Jeff Ream Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 16 hours ago, Tim K said: I think you’ll find the alumni corps a thing of the past in the near future. The Plymouth, MA Thanksgiving parade and evening standstill concert used to have an impressive number of groups each year that were fairly large. For Junior Corps alums, most marched prior to DCI or in the very early years. The Senior Corps seemed to generally be people who could no longer manage the current corps or the original corps disbanded. This past year there were only five corps participating, the membership was smaller and getting older. They still had heart and loved performing. People aren’t joining alumni corps in large numbers. The infighting may have something to do with it but I think it’s more changing times. Neighborhood drum corps have been gone for years. People who marched together since let’s say 1980 probably did not grow up together, go to school together, and as adults did not buy a house in the same area. That was the case with the first alumni corps. Allowing folks who did not march with the original corps caused some problems. I think that has subsided. When I hear the corps listed where Crusaders Senior marched, years back if you got the same crew together, you’d need the National Guard to keep the peace. It’s hardly an issue today but I heard a corps that tried to get off the ground never did because there was infighting about whether to allow rivals to join. The ironic thing is they were not a powerhouse back in the day and those that wanted to join to help them get off the ground marched with corps that used to beat them in competition. if the corps still has an active competing corps, they have a chance, as there's the possibility of younger members. but too many alumni corps wanted to stay stuck in (insert era here) and those younger members weren't flocking to play that stuff. even those that have been around for decades are smaller and older than say 10-15 years ago. my old corps when it went alumni was trying to be alumni only...which excluded my wife. Needless to say one persons comments ###### me off enough that i threw a royal #### fit, even for me, in front of a crowd and threatened to walk. it was quickly changed, and hey we got bigger too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 8 hours ago, Keith Hall said: I know many will hate this but. The End Is Near. Will corps be able to continue to tour as prices still rise? Gas prices will rise and the push will be on for electric (SMH), Tour fees will have to rise and there will come a point where there will be less kids that want to do it. ya know you've been saying this for a long time...and it's still here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 8 hours ago, cixelsyd said: "Amazingly"? Between the astronomical costs (largely self-inflicted), and the systemic resistance to allowing new members into the private club that now monopolizes competitive drum corps in the Western hemisphere, most people interested in starting a corps end up either discouraged, unsuccessful, or redirected toward joining existing teams instead of starting new ones. a lot of harsh truth here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said: DCI could really use something like an independent Inspector General. But to be effective they would need the power to force the member Corps to do things they may not want to do. And as our Mr Ream will point out, that won’t happen. It reminds me of when I was in the Pentagon, you get to see how lots of Generals operate; and they just can’t bring themselves to discipline each other. It’s ok if a General is a serial adulterer, but if a captain or sergeant did it they would be court-martialed. Not only that, but given the number of times people cut a deal to suppress the charges/accusations, the activity really ought to have kept some sort of a do-not-hire list. Imagine if someone who worked for more than one corps became the subject of a lawsuit... and so did their multiple corps. Double trouble. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoKnows Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Looks like we have a settlement conference and ultimately a trial date now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, TheOneWhoKnows said: Looks like we have a settlement conference and ultimately a trial date now Looks like trial 3 June unless they settle in April. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaleefree Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 4 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said: Looks like trial 3 June unless they settle in April. Where can i look this up at ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 5 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said: Looks like trial 3 June unless they settle in April. They won't settle. The complainant wants a trial, and Cadets have offered her everything they have to settle. If the complainant is still looking for a jury trial, it'll be up to the folks to find that the preponderance of evidence supports her claim. If I was a betting person, I'd actually put the odds in Cadets favor. But I'm not a betting person. Edited February 20 by Slingerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, totaleefree said: Where can i look this up at ? Many courts have online court record searches; depending on what state and jurisdiction (ie state vs federal), you may need to pay for access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, totaleefree said: Where can i look this up at ? https://trellis.law/case/34003/berl005091-20/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-vs-garfield-cadets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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