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After weeks of watching scores and reading blogs I am entirely excited to see the Crossmen this evening at Chambersburg. I have every confidence that this show will be everything I am hoping it will be. The Crossmen have this way about them: pulling you to the edge of your seat with their intensity, then ripping off your face with the music. I love it! Chuck, thank you so much for everything you have done for this corps, past, present, and future. It is wonderful to have you back on the team. ~Allison

A post from Rico Gomez on the Crossmen Alumni Facebook page confirms this housing site information.

I want to comment to the person who mentioned the alumni back east not being happy about the move and the changes: Where were you after you aged out? There are lots of Crossmen alumni who know me; in fact, most of the Crossmen alumni association. That goes to prove the collection of people who call themselves the CAA is way too small. And trust me, their pockets are showing wear... I have been working for the corps since 2006, and have been the "face" of the drum corps since 2007 when I took the souvenir manager job. I see lots of people at shows. I talk to lots of people at shows. There is no shortage of alumni who come up to me to complain that the Texas folk "took their corps away." And to all of those people I ask the above question: where were you? I have gone to every CAA fundraising event since 2006. I haven't seen many new faces. I haven't seen many new names on the list of donors to the corps. Where were you guys when the corps needed you? Oh, wait, I know where you were. Somewhere trying to blame it on George Hopkins. I don't like the guy, either, but he saved the corps by letting people who actually had their ducks in a row take them over. So please, stop whining, and join your alumni association. The corps still needs you. You are still their history. Come out to a camp and volunteer. Meet some kids; talk to them. They will be so elated to see you care about them. They will ask you questions, and pick your brain...I guarantee a fulfilling experience. This is how we get the Crossmen back into finals, people. Unity. There is no magic fix.