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The "Ghost Riders World Champion Mini Corps" will begin it's 2014 season with the first of 2 "Open House's" on January 17th. The second "Open House" to be held on January 24th. As in the past, the Open House and rehearsal site will be at "The Salvation Army Facility", 529 East Main St Batavia NY, 14020. Returning as Music Director, Arranger & Caption Head is Donny Allen (World Drum Corps Hall of Fame & Buglers Hall of Fame Member). This year's show is titled "The Western Front". We trust the show will be be very well received by all who have the opportunity to hear us. The "New Book" will be introduced to our members and potential members at the first "Open House". I welcome any emails or phone calls regarding becoming a member, or booking an appearance. All interested in becoming a member of Ghost in any capacity, are encouraged and welcome to be there. You can find us on our website @ ghostriderscorps.org, or on our facebook page @ Ghost Riders Drum and Bugle Corps. I for one am extremely pleased with all of our accomplishments for the past 18 years and look forward to entering our 19th year of existence and Mini Corps Competition. "GOOD MUSIC ; GOOD PEOPLE ; GOOD TIMES" As we always say in Signing Off : "HAPPY TRAILS" Doug Mellenthine / Director & Founder email : mellodoug1@aol.com phone: 716-628-7443

Current subject: Cadets sportswear, Sunrisers lapel pin.....hmmmmmm.

And furthermore, I nominate DCP's own "Granny Smith"

FWIW... DCI did try the app route for a bit. It was contracted out at a favorable rate in exchange for ads. Without more details, I can tell you that DCI heard lots of "why isn't this updated" and "why doesn't this work for Android version 2.1.6, 2.2, 3, and every other thing". Apps are a losing battle for content unless you have a dedicated development team. The design age should tell you that there are no resources for something like that. I can tell you that IT isn't a cost center for DCI, and that's rare. The main problem is the one that has been following around for a while. Do you turn it over to a third-party that has the resources to develop and test apps for *all the phones* and give up nearly every dollar they make, or do you play it small, try and eek out some web presence in mobile, and keep a much larger piece of the pie? It's not a simple question, but it's probably pretty clear that there aren't going to be a lot more subscriptions (thus, revenue) because DCI "makes an app" - certainly not enough to cover the effort of doing it well enough for DCI fans. If they do, it'll be some sort of web page shelled content that you may as well use on your phone browser anyhow. Incrementally, they're going to keep trying to improve the mobile experience, but the app "route" is a rabbit hole where money disappears.