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“Canter-On” to Canton Ohio! August 5th 2024.


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26 minutes ago, KVG_DC said:

I wasn't aware the Troopers were there.

I may or may not have been in Section 6, Row 6, Seat 6 lol. 

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6 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:

It was very subdued.  I’m going to die inside if it’s like that in Indy.  I need some high energy fellow audience members around me. 

So, you're telling us Jim is pretty low key.

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3 hours ago, gak27 said:

Jeff Jackson was there last night?!?

Where were you sitting btw? I was in 223 on the 40 to the right of the 50 yard line

 

I was in section 224, row 6, right on the 35

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29 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said:

I had practice for Indy by having to tell a couple of people that they were in my seats last night after intermission.  I thought I was going to have to practice here on Jim. 

#### seat poachers are everywhere! 😡

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13 minutes ago, Barneveld said:

#### seat poachers are everywhere! 😡

It’s not like we leave for long. Maybe to get something to eat and we come back after dinner break and there they are.  I’m surprised it hasn’t become more volatile. The only place this ever happens is drum corps.  I go to concerts, plays, baseball games, football games… 

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9 hours ago, Vuitton said:

It’s not true they only move and play from the Z-Pull onward.

I just watched Regiment and Crown with a stopwatch. I chose Regiment because you insinuate they move and play the least and Crown because (without timing everyone) I believe they play and move the most. By most I mean I’m only timing when the full horn line is moving and playing at the same time and not body movement - actually doing continuous marching/drill while playing.

Crown’s full horn line played and moved for 3:06, where as Regiment’s played and moved for 1:34. Give or take a few seconds on each. So while Crown marched and played 1 minute and 32 seconds more than Regiment, if we’re talking 11 1/2 to 12 1/2 minute shows, then both corps are park and bark to the extreme. Everyone is park and bark to the extreme these days. No one moves and plays like corps used to. I absolutely believe Crown plays and moves the most, so if I timed other corps, I would bet most of them are playing and marching in line with what Regiment is doing.

The members today are doing other things. Regiment’s members are spending time fully integrating their props within the drill and visual program, Crown’s members are not spending time doing that. Crown’s props frame the visual, Regiment’s are integrated into the visual. So when you look at these shows side by side, one is not more difficult than the other. They are just doing different things, both of which are highly challenging. 

Don’t know which sections you are timing.  When we last did Crown, it was much higher than that.  And the overall playing time that Crown does was like 2.5 minutes more than PR. I’ll have to go back and check. But honestly, it’s absolutely absurd PR is moving and playing 1.5 minutes. Judges need new guidelines. Very unacceptable IMO

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10 hours ago, NewArpege said:

Don’t know which sections you are timing.  When we last did Crown, it was much higher than that.  And the overall playing time that Crown does was like 2.5 minutes more than PR. I’ll have to go back and check. But honestly, it’s absolutely absurd PR is moving and playing 1.5 minutes. Judges need new guidelines. Very unacceptable IMO

My attempt was to time with the full horn line was playing and moving at the same time. No one has the full hornline playing and moving at the same time very much, and all (including Crown) have the sections playing the hardest parts standing still.

However, other things need to be taken into account, too. The judges want to see a variety of skills shown, not just playing and marching. And if one corps marches and plays for one minute it can be higher in quality, content and demand, than another who plays and moves for six minutes.

Quality. Design. Execution. 

You people insinuating that Regiment is only scoring well because their show is easy are mistaken.  

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