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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 3, 2023 15:12:27 GMT -6
DCI Eastern Illinois will be changing venues from Eastern Illinois University to Mattoon High School, following an unforseen delay with resurfacing at EIU's Football Field.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 3, 2023 15:39:49 GMT -6
A little more on Centerville: I think I've attended that show five or six times over the past decade, and I only remember it being full once, but most years it was more crowded than last night. I was able to buy a great seat high on the 50 yard line just a few days before, I was able to park in the main lot even though I arrived just 15 minutes before show time, the food truck lines were still fairly long then, but the concession line was not, so I was easily able to grab some dinner and get to my seat before CJB played the national anthem, there were plenty of empty seats in the center section even during Cavaliers' performance, it took very little time to exit the parking lot, and the line was short at Bill's Donut Shop.
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Post by Allohak on Aug 3, 2023 19:10:11 GMT -6
and the line was short at Bill's Donut Shop. "Short" as in only wrapped around the building once...or like you were able to be inside in the air conditioning the whole time you waited?
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 3, 2023 20:06:17 GMT -6
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 3, 2023 20:54:05 GMT -6
and the line was short at Bill's Donut Shop. "Short" as in only wrapped around the building once...or like you were able to be inside in the air conditioning the whole time you waited? The latter, if you can believe it! I was there for less than five minutes and bought five dozen doughnuts that I shared with my workers* this morning. * Edit: Sorry, that should read "co-workers." I don't have that many people who report to me!
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Post by Allohak on Aug 3, 2023 20:55:03 GMT -6
"Short" as in only wrapped around the building once...or like you were able to be inside in the air conditioning the whole time you waited? The latter, if you can believe it! I was there for less than five minutes and bought five dozen doughnuts that I shared with my workers this morning. 😯
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Post by hewhowaits on Aug 4, 2023 5:25:57 GMT -6
"Short" as in only wrapped around the building once...or like you were able to be inside in the air conditioning the whole time you waited? The latter, if you can believe it! I was there for less than five minutes and bought five dozen doughnuts that I shared with my workers* this morning. * Edit: Sorry, that should read "co-workers." I don't have that many people who report to me! LESS THAN FIVE minutes? That's almost as unbelievable as being seen by the doctor at your scheduled appointment time!
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 4, 2023 8:58:45 GMT -6
Shows for Friday August 4th, 2023 (1/3)
Event: DCI Eastern Classic (Night One)
Location: J. Birney Crum Stadium, Allentown, PA
Weather @ Show Start: 50% Chance of Scattered Thunderstorms, 78 F
Broadcast: This event will be livestreamed on FloMarching
Lineup (All Times EDT):
7:00 PM - Welcome & National Anthem 7:10 PM - Fusion Core - Morris County, NJ 7:27 PM - Bushwackers - Princeton, NJ 7:44 PM - Genesis - Austin, TX 8:01 PM - Seattle Cascades - Seattle, WA 8:18 PM - The Academy - Tempe, AZ 8:35 PM - Pacific Crest - Diamond Bar, CA 8:52 PM - Intermission 9:09 PM - Blue Knights - Denver, CO 9:26 PM - Troopers - Casper, WY 9:43 PM - The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL 10:00 PM - Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI 10:17 PM - Blue Devils - Concord, CA 10:34 PM - Bluecoats - Canton, OH 10:59 PM - Scores Announced
Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 4, 2023 9:06:46 GMT -6
Shows for Friday August 4th, 2023 (2/3)
Event: Drums in the Heartland
Location: Orrville H.S. Stadium, Orrville, OH
Weather @ Show Start: Sunny, 77 F
Broadcast: This event will NOT be livestreamed.
Lineup (All Times EDT):
7:00 PM - Welcome & National Anthem 7:10 PM - Rhythm IN BLUE - Canton, OH 7:22 PM - Rogues Hollow Regiment - Doylestown, OH 7:38 PM - Columbians - Tri-Cities, WA 7:54 PM - Intermission 8:10 PM - Raiders - Princeton, NJ 8:26 PM - 7th Regiment - New London, CT 8:42 PM - Guardians - Houston, TX 8:58 PM - Encore-7th Regiment - New London, CT 9:07 PM - Scores Announced
Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 4, 2023 9:16:11 GMT -6
Shows for Friday August 4th, 2023 (3/3)
Event: Tournament of Drums
Location: Cedar Rapids Prairie H.S. Stadium, Cedar Rapids, IA
Weather @ Show Start: Partly Cloudy, 84 F
Broadcast: This event will NOT be livestreamed.
Lineup (All Times CDT):
7:00 PM - Welcome & National Anthem 7:10 PM - Conquest Drum & Bugle Corps - Geneseo, IL 7:26 PM - River City Rhythm - Anoka, MN 7:42 PM - Les Stentors - Sherbrooke, QC 7:58 PM - The Battalion - Salt Lake City, UT 8:14 PM - Intermission 8:29 PM - Southwind - Mobile, AL 8:45 PM - Gold - San Diego, CA 9:01 PM - Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA 9:16 PM - Encore-Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA 9:26 PM - Scores Announced
Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 4, 2023 19:15:38 GMT -6
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 4, 2023 20:27:37 GMT -6
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 4, 2023 21:21:12 GMT -6
DCI Eastern Classic (Night One) Scores:World Class:1. Blue Devils 95.775 2. Bluecoats 95.250 3. The Cavaliers 91.050 4. Troopers 88.525 5. Blue Stars 87.550 6. Blue Knights 84.688 7. Pacific Crest 83.825 8. The Academy 82.025 9. Genesis 78.275 10. Seattle Cascades 74.625 All-Age Class:1. Bushwackers 79.850 2. Fusion Core 75.650 Recaps can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2023-dci-eastern-classic
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Post by Subito Fortissimo on Aug 4, 2023 21:34:56 GMT -6
Troopers! I love how this corps has come roaring back to the competitive upper echelons post-covid.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 4, 2023 22:05:17 GMT -6
The recaps reveal that the Orrville "Drums in the Heartland" score of 65.80 for Rogues Hollow Regiment is incorrect. I thought something had to be wrong, because they scored 74.25 just six days ago in Bellbrook. And sure enough, if you check out the Orville recaps as currently posted, you'll see that in the Effect "Communication" sub-categories, judge T. Fox gave RHR an entirely normal Music Communication score of 7.0, but judge B. Jones gave them a Visual Communication score of 0.70. Obviously that's supposed to be 7.0 (RHR's Effect Communications scores in Bellbrook had been 7.1 and 7.6, respectively), and thus RHR's total score should be raised to a more reasonable if still somewhat low 71.50. I'll get to see RHR tomorrow tonight at Avon Lake, where I have convinced six friends, two coworkers, and my sister to join me for an evening of All Age and Open Class drum corps.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 4, 2023 22:19:45 GMT -6
DCI Eastern Classic (Night One) Scores:World Class:1. Blue Devils 95.775 2. Bluecoats 95.250 3. The Cavaliers 91.050 4. Troopers 88.525 Are Bluecoats really catching up to Blue Devils (this is the closest any corps has been to BD all season), or have the judges felt it necessary to slow down score growth to leave room for championship week? (I have long suspected that the judges are given a floor and ceiling for each week's shows.) Cavaliers again took best percussion. I'm by no means a percussion guy, but seeing them live in Centerville, even I could tell they were doing some cool stuff. Even without that, they were clearly the best corps two nights ago (and Colts were clearly second best -- edited to add: and earned their highest score ever), but if you know Cavaliers' 1989 show, this production does feel like a very weak knock-off. As was earlier foretold, tonight's score in Allentown is the highest score the Troopers have ever earned in DCI competition. (And speaking of the Troopers, they posted this posted this to their website earlier today.)
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Post by paddy on Aug 5, 2023 3:37:51 GMT -6
DCI Eastern Classic (Night One) Scores:World Class:1. Blue Devils 95.775 2. Bluecoats 95.250 3. The Cavaliers 91.050 4. Troopers 88.525 Are Bluecoats really catching up to Blue Devils (this is the closest any corps has been to BD all season), or have the judges felt it necessary to slow down score growth to leave room for championship week? (I have long suspected that the judges are given a floor and ceiling for each week's shows.) Cavaliers again took best percussion. I'm by no means a percussion guy, but seeing them live in Centerville, even I could tell they were doing some cool stuff. Even without that, they were clearly the best corps two nights ago (and Colts were clearly second best -- edited to add: and earned their highest score ever), but if you know Cavaliers' 1989 show, this production does feel like a very weak knock-off. As was earlier foretold, tonight's score in Allentown is the highest score the Troopers have ever earned in DCI competition. (And speaking of the Troopers, they posted this to their website earlier today.) Link just lead back to this thread.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2023 8:26:29 GMT -6
Shows for Saturday August 5th, 2023 (1/3)
Event: DCI Eastern Classic (Night 2)
Location: J. Birney Crum Stadium, Allentown, PA
Weather @ Show Start: Cloudy, 79 F
Broadcast: This event will be livestreamed on FloMarching.
Lineup (All Times EDT):
6:30 PM - Welcome & National Anthem 6:40 PM - Sonus Brass Theater - Woodbridge, VA 6:52 PM - Hawthorne Caballeros - Hawthorne, NJ 7:09 PM - Reading Buccaneers - Reading, PA 7:26 PM - Jersey Surf - Camden County, NJ 7:43 PM - Music City - Nashville, TN 8:00 PM - Madison Scouts - Madison, WI 8:17 PM - Intermission 8:37 PM - Spirit of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA 8:54 PM - Crossmen - San Antonio, TX 9:11 PM - Colts - Dubuque, IA 9:28 PM - Mandarins - Sacramento, CA 9:45 PM - The Cadets - Erie, PA 10:02 PM - Phantom Regiment - Rockford, IL 10:19 PM - Boston Crusaders - Boston, MA 10:36 PM - Carolina Crown - Fort Mill, SC 11:01 PM - Scores Announced
Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2023 8:31:21 GMT -6
Shows for Saturday August 5th, 2023 (2/3)
Event: DCI Eastern Illinois
Location: Gaines Field @ Mattoon H.S., Mattoon, IL
Weather @ Show Start: Partly Cloudy, 72 F
Broadcast: This event will NOT be livestreamed.
Lineup (All Times CDT):
7:30 PM - Welcome & National Anthem 7:40 PM - Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA 7:56 PM - River City Rhythm - Anoka, MN 8:12 PM - Les Stentors - Sherbrooke, QC 8:28 PM - Intermission 8:44 PM - The Battalion - Salt Lake City, UT 9:00 PM - Southwind - Mobile, AL 9:16 PM - Gold - San Diego, CA 9:35 PM - Scores Announced
Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2023 8:37:56 GMT -6
Shows for Saturday August 5th, 2023 (3/3)
Event: Shoreman Brass Classic
Location: Avon Lake Memorial Stadium, Avon Lake, OH
Weather @ Show Start: Cloudy, 73 F
Broadcast: This event will NOT be livestreamed.
Lineup (All Times EDT):
7:00 PM - Welcome & National Anthem 7:10 PM - Rhythm In BLUE - Canton, OH 7:20 PM - Columbus Saints - Columbus, OH 7:36 PM - Rogues Hollow Regiment - Doylestown, OH 7:52 PM - Raiders - Princeton, NJ 8:08 PM - Columbians - Tri-Cities, WA 8:24 PM - 7th Regiment - New London, CT 8:40 PM - Spartans - Nashua, NH 8:56 PM - Guardians - Houston, TX 9:12 PM - Encore-Spartans - Nashua, NH 9:21 PM - Scores Announced
Scores will be posted to this thread following the event.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 5, 2023 11:38:05 GMT -6
(And speaking of the Troopers, they posted this to their website earlier today.) Link just lead sback to this thread. Fixed. Sorry about that.
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Post by paddy on Aug 5, 2023 12:49:25 GMT -6
Link just lead sback to this thread. Fixed. Sorry about that. Thanks. Hadn’t seen that. I have had multiple students I know in Troopers this year and last. I found it to be a very well run and responsive organization. Mike Gough is an outstanding person in every interaction I’ve had with him.
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2023 19:30:03 GMT -6
Shoreman Brass Classic Scores:Open Class:1. Spartans 79.85 2. Columbians 74.70 3. Guardians 72.65 4. 7th Regiment 69.85 5. Raiders 68.25 All-Age Class:1. Rogues Hollow Regiment 70.90 2. Columbus Saints 57.20 Recaps can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2023-shoremen-brass-classic
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2023 20:38:47 GMT -6
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 5, 2023 20:47:28 GMT -6
Despite multiple sources listing it as the "Shoreman Brass Classic," tonight's event in Avon Lake was definitely the "Shoremen Brass Classic," as was also the case in years past. I've got the free souvenir program in front of me.
As noted above, I got together a group of ten to attend this event. That included my sister, who, as far as we could work out, hasn't been to a marching band or drum corps show since about 1990. Here are three of her initial impressions:
--Columbians should have beaten Spartans. (Most of the group felt that way. Columbians have the more accessible show.)
--7th Regiment's guard staff needs to just stop.
--Guardians' narration keeps killing their show. Which I suppose could be deliberate irony.
Anyway, she had a good time and asked that I have her come along again next year.
Edited to add: Spartans' encore, in addition to one movement of their show, consisted of "Natural Woman" and "Fire of Eternal Glory."
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2023 21:06:33 GMT -6
DCI Eastern Classic (Night Two) Scores:World Class:1. Boston Crusaders 95.475 2. Carolina Crown 95.438 3. The Cadets 92.125 4. Mandarins 91.988 5. Phantom Regiment 91.975 6. Colts 88.163 7. Crossmen 85.388 8. Spirit of Atlanta 83.938 9. Madison Scouts 81.913 10. Music City 80.250 11. Jersey Surf 74.975 All-Age Class:1. Reading Buccaneers 85.100 Recaps can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2023-dci-eastern-classic-2
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Post by paddy on Aug 5, 2023 21:18:24 GMT -6
DCI Eastern Classic (Night Two) Scores:World Class:1. Boston Crusaders 95.475 2. Carolina Crown 95.438 3. The Cadets 92.125 4. Mandarins 91.988 5. Phantom Regiment 91.975 6. Colts 88.163 7. Crossmen 85.388 8. Spirit of Atlanta 83.938 9. Madison Scouts 81.913 10. Music City 80.250 11. Jersey Surf 74.975 All-Age Class:1. Reading Buccaneers 85.100 Recaps can be found here: dci.org/scores/recap/2023-dci-eastern-classic-2 Having watched both nights I’ve got 1. BD 2. BAC 3. Bloo ——————— 4. Crown 5. Cadets 6. Phantom 7. Mandarins ———————- 8. Troopers 9. Cavaliers (their percussion scores are being dragged back to be more in line with their overall program) —————- 10-13 Colts, Blue Stars, Blue Knights, Crossmen —————- PC and Spirit don’t have enough to get into the 10-13 tier for me.
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 5, 2023 21:45:15 GMT -6
Here are the DCI World Class scores for the two nights of Allentown combined. Remember the judges are the same both nights:
1. Blue Devils 95.775 (overall GE, Visual Analysis, Guard (tie), overall Visual, Music Analysis) 2. Boston Crusaders 95.475 (Visual Proficiency, Guard (tie), Percussion, overall Music) 3. Carolina Crown 95.438 (GE2, Brass) 4. Bluecoats 95.250 (GE1) 5. The Cadets 92.125 6. Mandarins 91.988 7. Phantom Regiment 91.975 8. The Cavaliers 91.050 9. Troopers 88.525 10. Colts 88.163 11. Blue Stars 87.550 12. Crossmen 85.388 13. Blue Knights 84.688 14. Spirit of Atlanta 83.938 15. Pacific Crest 83.825 16. The Academy 82.025 17. Madison Scouts 81.913 18. Music City 80.250 19. Genesis 78.275 20. Jersey Surf 74.975 21. Seattle Cascades 74.625
In 1980, the top four in DCI Finals all scored within one point.* Could that happen this year?
*The final result: 1. Blue Devils 90.60 2. 27th Lancers 90.25 3. Bridgemen 90.05 4. Spirit of Atlanta 89.80
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 5, 2023 21:46:05 GMT -6
World Class Prelims Lineup Order ---------- 1. Seattle Cascades (70.817 average) 2. Jersery Surf (73.825 average) 3. Genesis (75.342 average) 4. Music City (78.300 average) 5. Madison Scouts (79.630 average) 6. The Academy (79.654 average) 7. Spirit of Atlanta (80.030 average) ---- Big Loud & Live 18 Starts here 8. Crossmen (81.730 average) 9. Pacific Crest (81.925 average) 10. Blue Knights (82.409 average) 11. Colts (85.613 average) 12. Troopers (85.730 average) 13. Blue Stars (86.033 average) 14. The Cavaliers (88.221 average) 15. The Cadets (89.519 average) 16. Phantom Regiment (89.642 average) 17. Mandarins (89.642 average) 18. Bluecoats (92.781 average) 19. Carolina Crown (92.813 average) 20. Boston Crusaders (93.042 average) 21. Blue Devils (94.244 average)
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Post by N.E. Brigand on Aug 5, 2023 21:54:37 GMT -6
These are the combined Open Class scores from Avon Lake and Mattoon:
1. Spartans 79.85 1. Gold 79.85 3. Southwind 76.95 4. Columbians 74.70 5. The Battalion 73.55 6. Guardians 72.65 7. River City Rhythm 70.30 8. 7th Regiment 69.85 9. Raiders 68.25 10. Colt Cadets 67.30 11. Les Stentors 64.80
I believe these two shows are used to seed the Open Class Prelims on Monday. Not sure how they break the tie at first.
We need more corps!
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