarins: 24 Phantom Regiment: 27 Crossmen: 23 Mean: 25.5 shows Median: 24 shows Mode: 24 shows Highest: Cadets at 33 Lowest: Blue Knights at 22 I'll let that marinate for a bit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldbandguy Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 8 hours ago, 3PoC said: Paul Mc Cartney said Blackbird means "black girl" as bird is a slang for girl. The song is in part about the state of race relations in the US (written in 68 I believe). The ending now has the blackbird dancer sharing a moment with a black female guard member and then the black woman is then lifted up by the full guard at the end. A subtle but fitting and meaningful touch. McCartney wrote "Blackbird" after reading about and seeing news stories of "The Little Rock 9" at Central High School in Little Rock, AK. If you're not familiar with this bit of U.S. history I would urge you to read about it. It happened in 1957. The Bluecoats spent 5 days in Little Rock recently and their rehearsal site, War Memorial Stadium, was not far from CHS. The members are familiar with the meaning behind the song and why it is not "just another ballad." I think Paul McCartney and the living members of the Little Rock 9 would be very pleased with the interpretation and level of respect the corps presents this beautiful work with. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcsnare93 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Cappybara said: Many of those staffers are volunteers, not paid. Not just volunteers, but all of them aren't even on tour the whole summer. Bloo even has a comparable number of staff, so not sure why some see this as some kind of disadvantage. It's not even out of the ordinary for World Class corps. For example, BK ~50, Crown ~60, Vanguard ~60. Edited July 30, 2019 by dcsnare93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awunderlich Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 11 hours ago, tedrick said: I was trying to recall another instance in the history of drum corps where the audience spontaneously responding to a corps' performance by singing -- Can anyone recall a similar example to what happened Saturday night in in Atlanta? the only thing that is coming to mind is "Beef" from Cadets 1996 - I really hope fans in the stands keep up singing Hey Jude! I am Spartacus! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfirwin3 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 7 hours ago, MikeRapp said: Yeah, I hear you. But when your main competition fields over 60–six zero—staffers and can take most of the weeks before finals off to clean and perfect every single moment of every single show...lets just say, it’s not exactly a surprise that BD always seems to get those last half point margins they need to win the gold. I saw this discussion about staff elsewhere. That's a fairly big misconception (like the recruitment make-up one). The other contending corps (especially the ones with full time administration) have similar lists of staffing. BD should be a Texas corps. Everything that is said about them is larger than life. 😀 They are contenders (nearly) every year (they weren't last year) when the rest are usually not. But they have to work out the same strategy and woodshed time as the rest. The margins are extremely tight. A little bit can't really go a long way and a lot can mean only a little at this point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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