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Members’ Journal – On the Road

It has been somewhat difficult to find time to write in the past two weeks. Beginning on June 19th, we have been constantly rehearsing to improve our show. It began with a rained-out show day in Sevierville, TN. We had to rehearse inside all day because it was pouring outside. We ended up doing a […]

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DCP Trivia Contest for DCA VIP Tickets

DCP TRIVIA CONTESTWin a pair of VIP tickets to the 2006 DCA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Drum Corps Planet wants to give YOU a pair of VIP COMBO tickets to the 2006 DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY this September. To have a chance at winning, you must correctly answer the Contest Question: "Name the corps from […]

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Members’ Journal – Last Week of Camp

It’s finally the end of move in! Tonight at 8 pm we leave JSU bound for Middleofnowhere, Alabama. Last Monday was a nice change in conditioning. An instructor staying for only one week ran it. We were allowed to take our shoes off on the astroturf and stretched more than ran. When it began to […]

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Volunteer Exchange Announced

DrumCorpsPlanet is thrilled to announce the introduction of the DCP Volunteer Exchange – a forum that allows Corps that are in-need of volunteers to make that need known to the DCP community … and for our members to offer their services to the activity, where needed. The drum corps community is well known for having […]

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DCI Ticket Contest Winner Announced

We have a WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS to James Dawson of Dallas, GA – who is the winner of 2 SUPER-PREMIUM tickets to the DCI World Championships in Madison, WI on August 10th-12th, 2006. James’ entry was selected in a random drawing from the entries that included the correct answer: Question: "At the 1996 DCI World Championship […]

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Members’ Journal – Second Week of Camp

Another week of move in has come to a close. By now everything is fairly routine, and it’s a matter of pushing to the very end to survive the Alabama heat. Monday began with a difficult breathing block around the stadium field. We ran a mile with sprinting a good chuck of it. I had […]

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Member’s Journal – First Week Moved-In

It has been a little over a week since I moved-in with Spirit. This morning is a much needed break after a lot of rehearsal time out in the sun. Last Friday I flew into Atlanta with difficulty because the airline bag checkers didn’t seem to understand why I had so many bags. It was […]

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DCP Trivia Contest for DCI Championship Tickets

DCP TRIVIA CONTESTWin a pair of SUPER PREMIUM tickets to the 2006 DCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Drum Corps Planet wants to give YOU a pair of SUPER PREMIUM tickets to ALL 3 NIGHTS of the 2006 DCI World Championships in Madison, Wisconsin this August 10-12. To have a chance at winning, you must correctly answer the […]

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DCA Ticket Contest Winner

We have a WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS to Mike Simaska of Columbia, PA – who is the winner of 2 VIP COMBO tickets to the 46th Annual DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY on September 2 and 3, 2006. Mike’s entry was selected in a random drawing from the entries that included the correct answer: Question: “What […]

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Photographs needed for new book

Did you march in one of these groups? This fall Steve Vickers, publisher of Drum Corps World, will complete work on a new history book that contains nearly 2,200 drum and bugle corps images. The vast majority of photographs have been accumulated from the extensive archives of Drum Corps World, but there are a number […]

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