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judges for the event. several really big name design ppl + educators. Dena Anderson Jay Bocook John Bradford Bob Chreste Wayne Downey Dave Glyde Mike Mcintosh KC Michel Todd Prince Michael Raiford Jeff Wilson

aaaaand here's Reagan's most recent one from that site, think it might be from the same game as the last one i posted but better angle. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/texas/san-antonio/organization/3456/reagan-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0NjQ1ODM3

here's another CTJ, from this past Saturday w/ crap audio. just did their opener, maybe bc there was some event before their perf. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/texas/san-antonio/organization/7976/johnson-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0NjQ1ODg0 NEISD marching fest is tomorrow at 7, usually streamed by NEISD Athletics channel on YouTube, not sure if they're streaming it this year.

ive been keeping up w/ Hebron's vids throughout the whole season so far and actually i think the guard continues to improve each week. doooont think they'll have any problem getting it clean by late season. also i disagree w/ the suggestion about watering it down for upstairs bc challenging yourself is so important, esp when they move to indoors for WGI and suddenly all eyes are on them. agreed w/ twhs' ballad. made pretty much the exact same comment in May. they've actually drawn out the final heroic sounding "summit" chord at the climax and made it longer. think it would be better to maybe hold that chord for a few beats but then unexpectedly shift back down to a more tense, suspended chord, like they just slightly stumbled off the summit. then have some climbing mellos swirl into that tense chord w/ a ritardando like they're reaching for the top again, crescendo, THEN u get the flute soloist + warm blanket low brass chord resolution. i hear it in my head and it's brilliant, who knows in practice tho LOL.

Vista solidly first in upstairs music perf and mus effect!!! just need to cleeeeean that vis. Rock "torched" again in finals lol. i just like pretending imma disgruntled Cavaliers DCPer.

i feel like back in the day it used to sometimes take until Mon to get recaps. buuut it is strange that they were able to upload the other 3 regionals' recaps + Austin prelims but not Austin finals. computer crash in Austin after uploading prelims?? or maybe the recaps are being uploaded by Box5???

awwwww, Strong Silent Hero took down his video already. i guess technically vis design is covered by copyright laws. congrats to the 5 ppl or so who saw it lol. like getting a rare Beanie Baby. y'all got ur limited edition Princess Diana Bear!!

i think i moooostly agree with this. maybe Rouse, Leander, and Lake Travis were exceptions? really liking Vista's as well, think that show has legs and will prob beat 1 or both of the 2 shows above them at BOA SA if they clean it enough. def the two Cedars and Vandy i thought were more compelling last yr around this time. still a huge shock to me Vandy didn't win tho. when's the last time a band swept prelims and won it by a large margin (1.5 points) only to lose in finals and lose most of their caption wins also? seems suuuuuper rare.

is Box5 gonna replay anything bc their stream was crap?? guessing probably not...

torched by Turner and Torchia. Torchia's score for them doesn't make aaany sense based on my watching finals high cam. Howell nailed it for ens vis for them imo, he usually does. one of the cleaner upstairs vis programs. ill be surprised if they miss Nats finals. overall prelims scores look moooostly reasonable based on what i saw in finals lol, but still need those finals scores!!! why the delay!!!

totally no idea who made this but it's pretty cool... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlRGEIwJ1RH6pknu46-TkCHsE8TGJuTV

also these top scores are GIGANTOR for Sep 23rd!!!

i mean HR is just a forum fan ranking based on limited data. already a lot of "oof!" choices on that list, trust. Rouse's total absence was def one of em!!

wooooow!!! did not see that coming! way to go Rouse!! first BOA in Texas already a shocker!!!

everyone in the top half has been fab, at least the parts that didn't freeze up LOL. also really liked Westlake and Leander, Leander is waaaaaay improved over last year. beautiful show!!

getting a lot of "this video file cannot be played" errors as the video quality eventually collapses entirely after constant freezes LOL. Vista Ridge sounded aaamazing. All By Myself is the best musical moment of the night so far by a mile. those. brass. players. sound. FANTASTIC. clear, sonorous sounds, right on the pitch, clear technique too. i also like their vis design quite a bit, dyanamic, varied, musical, imaginative, but also A LOT dirtier than Vandy lol. both drill and the guard need cleaning, cleaning, CLEANING!!

stream went straight to sh** during the top half. likely capacity issue.

noice!! soooo thrilled for Dripping Springs and Bowie!!! my heart was racing lol. great starts for a Nats year.

lol. aaaaaand there we go, right on cue!!

i think a good part of it for me is just dance team costuming LOL. usually they provide a bigger pop of color, or are wearing dresses or whatever, so the big loud music moments look louder visually. that and some samey drill. i don't think on the whole it sticks out as much in the pantheon of great Vandy shows, despite being a great show itself lol. that's kiiinda just the bar Vandy has set for themselves, like super duper high. like they'll prob still win this contest lol.

not my fave from Vandy design wise, particularly vis writing, but they continue to make strides in performing this super difficult show. great perf!

lol gotta love how this forum comes alive when there's a major comp. Sat is my do nothing day. just woke up!! ill watch finals.

FloMo's backdrops are very very pretty this year, muuuuch more appealing than the brick walls from last year lol. very painterly, colors look fauvist, like tropical-ish, can't tell what the images are on my phone. i think i see ppl?? Hebron has like 4 large ring lights on the field on movable pink platforms, i don't think they're actually ring lights lol, just whitish circles. they also have several narrow black obelisk looking things backfield. eeeenteresting!

hmmm i think the crux of the issue is that people fear panel 1 will be scored as high or higher than panel 2, which would raise the risk of more of the next 4 coming from panel 1 than "should" happen. reeeasonable fear to have when you've got 2 toootally different groups of judges, but something the chief judges should be monitoring. can't help but be a liiiittle amused tho at some of the confidence ppl have that panel 2 is just sooo much stronger, esp considering how horrible forums ppl are at making predictions in general. imma contrarian so i want panel 1 to defy ppl's expectations + rub it in their faces LOL. 3 very likely finalists versus 5 very likely finalists right now, panel 1 v 2. meh, whatever. you won't see MY panties in a twist lol.

just keep your eyes peeled for the band that seems to be cosplaying as Pikachu, can't miss em.