N.E. Brigand Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Fran Haring said: 1974, we did enter Class A at Key to the Sea in Toledo, Ohio... and made finals. It was really cool to play at the night show. Please tell me it was a Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said: Please tell me it was a Saturday. Honest,y I'm not sure. I think Class A was Friday, Open Class on Saturday. Or it might have been Saturday and Sunday. We finished 9th at both "A" prelims and finals... a 10-corps finals. Several really good Class A corps there... Glassmen, Charioteers, Marquis, Seneca Princemen, among others. Edited January 29, 2019 by Fran Haring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said: Agree that SoundSport could be the way to bring back Corps with local membership. While they compete indoors on a basketball court - there is no reason they can't perform in local parades, standstills etc. This leads to them becoming known in the local area, and potentially leading to other local groups starting up as interest builds (i.e., local competition). Then, get them onto a football field. When I lived in Belleville IL in mid 90's, I ran across a late-1950's newspaper that had story of the previous nights Drum Corps contest - 12 Corps (2 all-girl), ALL of them from within St Clair County. Now, with possible exception of the Black Knights I am sure all these Corps were in the 50-member range, but properly staged these Corps can be highly entertaining. None of them (except BK) toured farther than 100 miles to compete - at best a few might go to State AL or VFW, BUT there were contests almost every weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day. This could be done without DCI involvement. The members would work hard, reap the benefits of working as a team toward a goal larger than themselves, etc. sure Soundsport could do lots of those things, if available. But show hosts are going to want to pay the corps coming, and parades don't pay as much if at all like they used to. the real key is being able to do corporate gigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Fran Haring said: Honest,y I'm not sure. I think Class A was Friday, Open Class on Saturday. Or it might have been Saturday and Sunday. We finished 9th at both "A" prelims and finals... a 10-corps finals. Several really good Class A corps there... Glassmen, Charioteers, Marquis, Seneca Princemen, among others. So you were weighed and founding wanting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) Speaking of the ole X-Box One, heck, it's my off work entertainment. Can't get to sleep after work at 3 AM, I need something to do instead of sit at the 24 hour diner. Edited January 30, 2019 by BigW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Also have MACBDA in the summers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 53 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said: So you were weighed and founding wanting. An indication of how clueless I am about John Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Fran Haring said: An indication of how clueless I am about John Denver. That may not be a bad thing.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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