George Dixon Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: He doesn’t sound like a person who is going to step down without a fight to me. He seems very combative and hostile to those who would question his authority. That seems to be a trend in people who are in powerful positions for far too long. Agreed. This one will not end with a z-pull and a standing O. I think in a broader sense DCI needs to in some manner review and verify the "objectivity" and "independence" of the (oversight) boards. Any more instances of invited friends and family members as the BOD should result in a "probationary status" by DCI while the board is reorganized and properly verified/vetted. That's the key imo 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 They missed RBs defense of the driver saying in essence “we fired him because that is what society wants us to do”. IOW not because firing was the right thing to do but RB was forced to fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifer Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Funny how many people, even on this site, praised Roman Blenski as a godsend less than ten years back when everyone was up in arms about the G7 movement. Roman even gained power when he became a DCI board member and was seen as one of the leaders who was going to save drum corps for the smaller corps. Just like how Boston was fighting for the little guy back then (even gave the finger with its G7 drill) and now only cares about building their finances so they can buy staff, electronics and props, Roman has turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlemm Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, fifer said: Funny how many people, even on this site, praised Roman Blenski as a godsend less than ten years back when everyone was up in arms about the G7 movement. Roman even gained power when he became a DCI board member and was seen as one of the leaders who was going to save drum corps for the smaller corps. Just like how Boston was fighting for the little guy back then (even gave the finger with its G7 drill) and now only cares about building their finances so they can buy staff, electronics and props, Roman has turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Well, it’s understandable. Don’t you think people wouldn’t have been supportive if they would have known? Hindsight is 20/20, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlemm Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, fifer said: Funny how many people, even on this site, praised Roman Blenski as a godsend less than ten years back when everyone was up in arms about the G7 movement. Roman even gained power when he became a DCI board member and was seen as one of the leaders who was going to save drum corps for the smaller corps. Just like how Boston was fighting for the little guy back then (even gave the finger with its G7 drill) and now only cares about building their finances so they can buy staff, electronics and props, Roman has turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Well, it’s understandable. Don’t you think people wouldn’t have been supportive if they would have known? Hindsight is 20/20, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmolnar Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 ...this corps should probably just fold. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicManNJ Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 33 minutes ago, derek005 said: He needs to resign or forced out by DCI! They will fold next year if nothing happens to Roman. Swift action is the best hope for saving the organization (not saying it can ultimately be saved). Dragging this out will condemn them to folding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, fifer said: Funny how many people, even on this site, praised Roman Blenski as a godsend less than ten years back when everyone was up in arms about the G7 movement. Roman even gained power when he became a DCI board member and was seen as one of the leaders who was going to save drum corps for the smaller corps. Just like how Boston was fighting for the little guy back then (even gave the finger with its G7 drill) and now only cares about building their finances so they can buy staff, electronics and props, Roman has turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Ten years ago was ten years ago, and yes, Roman Blenski did have a good reputation. However, it is not unknown for an organization that is falling apart to have a leader who makes bad decisions due to being overwhelmed, perhaps burnt out from the job, and gets very defensive. History is filled with people who make terrible and often dangerous decisions with the best of intentions. We’re looking at what is presented today, it’s not taking away from what he contributed to the drum corps community over the years, it’s about safety and procedures now and in the years to come. I’m also not seeing the Boston Crusaders connection. What is wrong with building up an endowment which allows your corps to attract top staff and survive in the future? That’s being responsible and proactive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post craiga Posted August 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, fifer said: Funny how many people, even on this site, praised Roman Blenski as a godsend less than ten years back when everyone was up in arms about the G7 movement. Roman even gained power when he became a DCI board member and was seen as one of the leaders who was going to save drum corps for the smaller corps. Just like how Boston was fighting for the little guy back then (even gave the finger with its G7 drill) and now only cares about building their finances so they can buy staff, electronics and props, Roman has turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Dear God! Why on earth would you compare Roman Blenski's egregious behavior with Boston's recent financial and competitive success???? One has absolutely nothing to do with the other. And, for the record, Boston's BOD has been very proactive in sharing its "best practices" with the boards of several other corps over the last few years, and in one case even loaning another corps a substantial amount of $$ so they could finish their season. This is quite possibly the most ignorant post on DCP. 5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoakes Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 26 minutes ago, fifer said: Just like how Boston was fighting for the little guy back then (even gave the finger with its G7 drill) and now only cares about building their finances so they can buy staff, electronics and props, Roman has turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing Oh no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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