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It will be bad. We knew it was coming, logically, some day. It happens. We will lose people we know. And maybe very close to us. Now having said that, and I was being sincere - We forget how spoiled we are. You want a taste of how our parents or grandparents grew up? This is it. Every summer - will there be an outbreak of polio? How about tuberculosis- is anyone old enough to remember, or remember stories of, the sanitariums filled with TB patients? Quarantined to prevent the spread. With no cure except maybe with time things will improve. These were real and daily possibilities previous generations lived with. They got through it. We will too. Let’s keep our dignity, calm, support and compassion for each other. And to hell with the media inciting panic. Voice your anger with them.

Whoa. The CDC has just recommended that there be no gatherings of 50 or more people anywhere in the country for the next 8 weeks. I think that's the right call, if maybe not enough, and it probably should have been issued two weeks ago, but still: wow.

Why the fascination with posting “I know something you don’t know” type posts? Do you find it helpful or feel it’s impressive?

Or they keep the 2020 show for 2021, and there is no second set of design fees.

No it isn't. The first one might have been when they misplaced their cell phone.

This may be her first apocalypse, whereas those of us who are older consider it the most recent apocalypse in a long list of apocalypses.

All of them. But youre right some of these shows, especially Opinion shows do speak volumes, for those who really want to listen

DCI surviving this is the last thing on my mind right now.

My sister has RA, too. The drug she takes lowers her immune system. Hope you both avoid this virus. 🤗❤️

If the "news" was simply politically neutral experts reporting and giving advice, we would be so much better off. But when that evolves even to those same experts being interviewed, that already begins to twist the tone and emphasis of the coverage to the language and question choices of the interviewer. Add onto that their headlines, teasers and opinion/analysis that these interviews are embedded in, and there is no escaping the biases of the news team. News programs are incentivized by ratings (among other things). That generally causes them to amplify stories. It is not black or white, with no gray in between. I think most people, even those critical of media overhype, still agree that significant measures are appropriate right now to achieve social or logistical distancing so as to slow the spread of the virus. Just because we fall short of unanimity on the specifics of when, where, how and how much, does not mean any of us think it is ENTIRELY fear-mongering. An oil price war. An attack on a military base in Iraq. A presidential primary campaign. Whether Meghan Markle is pregnant again. There is plenty to report on.

All this concern for us. Suddenly. After “Ok boomer “ and “Die, Boomer, Die”. It’s heartwarming. 🙄

This may be a time when local news could be more valuable than national and cable news. In April 2013, most of the Boston area was in lockdown while they were searching for the Boston Marathon bombers. Everyone had their televisions on, and I did quite a bit of channel surfing. CNN and Fox were blatantly wrong about so many things. Local coverage was spot on. Errors included locations where the search was taking place and names of local authorities. The coverage of National Security issues was on target for the cable networks, but at that time it was only a small portion of the story. I have found in this situation local coverage has input from the major hospitals in the area, what is open and closed and why, numbers of people infected, and what to do and not do. Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, etc. have to fill airtime 24/7, local news has a smaller time frame so they are more likely to be accurate, especially for your locale.

It hit my facebook notification. I despise Facebook in every possible way. But since it was drum corps and specifically PR, I clicked on the icon of evil and cranked the volume.

Right there with ya.

Cadets have 80+ members present for their virtual brass camp this weekend!

I’ve heard that here, too. Like someone said. Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.

My sister is a RN/BSN. It’s been a tough few weeks but she’s a tough girl. She’s kept her sense of humor.

100% agree Tim and believed that since I saw the difference between local and national reporting on Three Mile Island. Parents live in the area and I was couple hours away. People would watch national news and then ask me if I had talked to my parents lately so they could get the real story (real story is quote). Edit: Uncle Walter Cronkite actually said “the aura of fear in Middletown” and sounded like everyone was going batso. Local news was: “now this is what we know”. Irony was story was broken by local top 40 AM radio station. Traffic guy was going to work around 4am and passed TMI and saw whole lot of flashing lights. He called station news guy and station called TMI. TMI stonewalled until was told “look we have the news coming up and if you don’t give us info we’re going to say something is going on and you refuse to talk”. Next was”ahhh let me get someone in charge”

A lot of times, when it comes to media, people will see and hear what that want to see and hear. That's not to say that all media coverage is 100% responsible. Of course it's not, but some folks see a scientist or viral expert being interviewed on the news reporting on whatever the most accurate statistical modeling is saying about what's going on/what we're most likely going to expect, or giving best advice practices about what to do to stay safe (none of which involves hoarding toilet paper, btw!) and somehow they manage to conflate that into "the media is telling everyone to panic and that we're all gonna die!!!" In short, people can be incredibly and willfully stupid at times like these. Postponing or cancelling events in the face of a world-wide pandemic is not fear mongering. Neither is limiting large public gatherings as much as possible or advising people to practice social distancing. But many people think that it is, and that it's all a result of the media overreacting "just to get ratings." Think about what's happened in this country just in the last 7 days alone. This thing has totally blindsided us to the point that something newsworthy is happening every half hour and it's always changing, moving faster than we can even process it. What else is there to report on? Now imagine what it will be like in the next 7 days. And consider that we're already way behind in our response to this. With little to no testing available up to this point, it must be reasonably presumed that there are far more people infected right now than have been officially counted who don't even know it. People are trying to be optimistic that hopefully this whole thing will have run its course by June. Honestly, I think this thing has just gotten started and the worst is yet to come. That's not a fear mongering take on my part, but just someone looking around at how the rest of the world has been impacted by this and knowing that our lack of preparation is not going to make things easier going forward. If you're not happy with the media coverage, change the channel or turn off the TV. There are many sites online that can provide you with the information you require in emergencies like this. (But in my experience, the people who complain about the media the most are those who can't seem to ever turn it off.)

In efforts to remedy our social distancing and off-season drum corps woes, PR is currently live with a 12 hour stream of their shows on Facebook! Link is from their post yesterday:

There an exact copy in Vegas 😋

As far as I am concerned, "media" is now a four letter word.

Here as well. The bread and paper products isles are barren wastelands now as well as the meat isle. The grocery store managers are stressed to the max due to ornery people wanting to know what's on trucks, when they will be there and wanting to buy out the inventory before it even hits the shelves. I've resisted the urge to snap on people multiple times at this point. It's a real thing for certain and although, yes, it is another form of flu, the fact that it is so deadly to those who already have compromised immune systems, makes it unique in our time. The generation of people who I saw at 3 different stores yesterday in full blown panic mode were millennial's and let me tell you, they have a WHOLE lot of mistrust and social anxiety. I've never seen people flip their s##t quite like this. Britt's mom is visiting us and have some significant health issues including COPD and lung cancer. The second I got home from work yesterday I was practically attacked with Lysol...which incidentally, really ###### me off. That being said, this has created some of the funniest internet trolling and memes that we have seen in years. https://www.tiktok.com/@603piper/video/6803765249389481222

I get it. It's kind of like going to the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa (and of course, all the other brilliant art.) You should do it to say you've done it. But once you've jockeyed for position to see a tiny painting from 20 feet away with 40 other people doing the same thing, you don't usually feel the need to do it again. When I last saw her, she wasn't even in the same place as she is now. I felt the same way way about pretty much everything in London. Once I had "been there and done that," I don't feel the need to go back unless I'm with someone who's never been. I even felt the same way about Stone Henge. It could also be that I was between 5 and 12 years of age when all this travel went down and probably didn't appreciate it the way I do things now. I think sometimes that travel to certain places can be somewhat wasted on the very young.

Yeah, but sometimes you’re a tourist, LOL. Plus it was my daughter’s “ I want to do this” pick of things to do or see. She has a fear of heights and she picked kissing the Blarney Stone to get past it.

It's real, but I honestly believe this is just going to end up being a new seasonal illness like the Flu. It's just being blown up, in my belief, because it's something new.

I respectfully disagree. I believe this is a real thing. I hope I’m wrong.

I still think housing is going to be the biggest obstacle for the summer. Even if the coronavirus is near or completely under control come June; I can't imagine too many schools that would want to open their doors for a large group of individuals coming in from another state with some members, staff, and support staff possibly ailing from the tour crud.

DCI probably we'll survive. Most people on this forum will too. Most corps will. But it would be wrong to say "we're all going to survive this", since more than 4,000 people have already failed to do so. Italy today reported its highest number of new deaths yet. Here's hoping the drastic measures now being implemented will bend that curve.

In all due honesty, I am not sure there will be a DCI when all is said and done.

Just saw that CDC notice myself. Double Whoa! Whether we believe that length of time is necessary, or not, organizations like the corps and DCI will be prudent enough to follow it. They have to, frankly. I am a firm believer, seeing all the panic taking place now, most families will be apprehensive about resuming contact with large groups for probably another month after that! To be on the ‘safe side.’ The return to normalcy could take yet another month. Now, I’m looking at mid-June until things are back to full confidence. Getting dicey for 2020, I’m afraid.

I see this is scheduled for November, by which time, the country will probably again allow large groups to gather, and maybe people will have learned to wash their hands.

The transmission of the virus will continue for a while. What could a corps director do if a staff member or performer tests positive while on tour? They'd have to quarantine everyone for 2 weeks. I think we're all in denial of the inevitable. I suspect DCI may soon pull the plug on the 2020 Tour.

No it wasn't dummy. Still more.

And that's the catch 22. You don't know if you've been in contact unless you've been tested and show positive and you can't get the test in some places, seemingly, unless you can say you've been in contact. I'm so confused.

No idea. I do know that if you become ill with the symptoms of this virus, you’re supposed to call your doctor or health facilities ahead of time. Unless you’re in complete respiratory failure. if your temperature is over 100.4 degrees and you’re exhibiting symptoms, that would probably be the time to call if you’re in the high risk group. Which I am.

I am being as careful as possible. What I don't understand is how I can possibly respond to a young person who is going insane on me because we don't provide testing of passengers when no testing is even available in the open marketplace. They have to be ordered by a doctor at this point correct?

Illinois schools are closed until March 30th, but I expect that to be extended.

With many religions cancelling services and all the recent news stories about supermarket crowds, early shopping is good.

I channel surf and sometimes go to the big two that are on opposite sides. Interesting how both just happen to be on commercial break at the same time. Not talking about on hour or usual times, it’s “we’ll take a quick break” and you switch and other side is taking quick break too. Would be great fodder for conspiracy buffs.... Back to topic, don’t think we will get a real handle on how things are progressing until we can test people as needed. IMO that’s the big failing and hope powers that be learn for the next time....

It's caused me too many problems LOL. Even with Britt being the most mature millennial that I've ever met, I still get the occasional "I posted a picture and you didn't even like it."

I have watched many medical profesionals on news or opinion shows lately. They aren't painting pretty picture either.

Great points everyone!

I would agree 100%. The pack mentality is quite strong in these types of situations.

Lol finally made it to England years back and stayed two weeks. First did total tourist in London to see the big historic places. Second week with family in Bristol and acted like a local who talked with a funny accent. Only tourist bit that week was train trip to Wales so Welsh heritage wife could say she was there. Looking back the most enjoyable parts we’re non-touristy and being with the locals. (Insert night at our London hotel restaurant/bar which seemed to be HQ for St Helens Saints rugby(?) fans. Haven’t lived until you’ve heard countless renditions of “When the saints go marching in” in drunk cockney)

Especially late September into October for Oktoberfest. https://www.oktoberfest.de/en Only tent for D&BC fans. https://www.oktoberfest.de/en/beer-tents/big-tents/loewenbraeu-festzelt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWnGry8XJo

I haven't either. My generation has lived through some end of the world scenarios, i.e. Y2K, bird flu, swin flu, mad cow, 2012, etc. but I've never seen people go absolutely wild at the grocery store like this, and I honestly blame the media. Here in Kentucky it's not been as bad because our governor and local governments have kept us up-to-date as much as possible, but the fact we're running out of toilet paper when this is a respiratory illness, it just doesn't make any sense. In my opinion it shows the stupidity of our citizens.

if by June it's still an issue, i highly doubt stadiums will hold DCI's feet to the flame as by then thousands of events will have been cancelled nationwide big and small

So an hour before Saturday finals last summer our Ring spotted an individual looking into the back windows of our house. He then went on the deck and started pulling on the back door. My wife called the local police and told the dispatcher she was in Indianapolis and reported the incident. The dispatcher asked if she was at DCI and told her he was an alumni of the Spartans and how thrilled he was they won. It ended up the intruder was a neighbors brother who was visiting and had gone to the wrong house.

That's just it that's not part of the score called technique. It's easy to play long tones listen to scv in 74 the children's symphony or what ever. that's what i mean you can't do that trippin flippin and skippin.High scrutiny means more talent applied. Rules removed because of low talent. That's my argument when we compete under the same terms then there is a fair comparison. The recording equipment plus instrumentation factors are not an example of better ability. if you played the same music from today you sound the same way then, and guess what it tends to be the same charts. I see what's done now and believe me you couldn't perform under those rules because this is the low talent of today. why change the rules.