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Some very short thoughts from yesterday (I just got home and I'm extremely tired!!!!).... >1 The Cavaliers 91.775 Deserved the win. They were pretty darn clean. It was also nice to hear something different from the Cavaliers this year. Great show. >2 The Cadets 91.150 Loved it. Weird show? Yes. Good for drum corps? IMO, yes. It's good to see something new in the activity. And I'm happy they shortened up the drum speak. >3 Blue Devils 89.775 Yowza! I loved the intro. As usual, the show had its typical BD moments. The last couple of measures however did leave me flat. I'm sure they'll fix it up by World. >5 Phantom Regiment 87.800 These kids can play. I LOVED Rhapsody in Blue. And visually, what a HUGE improvement from the Regiment. >8 Boston Crusaders 83.550 The first show I've enjoyed from the Crusaders since the 2000 season. Good stuff. And no more Tarpon Springs moments! >9 Santa Clara Vanguard 82.425 Musically, I loved it. They played some of the most emotional music of the night. Visually, jeez. I don't know what's up with Myron Rosander this year, but his drill is extremely flat and plain this year. The show has tons of potential visually (same goes with the guard work), but I think it's too little too late to make any drastic changes. Percussion still rules though. Here's for a Henryck Gorecki show (and green pants) in '06!!! >Glassmen 80.575 Probably the most entertaining show that the Glassmen has put on the field in years. I don't care what anyone says. I love the arrangements of "New World Symphony." Crossmen: Wow. I absolutely loved the show. I felt the gap between X'men and Spirit was way too big in the afternoon show. ----- As for the Finals results, the judges nailed it. I agree 100%. I also got to talk to DCI judges Marie & Gary Czapinski at the San Antonio airport on my way home. Very nice folks.

Hands down, 2000. There was so much depth in the top 5. All outstanding shows.

A LOT of rookies (the most since the early 1990s) and a lot of new people on staff.

Yeah, I'm thinking about doing that. But I don't know what the rules are in San Antonio...I don't want some undercover cop to bust me!!!!!

Tickets are still for sale.

The Phantom Regiment is in Denver, Colorado for Drums Along the Rockies this weekend with The Cadets & Santa Clara Vanguard,

The other Fry's store in the Houston area is a NASA/space theme.

You need to get a high cam video of the show. Spring 1993 set the standard for marching band back in the 1990's. And the drill design, wow.

Hey, I've checked the website every day for those seats for you. No luck so far. :-/

For the Michigan competition, what do we do with the Division II corps? Division I and Division II corps are judged differently...different criteria, different judging sheets. Do we put them at the bottom of the list right after the Division I corps? For example, on Friday night...the Blue Stars will be the only D2 corps competing. Do we put them in 9th place right after the other eight D1 corps? And for future competitions, let's say there are several D2 corps in attendance, do we do it like this? 6 Division I corps competing.... 7th place on predictions = 1st Place Division II 8th place on predictions = 2nd Place Division II 9th place on predictions = 3rd Place Division II (and so on) I hope this makes sense.

Scratch that. I won't be attending the Houston show. Instead, I'll be flying to San Antonio the day before the competition (Friday). Yeah, I know I live four hours away, but the drive on I-10 is boring. And I found a ticket to SA for only $80. With the price of gasoline these days, I'll probably spend $80 on gas anyways. So, why not fly? It's only a 45 minute flight. =) And hooray, for center seats!!

How about we do Grand Nationals like every other competition. Predict the top 12 Grand National Finalists. Have the deadline at 2am on November 9th since GN Prelims Day I begins on that very same day.

L.D. Bell HS Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North HS Richland HS Ronald Reagan HS http://www.bands.org/public/events/regionals/05.info/gn.asp

Agreed 100% Alex. I'm happy to see that bands in the Valley are finally receiving the exposure that other bands in Texas have been getting for the past decade and a half. With top adjudicators in the activity judging and giving helpful comments to the bands down south, one day...maybe the next Texas powerhouse will emerge from the Valley. Has anyone noticed how many national level competitions are in the Valley now? --BOA La Joya Regional (La Joya) --USSBA South Texas Regional (Donna) --USSBA Southwest Texas Regional (Laredo) --USSBA Coastal Bend Competition (Rockport) --USSBA South Texas Championships (McAllen) --USSBA Crossroads Competition (Robstown) I love the direction that the Valley band programs are going in. It will only get better.

The Cadets were plagued with injuries not too long ago. Maybe that's why there was a spot open.

Wow, I love that!

Looks good. Just a little to the left and in white and it'll look just like the flag! =)

Agreed. What about a white music note where the star is supposed to be on the Texas state flag. Or, how about a marching band person in black instead of an instrument.

Ohh, good point. I didn't see that. (Dynasty: read above)

Whoa, no wonder it was pretty much impossible to find. The Sue-Ann Faulkner/Cavaliers lawsuit never happpen. It was a joke posted on RAMD. The person that posted the joke got the Sue-Ann Faulkner name from Shannon Faulkner who won a case when she sued the CITADEL for not letting her into the academy back in the mid 1990's. I found this just now on RAMD..... Click here. ---------- A couple of years ago (actually, more like 4) I posted this parody on RAMD, and also had it published in Drum Corps World. As I looked through it the other day, I am sad to say that my crystal baritone was obviously wrong: DCI In the Year 2000 Through painful meditation positions and many a cup of Colombian coffee, I have finally been able to gain insight into the future of drum corps. After one long look into my trusty crystal baritone, I see many things ahead, I alone hold the answers. Listen to my prophecies.... November 21, 1999: Cadets of Bergen County director George Hopkins announces that the 2000 Cadets show will be entitled "The Undiscovered Copland." When asked where the new, previously unheard of music came from, Mr Hopkins claims to have found it in a compost heap near the late Mr Copland's Florida home. Rumors have been swirling around, however, that "Where the Wild Ones March" is George Hopkins' first attempt at composing. When asked for comment, Mr Hopkins changed the subject. [well, this could still happen! ] December 24, 1999: Star of Indiana announces its return to the DCI field. The show is entitled "Minimalistic Tendencies", but director Jim Mason does not disclose the repertoire. [ this too could still happen ] March 3, 2000: In an incredibly offensive move, the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL sue the Dubuque Colts for identity fraud. The corps is forced to change their name to the Dubuque Calfs to avoid legal problems. This year's show includes "Mrs O'Leary's Cow", "Moo-Town Blues", and "Milk-It does a Body Good", all original compositions by staffer Dean Musson. In a friendly gesture, Omaha Steaks Incorporated and Winn Dixie-The Beef People announce their sponsorship of the corps. [ darn those Indianapolis Colts! ] March 4, 2000: The Velvet Knights announce that retired NFL quarterback John Elway will be a part of their show entitled "A Night at OJ's." Elway will play a white, slow-moving Bronco. [ sadly, unless VK is on its way back right now, I fell short on this one] April 14, 2000: SCV unveils their new show, "Not The Firebird". The music will consist of John Phillip Sousa marches. April 18, 2000: Facing severe budget constraints, the Glassmen reluctantly accept a sponsorship from Windex. June 10, 2000: The Cavaliers are shocked to learn that Shannon Faulkner's younger sister is suing the corps to be a member of the all-male ensemble. After winning a costly court battle, Sue-Ann Faulkner drops out of the corps after three days of pre-tour rehearsals. "I gave it my all" she is reported to have said. Sue-Ann was in the pit. June 26, 2000: A stadium announcer is severely beaten by the Dubuque Calfs' color guard after mistakenly refering to them as the "cattle guard". June 27, 2000" DEG instruments introduces the "Laser-Tone Two- Thousand Euphonium", designed by former Euphonium terror Tim Gray. When asked how he was told to approach the instrument, Tim had this to say: "'Make it evil' they told me. 'Loud and evil. Make it totally clear that this instrument has a right end and a wrong end. Make it absolutely clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going very badly for them. If that means sticking all sorts of spikes and needles and blackened bits of liver, then so be it.' That's what they told me, that's what they got." Finals Week, 2000: Phantom Regiment, the perennial bridesmaid, brings back the "crab-step" in an effort to boost their low visual scores. Phantom moves up from 7th to 2nd between Quarters and Semis. [ I'm glad I was wrong with this one ] Finals Night, 2000: Star of Indiana wins the high brass trophy playing an extended version of John Cage's "Four Minutes, Fifty-three Seconds of Silence". Finals Night, 2000: Phantom Regiment wins the high Visual award but still comes in 2nd place, despite adding the now-famous "Shaggy Walk" to their drill, inspired by late night reruns of Scooby-Doo on the Cartoon Network. Finals Night, 2000: Blue Devils win their eight title playing "Pinneapple- Face Parole", an original work written by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega while in jail. Noriega, who attended Finals, had nothing to say except "Todavia me deben dinero por las drogas!!!" Translation is still unclear. ----------- So does Round 2 really count since the Sue-Ann/Cavaliers lawsuit never happened?

http://www.adamland.net/vk/history.shtml

Gah, this question is hard. I've spend the past hour trying to find something regarding the lawsuit. No luck so far. :-/

Dead center.....Section 112-Premium Seats

Bottom 20?!?! They aren't that bad..... SCV's last competition was last weekend and they scored in the uppers 70's. Corps on pace to place in the 20's at DCI World are currently scoring in the uppers 50's and 60's.

I have 2 tickets for sale for the DCI Southwestern Regional in San Antonio, Texas on July 23rd. I recently found better seats and will not be using the tickets that I previously purchased. They are in Section 107, Row 34, Seats 24 & 25. I know they're not the greatest seats in the world, but at least you'll be in the dome! The tickets are good for the AFTERNOON & EVENING shows. If you're a fan of drum corps and still don't have a ticket, time is running out. The Regional is only two weeks away! I'm asking face value...$25 each, $50 for both. I will only be selling these as a set. If you're interested, please reply here or private message me ASAP! Thank you.