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I helped with uniforms several times last summer. The brass and percussion unis were machine washable, however, the three different parts of the guard uniforms were not. We had to carefully wash the guard unis by hand, and I think they smelled worse than the others!! But anyway, we would usually get the whole corps' uniforms done in one day so we didn't have to stretch out the smelly process more than we had to!

There were also storms during finals in 2010, just not as bad as last year. I was working for DCI both years and watched the havoc that creates behind the scenes even with the roof closed. I don't know about 2009, but there was no way LOS would allow the roof to be open either of those years. And let's not forget about the lives that were tragically lost last year at the Indiana State Fair the same time as finals was happening. We should consider ourselves very lucky to have been in a very strong dome stadium rather than outside.

its not just about a band feel, as you put it. everyone has insecurities and things they keep hidden, no matter how confident they seem.

I also disagree with the people who think the voices distract from the solo. While he is playing the solo, only there words are spoken and knew of them is during a rest.

Bloo changes up the mix of their voice overs in the show last night. I think they are tweaking it so the voices aren't as overbearing with the solo. If you saw it before, a lot of people complained it was covering the soloist too much.

lightening has arrived

the bluecoats also have their souvies available online

bloo is going to be adding in a new ending at the bowling green show

The bluecoats have had a change of plans and will be heading to Canton tonight to rehearse tomorrow. They will then head to Bowling Green tomorrow night. I'm insure exactly where there housing though.

The theme is still completely undeveloped still, we're going to be seeing some good changes and additions from the bluecoats in the coming Weeks.

Not trying to cause trouble either, but to me it seems like you're trying to start a little bit of trouble. Multiple people have states that they appreciate that Madison stuck to their original show plan, hoping that they would be able to secure the rights further in the season. ESOM became one of the best moments of the season for a lot of people, so how can you blame them for sticking with a song that so many people loved in the live show? Isn't drum corps truely about the live performance? I'm sure many people would be complaining if Madison chose to change the song to something a little more lackluster.

Bluecoats had a free day yesterday, so they haven't had much rehearsal..

Bloo is heading to Iowa tonight for the Muscatine show

DCI made the switch from cassette tapes to mp3 recording in 2010. They slowly introduced then throughout that season.

But you must also remember that after 2007 is when the recession really hit everyone hard, so for a lot of people and families, making any sort of trip was simply not feasible during that time. As the recession got better and people were able to afford the trip again, we saw numbers rising. Another way to tell that drum corps is growing since the recession took hold is souvie sales. We are seeing record numbers in souvie revenue in the past couple years. A professional sports team has major corporate sponsors that can shovel money to make all the fans happy. And from what I've heard, the cost of travel in the west is so much more expensive than a city such as Indianapolis. I'm sure fans would have to spend a lot more on hotels, flights, food, etc.