January 8th, 2011 12:38am
I went to the show hosted by the Swamp Donkeys, which took place in a poisonous swamp in Downtown Los Angeles. There were actually supposed to be 25 groups, but the evil swamp unicorn gobbled up 15 of them. Here’s a picture I took of the beast before it flew away:
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So anyhow, the show got underway and we watched as the groups tried to march around in toxic purple sludge; it was quite amusing. During the Swamp Donkey’s performance, there was a giant green radioactive beaver that tried to steal an expensive marimba (Yamaha, I believe), but then one of the snare players whipped out a plasma-ray gun and made the beaver disintegrate. When the shows were over, everybody realized that the judges weren’t even there so there were no scores. Listed below are my personal scores, complete with my own biases.
Division One:
Best Music
Pulse: 25.405
Wildcat Indoor: 25.135
Best Visual
Wildcat Indoor: 12.55
Pulse: 12.425
Best General Effect:
Pulse: 26.125
Wildcat Indoor: 24.815
Division Two:
Best Music
Drums of Unspecified Identity: 25.725
Dabetas: 25.43
Overture: 22.81
Stryke: 20.77
Red Raiders: 19.745
Best Visual
Drums of Unspecified Identity: 12.79
Dabetas: 12.635
Overture: 11.85
Stryke: 10.505
Red Raiders: 10.115
Best General Effect
Drums of Unspecified Identity: 26.245
Dabetas: 24.245
Overture: 23.845
Stryke: 21.54
Red Raiders: 21.39
Division Three:
Best Music
North Shore PSW: 23.975
Envision Academy of the Arts Indoor Percussion: 20.495
Swamp Donkeys: 19.92
Best Visual
North Shore PSW: 11.735
Envision Academy of the Arts Indoor Percussion: 9.765
Swamp Donkeys: 9.745
Best General Effect
North Shore PSW: 24.74
Envision Academy of the Arts Indoor Percussion: 21.055
Swamp Donkeys: 19.525