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arlene was a fantastic woman. over the past couple seasons, i had the chance to interact with her quite a bit. she was a great person and it is a very sad day at the GLASSMEN to see her go. she will be greatly missed.

glassmen. i also like that "send in the clowns" was very tastefully woven into "watermark". very nice.

i'm excited to hear the musicality and authenticity they piano's sound will bring to the production.

Sal Salas Frank Williams

I can say that when I was on the field, one of the most irritating things was watching the people fall behind not because they weren't talented, but because they chose not to get in shape before tour. This goes for skinny and fat people alike. Drum corps is a very demanding activity on the body, specifically the joints. If you have not been training and strengthening your muscles surrounding those joints, you will be in a lot of pain and possibly get injured. And I will say that those of us who took the time to get into shape in the off season like the staff said to starting in...oh i don't know.....November, it is very irritating to see that. I also think there is a difference in being fat and being out of shape. I have marched with fat guys who can 100% hold their own on the field and keep up with everyone else, they just happen to be fat. Now, these guys were also "in shape" during the winter camps, and the visual staff could see this during the "demanding" visual blocks and physical training sessions we held at camps. If you are a big guy or girl and can play your butt off, that's great. But, you better come into those first camps in some sort of physical shape and able to get through vis block. The staff NEVER believe what you are "going to do to get skinny" because clearly you haven't done that already. Also, some uniforms are designed where just about anybody of any size can look good wearing it. Others....not so much. If you are going to look like a mess in the uniform, they're probably not going to put you in one. That uniform represents a lot more than just you wearing it, and they aren't going to let one person ruin that look just because he or she can play really well...

the colts- the puke from dubuque

The GLASSMEN website didn't mention anything about any of the caption heads, only the design team. Joe Hieniger is the GLASSMEN's Color guard designer, Tim is just the caption head. The brass and visual caption heads weren't mentioned either. The only caption head who is also a designer is Rob Ferguson.

Honestly, you just have to be smart and take note of your surroundings. If you are at a school and nobody is there...you'll probably be fine. If there are students there for summer school, workers waxing floors, janitors, teachers, ect..., you want to be a bit smarter. When people leave 3 power strips full of iPods and cell phones, how easy is it just to unplug it and walk away with hundreds of dollars of sellable stuff???? If you are in a bad area as well, people may wander into the sleeping area if the gym doors are left open...it has happened to my drum corps before. Just keep your eyes open. Don't be one of those people who forgets that the "real world" still happens while we're doing drum corps and sometimes those two worlds collide. also don't be that guy who was just "too tired" getting off the bus to take a second and look around. be smart.

Chotch. Also known as chaffing. Bus food Magic time- i think every corps has a different name for this time. The time that all of your bags have to be out by the bus and out of the sleeping area. FIGURE IT OUT! rookie talent "_____" head. Ex. Free day head, laundry day head... is it summer yet??

I am sooooo excited for the GLASSMEN's 2008 program!!!!! I can not wait to see where they go with this show, there are so many possibilities. I had the opportunity to sit in at a rehearsal at the end of on of their camp and they are indeed going to be fantastic. The music is absolutely great, love it!!! Go GGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

if you have located frank, it will be quite easy to find dennis. frank and dennis are quite close still.

thank you for actually answering the question!

I was just watching an old video of 1983 Suncoast Sound on the DCI FanNetwork. I heard the starting gun in the beginning of the show. When did they stop using the starting gun? Did it go along/away with the tick system? Just wondering.

ummmm, it's just slow technique. If you watch a lot of corps they use it during ballad when toe up technique would look a little dumb. goes along well with the whole "straight leg" thing. just sayin.