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Yankee_In_Ca | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 01:36 pm     Whoami -- THANK YOU for letting me know about this. The PBS station we get here is from Seattle, and they're running it 8/31. I can't wait. How has corps been going for you? We talked about it in members folders once... In any case, there are NO opportunities for anything like that here in Vancouver. I did notice that there is a "fire twirling" group starting up in November at our local rec center, and I think I'm going to go do it just for something to do!! Thanks again, Yankee |
Whoami | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 02:58 pm     Yay! You'll have to check back in and let me know how it was when you watch it. I sure hope my PBS station airs it sometime. They often do it around Thanksgiving. It just bums me out they aren't doing it Labor Day weekend! I'm a bit geographically ignorant. Where is Vancouver? I figured Washington. But, your profile says Canada (and of course your screenname suggests CA!). I was trying to browse some of the drum corps/winter guard/winter percussion sites I know of, to try and help you find something in your area. But I'm getting all confused now! |
Yankee_In_Ca | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 03:30 pm     Vancouver is in British Columbia -- just north of Washington state. About 2 hours drive from Seattle. But there IS a Vancouver in Washington, so you're not ignorant!! I'm too old now for Corps (!), but would be interested in finding "something" to do, since I loved band so much! (I was a flag/rifles person). Want me to try to tape it for you? I can! |
Whoami | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 04:04 pm     Ooohh! That would be awsome if you could tape it for me! You could volunteer for a corps. Depending on your availability and all. Lots of corps are more than glad to have people volunteer for support staff. From what I can tell in watching various corps websites, parents and others will volunteer to tour with the corps, either for the full tour, or "first tour" and "second tour." Others will join up with the corps in various stages of the tour and volunteer for a few days. The Seattle Cascades would be closest to you (just off the top of my head). They were DCI Finalists last year, and 15th this year (top 12 are finalists). They have had an impressive few years. They were DivIII Champions in 2000, moved up to DivII in 2001 and took second. Then moved up to DivI in 2002 where they made Finals. Really almost unheard of success to move up each division and do so well. I'll do some checking, and see if BC has anything corps related! Oh, and there's always senior corps to think of! You're never too old! |
Not1worry | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 05:11 pm     Thanks for posting that Whoami! I'll be at my mom's that weekend and I know she'll want to watch it with me. I rented that dumb movie "Drumline". Even though I thought it was a stupid movie, I did like a few of the parts. College and DCI are 2 different worlds, I know, but I don't know of any DCI movies yet. I haven't watched DCI in years and I'm really looking forward to seeing it! |
Yankee_In_Ca | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 06:12 pm     Whoami -- I'll tape it for you. And I'll email you my email address, so you can give me your snail mail address! And Not1worry, I really liked Drumline. I know, it's sort of a dumb "young people's" love story -- but when you watched the drum and band scenes on the big screen, it was great. I liked it in spite of the cliches and love story. I saw it in Washington DC with a packed audience, and people were literally standing up and dancing! I had a great time!! |
Weinermr | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 06:13 pm     I liked Drumline too. I thought it was fun. |
Squaredsc | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 07:04 pm     i loved drumline, it was da bomb. |
Whoami | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 11:43 pm     I liked Drumline too. Weiner and Square, check out the DCI Championships. If you thought Drumline showed talent, you'll be peeing your pants over the DCI corps. In fact, on the drum corps message board I belong to, one corps, the Phantom Regiment was described by one girl as "their low brass made me want to pee my pants." For the uninformed, low brass would be the lower voices in the hornline. I saw Phantom in Denver, and man that hornline was amazing. They open with Pacobel Canon, with various sections of low and middle brass joining in. The low brass is in a block facing backfield. When you see the large bells of the low brass get ready to turn around and face you, you just KNOW your going to get hit with a powerful sound. I'll be on the lookout for your e-mail Yank! Thanks!! |
Ladytex | Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 05:52 am     Drumline was great! It reminded me of the Battle of the Bands that are at halftime of HBC football games. Many people go to the games just for halftime, I know I do, lol |
Squaredsc | Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 07:28 am     i did not think drumline was a stupid movie. |
Not1worry | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 10:44 am     I just couldn't stand the attitude on the kid in the movie. Marching band takes so much self-discipline and teamwork. The whole romance thing made me gag and I fast-forwarded through most of it. He and the girl were not believable at all. I just couldn't get past some of it. I'm glad I watched it though, if for no other reason than the actual marching scenes. Brought back the memories of every section thinking they were the most important to the band. |
Whoami | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 12:28 pm     While all the other sections may have thought they were the most important, we all know the color guard was the most important!  |
Yankee_In_Ca | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 12:29 pm     Absolutely, Whoami! I'm with you on that one! Yankee P.S. - got your email. will tape the show. |
Whoami | Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 06:29 pm     If anyone gets the chance to watch the DCI Championships on tv this weekend, I hope you'll check back in (here, or my folder) and let me know what you thought of it. |
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