Aggie Dan

Based on the recent announcement about Vigilantes Drum and Bugle Corps, I hope that there is enough time to change things such as the flier for the event, once Vigilante has designed their new logo.

Rich, It's been great having you join us this year. Though, it would have been great having both Skare brothers on the low end. But, after hearing your solo on mello at the last camp... Yeah, I think you're in the spot you need to be. And if you think it's hot NOW... Just wait for summer to really kick in. We'll save you a spot in the shade, though.

Okay. I'm gonna brag on my wife a little more. Not only does she carve some great pumpkins... But, she is also a great trombone player. Everyone in Frontier keeps trying to recruit her to the baritone line. But... She can't do that because of her main artistic pursuit. Lisa's other deviant art page

Nope, not an art major, just an obsessive compulsive business analyst. Thank you for the compliments everyone.

Hi, I'm Lisa using my husband's account because something screwy is going on with my ID. So, I decided to carve 2 pumpkins for the contest. One of them is the 2008 DCI logo. The other one was a tough decision. Here was my criteria for what I picked. I needed a decent resolution picture and with not too much going on in the picture. White uniforms are tough because white = gigantic hole in the pumpkin. It doesn't leave much room for detail. So I needed a dark uniform. Then I thought.... oooh, since the Crossmen are now in TX and this is for Halloween, Bones would be an awesome carving! But, I couldn't find any pictures with good enough resolution to be carvable. So, I decided since my husband is a contra player with Frontier in Dallas (DCA), I would find a good generic contra player in a dark uniform. So here are my 2 submissions: (I Can't decide if I like with or without flash better on this one): A Blue Coat Contra player

Well, that's something that I know Frontier and Masquerade have been working on. The idea for having the Brass Hysteria shows (Texas and Louisiana) on the same weekend was to make it worth making the trek all the way down to the Texas/Louisiana area. Much like the Minnesota weekend of St. Paul and St. Peter makes it really beneficial for us to get two shows in a short timeframe. I know we'd LOVE to have people from BOTH coasts in Texas and Louisiana for a big drum corps weekend.

HAHAHAHA Frontier just had our end of year banquet. And the "road crew" were all presented shirts in recognition of the driving of the vans hauling equipment and people. We logged over 4500 miles between the Minnesota weekend and then a few weeks later the trip to Rochester. And... It's amazing what some of you yankees consider "south." Dallas is the farthest NORTH I've ever lived, having grown up in the Corpus Christi area. It's an 8 hour drive (6.5 if you ignore the speed limit) to get from my home to my mom's home. Though, you know I loved the "quick" in state trips to Houston (4 hours) and Austin (3.5 hours)

Dangit. I'll only be able to make the Saturday party. My wife's hobby has gotten quite expensive lately. So, I'm saving $$$ by taking the Frontier provided van to MN as opposed to flying. So, after the Sunday performance, we're packing up to head right back to Dallas. I should make it back in time to be at work Monday morning. Yes, Drum Corps is a special kind of crazy.

Thanks, Mark. Had a great time in Houston.

The Masquerade contra player is playing an unconverted two-valve K-90 that I understand he recently purchased from Frontier... With slight duct tape modifications to dampen some rattles.

It was definitely a fun night. It was also great to get on the field with the Houston Shrine Corps, Teal Sound and Revolution. I loved hanging out afterwards after the show as well. GREAT night. The only downside for me was having a blowout on my way home this morning. Luckily, or unluckily, I have a lot of experience changing tires on the side of the road. So, 15 minutes later I was back on my way to Frisco.

Frontier and Masquerade are all in G.

Thanks for the great reviews. You definitely did get out and see some drum corps this year, didn't you? Denton did feel like an off night for the Crossmen as I'd seen them a few days prior in Dallas. But, yeah, the first time you see the capes in action it's a definite "Oooh... Ahhh..." moment. The second time around I was closer to the field and lower. So, I could see the guard members' red leggings showing at the bottom. Which broke things up for me a little. But, from a higher vantage point it works GREAT since you can't see that and are just left to wonder, "Who is gonna do what?"

With my experience with Revolution, I didn't see any kind of in-fighting within the staff or members. Everyone was there to have fun. There was a general mood of camraderie and of family. So, I'd trust anything that came FROM a member of Revolution before I'd even think to listen to a rumor. And I'll be looking for you guys in Houston. I think you go on right before us, so I miss ANOTHER performance. But, I'll try to swing by earlier in the evening as you're warming up.

OUCH! I hope they are able to find the parties responsible. It's not like tubas are easy to unload.