Windsor

I have to say I didn't see anyone running for the door to wear another uniform this summer. oh, and keep checking.

The competitive world is not only about DCA my friend.

Lets not get ahead of ourselves guys. Our announcement states inactive (in DCA) not folded.

Nice review Chris. Rock on brother!

Very cool!

Excellent!!! GO CHRIS!!! GO TEAM U.S.A.!!!

Hello, This man who was arrested was subject to a background check by the school where he worked, as are all school employees in NJ. He was hired and worked there for a number of years so you can take from that he must have passed the inquiry. The statement in which I am quoted by the APP is not from the Prosecutor's release, it is the work of a bad editor at the APP who took my words out of context during a phone conversation that I had with him. I have requested several times for a correction but there doesn’t seem to be a will at the APP to get the story accurate. A word of advice - be very careful with whom you speak to in the press and how you word your conversation. The person at the prosecutors office who wrote the initial press release told me over the phone that it was decided by the team of investigators to include all organizations that this man was involved in for the purpose of getting the word out to se if there were any additional crimes committed. It is important to note that Windsor Regiment was not and is not being investigated and there were no allegations that any wrongdoing took place in and around the drum corps. At the time of this man's arrest he was no longer a member of Windsor Regiment and I can tell you that regardless of whatever outcome of his court process he will never be allowed near the organization in the future. I cannot speak about details of this man's arrest but I can say that after speaking with a number of members, parents of our under 18 members, and what I could gather from conversations with the Prosecutor's office, at no time were any of the members of the drum corps involved in this man's activities. No one in the organization from top to bottom had any suspicions about this man and we were all surprised at his arrest. For Windsor Regiment it is unfortunate that we are tied to this man's crimes in the APP article simply because he was at one time a marching member. That does not however dismiss the fact that we all have to continue to be diligent in our efforts to keep undesirable activities like this away not only from drum corps, but children in general. It is my belief that because the administration at Windsor Regiment has already been doing a very good job of supervising our members and staff that at no time was there an opportunity for this man to involve any of the members in his crime.

well sure it matters. The class A corps for the most part are growing organizations and better exposure to the public is essential. I think that this was a part of the wisdom that Tom and company had in mind when creating this format. And I would think that any die hard drum corps fan can relate to the fact that if the general public did not find entertainment value in corps with 50 to 60 members throughout the 70's, drum corps would have declined much sooner.

No, it is not a good idea. The class A corps need the exposure just as much as Open Class.

Windsor Regiment had experienced an unavoidable issue involving a key staff member. This was a setback and we needed more time to prepare. I would like to thank Alan Katz and the Caballeros organization, and of course DCA for helping us work through it.

What Frank said.

The full participation roster can be found here: http://www.holyokestpatricksparade.com/content/parade-line-0

Congratulations Larry and all at Carolina Gold! And thanks for the kind words about Windsor Regiment. It was a pleasure sharing the field with you and your corps as well! See you in December.

A great lineup at a great venue! Reserve Seating sales have really picked up in the past week. Get yours today. Ticket purchases made this week will be held at Will Call. There will be tickets on sale at the gate.

Less than a week to go!