FloMoParent

:raise hand This guy! Planning to have about a dozen or so people over

I signed up and they hit me for the $164 (tax) I am going to send them an email stating that I only wanted one month and would like to buy it in the monthly rate. I'd probably buy three months at $15.00 a month if they had that plan.

Leonardo's Dream + On the Waterfront- The 4th Dimension 32 On the Waterfront 47 Leonardo's Dream 49 Sculpt 41 Polarity 34 Tremendous Sea of Love 31 Lost and Found 38 Loop 33 Pop! 11

Is that right? $150/year? It says $12.50/month ($150 paid yearly). I don't want to buy a year. Are they going to ding my card for $150 right now if I just want to watch DCI and then through Grand Nats?

That would be an interesting exercise, to match up, as best as possible, which Texas Band is most similar to what DCI corps.

Leonardo's Dream + Uncharted Waters - Uncharted Waters 7 The 4th Dimension 32 On the Waterfront 45 Leonardo's Dream 45 Sculpt 40 Polarity 34 Tremendous Sea of Love 32 Lost and Found 30 Loop 32 Pop! 19

Carolina Crown +1 Sky Ryders -1 27th Lancers - 10 Blue Devils - 42 Blue Knights - 27 Blue Stars - 18 Bluecoats - 36 Boston Crusaders - 30 Bridgemen - 10 Carolina Crown - 38 Colts - 10 Crossmen - 7 Freelancers - 9 Glassmen - 16 Madison Scouts - 41 Magic of Orlando - 6 Phantom Regiment - 47 Santa Clara Vanguard - 46 Sky Ryders - 3 Spirit of Atlanta - 20 Star of Indiana - 9 Suncoast Sound - 7 The Cadets - 41 The Cavaliers - 47 Troopers - 9 Velvet Knights - 9

I guess no one else is playing... Carolina Crown + Mandarins - (Eliminated) 27th Lancers - 10 Blue Devils - 42 Blue Knights - 27 Blue Stars - 18 Bluecoats - 36 Boston Crusaders - 29 Bridgemen - 10 Carolina Crown - 37 Colts - 10 Crossmen - 7 Freelancers - 9 Glassmen - 16 Madison Scouts - 41 Magic of Orlando - 6 Mandarins - 0 ELIMINATED Phantom Regiment - 47 Santa Clara Vanguard - 46 Sky Ryders - 5 Spirit of Atlanta - 20 Star of Indiana - 9 Suncoast Sound - 7 The Cadets - 41 The Cavaliers - 47 Troopers - 9 Velvet Knights - 9

Leonardo's Dream + On the Waterfront - Uncharted Waters 9 The 4th Dimension 30 On the Waterfront 45 Leonardo's Dream 42 Sculpt 38 Polarity 34 Tremendous Sea of Love 35 Lost and Found 32 Loop 30 Pop! 22

I'm still not sold on the every year area and the non-state year area contest being held on the same weekend as the San Antonio Super Regional.

Leonardo's Dream + On the Waterfront - Uncharted Waters 14 The 4th Dimension 29 On the Waterfront 43 Leonardo's Dream 42 Symphony of Silence 3 Sculpt 38 Polarity 31 Tremendous Sea of Love 36 Lost and Found 28 Loop 30 Pop! 23

Carolina Crown + Mandarins - 27th Lancers - 10 Blue Devils - 42 Blue Knights - 27 Blue Stars - 18 Bluecoats - 36 Boston Crusaders - 29 Bridgemen - 10 Carolina Crown - 36 Colts - 10 Crossmen - 7 Freelancers - 9 Glassmen - 16 Madison Scouts - 41 Magic of Orlando - 6 Mandarins - 1 Phantom Regiment - 47 Santa Clara Vanguard - 46 Sky Ryders - 5 Spirit of Atlanta - 20 Star of Indiana - 9 Suncoast Sound - 7 The Cadets - 41 The Cavaliers - 47 Troopers - 9 Velvet Knights - 9

Leonardo's Dream + On the Waterfront - Uncharted Waters 22 The 4th Dimension 26 On the Waterfront 41 Leonardo's Dream 40 Symphony of Silence 12 Sculpt 37 Polarity 27 Tremendous Sea of Love 30 Lost and Found 26 Loop 30 Pop! 26

woohoo I get to vote again! Carolina Crown + Mandarins - 27th Lancers - 11 Blue Devils - 42 Blue Knights - 27 Blue Stars - 18 Bluecoats - 36 Boston Crusaders - 29 Bridgemen - 10 Carolina Crown - 35 Colts - 9 Crossmen - 7 Freelancers - 9 Glassmen - 16 Madison Scouts - 41 Magic of Orlando - 6 Mandarins - 2 Phantom Regiment - 47 Santa Clara Vanguard - 46 Sky Ryders - 5 Spirit of Atlanta - 20 Star of Indiana - 9 Suncoast Sound - 7 The Cadets - 41 The Cavaliers - 47 Troopers - 9 Velvet Knights - 9

Their show uses a lot of the Fibonacci sequence aka "The Golden Ratio" the triangle props have it broken out and they form several of the Fibonacci spirals throughout the performance. In trying to understand the show "Beneath the Surface" I think they are not talking about beneath the surface as being underground, but really what lays beneath what is first observed. Like with music, the connection of notes and harmonies via the golden ratio. I think this is what they are getting at. The true beauty of music and mathematics. Art as Science Science as Art.

Change is the Only Constant - Leonardo's Dream + Uncharted Waters 24 The 4th Dimension 26 On the Waterfront 39 Leonardo's Dream 39 Symphony of Silence 16 Sculpt 36 Change is the Only Constant 0 ELIMINATED Polarity 26 Tremendous Sea of Love 29 Lost and Found 25 Loop 30 Pop! 26

Carolina Crown + Mandarins - 27th Lancers - 11 Blue Devils - 42 Blue Knights - 27 Blue Stars - 18 Bluecoats - 36 Boston Crusaders - 29 Bridgemen - 10 Carolina Crown - 34 Colts - 9 Crossmen - 7 Freelancers - 9 Glassmen - 16 Madison Scouts - 41 Magic of Orlando - 6 Mandarins - 3 Phantom Regiment - 47 Santa Clara Vanguard - 46 Sky Ryders - 5 Spirit of Atlanta - 20 Star of Indiana - 9 Suncoast Sound - 7 The Cadets - 41 The Cavaliers - 47 Troopers - 9 Velvet Knights - 9

I'm still waiting for the announcement of the Flower Mound show. Probably won't really know what it is until the end of camp performance

On the Waterfront - Leonardo's Dream + Uncharted Waters 22 The 4th Dimension 26 On the Waterfront 37 Leonardo's Dream 37 Symphony of Silence 16 Sculpt 36 Change is the Only Constant 5 Polarity 26 Tremendous Sea of Love 28 Lost and Found 26 Loop 30 Pop! 27

I don't know why Carolina Crown didn't win San Antonio. It was far and away my favorite. Their sound dominates the dome, they are the definition of playing to a spot on the back of the upper wall. Not only did they fill the air, they filled the field. They used seemingly every inch of turf allowed. Not only was their sound just amazing, their marching was spectacular! Incredibly fast and super precise. You could use a straight edge on their lines. Each movement and turn popped into the next one. Turning and exploding boxes, swift counter march all at an insane speed while every molecule of air is met with perfect notes from every section. I felt the movement of their entire show throughout each piece and movement. Their drill complimented the pops and the props added to the performance. I was so full of "oh wow!" "amazing!" "WOW!" and "did they just do that!" throughout their entire time on the field. When their performance ended it was like they took everyone in the dome on a journey. We didn't want it to end, but when it did we were in the performance with them. It was something amazing to witness. I liked Bluecoats, but the middle of their performance just drags for me. It seemed to get lost. I really like the Beatles, but, to me, their performance Saturday was not that crisp. SCV was all over the field and had a very energetic show. Again, to my untrained eye, it seemed like the "story" didn't start until half-way through. I don't know if it was there was so much going on and I just missed it or what. Also, the grey in the musicians' uniforms matched the grey in the tarps (which covered most of the turf) and they seemed to get lost at times. I don't know if that was the effect they were going for, but it made the guard in their bright neon really stand out. Blue Devils were great, like they always are. I wasn't blown away, by anything, but they executed like the Blue Devils always do. I did seem to notice a bit of "park and play" in areas of their show. I don't know if it was because I was looking for it, or if there wasn't anything else going on to draw my eyes away from it. To my novice eyes, there is a clear separation between the top four (Bluecoats, Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vangard, and Crown) and the next six. The top four are really, really good. Ten through Twelve (Crossmen, Mandarin, and Phantom) are almost interchangeable. However, the first corp that can figure out how to get their lines straight will have an advantage. Oh, it was good to meet MadisonBandMan1. Sorry we didn't get to talk more. Speaking of talking, who are these people that insist on having a conversation about everything not on the field, when there is a performance going on? And those who are determined to walk around during the performance really irritate me. Learn some etiquette!

Carolina Crown + Mandarins - 27th Lancers - 11 Blue Devils - 42 Blue Knights - 27 Blue Stars - 18 Bluecoats - 36 Boston Crusaders - 28 Bridgemen - 10 Carolina Crown - 33 Colts - 9 Crossmen - 7 Freelancers - 9 Glassmen - 16 Madison Scouts - 41 Magic of Orlando - 6 Mandarins - 4 Phantom Regiment - 47 Santa Clara Vanguard - 46 Sky Ryders - 6 Spirit of Atlanta - 20 Star of Indiana - 9 Suncoast Sound - 7 The Cadets - 41 The Cavaliers - 47 Troopers - 9 Velvet Knights - 9

Kilities -1 Phantom Regiment +1 27th Lancers - 11 Blue Devils - 42 Blue Knights - 26 Blue Stars - 18 Bluecoats - 36 Boston Crusaders - 27 Bridgemen - 10 Carolina Crown - 32 Colts - 9 Crossmen - 7 Freelancers - 10 Glassmen - 16 Kilties - 1 Madison Scouts - 41 Magic of Orlando - 6 Mandarins - 5 Phantom Regiment - 47 Santa Clara Vanguard - 46 Sky Ryders - 6 Spirit of Atlanta - 20 Star of Indiana - 9 Suncoast Sound - 7 The Cadets - 41 The Cavaliers - 47 Troopers - 9 Velvet Knights - 9

Our tickets are in 309 as well

Who is going to be in the Alamodome today? Look for me, big bald guy wearing a black and gray striped Phantom golf shirt. We are waaaaaay up top

Awesome. I'm eating lunch at Rosario's then we will be heading to the dome