Terri Schehr Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, WaxDCIFan said: Same here. I saw my first drum corps show in Normal, IL when I was a high school sophomore in 1984 (as a tuba player, sitting on the 50 yard line hearing PR's contra line playing 1812 overture was absolute nirvana). I was hooked because it was different & amazing. I marched the next year and have pumped my kids and $$ into the activity ever since. Now that drum corps = marching band, DCI is forgoing the only thing that made them unique from the marching band activity. And they are doing it for little gain. The WW players who want to be part of DCI are already there, marching on horns, spinning flags, etc and having a great time. I doubt many people will pay exorbitant sums of money for summer marching band when they can get it for free at home. You really believe in something when you’re willing to send your children there. I definitely understand that feeling. Jim said this morning that if it passes, it’s time for new adventures in the summer. Probably Yellowstone and the Black Hills next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Continental said: The patient is already brain dead. I love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Glenn426 said: So some news from that video, the task force voted to bring this proposal forward. She named one corps director. David Glasgow of the Bluecoats. David Glasgow is not a corps director. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, WaxDCIFan said: Yes, except that the patient is still alive and can't see that he/she is dying. 2 minutes ago, Continental said: The patient is already brain dead. LOL! Oh please. Stop. You're killing me here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 56 minutes ago, Glenn426 said: The opportunity cost in a new 15 year old live long fan and a 65 year old fan who is on the way out is simply to see why this initiative to seek new revenue streams is important to DCI. That 15 year old similar to you #NeverWW will have a lifelong enjoyment and fulfillment from DCI. 50 more years of buying tickets going to shows, possibly auditioning, a new set of eyeballs for the sponsors of DCI. It's an opportunity cost that for DCI simply can't be ignored any longer. And it's the very reason why everything in our world is marketed towards the younger generation. There is simply more potential money to be made from attracting an 18 year old than there is a 65 year old. But they tell us fans in the modern-day, ever-changing DCI only last an average of three years each. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaxDCIFan Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: You really believe in something when you’re willing to send your children there. I definitely understand that feeling. Jim said this morning that if it passes, it’s time for new adventures in the summer. Probably Yellowstone and the Black Hills next year. Black Hills is awesome. Custer State Park is really neat, roaming buffalo herds, big caves, etc. If you go that far, check out Fort Robinson in western Nebraska. Old army indian fort, really a neat experience. Horseback trails / cowboy breakfast up in the hills, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, cixelsyd said: David Glasgow is not a corps director. Finally! Someone's paying attention. I should have known you'd parse for facts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfirwin3 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: You really believe in something when you’re willing to send your children there. I definitely understand that feeling. Jim said this morning that if it passes, it’s time for new adventures in the summer. Probably Yellowstone and the Black Hills next year. Same. I will likely be much more casual about it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Glenn426 said: The opportunity cost in a new 15 year old live long fan and a 65 year old fan who is on the way out is simply to see why this initiative to seek new revenue streams is important to DCI. That 15 year old similar to you #NeverWW will have a lifelong enjoyment and fulfillment from DCI. 50 more years of buying tickets going to shows, possibly auditioning, a new set of eyeballs for the sponsors of DCI. It's an opportunity cost that for DCI simply can't be ignored any longer. And it's the very reason why everything in our world is marketed towards the younger generation. There is simply more potential money to be made from attracting an 18 year old than there is a 65 year old. The problem ignored is short term damage. It’ll take years for that 15 year to be to where they can replace the 50 year old who buys tickets, merch, sponsors kid and donates to corps now, as well as volunteers freely. And given the fact the current members now trash the idea everywhere you look on social media isn’t a good sign. You need to weather the short term to have a long term, and I don’t think they truly get that 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Kathy Black interview - "Revenue": She identifies the origin of the idea as a most curious and ironic source - a task force exploring the "new revenue" strategic plan objective. Yet she only identified one possible new type of revenue - ticket sales to woodwind players. We already market heavily to bands, so that would not be a "new" source of revenue. Meanwhile, there is another strategic plan objective for growing current revenue sources. Were they consulted about this proposal? What if "new revenue" comes at the expense of losing ten times that much "current revenue"? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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