PopcornEater1963 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Actually… this would probably sum up why I won tonight… https://rollingwiththecavies.wordpress.com/2021/07/31/wow/?fbclid=IwAR121CWdN8sRAydRk0e7B2bLTHF7XfS6fXQKCAYRag81YVVpegbMu9xohRs 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedrick Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Jurassic Lancer said: OK, so you have seen the shows (I have not) … how to you rank them? 1 Blue Stars - most complete show of the night 2 Phantom good horn line some nice marching moments 3 Cavies - loud horns - but not much of a show concept 4 Colts - very nice horn line and drums - show concept immature - should be programming more serious material 5 Madison - horn line not very strong -- they play nicely but lack fullness and force - lots of body work - would like more straight ahead marching 6 River City Rhapsody - some nice drum moments - horn line has potential 7 Colt Cadets - mature group - very good small corps -- Overall fun night - but these shows are at 75-80% of normal show - guards noticeably less proficient than normal due to lack of practice. I really hope corps can continue building on this -- Edited July 31, 2021 by tedrick spelling 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Tuma Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, DeanInChicago said: ‘Twas a lovely evening in La Crosse. Beautiful weather, fantastic venue with rolling hills in background, and an engaged audience. Parked on State Street then walked to the stadium a few blocks away thru a few warmup percussion blocks. Stayed far away and kept moving. Concessions served only a few items: large cookies 2 for a dollar. Candy bars. Soda. Water. Many helpful yellow-shirt volunteers. Hit the souvies: bought tour shirts of Cavaliers and Madison. Grabbed a discounted Call of the Wild shirt from the Blue Stars. On the field, LOVED the subtle first flags used by Madison. I always read TOO much into the look of what’s on a corps flags! But it was very clever having the abstract M on the silks. When the flag is held one way, the M is readable. But spin that pole, and suddenly the M becomes a W. Just as Madison is now coed, ONE flag represents EVERYONE. Designwise, the circular stage in the Cavaliers show is likely a nod to the Rosemont water tower. I did not care for the Blue Stars tarp. At least 8 staff taped the rectangle subway map to the turf ahead of the show. But the music was lush and had me boppin in the stands. The post show encore of In the Heights music and Autumn Leaves was wonderful. In the Heights is not a current Broadway show. Sure, there is the film. The stage version closed several years ago, yet it played in the same theatre where Hamilton plays - the Richard Rodgers. The Colts sounded GREAT, but not a fan of the color scheme. Some of my favorite miked soloists of the night. Favorite show was Phantom Regiment. Thank you for the goosebumps. Nightcap at Taco Bell. Thanks for the good review. Is it possible Blue Stars played La Vie en Rose for their encore rather than Autumn Leaves? https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRosSUajNns/?utm_medium=copy_link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, Brian Tuma said: Thanks for the good review. Is it possible Blue Stars played La Vie en Rose for their encore rather than Autumn Leaves? https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRosSUajNns/?utm_medium=copy_link Think he may have the Blue corps mixed up with the Bloooo corps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cage Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Brian Tuma said: Thanks for the good review. Is it possible Blue Stars played La Vie en Rose for their encore rather than Autumn Leaves? https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRosSUajNns/?utm_medium=copy_link La Vie en Rose has been their corps song since 2008 when they made finals for the first time since the 70s. Autumn Leaves is Bluecoats corps song. It was their ballad the first year they made finals, 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanInChicago Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Oy vey. I am terrible with song titles. May I blame the late night at Taco Bell? La Vie in Rose, is what the song is. Thank you Brian, oldbandguy, cage, and others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdaddy Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 54 minutes ago, DeanInChicago said: May I blame the late night at Taco Bell? I still blame all my mistakes on Taco Bell, and I haven't had it in years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdaddy Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 9 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said: Seems that fun & engaging shows are shows that, in a year with judging, wouldn’t score well. Good point, but I also think that Blue Stars in 2021 are just doing their thing. I could easily see them performing this show in any other year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpspluto Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 If you missed the show last night, you can catch the rebroadcast again streaming LIVE tonight at 7:30 PM CT on FloMarching. We also have archives of Blue Stars, Phantom Regiment, Madison Scouts available for viewing right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook'emCavies Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 10 hours ago, PopcornEater1963 said: Actually… this would probably sum up why I won tonight… https://rollingwiththecavies.wordpress.com/2021/07/31/wow/?fbclid=IwAR121CWdN8sRAydRk0e7B2bLTHF7XfS6fXQKCAYRag81YVVpegbMu9xohRs I was just thinking about your blog. I'm looking forward to reading it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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