The Five Stages of Grief for Drum Corps Fans
Stu
1. Denial - "Drum Corps is still the State of the Art!"
2. Anger - "Where did all of this bando crap suddenly come from?"
3. Bargaining - "A few more innovations should restore drum corps to
greatness ..."
4. Depression [pending] - "We sure screwed up drum corps."
5. Grief [pending] - "Boy I miss drum corps. I wonder what we could
do to bring it back?"
Stuart E. Rice
www.marchingresearch.com
IYM
"Stu" <chore...@juno.com> wrote in message
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> The Five Stages of Grief - for Drum Corps Fans
>
>
> 2. Anger - "Where did all of this POLITICAL crap suddenly come from?"
>
> 3. Bargaining - "A few more drum corps discussions should restore RAMD to
> greatness ..."
>
> 4. Depression [pending] - "We sure screwed up RAMD."
>
> 5. Grief [pending] - "Boy I miss drum corps on RAMD. I wonder what we
> do to bring it back?"
*Sigh* - There was even the MCA mini corp championship a weekend ago in
Albany with many of the mini corps from DCA perfoming and there wasn't even
a mention on here.... RAMD started out like a great drum corps party where
everyone was here...Now, it's like it's 4:30am and there's only a couple of
drunks left over in the corner still arguing about politics. The only
reason I still check out RAMD occasionally is that at the office, it is
*snoop* free by the IT department , as opposed to any web site, but it's
starting to get to where it's not even worth that anymore....
IYM
IYM
"Stu" <chore...@juno.com> wrote in message
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Sorry Stu - Meant to add "thanks for at least keeping it drumcorps..."
Maybe you should start your subjects with OT now, so we know it's drum
corps...
IYM
Sis
What does it mean when you're suffering from 3 of them at once?
Jackie
Sis
Jackie
Sis
P.S. I shared with the group everything that I did and saw in drum
corps this year. On the other hand, what is happening in this country
right now is infinitely more important than what is going on with drum
corps in the off season. Sorry. But there's certainly nothing stopping
you from telling us about the mini corps.
Jackie
Stu
>what is happening in this country
>right now is infinitely more important than what is going on with drum
>corps in the off season.
I wish DCI demonstrated as much panic about its problems as the
government does these days (and vice-versa).
>What does it mean when you're suffering from 3 of them at once?
It means you aren't drinking your Kool-Aid as prescribed.
Stuart E. Rice
www.marchingresearch.com
IYM
On Oct 9, 3:27 pm, Sis <siste...@comcastRichMadeMeDoIt.net> wrote:
>what is happening in this country
>right now is infinitely more important than what is going on with drum
>corps in the off season.
Yes it is, but there is a place/places for it - so take it there. It's
like pissing in your kitchen sink. Sure, it ends up going down to the same
place, but there's a place for that. Your above statement suggests that it
doesn't matter - when you gotta go, you gotta go, and it's "infinitely more
important" than making it to the bathroom, so screw the poor guy actually
trying to eat his dinner at the table while you relieve yourself.
A few days after 9/11 and the endless bombardment of media and talk, it was
nice to find solace in turning on Comedy Central to forget the world and
depression for just a short time. (Many episodes of Who's Line) Why can't
this forum be a escape from that?...Why does it have to get turned into
something it's not meant to be?
I guess I'm done with it then. If Comedy Central had put on a simulcast of
CNN at that time, I would have turned it off. I guess it's time to do the
same with RAMD. I've been reading and occasionally posting here since
1996, (back in the time it was ok to put your real name and corp
affiliations) never giving up on it, but if this is what the majority of
RAMD users want to discuss, then it's time to turn it off....Majority rules
and they can turn this forum into whatever they want.
<click>
IYM
Colonel Jake
IYM <sun...@optonline.net>
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<news:48ef9edb$0$30678$834e...@reader.greatnowhere.com>:
:
: Stu <chore...@juno.com>
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: >
: > Sis <sist...@comcastRichMadeMeDoIt.net>
: > :
: > : what is happening in this country right now is infinitely
: > : more important than what is going on with drum corps in
: > : the off season.
: > :
: >
:
<IYM? couldve just directly replied to Jackie>
:
: Yes it is, but there is a place/places for it - so take
: it there.
:
LoOk Jackie?,
"IYM is talking as though?!?!?!,...., RAMD 'oNLY,' belongs
to you!!! (isnt he an stoOpid FUCKER)..."
:
: It's like pissing in your kitchen sink.
:
He speaks like a person?,
"Who has plenty of experience!!!..."
:
: Sure,
: it ends up going down to the same place, but there's a
: place for that. Your above statement suggests that it
: doesn't matter - when you gotta go, you gotta go, and
: it's "infinitely more important" than making it to the
: bathroom, so screw the poor guy actually trying to eat
: his dinner at the table while you relieve yourself.
:
It makes one won(wan)der Jackie?,
"How many homeless MoTHERFUCKERS?!?!?!,....,
does IYM have living in his kitchen?!?!?!..."
(and how many of them? relieve themselves there)
:
: A few days after 9/11 and the endless bombardment of
: media and talk, it was nice to find solace in turning on
: Comedy Central to forget the world and depression for
: just a short time. (Many episodes of Who's Line) Why
: can't this forum be a escape from that?...Why does it
: have to get turned into something it's not meant to be?
:
I guess?,
"What teh dumbfuck is trying to say?!?!?! (IYM),...., if you
have been a member of D&B Corps, and you dont poast about
D&B Corps on this Electronic Bulletin Board?!?!?! (RAMD),....,
then you're?!?!?!,...., just a MoTHERFUCKING FUCKING fraud!!!..."
(where's Catherine Burr Harris Horn Diva)
:
: I guess I'm done with it then.<SLAP>
:
Well then?,
"My suggestion to you?!?!?! (IYM),...., is just, get teh
FUCK outta'here!!! (YoU GoDDAMNED SToOPID FUCKING AZZHoLE)..."
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Sis
Jackie
David White
Sis,
In the last 5 months it looks as though he has a total of 8 posts. Of
those 8, I see only 2 that had anything to do with Drum Corps. What is
that old line about those who live in glass houses and stone throwing??
Sis
Really!
Jackie
Big Rich Soprano
> In the last 5 months it looks as though he has a total of 8 posts. Of
>those 8, I see only 2 that had anything to do with Drum Corps. What is
>that old line about those who live in glass houses and stone throwing??
And about something you peoples can't control so why dwell on it -
history has already been written and all this political bitching on a
DRUM CORPS site is for naught...
Big Rich Soprano
>> those 8, I see only 2 that had anything to do with Drum Corps. What is
>> that old line about those who live in glass houses and stone throwing??
>Really!
Be careful Sis - he's not alone!..
Sis
Yeah, get back to bitching about drum corps!
Big Rich Soprano
Be careful Sis...
David White
Rich,
All I was trying to say in my post is that he protestith a little
too much. I might have taken him more seriously if he practiced what he
preached. He bitched about all the non-Drum Corps posts here lately.
But, if you look back over his posts for the last 6 months, which were
not very many, at least 75% of them had nothing to do with DC. He went
through the entire season and only had 2 posts that had anything at all
to do with DC.
Big Rich Soprano
>>> Really!
>> Be careful Sis - he's not alone!..
>Rich,
> All I was trying to say in my post is that he protestith a little
>too much. I might have taken him more seriously if he practiced what he
>preached. He bitched about all the non-Drum Corps posts here lately.
>But, if you look back over his posts for the last 6 months, which were
>not very many, at least 75% of them had nothing to do with DC. He went
>through the entire season and only had 2 posts that had anything at all
>to do with DC.
No worries - i understood your point... I agree...
Shadow_7
You left off a few steps.
6. Particpation - "If I'm a part of the problem, perhaps I have a voice
in fixing it"
7. Investing - "My voice isn't loud enough, perhaps my $upport is louder."
8. Realization - "None of the above made any difference. Take my toys
and go home. Focus on career and otherwise find other outlets to
associate with life."
9. Irony - "Being asked to leave drumcorps AFTER you already have."
Sis
Awesome additions.
Jackie
flu...@msn.com
wrote:
very nice...