From: owens@cyclops.cambridge.ibm.com ()
Subject: Re: Boston Crusaders Open House & staff info
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 18:34:13 GMT
Organization: IBM T. J. Watson Research

In article <1eb64nINNotj@bigboote.WPI.EDU>, ddm@wpi.WPI.EDU (David D Marshall) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov16.211713.15337@watson.ibm.com> owens@cyclops.cambridge.ibm.com (David Owens) writes:
|> >Principle instructors for 93...
|> >   Percussion Coordinator   Pat Amann
|> >(only Pat Amann will be a new face this year)
|> 
|> Pat's a really great guy.  If I'm not mistaken, he marched Troopers in '88,
|> and has been marching at U Mass. for a while under Thom (that's how he got
|> the gig I'm sure).  I'm really interested to see what these two guys do with
|> their drum line.

Where do you know Pat from?

I hope he works out better than the drum staff he brought in last 
year.  There were a few personality and ideology conflicts last year 
that caused problems you'd rather not see withing a corps.


|> 
|> >It is just a hunch, but I'd bet Tom Aungst (sp?) will be teaching a
|> >little too.  He's the new percussion instructor at my old HS (Dartmouth)
|> >and there's plenty of Boston staff teaching there.  It'd be a shame to
|> >have him in the area and not drag him to rehearsal during the winter. :)
|> 
|> I wouldn't hold my breath on this one (just a hunch).

Why do you say that?


|> 
|> Just to add my $0.02, I think that Boston has a good shot of making the
|> top 12 this year.  Last year they had like 5 horns make it to their last
|> camp, and they still placed very well.  They will probably have a good number
|> of people return, and their drum line is always good (just look at who they
|> have produced in the recent years).
|> --David

Boston has had a good shot for the past several years.  The people
who only show up for finals and see nothing but top 12 are missing
some great shows the night before.  This past year Boston tied the
Freelancers shortly before finals.  (Got a good story about 
intimidating judges at critique if you want to hear it... :) )
In 90 Boston spent all year beating top-twelve bound corps, won 
prelims, but got squeezed out in the only show that counted.

Well, 5 is a little low.  But there was a rehearsal just 2 weeks 
before the first show with 12 (a few more showed up as the night 
went on).  12 horns look pretty silly in a drill written for 55. :)  
Try fixing intervals.  Try seeing a form.  I would find it hard to 
beleive any corps in history has improved more in 1 year than the 
92 Boston Crusaders.  Anyone who saw the first and last shows of 
the season know what I'm talking about.  My hats off to em for 
alot of hard work, and sticking in there when the going got tough.


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