NASA launched its final space shuttle mission this morning, and commanding the crew is Chris Ferguson, a former member of the PAL Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Philadelphia. Ferguson, who is a retired U.S. Navy captain, has flown on two previous shuttle missions. He served as pilot of STS-115 in 2006 and commander of […]
Eric Santo, center, and Bob Messineo, right, accept plaques for their fathers who were recognized as alumni of the corps and for their service to their country in the U.S. military. Dr. Richard Santo and Robert T. Messineo, Sr., are the first inductees in 2011 to the Cadets Hall of Honored Veterans. Read the rest […]
As we started heading back to the Midwest – we look back on all the sights and sounds we’ve experienced so far. From the ten-gallon hats in Texas; to the Golden Gate Bridge; to the infamous Rose Bowl; to the lights on the Vegas strip; to the beautiful mountains in Utah. What an experience of […]
To the DCI Graduate Class of 2010: Although your days in the ranks of Marching Music’s Major League™ may be over, we invite you to become a lifelong member of our ever-growing worldwide community of fans for many years to come! To thank you for your contribution to the legacy of Drum Corps International, we’d […]
While American drum corps like the Racine Scouts, Cadets, Boston Crusaders and many others are deservedly proud of their longevity, a European drum corps is celebrating its 100th anniversary this summer! Jubal Drum and Bugle Corps is marking the centennial with a return to the DCI Tour this month. Dan Potter talks with Jubal Tour […]
One month from today where will YOU be? One month from today eight of the finest drum corps in the world will gather. One month from today, in the shadow of the New York skyline, fans will come from across the country and around the world to see and hear and feel marching music at […]
The Cadets were back on their game on July 6 for an important show day. The mountainous backdrop at the rehearsal site in South Jordan, Utah would rival any we’ve seen so far, and the corps worked hard to get ready for a rematch with the Blue Devils and Phantom Regiment. Built to host the […]
Friends, While we have made some great headway to supporting the corps on the road throughout the summer, we are still extremely short on volunteers from San Antonio to Atlanta. (July 23-30) Right now we have a slim crew of 3 food crew and only 2 drivers. There are 2 vehicles that we cannot get […]
As we learned Friday, Gold, the Open Class corps from Hawthorne, Calif., is being promoted all this week on CNN in the Los Angeles area through a program called “Celebrities with a Cause” and Hollywood actor David Mattey. As Dan Potter tells us in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian, that’s not the only excitement […]
The Alumni event scheduled for Saturday evening at Russell’s Pic II has been rescheduled by popular demand, in order to enable visiting alumni and friends to attend the Caballeros Grand Prix event in Wayne, NJ to get view the performance of the Jersey Surf in stadium environment as the corps concludes its first tour of […]
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