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Sebastienne is excited for WGI and his guard Convalescence to perform this weekend!!

Sebastienne is coming!!

Sebastienne, Convalescence Winterguard, The St. Jacque Dancers and Alumni are welcome to participate in the Convalescence Tailgate outside of UD arena this weekend. Look for the beat up army green van, and that's where we'll be! Hope to see you there!!

for those who arrive today. . they'll be treated 80 degrees AND 45mph wind! :-) Ahhh....gotta love it! we haven't seen 29 degrees in a couple weeks here, it's been in the 70's and yes even 80's the last couple of weeks. It just wouldn't be WGI without the rain and cold. It's just a given, I guess. Pack a Parka! :-) On the bright side. . .Saturday looks to be 65 and sunny and Friday only has a 30% chance of rain which = overcast and blah. I think Thursday is going to be the wet day! Pack the umbrellas or just buy a cheap one at the airport!

Yup! They changed the forecast today! I knew it was too good to be true. At least Saturday looks nice. Colorguard always gets the dicey weather, it seems the percussionists always get great weather for WGI. Hopefully it changes again, it's been BEAUTIFUL and warm here for the last 7 days or so.

Updated with the current projected weather for Dayton during WGI week! It looks nice!!!!

The last time Wright-Patt had a lavender level, they were working on the 'gay bomb' The Air Force Wright Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, for instigating research and development of a chemical weapon, the "gay bomb," that "will make enemy soldiers become sexually irresistible to each other." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,146087,00.html

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:::::Edit:::::: The Carmel site has been updated with the correct address, thanks to those who passed it along to the correct people. . .I'll keep the correct address below, just in case someone else may need it! :-) UD Arena 1801 South Edwin C Moses Boulevard Dayton, OH 45408

Well, it’s that time again! This is a little reminder that crazy things can happen in those ‘neighborhoods’ come WGI time. For example, At a WGI Regional, Guard X handily beat Guard Y in equipment a couple weekends ago…by a full point in prelims and .7 in finals. There’s no question Guard X is and has ALWAYS been strong in equipment, whereas Guard Y’s caption of choice is Movement. That said, as we look at the Neighborhoods. .we see that Guard X performs early in the second group and Guard Y is in the middle of group 3 (some 10+ guards later.) Question is.. because of the seeding order: Will each unit get adjudicated accurately, or will the judges keep them to their respective neighborhoods? I’m guessing the latter . . Remember, it’s ALL about the NEIGHBORHOODS!

2010 Centerville Exhibition Show Scholastic A Class: 5:30pm Cypress Creek HS 5:45pm Timber Creek HS 6:00pm Bellbrook HS Independent A Class: 6:15pm Fahrenheit A 6:30pm Consortio Scholastic Open Class: 6:45pm Kell HS 7:00pm South Hills HS 7:15pm Passaic HS Independent Open Class: 7:30pm The Pride of the Netherlands 7:45pm NAPA 8:00pm The Phoenix Scholastic World Class: 8:15pm Freedom HS 8:30pm Northview HS 8:45pm Centerville HS 9:00pm Marian Catholic HS 9:15pm Arcadia HS 9:30pm Carmel HS 9:45pm Warren Central Independent World Class: 10:00pm Mayflower 10:15pm Fahrenheit World 10:30pm Braddock 10:45pm Crown I believe Pride of Cincinnati was scheduled to perform last, but pulled out? not sure. . .

Upon hearing about Braddock's flags, Sebastienne had a fit and vowed that he would not be outdone. . .in fact he just had convalescence's floor digitally printed with the below...fasten your seat belts Dayton!!!

http://wgi.org/contents/2010-World-Champio...-Schedules.html lineups look great!

a few years? more like 13! I know that personally, I'm not offended by the jesus flag, but I'm sure there are going to be those who are.. .

The flag showed up for me. Although, I wasn't there.. ..my guess is that your perception is probably accurate. Those who are 'religulous' might consider this sacrilegious? Seems like a ballsy move from Braddock, but then again. . I like ballsy moves! :-)

HA! and so true. . .I'm sure the Dayton page on manhunt will crash at some point in the weekend Dayton has a pretty active gay scene/community...it's not as thriving as the columbus scene but not as repressed as cincinnati's. Masque is the mothership of the gay clubs/bars in Dayton and then from there scattered around masque, are these smaller venues: The Stage Door-Leather MJ's-Bears Club Aquarius-A mix of it all The Right Corner - Trolls (you'd find sebastienne here) FYI. . .masque has multiple levels. . .the below pic is the main level. Level 2 is all dancing and drinking...there's also a patio out back off the main level. Shows and other 'entertainment' takes place on the main level stage...there is dancing in between the shows. I believe Thursday night is college night. The place starts getting busy usually after 11PM.

The Skinny on D8N from a Daytonian. . Okay. . .first things first. The Stewart St. Bridge is OPEN! :-) YAY! I know, it was such a pain last year, but the good news is that you have easy access to and from the UD arena for years and years to come. The bridge also has LED lights underneath it. . I wonder if they’ll change them to WGI’s green and blue. Right now I think they are UD’s red and blue. . but from what I hear they are easily changeable. Also, for those near UD/Marriott. . .there are more restaurants on brown st. …and this is probably your best place to grab a bite to eat. You are literally a right hand turn and 3 blocks away if staying at the Marriott. There is a chipotle, panera, burger joints, dewey’s pizza, sub shops and a lot more. The infamous Pine Club is also on Brown st. For those who like local mom and pop type places…check out the brunch club and/or tanks. If you are staying north of town (the miller lane area) that is right next to 75…there will be a ton of places to eat, but not much entertainment. You also will have some construction to drive through on 75 as you make your way south to the venues. South of town (Dayton mall area) You have lots of places to eat and things to do..laser tag, the mall, bowling etc. You also have places like PF Changs and Bravo! Right there by the mall. ..along with every chain you can think of. I recommend First Watch for breakfast/brunch. . it’s wonderful and they only serve breakfast and lunch during those respective hours. For those with a finer palette, check out Anne Kearney’s restaurant: Rue Dumaine. It’s probably one of the best places in the mid-west and well, it’s Anne Kearney! http://www.daytonmall.net/ http://ruedumainerestaurant.com http://www.firstwatch.com/ East of Town (WSU/WPAFB area) for those unfamiliar: WSU = Wright State University and WPAFB is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Over here there is also a ton to do with every imaginable restaurant under the sun. Near the nutter is also the Fairfield Mall, which is a nice place to stroll around and unwind, though quite a few stores have left and moved to the greene. The Greene is an ‘outdoor lifestyle center’ which is just a fancy way to say outside mall. If the weather is nice, this is probably the place to hit….great stores and places to eat: Cheesecake Factory, Flemings, a great Pub and there is also a wine bar. Also some local places…a sushi place, a Mediterranean place (think kabobs) and Mongolian BBQ. There is also a large movie theatre on site as well. For those near UD/Marriott…if you make a left hand turn out of the Marriott and then in a mile or so, another left hand turn on Dorothy Lane. . you’ll run into the Greene, it’s only about 15 minutes away from that area. http://www.thegreene.com/ http://www.mallatfairfieldcommons.com/ Other entertainment. . .well I’d say go explore the National AF museum. . it’s amazing and yes..it’s free!! You can literally spend 3 days in there and not see everything. There is hope that NASA is going to retire one of the space shuttles at this museum in the near future. The Dayton Art Institute is another option and it too is free! Beautiful works and the building is gorgeous as you drive right by it on 75…it sits opposite/to the west of the skyline. I would not venture any further west than the art institute as West Dayton is ‘our rough area’ Let’s not make bones about it. . .everywhere has their bad areas and in Dayton, it’s the Westside. I would say from I-70 south to about the Dayton mall/Miamisburg area you should stay east of 75. It’s a gamble if you want to venture into that area, but it’s your call. For point of reference the Hara Arena is in Western Part of Dayton…and probably the nicer part of the West Dayton area. Also, there is the Dayton Peace Museum which is small, but a great place…and just to our south there is the Cincinnati Premium Outlets that just opened up about 6 months ago. Don’t let the name fool you, it’s closer to Dayton than Cincinnati (since we’re growing into one area anyway) CPO has outlets of Ralph Lauren, BR, Coach, Michael Kors, Gap and other hoity toity designers/brands. For point of reference, CPO is at the same exit you can find Touchdown Jesus. It’s about 20-25 minutes south of downtown Dayton. If you’re staying south in the Dayton mall area, you can probably be there in about 15 minutes or so…given your respective driving abilities. Be warned though, all of warren county has construction going on on I-75. http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/ http://www.aviationheritagearea.org/index.htm http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ http://www.daytonpeacemuseum.org/ http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=79 Hotels…just be smart and stay at a chain. Avoid the Westside and the no-tell motels. Rule of thumb, if you don’t recognize the name/chain, chances are.. it’s a gamble. Another gamble are the hotels right by the UD area that site across the highway on the west side. Yes, you can literally see them from the UD parking lot, but there have been lots of issues at those places.. .I think last time I checked they were the econo lodge and la quinta? I’ll double check. The Marriott, courtyard and Holiday Inn Dryden rd. should be fine. ..as are the Doubletree and Crown Plaza that are downtown. Clubs. . .there are a lot of them downtown, specifically in the Oregon District, but let’s face reality, everyone will end up at Masque. All the gay clubs in Dayton are in an area what locals refer to as the banana bend. …thus there are about 5 or 6 clubs that form a semi circle around the main parking area behind masque (the main entrance to masque is also from this parking lot) Straight/mixed clubs are scattered throughout the Oregon, Downtown and The 'Burbs http://oregonartsdistrict.com/index.php?op...ge&Itemid=1 http://www.clubmasque.com/main.php I would also recommend you rent a car while in Dayton…we are after all Midwesterners who live obsessively to drive EVERYWHERE…which is why we have so much sprawl. Taxis are few and far between and there is a regional bus provider (RTA) but riding it would take a lot of planning and ramping up on their bus schedules. So it’s easier just to rent a car. Check the Weather Reports: http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Dayto...archbox_localwx The Dayton Daily News, just in case: http://www.daytondailynews.com Things that are unique to Dayton or the Dayton Region: Marion’s Piazza (Dayton style pizza) Dorothy Lane Market, home of the killer brownie, Mike Sells Potato chips, Esther Price candies..the best chocolate ever. Graeter’s Ice Cream, Young’s dairy Farm…and many more I’m sure that I’ve missed. If you have a question or need additional info, feel free to shoot me a PM. http://www.marionspizza.com/ http://www.dorothylane.com/ http://www.estherprice.com/ http://www.graeters.com/ (enter zip code 45402) http://www.youngsdairy.com/ And yes, the local law enforcement has been warned and is on the lookout for Sebastienne St. Jacque. In the meantime: