Re: Certain Madison Scouts Alumni & "friends" to form an alleged Alumni Corps

or, maybe Scott believes in the project and wants to do his part to make it
work.


or maybe you look for the worst in everything.

>Subject: Re: Certain Madison Scouts Alumni & "friends" to form an alleged
>Alumni Corps
>From: "Catherine" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>Date: 12/1/2003 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>"Lee Rudnicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Catherine Translation:  I am the Grinch who stole drum corps.  Since
>> you are doing something positive in drum corps, you are my newest
>> sworn enemy.
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>Ah, how quickly those well-fitting shoes prompt a guilty response.  Of
>course, if I
>am wrong, the result we shall all see on the field - and NOT in the "positive
>marketing" - will prove how terribly mistaken I am.
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>Or not.
>
>I just don't believe that a genuine Madison Scout Alumni corps can be formed
>for
>legitimate drum corps purposes (as opposed to EVERYONE's goals and blando
>bando
>values and uses) when the prime people involved are liars and phonies who
>have been
>involved in setting people up - or preparation such as can be found with Nude
>Day
>midwestern bingo operations.
>
>If, through some miracle, decent alumni prevail (hey, the jury's still out in
>a few
>other groups with EEBBUBery EVERYCORPS cells), all to the good - and I will
>be the
>first applauding.  Thus far, however, it doesn't look good ta me...
>
>As for Scott Stewart's (alleged) participation, it wouldn't be the first time
>a
>genuine person has been solicited and lied to in order to be used in our
>flourishing
>drum corps world.  I have no doubt that the positive marketing phonies are
>definitely
>hard at work.
>
>-- Catherine
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>> "Catherine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> > I find it interesting that when DCI-A types actually do something, they
>always
>say
>> > "wait and see what happens" rather than discussing it beforehand.
>> >
>> > There's quite a few alleged "alumni corps" efforts that get the souvie
>sales
>going
>> > first.  (At least) One alleged "alumni corps" effort, when it finally
>started up,
>> > announced multikey horns.
>> >
>> > Poor Dan.  Since he has stated that he doesn't know any local midwestern
>corps
>> > people - only marches occasional parades with band friends - it will be
>an
>> > interesting local effort.  Of course, it wouldn't be the first time that
>Dan left
>out
>> > pertinent information - or flat out lied.
>> >
>> > As for me, I'll wait and see what actually shows up on the field before I
>believe
>any
>> > of the hype.  As for Scott Stewart's alleged involvement, I'll also
>believe in
>his
>> > advocacy of such a thing when he officially announces it - and not
>before.  Last
>I
>> > heard, he never reads or participates on the net, either.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dan Scerpella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > > Thanks Lisa!!  We have about 80 guys interested in being a part of it
>so far
>> > > and thats without actually doing much PR.  We may even perform in the
>Alumni
>> > > Show Sunday morning.  I hope my Renegades friends can see us perform.
>> > > Hopefully it wont be to long before we're on the same field!
>> > >
>> > > As long as we're on the subject, we just got our Cafepress.com site up
>for
>> > > business!  Buy our Souvies, support your local all male alumni corps!
>> > > http://www.cafeshops.com/msalumnicorps
>> > >
>> > > Tomorrow (Saturday) I and another board member will be in Madison to
>meet
>> > > informally with MDBCA board members at audition camp.  On December 2nd,
>we
>> > > have been invited to make a formal presentation to the board.  We have
>high
>> > > hopes this will be the beginning of a great collaboration and its very
>> > > timely as Madison has also reconstituted its Alumni Association.
>> > >
>> > > "LisaLisaMoMeesa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > > > Dan~
>> > > >
>> > > > Congratulations.  This is going to be so awesome on so many levels.
>> > > >
>> > > > *G bugles ----'nuff said
>> > > >
>> > > > *showing "certain unnamed people" that "reliving your youth" only
>> > > > means getting all those alum reactivated and interested in drum corps
>> > > > again, thus getting them interested in helping their younger brothers
>> > > > out in what ever capacity they can --I know that happened with the
>scv
>> > > > alumni corps.
>> > > >
>> > > > *reliving happy memories (both for the members and the audience)  w/
>> > > > you guys pulling out the old stuff from the archives.
>> > > >
>> > > > Its been fun to watch your labor of love come to fruition!  I can't
>> > > > wait to see you guys next summer in what ever form you decide to
>take.
>> > > >  (Heck, hopefully one day you guys will be on the competition field
>at
>> > > > DCA, full field show, full corps, the whole shebang!)
>> > > >
>> > > > Hugs!!!
>> > > >
>> > > > LLMM
>> > >
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Jeff Ream

I am the drummer your color guard captain warned you about