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I love you too BRAD!! You are my favorite brass instructor from high school! See ya in a few weeks. Heather

Geez Brad, seems like you are calling me out here! Way to through someone under the bus... <**> Congrats... see ya in a few weeks!

Another topic is here.. maybe some more info for ya! http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/inde...p;#entry1758090

Of course Julia, cant wait for this summer! It will be good to see some old (well not really) friends this summer! Good luck to everyone this summer from the Statesmen Family!

Tammy, The winter show went great (from what I heard from Heather). The weekend I was up there, it was kinda mentioned to back off a bit (esp Ryan Codd with the countdown) - but thats normal. Id post, but im not there... Hope everything goes well this summer with ES (in general) - congrats again Tammy! PS - Glassmen will be in Annapolis, MD on Sat. Jun 16 :-)

Didnt everyone go through the same conditions that day??!? When we were on, I know there were no lines (except for the permanent ones) - and i can guarantee that the Bucs didnt have them either?!? For judging aspects, if everyone was in the same conditions.. not having lines shouldnt have mattered! The conditions were the same for every corps, and every corps had to ADAPT to the conditions. If you could have figured that there wasnt any lines... couldnt you have practiced on Saturday without lines??!? (I know we did) Form marching was truly needed in prelims, and I believe most corps march forms anyway! It doesnt matter if the person in the front line is one step off the "supposed" yard line, it should be spaced evenly from side to side (because they dont have a line either). So you are basically saying that because there were no yard lines, that instead of being at a 3 step interval front to back... you are going to be a 6?!? Doesnt make sense to me. If you are marching a form, a form is a form. If you dont think that it is possible to march without lines... find the year that the Cadets preformed at the Olympics (I think). I've seen the video and they nail their form like any other day. If you are going to complain about Rochester just because of the lines, just remember.. it could of ALWAYS been worse!

At both Empire Statesmen and Glassmen we have had these! I love them and it save the bells of the horn, esp during winter rehearsals and on parking lots! Both groups call them "condoms" ... As for material, ES has used a Hawiian print for the last few years and recently went to a cow spotted type. Glassmen use leather(pleather) because they seem to wistand the abuse of everydays and tour. Glassmen also use something called a "diaper" that goes around the underside of the horn to protect the uniform (cream gets dirty very easily) From what I know, at ES - just mothers and wives had made them. The uniform crew at Glassmen actually makes them every year for the Contras!

Gotta love this thread... "vote for who you are affiliated with" But in all seriousness... Top 4 will remain solid

Congrats Tammy!!! (btw- Dont blame ya.. I wouldnt want a kid called Viagra Boy either) (Ryan-j/k) {not} (well kinda)

Tomorrow... Bump

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