Attention! Rarely have the winter rules votes by both DCInternational and DCAssociates created such a tempest in a teapot, a hornito, as has occurred this aught seven. A few fan$ want to bail out on the corps whose directors voted on certain electrifying issues. Poppycock! You know the who of what and when of which […]
"It’s a tie!" Electronics — No one hopped down a hole to predict this outcome. Somehow, the future of, speculate, two years from now, time-warped through a parallel dimension to Sunday morning in the director-packed DCInternational meeting room in the Sheraton in downtown Atlanta. George Hopkins, Cadets director, had told me just the day before […]
DCA’s Much Ado about Fewer Primed by the overall successful DCAssociates Championships in Rochester, DCPlanet was abuzz with posters mere days after the Labor Day weekend gala, optimistically discussing how DCA was set to explode across North America (from Canada to Mexico to Panama?) and inspiringly beyond. Threads even dissected opinions about where and when […]
VK, Troopers, DCK, Excelsior, NCR et al. are joyous! Hark, the new clamor forth! Embrace the comeback corps! Happy holidays! Hopefully, your holiday shopping will include checking out these and other fine corps. The holidays are much cheerier to have open houses and rehearsals for new names and never-forgotten corps. For Drum Corps International, check […]
The stars of the Bands of America Grand National Championships held every November in the "RrrCccAaa" Dome are the youth of the approximately 535 bands which are whittled down to 92 of the finest. These regional contenders caravan to Indianapolis to select class winners and 12 finalists that joust in a battle of the bands […]
‘Boptitude’ test – Entertain or ‘educate’ into boredom and financial ruin? Roll out VK! “I am only a public entertainer who has understood his time.” ~ Pablo Picasso, 1881 – 1973 It was fowl play arising at cockcrow. Electric service abruptly ended for 15,000 residents in three north Alabama counties recently, shutting off alarms before […]
The next column in the works had lots of names, many corps mentioned, but then Sara Julian’s promised story rolled in and superseded all in importance. Superseded is the appropriate word. From Latin, supersedere means “to sit above.” Julian’s accomplishments are above most anyone else’s. Julian’s touching chronicle will put a lump in your throat, […]
This scribe could crank out some scribblings about my wild time at the DCAssociates Championships in Rochester, NY, but fan$ and performers would rather see photos of themselves. Soooooo, here we go, a collection from the Cozy PhoneCam. In the next column, I’ll release an exclusive photo of a mass orgy in a closet at […]
"Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants." ~ Walter Winchell (1897 – 1972), newspaper columnist of "On Broadway" Yesterday, I yanked the folded recap from DCAssociates Rockmart, GA, August 5, out of my pocket. The stats had faded, fizzled in […]
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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