The Crossmen have had their official pictures taken. Here is the link to Josh’s portrait taken last Saturday after the San Antonio show. His tan has really deepened in the last month, and his moustache and goatee have become much more pronounced.
http://www.joleschorders.com/view_user_photo.asp?EVENTID=24304&ID=38182565&FROM=photos&BIB=88
As you will notice he is not smiling. He has his show face on. The Crossmen are not allowed to “show teeth”. Like are not allowed to show joy in their victories and in another’s defeat. Likewise they are not allowed to show disappointment so as to detract from another’s victory.
Here are some Youtube clips of this year’s show.
In this first one you will see a green shirted man running around. He is a judge. You will also see how quickly the Corps is moving. In the company front reverse Josh is somewhere on the left side of the screen. Company fronts is when the whole Corps lines up straight and moves forward. A reverse is a straight line walking backward.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-58ThDNrYI
This clip is in the last third of the show. The guards change from red to blue outfits about half way through the show. Note the contrabases go to their knees. Josh is behind the contras on around the 40 yard line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4cTqEdd43Q&mode=related&search=
If memory serves, at the end of this clip Josh a baritone that is around the 35 to 40 yard line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc3c6vpZva4&mode=related&search=
Note the guard’s toss work in this short clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYzmLhy0ewg&mode=related&search=
This clip is from the last two minutes of the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9KPi_DMWEg
The clips were taken over a week ago. The precision of the drill has greatly improved since we last saw them two and half weeks before. They will be even more crisp by the end of the season in two and half weeks.
One of the more entertaining groups this year is the Carolina Crown. Though they will not be the top three, they have my vote as the most entertaining. Crown is likely to finish fifth or sixth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7y6aglUZ1g&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZfhbjfpqE8
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4 comments:
I'm looking forward to seeing the Crossmen's show in the quarterfinals. Judging from their recent scores, they've improved quite a lot since we saw them nearly three weeks ago.
I love the Carolina Crown's show. The horse racing theme is imaginative, the music is great and the choreography is amazing. This is a real crowdpleaser.
josh almost looks like one of those spanish guys from the 1800s
Your sure need to be fit!
I agree with Jenn - Zoro here he comes! So grown up...
hahahaha, Jenn. I was thinking the same thing.
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