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Yea, I have been wondering how he makes that many posts too... I could just ask my director if he knows this guy...

I feel very stupid for doing this, but does anyone have any media from SCV 2001? Preferably a video, but an MP3 will do. I had the video on my other computer, but looked to day to discover that it had been deleted . I'm sad. Thanks for your help

Santa Clara Vanguard. However awsome they might be, they are having a bad year. You should check them out the past few years.

Spirit - Alot more energy than I was expecting, and alot better than I expected. They had really accesible music, and a few moments that made the crowd politely applaud. I don't really remember much else. Glassmen - I really liked it. They made new world sound...well, new. Highlight of the show: The snow angels (corps lies on the field and does body movement) was really effective, and got a few oohs and aahs. Blue Knights - Reading what was written in the program about this show makes it make alot more sense. The program was called "A Midsummer Knight's Dream" and was about marching drum corps, similar to Kennesaw Mountain HS 2004. Highlight of the show: The amazing drill and body movement in the drum break. There was one move where the corps was in these 4 triangles, and the point of each triangle went to their knees and fell back on their backs, and the rest of the triangle followed in a ripple effect. VERY cool. S....C....V- This show was not very difficult. It seemed very "kiddish" with all the crowd accesible "picture" sets. The Vanguard yell seemed very forced, and the corps didn't return the favor with a very good sound. I had Blue Knights over SCV, and I think that will be happening pretty soon, hate to say it. The visual design is what is killing them, not the music. Highlight - The Drum break, where the Corps Proceeds to spell out 1917, CCCP, USSR and then a little later 1991. BAC - This show is the same concept as My Marching bands show (seguin) and I really liked it. I particularily loved the arrangement of Candide. There were a bunch of "BAC" moments (groups of four spinning, silence before huge curved company front) but it didnt posses the punch that the upper six did. I also don't see where else this show can go, as I think the may have already peeked. Wonderful Guard, as we have come to expect. Highlight- I loved the Head tilts coinciding with the bell notes with the pit. Very happy moment and put a smile on everyones face. Sing Sang Sung also got the crowd on their feet. Crown - Beautiful Hornline. One of the best of the night. Another "happy" show. I like the Angel wing sets. I really didn't like the Guard unis, but I was told they represent the fact the Angels walk among us, and are indistinguishable. Kind of cool. I wings on the back of the unis looked like lungs to me. I enjoyed the ballad, but I was expecting more of a hit from the Sarah McLachlan piece. Highlight - The Final set - the number 444, which is a holy number that represents angels. Very cool way to end it. Bluecoats - Loved it. Hardest drill of the night. They get the corps around the field. I was dissapointed that there wasn't a plate line. The "drum speak" was not very effective, but probably because it was almost inaudible. They really need to turn it up, or turn it off completely. It kind of killed the mood. Coats had one of my favorite music books of the night. Highlight - Nothing really stuck out, it was all very good. I will write the rest later, Got to go to work. ok back. Phantom FRIKIN Regiment - This was easily my favorite show of the night. I thought that phantom playing Gershwin would be a little awkward, but I was definately humming the music later that evening. This show was alot of fun, and eveyrone around me was grinning like an idiot the whole time (including myself). The male in the guard is AMAZING and the umbrellas in the tunnel gave them an awe inspiring look coming on the field. Mostly Beautiful Sounds, and I was extremely expressed with Phantom's Visual skills. Visual is no longer their hindrance. Highlight moment - The end of the show was AMAZING. I love how the guy in the guard runs towards the back of the field and opens his umbrella, and all you see is the back of the umbrella. Almost as is he stopped by for a little while, and was on his way somewhere else. This show has the total package, and I really think they will be above Madi by Finals. Madison Scouts - Seeing as how the band directors at my school work for this drum corps, I have heard quite a bit about it. But still, the whistles totally took me by surprise, and they create an erie tone. I two guard guy's staring each other down in the middle of the field is a cool foreshadowing of things to come. Very cool opener, and the drill is very clean. The have very "Cavie" type moments in the drill, and not very many "Madi" moments. The drill was still pretty effective, nonetheless. Amazing drumline, possibly the best of the night (didn't look at the recap). Now on the the woman... I knew that when the guard started to go to the back podium, she was about to come out, but when they came back, there was no sign of her... Until the guard hit about the center of the field. She came out of nowhere, and created quite a bit of noise from the crowd. She is very distracting, and I felt more comfortable when she "died" and left the show. The horns were very powerful, but not as much as I would have liked. There was still a bit of overplaying. I had them below Phantom, and I am sure they will be by finals. Perhaps even below Coats. Phantom has soo much room to grow, and Scouts really don't. Highlight - The Corps creates a hollow box, and then the four walls close in against each other towards the center, where Carmen and two guys are "fighting". The drill was written wonderfully there, and it really enhances the moment. Bravo, Madison Scouts.

Maybe that is all that he liked to watch?.... I don't know...

Wow, there is four auditions pieces for percussion, and one of them is a four mallet solo.

Most Definately 2000. I cannot think of a single show that wasn't very good.

Check your email.

Hellooooo.... If there is anyone who is going to TAMU, or went to TAMU, please reply becuase I need to ask some questions. Thanks.

"Dude, The Schnozberries taste like Schnozberries." anyway, Willy Wonka, not Super Troopers. It was ok. I guess I was never a big fan of the whole book to begin with. Johhny Depp was quite funny though. I guess if you like the whole Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story you will like it. I also thought that the gymnast girl and her mom were funny. That lady had very large eyes.

Yes, this will be the first year for prelims and finals. Very exciting. It's truly becoming BOA The Woodlands.

We have roughly 300 students in our high school program, but we usually only march a little over a half of them.

Man

My girlfriend dragged me to Bewitched today, and it was terrible. It confused the heck out of me, and It wasn't very "Will Ferrel" Funny. There were a few Will Ferrel jokes, but not much. The only good thing was Nicole Kidman, and I'm not talking about her acting.

See Cadets 2000 - We are the Future

I'm glad SCV is moving up. Good. They won all captions except for guard, where they were third behind Mandarins and Crest. Not Good.

There you go I thought people would only vote for good movies but I guess not.

I hope the G-men continue to do well. Those kids work hard every year on a usually boring show. I think they are different this year. That's Good. From the APD, Vanguard was surprisingly dirtier than Blue Devils, but I hope they get it cleaned up. As for the devs, The narration is annoying (to give you a hint, he says "YOWZA" at least 20 times) And I'm sure the visual package will make it seem alot better than the APD did.

I liked The Longest Yard, but I need to see it again to appreciate it, so for now I will go with Billy Madison. It has been my favorite movie since it came out.

I am currently writing a piece (2/3 done) for wind ensemble and violin called "Welcome Home." It was inspired by a note I recieved from my pastor after my return to church 3 years after some family problems and a house fire. The note read: Welcome back to the people that love you. Welcome back to the people you know. Welcome back to your family. Welcome home.... I have had an amazing experience writing the piece, and it is definately my favorite of anything I have written. Everything just seemed to flow. I, however cannot take credit for this piece, because i realize that it is God working through me to help me express my emotion. When I finish, i will try to get it onto sibelius music, but if not I will but it on this website.

good becuase I was worried...

They have scored higher than SCV at every competition this year.

Aside from SCV, I am pretty excited about seeing the cadets this year. I have never really cared for the cadets programs but this one is just so weird that I might like it. Crown looks interesting, as well as Southwind, and Madison. This looks to be a very different year (corps trying new things) so maybe the placements will end up different.

S...............C..............V Dark, Classy, and Badass...

Other than it being pertty lengthy, i liked it. Batman's voice when he has the mask on is scary as heck though.