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    2024 WGI Discussion Thread

    in Non-UIL: Upcoming Contests, Events, and Festivals

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    34 minutes ago, packwick said:

    general thoughts from Houston:

    surprised to see Grand Oaks so low, buuuut didn't see that round of comp today. could def see Pearland clobbering them upstairs, betting Pearland looks even nicer now with the full costuming + floor. been 3 weeks since we've seen em. Pearland on top overall but it's pretty close.

    cywoods, 2nd overall, and woodlands jv, 3rd overall, were about what you'd expect. both very strong. felt like the performers in tw jv were stronger than the show design but that's kinda typical. scores were aight for the sa ones i saw, maybe a couple points low, but 4 rounds + lots of guards, etc.

    open was a disappointment, kinda cruel maybe to put it that way but it just was. just lotsa jitters i guess, rough performances from all but Earl Warren, ofc one of the ones i didn't film, ugh! scores look right, rankingssss i might fuss a little about.

    aaaaaand yes, Marcus and Coppell ARE actually that much better than the Houston opens this yr. Marcus was awesome as was Centerville. those lamps on Centerville's heads LOL. i love the weird sh** they do.

    world class was underscored relative to other events today but diff panels etc.

    tw world made me eat my words, well most of them. i gave them a standing ovation which i almost never do. Avon is a bit cleaner but not 4 points cleaner. overall i find twhs' show more effective which reeeeally surprised me. at times they looked like a top iw guard, the sheer numbers of weapons, + all the soloist skills done by groups. highest difficulty and risk of any SW show ive ever seen and ive seen em all. the peaks in this show are very very very high.

    ORIGINS also was better than i thought, very clean, with lots of difficulty and risk, that they didn't hit 80 was weird weird weird to me. i guess it's not so far off that id use my favorite term "twilight zone judging" but it's close.

    the worlds at H-town also didn't have any competition, could be a factor.

    also the venue sucked. way too small for the amount of ppl crammed into the stands. i sat w/ the judges, still not a great view. migraine again from all the screaming. eeeeee!!!

    Now get busy and upload those to the drive! 😀

  9. UIL 6A 2023 State Marching Band Contest (Oct. 30. & 31)

    in UIL: Upcoming Contests

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    14 minutes ago, Bandmomlover said:

    Sorry if this has already been asked and answered but I just signed up for NFHS on my phone. Logged in and cast it to my TV. It kicked me out twice during one show, saying I was streaming on multiple platforms or something like that.

    The NFHS bot could not help and said there are no humans available to help😆

    I’m watching through the NFHS app on the tv..

  16. UIL 6A 2023 State Marching Band Contest (Oct. 30. & 31)

    in UIL: Upcoming Contests

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    19 minutes ago, LeanderMomma said:

    This is the biggest reason I am making the long drive down to San Antonio this year a few days early. I refuse to pay the NFHS network another dime to watch marching band. I will be there in person this year!  6A and 5A!

    I broke down today and will watch NFHS for this. 😬 I guess they saw me nosing around their website and sent me a coupon for 33% off.  One month it is!  
     

    Since Box5 is a bit unreliable lately, guess you’ll have to go to GNs!

  21. 2023 BOA Katy (Oct. 7)

    in UIL: Upcoming Contests

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    4 minutes ago, packwick said:

    my feed friggin' crashed during ctj!! i will say this, what i saw seemed way more energetic. also the flamingo walk thing is the single wittiest design thing in the entire contest.

    twhs was great, very controlled performance. waiting for more of an emotional punch. vis design from opener through ballad is prob the prettiest Jon has done for them since 2006. kiiinda drops in quality/imagination in the closer or rather what they have of a closer. kinda impressed they came out on top in prelims w/ an incomplete show.

    dont know how you compete with their guard. just on a different level. still waiting for those trick tosses i saw in May tho!!!

    amazing job by all of the Bands of America!!

    Yeah… wtf Box5.  Same here during CTJ!    “Error..livestream has ended”.  Totally unacceptable as it happened last year as well.  Wish we had choices…..

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