DCPI-15 Discussion Thread

[JonW]

WOOT! The Oostburg Barnstormers snag their first victory ever!

It wasn't a home show but, there were plenty of fans travelling the short distance to help spark this rockin' Christmas Eve bash!

Another good note, the Privateers Ghost Ship did appear this time.

Now to find out how things went in Chicago.

[scsudrummer]

The theme of Red Storm's rehearsal and performance yesterday was, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The corps staff, looking to give the corps an even more competitive edge, tinkered with a few General Effect ideas, and tried to implement them in the show, but to no avail, as the corps finished in a disappointing 6th place finish in Chicago. Needless to say, these changes have been thrown out, and the corps presses onwards, looking to get back to it's winning ways as they are now enroute to their rehearsal/housing site (TBA) in Muncie, Indiana!

[Galen]

Corps today are looking to avoid a potential christmas hangover as they resume competition for the last week of 2010.

East coasters will be in an Empire State of mind when they visit Albany NY's RPI Stadium:

Midwest corps will be back home again in Indiana at Ball State University in Muncie IN:

Meridian MS's Ray Stadium greets the Southern corps as they move toward ringing in the new year:

Napa CA, known for their vineyards, will now be known for drum corps after tonight's event:

[gcurrier]

East coasters will be in an Empire State of mind when they visit Albany NY's RPI Stadium:

The Knights used some needed time of to CLEAN and hopefully we will see those results in snowy Albany!!!

[Galen]

As snow removal continues across the US, 2 cities get ready to host DCPI events.

In snowy NY, Syracuse shakes the rust off its belt as Liverpool HS stands ready for the corps to perform:

Out west, Redding CA's Shasta HS hosts the last Pacific event before corps embark into the Pacific NW:

[CloudHype]

Huntsville AL's Crewes Stadium hosts Enigma's homeshow down in the deep south. Between the deep bowl and the roughly two miles of distance between the field and the sidelines, it'll be a christmas miracle if anybody in the stands can even hear a note the corps are playing at this venue.

Having been the ONLY person here to actually be inside that stadium (Unless you marched at this stadium in 1997 when it hosted an early season show that was well received). The bowl is behind the stands ( works out from the sides of the bleachers) and the distance might be less from the front sideline then the Hoover, Al contest that has been an "actual real life" show for a few seasons, the distance is no more than that of a track. About the same distance as sideline to stands as Floyd Stadium at MTSU, the host of the DCI Masters event.

Edited December 28, 2010 by CloudHype

[scsudrummer]

Red Storm finished in a strong second place in Muncie. With the changes of previous days taken back out of the show, the corps continued to push forwards in the standings, jumping back into the top 12 with a spirited performance! The corps spent a long day practicing today in their housing site in Muncie, and are now on the road to Fairfield, Ohio, for their next show tomorrow night!

[Galen]

Today's events:

Fairfield OH's local high school, in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, is offering corps all the Skyline Chili they can eat to stay warm after the show:

Hammond LA's Strawberry Stadium, just a few miles north of New Orleans, stages a late winter "Corps-di Gras" for southern competitors:

[Galen]

3 shows for 12/30:

East coast corps will have a "jolly good" time in New Britain CT (Viscounts will not be present, however):

Midwest corps go from SW Ohio to central OH and convene at Dublin Coffman HS near Columbus:

And west coast corps encounter fog and pine trees in Coos Bay OR's Marshfield HS:

[Galen]

OVT have definitely been eating their Wheaties! Up six points in 2 days.