The roads were rougher than expected and the tolls for the privilege of driving on them were more expensive than expected as well. I don’t know what they are doing with the toll money but they aren’t spending it on road maintenance! All of us in the RV were airborne at multiple times on the […]
It was an easy 190 miles on the interstate to Salem, VA. We have a short day at the housing site before we head out to the Salem Stadium. Two short blocks are the order of the day starting with wake up at 9:00 am and the EPL at 4:00 pm. The Salem Show is […]
On Tuesday July 30th, the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps did something that is considered out of the norm for many competitive groups: they left the Drum Corps International competitive tour for 24 hours. On a typical day, the Surf would spend most of their waking hours rehearsing their show for the final competitions […]
After 245 miles and approximately 5 hours, we arrived at our housing site in Rock Hill, SC. Our friends Kevin Brown and Brian Turner are band directors here. They have extended their hospitality to the Crossmen as a mid- way point to our next stop in Virginia. I have known BT since my very first […]
As we make our way toward the east coast, our 2013 competitive summer tour is growing to a close. There are only nine days left until we must all say goodbye and go back to “real life.” And although the end of the season is near, we haven’t given up just yet. The members continue […]
WINTER AUDITION CAMPS WILL BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS : Las Vegas, Nevada Cheyenne, Wyoming Indianapolis, Indiana Texas Florida Read the rest of the article here.
On Saturday, August 3, the Vanguard will hold their annual awards banquet at the Hillcrest Banquet Hall, Minersville, PA (about four miles from their DCI East housing in Pottsville, PA). Doors will open at 6:30PM and the banquet will begin at 7:00PM. There is no cost to attend the banquet for current corps members, instructional […]
We are pleased to announce “Old School Challenge IV – The Weekend War” and we are competing against one of last year’s rivals, the Blue Knights from 12:01AM August 1 to 11:59PM August 4. The Weekend War is a condensed 4-day fundraising blitz in support of both corps’ annual campaigns. The corps amassing the most […]
I wouldn’t say that this morning was the best way for us to be prepared for a big regional. When we arrived at our housing site we still hadn’t been able to communicate with our contact at Adairsville HS. Even though we had spoken on the phone and gone through the details a couple of […]
Pacific Crest and Santa Clara Vanguard will perform in concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday and Saturday, August 16 and 17.The concert is the Bowl’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks, an annual tradition of popular classical music that ends with a spectacular fireworks show. More than 150 young performers from […]
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