Tonyo

The article does not mention paid attendance just attendence. DCI was doing lots of advertisement for free tickets to former DCI members and band members. l wonder what actual paid attendance was?

Money !!!

I always contact Ron Gunn "Inside the Foorty" guy. He ALWAYS has the best tickets available.not just for finals but all major shows

DCI 2010 Preview

The repeal of electronics

Allentown will be August 6 and 7th 2010. Already ordered my tickets

From the Vanguard website: A Request of our Friends, Fans, Family and Alumni June 25, 2009 The Santa Clara Vanguard would like to humbly request that our family, friends, fans and alumni refrain from expressing their support for the corps through the yell of "Vanguard!" in one of the silent passages of the 2009 program "Ballet for Martha." While we recognize that the enthusiastic yell has been a tradition for over a decade, this year's program utilizes silence as a point of dramatic effect, which could be diminished by a display of this type of planned support. We certainly welcome your spontaneous applause and enthusiastic appreciation throughout the program and in order to maximize the effect of the performers, we encourage you to enjoy the silent passages and take that time to reflect on the beauty of the program. Thank you so much for your continued support! The 2009 Santa Clara Vanguard members are looking forward to sharing "Ballet for Martha" with you this summer!

Yes, I saw and heard the same thing in Annapolis. I was somewhat embarrassed for the activity. I took several people to their first drumcorps show. Upset yes, but not to the point of being disrespectful to the people who had no control over the nightmare. It was great to be in stands cheering the corps on. As far as my friends they were really impressed that the kids were so talented and dedicated to the activity and yes the had fun also.

No doubt you are right and I don't dispute that point . But I think you must agree that the explanation with an apology to the ticket holders should have been posted on the DCI website. I guess what sorta got me mad was when I called DCI and complained they offered no apology just some bureaucratic explanation that we are looking into what had happened.

What I find interesting about the alleged wrong seating charts that the stadium has many other events being held there throughout the year and this was the only event with the wrong seating charts? i am glad you were happy the way things were handled with your ticket mix up. Many people could not find any DCI event people to help them out and the ones they did could not offer any explanation or they said they were looking into the mix up. I called and e-mailed DCI the Monday after the show and their excuse was we are looking into what happened period. no apology nothing. I am hopeful DCI won't let this happen again. The show was great way to kick off the season and yes we would go again if they held it again.

If they do I hope they don't have the seating nightmare like last year. they sold seats that did not exist. I had a group of nine and only four had actual seats,the rest sat where they could and hoped that the real seat holder didn't show.

I am pretty sure if you go to guidestar.org you may find your answer

I can't answer the first part since I do not smoke. Section J is I am pretty sure begins about the 40 yd line and goes to the lower end. The rows start from row 1 to row 34 or so. I would say that the seats may be pretty low to see much of the field drill .

On May 19, 2007 (Armed Forces Day) brass players from around the world will conduct an EchoTaps event at all National Cemeteries, State Veterans Cemeteries, and American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries overseas. Individuals, schools, and organizations are invited to be part of this unique tribute as performers or support volunteers. http://www.echotaps.org/

Thanks to all of you I do appreciate your imput. I am gonna go for the high seats