Cappybara Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just now, skevinp said: If DCI has a problem with it, I'm sure he would change if they asked him to. He is a professional with long experience. This obsession people have with "canning" others is disturbing. Personally, I have always liked it. It adds energy and fits into the excitement of the atmosphere. I agree. Crocker adds personality to the announcements. When I hear the words "Performing their [insert year here] production, [show title here], Drum Corps International is proud to present..." I can only hear it in Crocker's voice. He is an icon. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Sasha1 said: We loved it, laughed our heads off. It was definitely a Blue season! Great job all you Blue’s! I just think all the corps deserve to have their name announced correctly and with the same level of enthusiasm. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyfan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Cadevilina Crown said: Would be interesting to see what the World Championships would be like if they still used the averaged scores from all the regionals at Prelims and the scores achieved the previous night at Semis and Finals, but randomized the order in groups of 3 every night, just like the regionals do. Same goes for Open Class championships. I know BOA does something kinda similar by announcing the finalists in random order without scores and then setting the lineup in groups of 5-7, depending on the number of finalists. Yeah, let’s not announce scores and have a blind draw for performance order. 🤮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyfan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Ghost said: I watch hours of sports year round, except the No Basketball Allowed league, but very seldom does the viewer actually hear what players are saying to each other. No, I don't consider those comments real smack talk Cappy. No profanity, nothing about anyone's sex life, parents, relatives, girl/boy friends, etc. Just the shock and surprises that BD didn't win the Z. Maybe a judge or two might be upset that they were told on DCP that they suck. But the quotes didn’t even say that. They all seemed to be right after performance (before scores) saying who they thought pulled it off. After, I saw nothing but congrats for BAC. What did you see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadevilina Crown Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Everyfan said: Yeah, let’s not announce scores and have a blind draw for performance order. 🤮 Mind you, that's just a BOA thing. I wouldn't want DCI to do it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just now, Everyfan said: But the quotes didn’t even say that. They all seemed to be right after performance (before scores) saying who they thought pulled it off. After, I saw nothing but congrats for BAC. What did you see? My confusion is that first he says there was a lot of smack talk and the post you quoted backtracks and says he doesn't consider any of the quoted posts to be smack talk. So which one is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyfan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cadevilina Crown said: Mind you, that's just a BOA thing. I wouldn't want DCI to do it either. They did, once. Thankfully, never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyfan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 2 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said: Next year, in recognition of their pioneering use of technology, they'll rename themselves the "Blu e-coats". In a new corporate partnership, they will be known as the iCoats. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrownBariDad Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 2 hours ago, N.E. Brigand said: Better ... or different? Isn't this a year in which the Januals include consideration of rule changes? If so, an opportunity for DCI to shake up the system again. Maybe they'll require everyone to march trombones. No -- they're gonna get rid of trombones, but leave the glissandos in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jwillis35 Posted August 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2019 Here are a few thoughts on BD and Bloo this year. I may add more about the rest of the corps and post that in the review section later this week. Great season overall and I believe fans were once again treated to outstanding shows. All the marching members of every corps should be congratulated. This was another competitive and entertaining summer. So many excellent shows. Drum & Bugle Corps is in a good place, and as an older supporter and fan of the activity (54 now) I continue to love the evolution and the spirit of competition. Big congratulations to the Concord Blue Devils on their Gold Medal and World Championship. They continue to lead the drum corps activity into the future and are a truly deserving champion. I was in love with their show from day 1, even when it was really rough and not fully finished. Ghostlight was a monster production and so creative. It is filled with highlight after highlight. Every section seems to shine. Now that's how you feature a violin player within a show of this nature. Loved it! Nobody cleans feet or body quite like BD, and that coupled with a killer percussion performance on Finals night was likely the minuscule difference that helped them inch over the amazing Bluecoats. In the end, it comes down to who has the best show on Finals night, and BD has a long track record of performing when it matters. Bloo did, too. So this was a sweet win for BD. To beat a corps like Bluecoats, with that amazing show of theirs, is a tough task. None of us should be surprised. Most people knew this could go either way. The two corps were trading victories down the stretch. It was a fantastic race to the finish. I get that some Bluecoats fans are sad today. I am definitely sad. I wanted Bloo to win badly. I was rooting for my hometown corps like crazy, but at the end of the day the Blue Devils deserved this title, just like Bloo would have had a few tenths gone their way. When the scoring is this close you simply can't get too upset when the judges call it the way they see it on Finals night. That's what they are supposed to do. Great show, BD! I will be watching this one as much as 2015 and 2017. Way to go, Bluecoats, on another game-changing show and design from one of the best design teams in the business (right there with BD and SCV). Your show, from day 1 in Detroit, set the drum-corps world on fire. The design, staging, color palette, musical arrangements, integration of guard, and on and on...it was truly magnificent. There are a million-and-one ways to destroy a show with music of the Beatles. Doing popular music in DCI -- especially music of iconic groups -- is not easy and takes guts. John Lennon would have given this show a standing ovation. It was classy, complex, artistic, and entertaining. A silver medal is nothing to sneeze at. I am sad the corps did not get the big trophy. But in the end you had the crowd and you were only .087 from a great Blue Devils corps. That's incredibly good. This now makes 6 top-3 finishes for the Bluecoats since 2010. The corps has become a trend setter in this activity, and we can't say enough about what Doug Thrower and company put together musically for this show. All in all, I think the design of "The Bluecoats" is one of the most masterful and seamless designs I have ever seen in this activity. Did I mention I am a "dino?" I've seen a lot of great designs. It was so obvious after the Detroit performance that this show was likely going to challenge for Gold. It did. Just as the Blue Devils have been leading the activity forward, so too are the Bluecoats. They have jumped on the front of the train when it comes to leading in design and performance. They did that back in 2014. Great to see the corps tie for total music and win general effect. That says a lot. I can't wait to see what this design team has in store for this activity next summer. I know it will be amazing. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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