Columbians, Golden Empire, Gold, Cascades, Oregon Crusaders, Troopers, Cavaliers, Vanguard, Devils, and BK
The show is starting late as it is supposed to be nearly a sell out and security is apparently very tight.
I have never seen the first 3 ever - first view of Crusaders and maybe Cascades. Everyone else I have seen at least once.
Columbians -Pasco, WA - Open Class- Clash is the title of the show - I think most of the Open Corps are a lot better than they used to be - Sure they are not like the World - but the shows are entertaining and pretty well done. I am really excited to watch the Open Class Corps. There music featured Hey Jude, Fire and Rain, and Let the Sunshine In. It also featured a lot of brightly colored flags that appeared to be tie-dye like - and of course lots of peace signs. Oh and they had a VW Bus. Can't get much more 60's than that!!! A nice show from a very old corps that has been re-birthded. I guess I was right about this corps - they won with a score of 57.10
Golden Empire - Bakersfield, CA - Open Class - Title of the show is - Music Matters - Sadly - I had major computer issues with buffering and blurry picture - I guess that it was good my computer trouble happened during this show because they were 3rd with a 54.00
Gold - San Diego, CA (Oceanside) - Open Class - Title of the show is - Day of the Dead - Cool color guard uni's - Corps uni's pretty cool too - Nice opening - small group - but good sound - Color guard looks like many could be from the same place - their technique is very similar - they really are pretty good with release and catch technique - and some have catch faces :-). Not a bad show - they have platforms on the field but didn't really use them - Finalist every year since 2012 - not too shabby as they are only a few years old. in 2nd place 54.30
Cascades- Seattle, WA - World Class - Show is entitled O - Corps sounds half way good - color guard is really struggling - timing of things seems way off - Maybe lots of new work? It is a shame because it is really mucking up the show. I like the orange circles - also like the guard uni's as they are nice contrast - big blue flags on curved poles really nice - playing Orawa now? An SCV favorite of mine! - The poor girl stuck in the circle through the end of the show - man she had to just keep doing the same things over and over - I like the show - gotta a little long in the middle - drum solo into finale picked up - Let's go guard - clean that up!!! Cascades were 7th with a 63.45
Summit Wealth Group - I think they will help you prepare your will so you can leave the Blue Knights your money :-) Never heard that advertised at a competition before!!!!!
Oregon Crusaders - Portland, OR - World Class - Show is entitled - Hunted - The corps looks like trees - Nice voices in the beginning - They were very innovative last year - I thought - I liked the multi- colored flags - but they were zebra striped and the corps is wearing birch bark? The color guard costumes are cool - but I don't get the connection - The corps was doing some cool and kind of funny hunting movement earlier - are we hunting people? the girl with the whip? The guy it looked like they killed and now he is alive - wait - The corps is playing that hunted song that Phantom Regiment played years ago - Yep still don't get it - the guy that was killed and then had a net thrown over him. There percussion drum heads have forests on them. And the whole girl and guy fight thing reminded me of a high school band show I saw on YouTube - but that was called Caged. I hope they work out their difficulties - Crusaders were 6th with a 63.45
The intermission music was ... what?????? ....... Glad I walked the dog! I listened to Blue Coats show - Mood Swings - from 2003 I think. The field used to be Invesco Field - Now it is Sports Authority - they are bankrupt so will the name change yet again?
Casper Troopers - Casper, WY - World Class - Heroes - Let's see what it looks like tonight! Goose bump opening! Love - Fix You - just one big goose bump - ending form needs work! I get most of the show - not a fan of the Yellow Ribbon (the fabric not the concept) It does not look that great and it is a mess to get off the field. I also don't get the entire Aids thing. It feels like they don't know what they are trying to say in that number - The firemen part is really good and really clever with the ladders - I hope they get their issues worked out :-) I like them - I like the look and I like the concept. Troopers were 5th with a 67.45
Cavalier - Rosemont, IL - World Class - Propaganda - LOVE this show - Whew - I like the changes from the last time I saw it - but the ending did not seem quite as chaotic as I remember it. Still the show has a lot to offer for our time - from the singing part to the end it is pretty intense. Cavaliers were 3rd with a 76.00
Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA - World Class - What a cool opening - love the bird chirping too :-) Force of Nature is the show title - Oh man just love that opening - Guessing that was a weather - rain - storm - cool lightening bolt rifles - The tree and leaf thing so cool - Loved winter - What a beautiful show - I love the color guard equipment and how it works with the show. Vanguard 2nd with a 77.25
Blue Devils - Concord, CA - World Class - Looking for Tanner - As Dreams are Made On - That trombone thing is crazy good - how cool was the saber toss behind the back drops - WOW!!!! WOW!!!!!! Now I understand the score - I had tears in my eyes by the end of the ballad - They have more work to do - there were clear errors - but ..... they are a forced to be reckoned with this year!!!
The Devils won with an 80.80
Blue Knights - Denver, CO - World Class - The Main Event - So now there are more colors and more costumes and lots of color - I really thing not being able to clearly hear the audio makes understanding the show from home difficult - I have to say - they sure do sparkle - Loved watching the drum line during the encore - The audio didn't play at the end f their show - it did during the encore and the end of the show made sense :-) Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - was fun, even the color guard had a choreographed dance. BK finished 4th with a 71.55
Again - I can't say enough about the students that are in these groups. Honestly they are all really entertaining and when you look at what they are doing - quite amazing - Kudos to all who competed tonight. Onward and upward!
The show is starting late as it is supposed to be nearly a sell out and security is apparently very tight.
I have never seen the first 3 ever - first view of Crusaders and maybe Cascades. Everyone else I have seen at least once.
Columbians -Pasco, WA - Open Class- Clash is the title of the show - I think most of the Open Corps are a lot better than they used to be - Sure they are not like the World - but the shows are entertaining and pretty well done. I am really excited to watch the Open Class Corps. There music featured Hey Jude, Fire and Rain, and Let the Sunshine In. It also featured a lot of brightly colored flags that appeared to be tie-dye like - and of course lots of peace signs. Oh and they had a VW Bus. Can't get much more 60's than that!!! A nice show from a very old corps that has been re-birthded. I guess I was right about this corps - they won with a score of 57.10
Golden Empire - Bakersfield, CA - Open Class - Title of the show is - Music Matters - Sadly - I had major computer issues with buffering and blurry picture - I guess that it was good my computer trouble happened during this show because they were 3rd with a 54.00
Gold - San Diego, CA (Oceanside) - Open Class - Title of the show is - Day of the Dead - Cool color guard uni's - Corps uni's pretty cool too - Nice opening - small group - but good sound - Color guard looks like many could be from the same place - their technique is very similar - they really are pretty good with release and catch technique - and some have catch faces :-). Not a bad show - they have platforms on the field but didn't really use them - Finalist every year since 2012 - not too shabby as they are only a few years old. in 2nd place 54.30
Cascades- Seattle, WA - World Class - Show is entitled O - Corps sounds half way good - color guard is really struggling - timing of things seems way off - Maybe lots of new work? It is a shame because it is really mucking up the show. I like the orange circles - also like the guard uni's as they are nice contrast - big blue flags on curved poles really nice - playing Orawa now? An SCV favorite of mine! - The poor girl stuck in the circle through the end of the show - man she had to just keep doing the same things over and over - I like the show - gotta a little long in the middle - drum solo into finale picked up - Let's go guard - clean that up!!! Cascades were 7th with a 63.45
Summit Wealth Group - I think they will help you prepare your will so you can leave the Blue Knights your money :-) Never heard that advertised at a competition before!!!!!
Oregon Crusaders - Portland, OR - World Class - Show is entitled - Hunted - The corps looks like trees - Nice voices in the beginning - They were very innovative last year - I thought - I liked the multi- colored flags - but they were zebra striped and the corps is wearing birch bark? The color guard costumes are cool - but I don't get the connection - The corps was doing some cool and kind of funny hunting movement earlier - are we hunting people? the girl with the whip? The guy it looked like they killed and now he is alive - wait - The corps is playing that hunted song that Phantom Regiment played years ago - Yep still don't get it - the guy that was killed and then had a net thrown over him. There percussion drum heads have forests on them. And the whole girl and guy fight thing reminded me of a high school band show I saw on YouTube - but that was called Caged. I hope they work out their difficulties - Crusaders were 6th with a 63.45
The intermission music was ... what?????? ....... Glad I walked the dog! I listened to Blue Coats show - Mood Swings - from 2003 I think. The field used to be Invesco Field - Now it is Sports Authority - they are bankrupt so will the name change yet again?
Casper Troopers - Casper, WY - World Class - Heroes - Let's see what it looks like tonight! Goose bump opening! Love - Fix You - just one big goose bump - ending form needs work! I get most of the show - not a fan of the Yellow Ribbon (the fabric not the concept) It does not look that great and it is a mess to get off the field. I also don't get the entire Aids thing. It feels like they don't know what they are trying to say in that number - The firemen part is really good and really clever with the ladders - I hope they get their issues worked out :-) I like them - I like the look and I like the concept. Troopers were 5th with a 67.45
Cavalier - Rosemont, IL - World Class - Propaganda - LOVE this show - Whew - I like the changes from the last time I saw it - but the ending did not seem quite as chaotic as I remember it. Still the show has a lot to offer for our time - from the singing part to the end it is pretty intense. Cavaliers were 3rd with a 76.00
Vanguard - Santa Clara, CA - World Class - What a cool opening - love the bird chirping too :-) Force of Nature is the show title - Oh man just love that opening - Guessing that was a weather - rain - storm - cool lightening bolt rifles - The tree and leaf thing so cool - Loved winter - What a beautiful show - I love the color guard equipment and how it works with the show. Vanguard 2nd with a 77.25
Blue Devils - Concord, CA - World Class - Looking for Tanner - As Dreams are Made On - That trombone thing is crazy good - how cool was the saber toss behind the back drops - WOW!!!! WOW!!!!!! Now I understand the score - I had tears in my eyes by the end of the ballad - They have more work to do - there were clear errors - but ..... they are a forced to be reckoned with this year!!!
The Devils won with an 80.80
Blue Knights - Denver, CO - World Class - The Main Event - So now there are more colors and more costumes and lots of color - I really thing not being able to clearly hear the audio makes understanding the show from home difficult - I have to say - they sure do sparkle - Loved watching the drum line during the encore - The audio didn't play at the end f their show - it did during the encore and the end of the show made sense :-) Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - was fun, even the color guard had a choreographed dance. BK finished 4th with a 71.55
Again - I can't say enough about the students that are in these groups. Honestly they are all really entertaining and when you look at what they are doing - quite amazing - Kudos to all who competed tonight. Onward and upward!
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