rudi man

I'd say this is the wrong time to call the line lineup of finals week , maybe the last week of July .

Very sharp !!!!!!!!!

I don't know what Kevin Smith was thinking about but I don't much care for Crowns's new uniforms espeacially the shako's or what you call them ? There's an old saying " If it works don't fix It ! " Go back to the cream Kevin this was a Carolina Crown trademark , this is yours and yours alone I personally think you made a mistake ! Smitty

Well I can't root for my own corp anymore I've decided to back Madison this year Jim Mason has really got his stuff together and I can see Madison winning it all someday again , this show seems to be an exciting show for Madison , so go for it kids !

This is exactly what I've been saying Kemo but with one extra addition we need to start up the smaller Drum Corps associations such the " Great Lakes Drum corps Assciation " Mid-West assocition " West Coast , East Cpast and Southern States associations . Like you said most of these corps can't afford these enormous expenses , DCI can't afford to not support this idea , yes DCI wil make less money but it's the nature of the beast , I hope someone comes up with a solution ! God Bless Drum Corps !!!!!

I think that the Glassmen should try and court the brand new " Hollywood Casino " in Toledo ! Just a thought ?

Well with this announcement , I surely do my part tomorrow I will be writing a check !!!!!

I totally agree with you Matt I will send you a personal message tomorrow and explain some things that I cannot on this forum !

I'll tell ya trying to get an alumni association going with the Glassmen is like trying to pull teeth , myself and some other people not mentioning any names to protect them tried to do this a few years ago and all we got for our efforts was a form letter from the corps delivered to myself by two certain people also who I won't mention any names I was never so hurt in my life ! This would've never cost the Glassmen any money whatsoever they even had the guts to tell to cease and desist using the Glassmen name a name that I have been a part of since 1973 a name that me and several other kids at the time came up with Don't get me wrong I wan't to see this corps succeed more than anything really I do this , this is my corps as well as thousands of kids that have become Glassmen family through the years yes there are some Glassmen that I don't get along with but I still care for them emensely but thats family even the ones that gave me that nasty gram come on people we need an alumni association and we need it to be headed up locally and I'm not asking for the job but I do think that someone from the Toledo / N.W. Ohio area that is qualified to chair this organization should be offered the job . A meeting should be arranged by Mr. Stinson and the B.O.D. As soon as possible ! I would say to any younsters wanting to try out for the Glassmen for the 2013 season to go ahead I think that everthing will work out just fine This corps has world class instructors , great food and an " Experience of a Liftime " !!!!!

When I saw that the White Sabre's hired Austin Jabault my jaw dropped you have made a great choice Austin was a fantastic snare drummer for the Glassmen and he was under Rob Ferguson's wing during his time with the corps ! It will be very interesting seeing and hearing what he prouduces ! I wish your corps all the best for the up coming season !!!!! Smitty :thumbup:

Bully , Somewhere !!!!!!!!!!!!

Great choice can't to hear the music !

Pacific Crest was a real treat even with the three or four holes in the hornline they had a great show , I believe this corps as well as Jersey Surf will be the ones to watch in the forseable future .

I like the rest of you really enjoyed Jersey Surf but the percussion particularly the battery ie bassdrums it seemed were struggling with their parts , but the brass were smoking .

I'm sorry I don't know what I was thinking it was 7 years I was counting my total years and the count was 11 yrs but the first 4 were my having marched in a drum and baton corps .

I am a Glassmen honk only because thats where I marched for 11 years but my next favorite corps is and will always be is the Cavaliers . This is a wonderful corps full of rich tradition and class never count the Cavies out , yes they might be having a tuff year but they will bounce back mark my word !! Oh yeah I almost forgot Congradulations on getting into the 80's :thumbup:

I said this a couple of few years ago and now this MONSTER is rearing it's ugly head !! What we need in this activity is to bring back the smaller circuits for example the Great Lakes drum corps , the Badgerland circuit , etc yeah it would cost some money but if managed correctly I believe it would save our activity . Bring back the smaller Mom & Pop drumcorps of yesteryesr , sure you would have some of the bigger corps such as Blue Devils , Cadets , Cavies etc , unless this isdone then I'm afraid Blackstar is right DCI and drumcorps is a thing of the past , after all the kids of todays corps don't even get to have any fun anymore all they do is go from town to town bust there humps in HELLISHLEY HOT weather perform and get back on the bus and do it all over again . This sucks Yeah I know some of you are saying , well this is what drumcorps is , well it dosn't have to be ! Let's face it we have just gotten to big for our own shoes ! I hope and pray that someone dose something soon or this thing we call drumcorps will be history !

And the Scouts win at Merriville , Racine Scouts !!!!! WhoooooHoooooo !!!!!

Best of luck to all corps ! Smitty

Wish I could be there , but latly everything has been last minuet for me because of health issues I can't wait to see the spread between Glassmen and Troop and now Blue Stars are in the mix this is going to be very interesting to say the least ! I don't see how the judges can slot the corps when a new adjudicating system is in place , other wise whats the sense ?

The new drums and uniform changes look great , not new uni's just a little tweek but nice , family day is tomorrow and it will be a hot one ! I hope that we have a good turn out we usually do ! Smitty I almost forgot family day is at Wauseon High School .

Glassmen will be rehearsing at the Glass bowl this weekend , not sure when ensemble will be happening probably between 8:00pm and 10:00 pm ? Just a guess .

Man like you said , if you can't say something nice then don't say it at all !

Sorry I got ahead of myself , maybe Crown can pull it off ! I certanly hope so because Crown will be at the Glassmen show in July :)

OMG that was incredible , thaks Hostrauser , what corp will be playing this ? Man I don't know if theirs any corps that good enough to pull this off ?