WaxDCIFan

Jets!

Long time no see there @Rileydog. I see you’re still sporting home team colors 🙂

I was there - was a high school sophomore at the time. Started harassing my parents about marching after seeing this. Beginning of a life long infatuation. My corps folded so I never got to tour, but was able to enjoy the activity for about 5 years as my own kids marched. It all tracks back to the 1984 season and this show.

I saw Phantom play this live in Normal, IL early that year (first show?). Can hear it in my head like it was yesterday.

It’s probably about time for Pioneer to announce their show for 2020.

Sad face.

Having paid the bills for 2 MMs in different WC drum corps for the past 5 years, I think it’s safe to say that these numbers still unreport the actual cost. Add in camp fees, required lot gear, air fare, etc and I think you could reasonably raise these numbers by another $1500 - $2000 per member.

My daughter’s school just recalled all international students & staff and cancelled all planned study abroad programs indefinitely. Huge deal... https://blog.smu.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/2020/03/02/smu-suspends-all-university-related-international-travel/

My sources tell me nothing this year. They are still rebuilding in the $$ front, and might jump back in as a sound sport unit in a year or so.

Isn’t it also reasonable to assume they might fall further? There are plenty of corps behind them with aspirations of grandeur.

https://ascendperformingarts.org/helwerda-named-bkdbc-director/

This was really my point with the OP. Even without WWs, the activity has drifted so far from its DCI roots that it seems silly to call it DCI. For the individual units, the label “drum & bugle corps” is even less relevant. All snark aside, the activity could really use some more intentional branding.

What a goofball thing to say. When DCI was formed all of these things were already on the field. My contra had one valve and one rotor.

I think it’s ironic that embedded within this DCP page has is an ad for “Musical Saws for Sale.” Why not.

I hope you are right. But it is possible that a decision such as this could be a turning point for the activity. I’ve been involved most of my adult life as a leader in the Boy Scouts activity, and decisions made by that organization are threatening their continued existence (irregardless of all the lawsuits). I hate to see DCI make a direction change that makes them irrelevant and unattractive to donors.