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Hi! I'd like to request to see who I can work with to change my display name since I haven't used this in awhile. If there is someone I can work with on that, please let me know. Thanks!

HI! I haven't used this forever! I see that I cannot change delete my forum account so I thought maybe I can at least have someone change my display name. If I can, please let me know who I need to talk to and what I may need to validate. Thanks!

I wonder how much goes into finding the venues and how far ahead in advance it is planned. It's not like when they picked the venue, they said "hrm... can you turn on the lights so we can see how it will look like?". Do they actually check for "buzzing"? Have some people sit in various parts of the stadium? Or maybe this was the first time in DCI history that this has happened? :P You would think people who watch football in the Rose Bowl complain as well about it? or do they play during the day and really do not use the lights? If they do, you probably hear the fans more than the lights. I was happy it came locally and has enticed me to go to the local shows now :) Thanks for bringing it hear. It's an experience for everyone (whether it's positive or negative).

You don't have to wear body armor in all of LA. That's a stereotype. LA county is huge. As in any place, there are bad areas you avoid. Even in Columbus and Cincinnati (I spent 26 years in Ohio). I'm glad DCI got the Pasadena venue. There are things to be learned and hopefully these mistakes will not be repeated :) The lighting was fine and the field on Friday was fine. The buzzing lights and seating space was not as good, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. If I had to stand, I would.

ugh... everything is like under construction. They should have finished the site first before YEA pulled out. I could have helped out with this if they needed assistance. :(

They did a thing on Mythbusters too if you can tivo the right episode :) I saw one "Friends of DCI" person got a whole box of Mentos. I do like the fruit ones better but I guess if you want to keep your breath fresh, that's where this minty one comes in :) I got in on the $5 cheese burgers (might be dry but was tasty :) ) and got the coke as well. Water was $3 a bottle and 20 oz coke was $4 :o

The field was fine on Friday. I don't know about Saturday though. I heard on the next a couple of weeks back that LAX was ranked #5 now (was lower before) for flight departures out of LAX. I think I waited in line at 3PM or so and the line was already long. It did start to move fast and they finally put 4 lines to enter into the Rose Bowl. Maybe I'll make it a habit and go to finals now? :D

I thought the venue wasn't bad. The field I heard was greener for Friday (when I went last night). They had a line painter that came out once in a while which reminded me of Zamboni lol. There was the buzzing of the lights but when the corps were playing, you could hear it. In the quiet parts of the music, you could but you basically filter it out after you notice "oh the buzzing" The temperature seemed great for those corps I think. I played in Buffalo in '95 and that was good as well. There were a couple helicopters flying through the day but what can you do about that? The seating was cramped but I was able to deal with it. I didn't leave during the 10 minute breaks but left at the 22 minute break to drop my stuff off in the car. I probably should have stayed in my seat because i missed the Blue Knights. No bugs :D Parking was great. I'll go if they have it at the Rose Bowl again.

I ended going to the venue instead for good parking and then waiting in the long line to enter the stadium. I got there about 2PM so I went to check out the booths instead. Would have been nice to watch Crossmen warm up but I figure they were 2nd to play anyway so I didn't want to risk not seeing them. Event was pretty good. The Cadets narration could have been without. I think liked Phantom's show the best.

This will be first event that I've gone to since I've marched with the Crossmen in 1995 so I am looking forward to it since the venue is in Pasadena. Sounds like there were some good and bad aspects of the venue but as ChiBoyinLA put it in perspective, there are some great things about the venue as well. Crossmen did make finals in Barfolo and we really didn't do any "sightseeing" anyway. I hope DCI does come back to California for Finals. I don't really have any experience at other finals venues. I'll be checking it out tonight so we'll see :)

thanks! that's good to know :)

Seems like it will be a challenge to find out where the corps will be warming up. Weird to warm up, then be bussed into the stadium for performance. Seems like it would take time to unload, warm up, and carry the gear to avoid putting underneath the bus. Get out of the bus and line up. I've never done this so I don't know :)

I hope not :( I planned on going to the Semifinals earlier to watch corps warming up as well. If that's true, I'll have to go out to Norco High School tomorow to watch the Crossmen rehearse (which would be quite a trek to Pasadena).

I've been donating probably my 4th year now (I love getting those Jazz Club pins :) ) ^0^ Go get them CROSSMEN! ^0^ Have a kick butt show for Semifinals and I'll see you tomorrow! I'll see if I can visit Norco High School - AoiGSR - Crossmen Drumline 1995

Bump for Semifinals. Can pick up the extra ticket when I get to the Rose Bowl (I should be there early).