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Post as you will, Planeteers. We surely need opinions to read during this highly unusual period. Some messages confuse me, though. As a longtime drum corps fan and activist within both circuits, I’d like to see everything return back to normal as QUICKLY as possible. I just can’t see the point in posting to prove how awful conditions are, how dire the prospects. Trying to scare away hope, by promoting information that stalls coming out of all this, seems to me, counterproductive. There is a workaround to most everything. Yes, we’ve been under a dark cloud. But it, too, shall pass. Push it away, don’t hang on to it. DCI’s formal statement about a “bridge” 2021 season is good news !

I was at a MB non competitive show yesterday 5 bands in total, all small groups... they mask up on busses and when not playing, no extra busses, and venue provided port a pots (is that a safer choice?) Next week I'll see a 9 band show some larger groups so it'll be interesting. NJ is up and running in most sports and activities, life is cautious but moving forward.

^ ^ This, for the love of God. ^ ^

You are also patient like Jeff.

I don't think corps location matters anymore. In some cases, that's simply where their office/operations reside. You can slap any home location you want on a corps, but if a corps holds all their camps, move-ins, etc in another state, let's call it what it is. If I remember correctly, aren't the Blue Stars really basing most of their activity in Indiana, even though they're technically from Wisconsin? The same can be said about a corps like Boston, which made the move down to Florida in the late 90s while their offices remained in Boston. I'd be willing to bet there are very few New Englanders in that corps, though I do admit they do a fantastic job to stick to their Boston roots with performances/outreach in the community.

yeah i want it back asap, but man...imagine an outbreak in a corps during whatever form of tour there is. that would set the activity further back then being patient and waiting would.

I think we all are.

2008 did that to me. the only virus then was in the financial sector. I know several people that have lost their jobs and everything. i've donated lots of meals these last 7 months to help

Passed one in late August that took into Sept to recover from fully. I've lost count of how many I've had through the years. Hard pass.

This is an entirely valid question that any fair-minded adult with a true interest in improving the safety of all involved would understand the significance of. Hopefully it will be received as such.

How safe? You are the one who wants to call people out for not having "reasonable ideas to move forward". Give us one, or call yourself out. From what I am reading here today, no one is suggesting we continue "as if nothing happened".

How many hospitalizations did they have? Any news source for the homecoming?

It’s sure as hell a luxury compared to losing your job and your life savings.

Since the big shut down in March, have averaged 2+ days a week at the fitness center, 2+ batting practice sessions with others. Our rec league games started up in June, so it's now also three games a week. Major senior softball and girls fast pitch softball tournaments were moved to St. George with the restrictions in CA and NV. People have been walking, hiking, biking, boating, using their ATV's, etc. Schools opened up in August. HS sports are being played. Sure, there are different guidelines, but we're living our lives. I've been attending Mass since July, I believe, with limitations on the number of parishioners who can attend. The rehab of the church hall is done, so others can watch the service on a screen now.

Seems like some very reasonable restrictions to me

Kidney stones also pass. I nominate Kidney Stones to be the official malady of 2020 (Covid not eligible as it is technically from 2019 & not allowed to repeat).

Sports are going on and their members safety is taken into account. Schools across the country are back in session since early August and their safety along with the teachers is taken into an account. Those poor suckers that continued to go into work everyday since March when the lockdowns began, all the while many stayed at home and enjoyed that luxury. Their safety was taken into an account but not so much at the beginning of the lockdowns. Yet many here had the luxury of sitting it out at home and making prognostications from the keyboard, doom and gloom. Still doing it even today. Lost of interesting postings and subjective actions here. It's as if some are ok with the destruction of DCI and arts in schools. People do have a choice and eventually make them. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/mask-protests-1918.html

Same here. Anytime anyone points out that things being open and moving forward. Some strange replies or reactions happen. It is all counterproductive and is peddled by more than a few here. . Won't be long before someone comes along to tell me either what to think or what another poster means on their post. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/health/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-optimism.html

he wasn't referring to you specifically

Stupidity often has few boundaries.

I think you are really patient when posting here.