@bdrosserau I don't know.. Rice University.. now that will always stick in my mind as the hottest practice I've ever been to.. I think the staff measured it at 112 in the shade. Whoever designed an all concrete stadium in Texas should be fired.
I first saw BD in '98 @ my high school, Union High School. Four years later I joined BD playing tuba. In '03 I won a ring, and in '04, my age out, I should have won another. Thanks for posting this one. BTW - I believe it was only 107 on the turf that day.
I'm a Graduate of BA. . .Actually when you guys used to beat us... :) I was friends with Mike Brandis and Travis Smith from the Union Drumline back then. :) Great Guys. . .
My older brother marched in the dominant Union years with Mike and Travis. I had to wait till my senior year in Oct. 2000 to finally win state. Beating B.A. was almost as rewarding as beating the Caviqueers. FTC!!!
did you march? Only someone who is/was in a non-competitive corps wouldn't understand the validation of winning. Year in, year out Blue Devils is the most talented and best trained corps. As a performer you want to be rewarded for that, but unfortunately the show design (out of members control) is more often the deciding factor. If you don't think BD is the best, look up performance captions and do the math. The Blue Devils members dominate their peers, but don't always win.
Again, it's these sorts of comments that are so...blue devil-ish. Whether or not I marched is irrelevant. I understand that drum corps is more an educational activity promoting a unique learning environment for its members. Pacific Crest drum and bugle corps has not won a championship - should their efforts seem wasted as to not have the validation of having a ring on their finger? Was their show entertaining? That's the more relevant question.
Of course PC's efforts count. The day to day battle is what ties all of DCI together. It isn't PC that draws crowds of 30K people on a Saturday night in August though. The competition and rivalry in the top 5 is what shapes the legacy of DCI every year. I have a tough time taking your criticism as relevant if you've never stepped onto the field as part of an elite corps. Do you know what its like to be in a position to win? To work all summer to live up to the legacy of a champion?
I never mentioned my not marching, just my position on marching experience is irrelevant in reference to my original post. Maybe I should put it in different terms. Some teams in DCI focus more on their brand and their product, some focus on the end result. In my experience, my & my corps' musical, athletic and personal growth counted more than some stupid paperweight that sits on my dresser. I want the public to understand that the growth is bigger than the year-to-year outcome.
I know I'm like 6 months late on this convo, but I see what abajorek was getting at. Sometimes it really doesn't mean dick if you win when another corps has a better show ie Star 93, SCV 98. People remember those shows more than who actually won that year and even less that winner's show. I would be annoyed had a marched cadets in 93 but all people talk about is Star lol. (for example).
@bdrosserau I don't know.. Rice University.. now that will always stick in my mind as the hottest practice I've ever been to.. I think the staff measured it at 112 in the shade. Whoever designed an all concrete stadium in Texas should be fired.
a53mp 1 year ago
I love this show
JeremysBugles 2 years ago
First of all, The 13th Hour is a the ultimate drumline lick! No drumline has been able to produce that thang yo! For real!
Gino2008 2 years ago
Ah, this era is pretty damn nasty bro! The Shit! My man Damon is in this snareline! Hell Yeah!
Gino2008 2 years ago
Is the HOUND here yet?
shelandmel 3 years ago
i can't believe you got me scratching my balls. it was hot that day you can't blame me... i'm the asain with the blue rice hat
gokou006 3 years ago
thanks for this video, I haven't seen any 98 stuff. That was a hot day I remember, my rookie year next Nathan (to his right as you look, no sleeves)
gregovenden 3 years ago
I first saw BD in '98 @ my high school, Union High School. Four years later I joined BD playing tuba. In '03 I won a ring, and in '04, my age out, I should have won another. Thanks for posting this one. BTW - I believe it was only 107 on the turf that day.
cjstasis 4 years ago
I'm a Graduate of BA. . .Actually when you guys used to beat us... :) I was friends with Mike Brandis and Travis Smith from the Union Drumline back then. :) Great Guys. . .
GreenCowboy 4 years ago
My older brother marched in the dominant Union years with Mike and Travis. I had to wait till my senior year in Oct. 2000 to finally win state. Beating B.A. was almost as rewarding as beating the Caviqueers. FTC!!!
cjstasis 4 years ago
LOL! Yeah, the whole dynamic of that area is much different than when we were in school. :)
GreenCowboy 4 years ago
"and in '04, my age out, I should have won another"
about winning: who cares? more often then not i hear members of the blue devils talkin about rings...who gives a shit?
abajorek 3 years ago
did you march? Only someone who is/was in a non-competitive corps wouldn't understand the validation of winning. Year in, year out Blue Devils is the most talented and best trained corps. As a performer you want to be rewarded for that, but unfortunately the show design (out of members control) is more often the deciding factor. If you don't think BD is the best, look up performance captions and do the math. The Blue Devils members dominate their peers, but don't always win.
cjstasis 3 years ago
"The Blue Devils members dominate their peers"
Again, it's these sorts of comments that are so...blue devil-ish. Whether or not I marched is irrelevant. I understand that drum corps is more an educational activity promoting a unique learning environment for its members. Pacific Crest drum and bugle corps has not won a championship - should their efforts seem wasted as to not have the validation of having a ring on their finger? Was their show entertaining? That's the more relevant question.
abajorek 3 years ago
Of course PC's efforts count. The day to day battle is what ties all of DCI together. It isn't PC that draws crowds of 30K people on a Saturday night in August though. The competition and rivalry in the top 5 is what shapes the legacy of DCI every year. I have a tough time taking your criticism as relevant if you've never stepped onto the field as part of an elite corps. Do you know what its like to be in a position to win? To work all summer to live up to the legacy of a champion?
cjstasis 3 years ago
I never mentioned my not marching, just my position on marching experience is irrelevant in reference to my original post. Maybe I should put it in different terms. Some teams in DCI focus more on their brand and their product, some focus on the end result. In my experience, my & my corps' musical, athletic and personal growth counted more than some stupid paperweight that sits on my dresser. I want the public to understand that the growth is bigger than the year-to-year outcome.
abajorek 3 years ago
I know I'm like 6 months late on this convo, but I see what abajorek was getting at. Sometimes it really doesn't mean dick if you win when another corps has a better show ie Star 93, SCV 98. People remember those shows more than who actually won that year and even less that winner's show. I would be annoyed had a marched cadets in 93 but all people talk about is Star lol. (for example).
crazi88s 2 years ago
I like how they put ditty to rest....then brought back in 04... haha
allstar550 4 years ago
thanx for putting this up
c1981 4 years ago
No worries. . I have about another 6 tapes to finish. :) Ton more to come.
GreenCowboy 4 years ago
are you a blue devil?
lambogatti 4 years ago
No, but have been taught by a few.
GreenCowboy 4 years ago
do you know josh wheet by any chance?
lambogatti 4 years ago