saxybeast19 Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 Does anyone have a recording of this show?? If I am not mistaken, isn't this the really controversial show that had that american theme, and they had recordings to represent the 9/11 tragedy? sorry, but please correct me if I am wrong Quote
Danpod Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 Tarpon Springs 2001, Life Is A Journey, was controversial for a few reasons: I do not believe they used recordings from the 9/11 tragedy, but they supposedly held up pictures of the Twin Towers being destroyed. Not cool, especially for it being so soon after the tragedy. During the ballad, the band members sat and played on the chairs from the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. Again, not cool. This show was not the American themed show. 2000 was titled The American Century. Quote
saxybeast19 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 ...yeah, that's pretty over the top. You would think a show like this would have a recording somewhere on the internet... Quote
MartinHorn Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 Danpod said: Tarpon Springs 2001, Life Is A Journey, was controversial for a few reasons: I do not believe they used recordings from the 9/11 tragedy, but they supposedly held up pictures of the Twin Towers being destroyed. Not cool, especially for it being so soon after the tragedy. During the ballad, the band members sat and played on the chairs from the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. Again, not cool. This show was not the American themed show. 2000 was titled The American Century. I can understand the Oklahoma Bombing one, but why the Twin Towers one? Bands have their show concepts months before the season, 9/11 was right before marching season starts. Quote
the terminator Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 I guess they decided to incorporated it, and where is this school from? Quote
mbui Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 The show was only controversial at the beginning of the season. Here's what happened: At their Prelims performance at the 2001 BOA Orlando Regional. which I might add was held on September 29, 2001, Tarpon Springs held up banners (during the "Adagio for Strings" part of the show) that had images of the World Trade Center's being attacked. While some at the stadium were grabbed by the emotional statement of the image, it didn't go over too well with the majority of the crowd. Think about it....the 9/11 attacks happened two weeks prior to the competition. The worst disaster in United States history just happened and the last thing you want to see is a picture of the World Trade Center on fire on a football field, especially during a piece such as "Adagio for Strings." We all know how dark and emotional that piece is. While I'm sure the Tarpon Springs staff had good intentions, the 9/11 stuff was just too soon. Way too soon. I remember my friend calling me right after Tarpon's Prelims performance and telling me that a bunch of people gasped when the WTC images appeared during the show. He said people were crying, angry, offended, and etc. After all the flack that the band received at and after BOA Orlando, they redesigned that portion of the show and replaced all of the 9/11 related material with the chairs from the Oklahoma City bombing memorial. That's why you don't see any mention of the 9/11 attacks on the BOA Grand Nationals tape. Quote
mbui Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 QUOTE (the terminator @ Jun 26 2007, 11:18 PM) I guess they decided to incorporated it, and where is this school from? Tarpon Springs HS is in Florida. Quote
Danpod Posted June 27, 2007 Posted June 27, 2007 MartinHorn said: I can understand the Oklahoma Bombing one, but why the Twin Towers one? Bands have their show concepts months before the season, 9/11 was right before marching season starts. Apparently, it was just something they added in. Tarpon Springs is a high school in Florida. They usually march around 100 members. They are known for having clean drill, elaborate prop usage, and some of the best woodwinds in the country. http://www.tarponspringsband.com/index.htm Quote
andrhs Posted June 28, 2007 Posted June 28, 2007 lol thats why i picked them to win at nationals... lol Quote
saxybeast19 Posted June 28, 2007 Author Posted June 28, 2007 speaking of controversial shows, check out this winterguard show. http://youtube.com/watch?v=DEIdCEclfa0 Quote
the terminator Posted July 1, 2007 Posted July 1, 2007 saxybeast19 said: speaking of controversial shows, check out this winterguard show. http://youtube.com/watch?v=DEIdCEclfa0 good show but really scary Quote
MartinHorn Posted July 1, 2007 Posted July 1, 2007 saxybeast19 said: speaking of controversial shows, check out this winterguard show. http://youtube.com/watch?v=DEIdCEclfa0 That really missed the whole spirit of Dante's Inferno I think. Freaky show. Freaky. A little too extreme for a High School to perform. Quote
whitewing09 Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 i didnt know that dantes inferno was that evil... anywho that is such a weird show, but well performed it reminded me of two things for some reason, bells guard this year except bell had better uniforms, no offense and it also reminded me of the hills have eyes, no clue why Quote
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