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Madison Scouts Announce New Direction

At their post-DCI meeting on August 21, the Madison Drum & Bugle Corps Association, Inc. Board of Directors voted to not extend the contract for Sylvester Salas, who has served in the dual role as executive director of the organization and director of the Madison Scouts since 2003. Salas is an alum of the Scouts […]

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Live Updates from DCA World Championships

DrumCorpsPlanet is excited to announce that it will be providing live updates from the DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY over Labor Day weekend. The live coverage will give those that cannot attend the 3 day event in-person an opportunity to get updates from the field – with commentary from the pressbox at PAETEC park. […]

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Introducing “Cozy’s Corpsdom”

I’m very happy to announce the creation of a new regular feature column on Drum Corps Planet by drum corps’ very own "Gonzo Journalist" – Cozy Baker. Titled " Cozy’s Corpsdom " – the column will feature updates from the world of drum corps as only Cozy can deliver ….. in his own unique style […]

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Members’ Journal – Finals

I am now back at home to my dismay from my summer tour, but the last week of tour could not have gone any better. In Allentown we had a good show run. I got to hang out with my friends once gain from other corps. Unfortunately, I was late getting back to the buses […]

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Cozy’s Cruise’n

We’re coming down the home stretch with this DCA season. There’s about a month to go, and so far the Reading Buccaneers have made it clear " We’re still the champs, and it’s for you to prove otherwise." Well . . . . it looks like at least four other corps are determined to provide […]

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Members’ Journal – Dog Days of Summer

Since July 12 the summer has quickly been flying by. That night the Buffalo show turned into a standstill because of the amount of water in Zunn Tire Park . I’d like to say we won that show, because we received a crazy standing ovation after playing Georgia. The next day we had rehearsal in […]

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BYBA South West Tour In 2007

It gives us great pleasure to announce that the BYBA will run a range of performances and shows in the Devon and Cornwall Area at the end of July 2007. Read the rest of the article here.

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Raiders Finish Season Without Drum Major

In what seems like Deja Vu from last season, the Raiders of Wayne, New Jersey announced today they will continue the remainder of the 2006 DCI competitive season without a Drum Major. As some may recall, last season, the Raiders lost their Drum Major at this same time last year due to personal and family […]

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Special Events in Madison, August 9th

During this year’s 34th Annual Drum Corps International Championships, two special events are scheduled that will benefit the Madison Drum & Bugle Corps Association, Inc., including a golf outing at Hawk’s Landing Golf Club and an exhibition with four corps including the Madison Scouts Alumni Reunion Corps. Both will take place on Wednesday, August 9.

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Blue Devils Bus in Accident

About 10:20 AM central time, the O-4 BD bus got into an accident about two hours north of Dallas as it entered a construction zone. It collided at 10-15 mph with a non-BD semi that stopped suddenly. There were several minor injuries that may receive medical attention as a precaution. There was only minor damage […]

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