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Just saw it yesterday... For those of you who will be traveling south on the PA turnpike Northeast Extension that Saturday night, the turnpike will be closed between Quakertown and Lansdale in both directions from midnight until 6 am on Sunday. My advice would be to pick up Route 309 in Allentown and ride that all the way down to Lansdale and then pick up the turnpike. FYI. In other news, a Big Woodys sports bar is under construction right across the street from the Ham Fam. It won't be open in time for DCI East, unfortunately.

Liz, I think the difference is that there are WAY more indoor guards out there than indoor percussion units in general, and especially in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. When it comes to independent units (who generally take up more of a weekend than scholastic units do in practice time), there are way more independent guards than independent percussion units. That's why the DCA drumlines can get together during the winter for practice more than the guards can. And as you know all too well, in the mid-Atlantic region, indoor guard doesn't end after WGI. It's going to be the second weekend in May before DCA guards can really get going if they have members who perform in TIA. The key is being smart with the time that you do have to practice and learn the show, IMHO.

Rest in peace, Ron. Drum corps heaven just gained another great member.

And you also get to learn from the Bucs guard caption head when you march The Guard. He writes all the drill, writes all the work, teaches the work and also performs. Stevie's pretty much Superman.

RIP.

I wouldn't advise flying into Allentown airport, simply because not a whole lot of flights serve the airport and it will be expensive. Your best options are either flying to Philly or flying into Newark. No rail service. Bieber Buses do run buses from Philly and NYC. I've been on them. They're decent. As far as cabs, they do exist, but they're not all over the place like you would expect in large cities. Allentown does have an art museum downtown. I've never been there. The Crayola factory is in Easton, which is about 15-20 miles east of town. If you like history, Bethlehem is a quaint city (about 6 miles east of Allentown). Bethlehem also has some really good upscale restaurants. Hope this helps.

I know a lot of folks like 180, but I rarely use it south of the Lycoming Mall. When there's no construction, getting off on Route 15 at I-80 is quicker than you may think and it's a more direct route. There's only 2 red lights between the interchange with 80 and South Williamsport. If you go that way, you do have to figure out the Market Street bridge, and the new design of that is odd. I'll be sure to share with my sister your comments about the Marcellus Shale. She works HR for one of the gas drilling companies. My mom rags her about it every time somebody's well goes bad. It is sad...especially since that seems to be the only way to make any money in that area that's legal.

Another area of Route 15 construction is northbound as you go up the mountain that takes you into South Williamsport. For those of you that are familiar with Route 15 northbound, it's after you go over what I like to call the little mountain north of Allenwood. Once you start up the big mountain past the A-Plus market on your right and the surplus grocery store on the left, the passing lane is no longer available. This is the start of a long project to put a divider on that road. Hopefully you won't be stuck behind an 18-wheeler or a natural gas drilling company truck. The construction ends as soon as you get to the top of the mountain. You can pass the trucks going down the mountain into South Williamsport, but watch out for the South Williamsport police. They like to sit in hidden driveways to your left as you're going down the mountain. There are ways to detour around it, but none of them are any good. It's either a mountain road that you'd really have to be a local to know about (I don't know it that well myself, and I was born and raised there) or take 180. You may be better off just crawling up the mountain behind the trucks.

The Philly weather forecasts have been saying that it's going to be a rainy Saturday because of Danny, so the Bucs show might get some of that.

Liz, Bucs guard did take the caption once during this current run, in 2005. They haven't won it since.

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