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My Passion For Drum And Bugle Corps

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Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 5:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, anyone whose ever paid a bit of attention to my posts over the years knows of my passion for the Drum And Bugle Corps activity.

Here is a chance for me to try and get y'all out there to see why I'm such a nut. And hopefully those of you who have also heard of/enjoyed drum corps can enjoy too.....

On April 21, selected theaters around the US are showing the first ever "DCI Classic Countdown." Earlier this year, fans of DCI (Drum Corps International) sent in their votes to see, on the big screen, performances of their favorite corps from each decade. The end result is three corps from each decade of DCI (70's, 80's, 90's and the current decade) will be shown.

There are some very classic and fantastic performances out there. I hope someone from here decides to go. I'd love to hear what you thought of it!

Get ticket and theater info at Big Screen Classroom. For a list of the corps that made the Classic Countdown, click HERE.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i grew up in the concord, california area, and i remember the 1976 Blue Devils (#3 on the list). they were everywhere and were AWESOME! you were cool if you were a blue devil. they took kids from all over contra costa county. the practices were legendary. what a great idea to show these amazing corps! i think it would be a fun day to watch this on the movie screen. don't know if i have one of those theaters around though. hope so!

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, man, Who -- thanks for the heads-up in my folder. I can't seem to find any theaters nearby here or near my parents -- is there one near you?

I used to be in my highly competitive high school marching band (in my 10th grade year we placed 5th nationally) and then again my first year of university (before I had to quit to work to put myself through school). After then, I taught/choreographed both marching & maneuvering and band front at the high school level.

Some people dream that they can take a gap year or two and travel. While I'd have loved to have done that, I also had wild dreams that I could take a gap year or two and be in the front in a competitive drum corps.

In the late 80s, my mom and I went to every DCI championship on the east coast.

I'd love love love to see this, but think I might not have the chance.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Friday, March 04, 2005 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There's three theaters showing this in Colorado. Closest one is about 30 miles away. But of course we're going! It will make for a long night, but totally worth it!

Did you see this at the bottom left corner of the Big Screen Classroom site?


quote:

COMING SOON—2nd Annual LIVE Cinema Broadcast of DCI World Championship Quarterfinals.

Regal CineMedia is pleased to partner with Drum Corps International to present the 2nd Annual LIVE Broadcast of the DCI World Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday, August 11, 2005, in select Regal, United Artists, and Edwards theatres.

Tickets on sale SUMMER 2005
More information will be available soon at
www.BigScreenClassroom.com
and www.DCI.org




We'll be going to that for sure this year. My niece is marching in the Troopers pit this year! Whoo Hoo!