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I agree with your opinion and description of many of the good people that did not have the wherewithal to cope with modern day requirements to run corps as they are today. It is so much more than what one, two, or three people are able to do now. Yes, an entire staff is needed now. I seriously doubt there was any intentional dereliction with Pioneer ( on the other hand I am not privy to it all) I now think that damage control may be the issue. Although I am not in any position of influence, I have made observations after driving equipment trailers since 1996 in World and Open class. Money of course has always been the problem with small corps. This year the corps I was driving for had full medical staff, and an RN on the entire tour. DCI has its hands full , and are going to have to guarantee the show operators, municipal, and school directors that they are not dealing with a Pandora's Box by letting corps stay at their facilities. An earlier poster Tim K mentioned that the housing issue may be the main problem that the chaos within DCI has or will have caused. Some serious PR is going to be needed to surmount this situation

Thank you Kevin for the description of the events ,atmosphere, and wonderous progress of the corps in Castleton. Am a substantial distance away at the moment, but you provided me with a scenario that I am anxiously looking forward to see and hear personally in a few weeks. It is almost unimaginable to think of the corps practicing on the asphalt behind the Hood Milk plant in Charlestown in the 90's , and being shuffled around to any space available for a time.. To read your description of the facilities at Castleton, and being in a town that welcomes them and supports the corps is such a great result of a bunch of people in the organization who did a whole lot of things right !!

Hppefully Channel 3 WCAX or channel 5 WPTZ will be there. They are based in Burlington , but cover the entire state and have huge viewership in Montreal

Agree

Dry adiabatic lapse rate minus 3.2 degrees per thousand ft. Verticle :-). Love the detail and circumspect toward the activity.

You said it all so well. ....To Gretchen that drove from Marion, Iowa to Lacrosse with $ 500. Worth of donated necessities in various areas. To ' ICE ' running the kitchen in the best way . to the drivers doing the 500 mile night trips, the alumni that jumped in to help for a day when BAC was in their area. The Crusader family's that sponsored meals all along the way. You said it all Lab Master, just tossed in some road stuff...

Much better than Cumulo Nimbus with verticle development. Some very high Cirrus clouds would be the order of the day

Always wondered about the non essential workers. Do they know who they are ? Do they want to know who they are ? I.E. my dad is a non essential worker who is ready to retire ???

Salaam

Kind of wondering if any town officials from Salem, or any other people connected with history on the North Shore would be interested in some of their past being brought to the present in musical presentation of their history. Maybe an invite to the Lawrence home show would be a good thing in the sense of some modern day awareness of their past by an outside organization. ???

I shant. Still smarting from dealing with the Wisconsin DOT. :-)

Good stuff..........B8rings a lot into perspective from then to now.

I stand corrected.. Was probably at the bar..

I'm thinking that was at the 1000 islands Bar in Barneveld. It was a nice few days. Remember fans painting the Wisconson ' W ' on the practice field so the corps could be ready for the surface at UW stadium

There is no truth to the rumor thst next years show will be about. Sacco - Venzetti. :-)

The corps from Morocco

Thought Boston had vanished. Good ,they are there

BAC is just offering a history lesson to the overwhelming amount of people who do not have a clue about the Salem ( that is on the north shore of Boston ) Witch Trials. It was just the beginning of many instances where so many people were persecuted for living outside the boundry's and social mores at that time. For us older types, we remember when a commercial truck could not be driven on a Sunday, no alcohol allowrd to be consumed or sold on a Sunday. Segregation, in schools and restaurants. Bostons show should be on the History Channel

No listing of scores or even the show tonight on the DCP calendar

I agree exactly. Was thinking about Wicked and Spartacus earlier

There...

BAC' s show would do quite well at Vanderbilt Stadium. Shame thry are not their Am still ###### how the NHL hierachy torpedoed the Predators in the Stanley Cup

The housing issue is going to make Indianapolis non functional. It has become an enigma. Yes, the show will go on, but with how many corps in a few years, Housing Corps in another state, necessary to stay in hotels. I wonder how many corps are on the verge of saying screw it. Open class will be history in another two years . the logistical and financial cost of housing, and transport is over riding the positives now... Many fans are using Allentown as their semi's now. Indianapolis is now more of a negative thsn a positive

Skip all the second guessing b/s and personal horn blowing and send them $ 50.00 bucks

Too bad Boston is not here,what a show