So how do your kids school Celebrates the Russian revolution

Takeda Shingen · 09-27-12, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I do not believe the gold color overcoat with red belt is the regular attire.

Those are color guard uniforms. They are made by the parents themselves.

AVGWarhawk · 09-27-12, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Those are color guard uniforms. They are made by the parents themselves.

In this particular case I do not believe it.

Takeda Shingen · 09-27-12, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

In this particular case I do not believe it.

Okay.

09-27-12, 11:48 AM

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Those are color guard uniforms. They are made by the parents themselves.

Is the colour guard the ones that dance around the musicians waving flags or crosses or swords or hammers depending on the show?

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But you know, a fake threat is always better, and the cold war has never ended for some, just as the the Civil War never ended for others.

I suppose fox news had to get some muppet to replace Beck after his cwazy conspiwacies got to much for the advertisers to put their name to, this is just another fake threat from Todd instead.

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In any case, the hammer and sickle have been removed from the show.

pandering to one dumb parent, that the sad state your nation is in. Still at least the St Petersburg performance beat the other bands in the competion, I guess the judges lookedat the show and not some fake outrage by one ignorant git

Takeda Shingen · 09-27-12, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Is the colour guard the ones that dance around the musicians waving flags or crosses or swords or hammers depending on the show?

That's them. Unlike the band proper, 'guards don't have standard uniforms. Their outfits will vary from year to year based on the theme of the show. To save cost, their flags and outfits are stictched by the parent organization (the boosters) themselves.

@AVG, what have I been saying for the last several posts? The guard uniforms change every year.

AVGWarhawk · 09-27-12, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

@AVG, what have I been saying for the last several posts? The guard uniforms change every year.

And I have said these look to be Russian uniforms as part of the show. Changing the uniform from year to year is not in question. What these kids are wearing are resembling Russian military uniforms. It is not as simple as a sickle and hammer. Time period clothing was part of the show. I said the kids should wear the school colors. These are not the school colors. These are olive green military uniforms.

Takeda Shingen · 09-27-12, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

And I have said these look to be Russian uniforms as part of the show. Changing the uniform from year to year is not in question. What these kids are wearing are resembling Russian military uniforms. It is not as simple as a sickle and hammer. Time period clothing was part of the show. I said the kids should wear the school colors. These are not the school colors. These are olive green military uniforms.

Then I am glad that you were not in the community where I directed. My color guard never wore the school colors (green and white). One year they wore matador-style outfits that were (gasp) red. Another, they wore Cosette-style peasant outfits that were light blue. For our American Civil War show (which included a 'Stars and Bars' flag) half wore blue and half wore grey.

EDIT: A compliation of show of the drum and bugle corp style, for those unfamiliar. Most bands up this way march and look in this style. Note the difference between the ensemble and guard. Also note that they are all theme shows; more akin to performance art than military band.

AVGWarhawk · 09-27-12, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Then I am glad that you were not in the community where I directed. My color guard never wore the school colors (green and white). One year they wore matador-style outfits that were (gasp) red. Another, they wore Cosette-style peasant outfits that were light blue. For our American Civil War show (which included a 'Stars and Bars' flag) half wore blue and half wore grey.

Does not happen here in MD. The band wears the standard issued uniform. As stated to Tribesman, performances in celebration of war, revolutions and political in nature do not occur at the local HS's of which there are 12 with in 5 miles of each other.

Penguin · 09-27-12, 01:05 PM

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For our American Civil War show (which included a 'Stars and Bars' flag) half wore blue and half wore grey.

I presume this happened before the era of Fox News, otherwise you'd seen the headline: "School endorses a return to slavery."

mookiemookie · 09-27-12, 01:44 PM

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One year they wore matador-style outfits that were (gasp) red.

How dare you. Not only were these kids glorifying animal cruelty and the murdering of bulls, but they were dressed as communist animal murderers.

The color red should be banned from all of American society forever, as this thread clearly shows that we run the risk of melting like the Wicked Witch of the West when faced with anything having to with Russia circa 1917-1991

Penguin · 09-27-12, 11:56 AM

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How about a half time commemoration of the Khmer Rouge / Pol Pot years in Cambodia? Would that also be just a storm in a water glass to you as well?

As long as you continue to do business with the largest dictatorship in the world that calls itself communistic: yes. One of my favorite bands did a song called "Holiday in Cambodia" in the late 70s, catchy tune, the lyrics are not really an endorsement though.

Penguin · 09-27-12, 11:59 AM

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Personally I would be very careful with what you eat. (Not Totally Safe For Work But Pretty Mild)

You can still use a Vienna sausage as a surrogate in your hotdog. As we all know, the Austrians never had anything to do with Nazism. Or, as a German comedian once said: "The Austrians are the smartest people on earth, they made Hitler a German and Beethoven one of them."

But who the hell is Hans Gruber, a character from the sinfest cartoon?

soopaman2 · 09-27-12, 12:04 PM

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You can still use a Vienna sausage as a surrogate in your hotdog. As we all know, the Austrians never had anything to do with Nazism. Or, as a German comedian once said: "The Austrians are the smartest people on earth, they made Hitler a German and Beethoven one of them."

But who the hell is Hans Gruber, a character from the sinfest cartoon?

You never seen Die Hard 1?

Do yourself a favor, Alan Rickman is awesome.

He was a German terrorist trying to steal millions of bearer bonds from a corporate safe.

He got launched off a building in the end.

(no need to see it now)

Penguin · 09-27-12, 12:14 PM

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You never seen Die Hard 1?

Do yourself a favor, Alan Rickman is awesome.

He was a German terrorist trying to steal millions of bearer bonds from a corporate safe.

He got launched off a building in the end.

(no need to see it now)

I've only seen the German dubbed version. Can't remember the nationality of the guys, but they were not German in the krautish translation - however they spoke in German - just like Bruce and the rest of the actors

. Wikipedia says they renamed Hans to 'Jack'

soopaman2 · 09-27-12, 12:24 PM

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I've only seen the German dubbed version. Can't remember the nationality of the guys, but they were not German in the krautish translation - however they spoke in German - just like Bruce and the rest of the actors

. Wikipedia says they renamed Hans to 'Jack'

In the original American version they had German accents, and sometimes spoke German (with english subs) to each other. They were never officially given a specific nationality in the movie though.