KellyfromMich

It sure will! Current ETA 8pm local time. The less we miss the better!!

Yikes! Not the news I wanted to hear...but thank you!

Hey all, last minute road trip to the show...yay! Can somebody tell me what time the show actually starts? I've seen two different times. We're bookin' it and hoping we don't miss much!!

My son just put that as his FB status! Someone is misinformed...

Okay, I'll chime in here. When my husband and I marched, phone calls home were very few and far between. Lines at the pay phone, little time to talk. Now I'm the Mom. I text with our son most days, he texts with Dad a little less (I'm the one to ask all the questions!!). As a parent, I like it. As a FMM, I wish the outside world wasn't so accessible. It's so weird to me that kids from two different corps can be texting each other on their respective busses!!! We are maybe an atypical family because we "know" what drum corps is....we both marched. I wonder if we would communicate as much if that were not the case. All of that said, this "available all the time" existence is what is normal now. Busses have wifi...I remember being happy when our busses actually delivered us to where we supposed to be!!!

Well if it's a trend...cool! Honestly, we leave before scores are announced (dcp or dci has them up quickly) because we always want to go find our son. But - for the "drum corps fan" that might not be a "seasoned" audience member I can imagine it feels personal, welcoming, and just sort of neato to get up close and personal to some marching members.

What a wonderful thing to hear!! Class indeed!!! Cannot wait to see them again in Atown. Several changes from SA...excited to them live!! Thanks for sharing this!!

March. No question at all with this. Band tech jobs are there - you'll get more (even the one you have back after the season maybe). Please march!

LOVE!!!!!! Phantom Regiment!!!!!

Their CG is typically very strong....not so sure that's true this year.

I love Brandt Crocker. Just sayin.

Haha heard the same thing! Don't want to jinx it but....here in MI....the feed....is ....fine! And.... Just as I typed it, it got glitchy.

Did he REALLY just say, 'Lindsey you're gonna rock this tshirt' ? Bahaha!!!!

As a former marching member (loooong ago!) and parent of a kid on the field now, I don't believe stopping the performance is the right thing. I think the risks outweigh the benefits. The keys lie in a couple of places. First of all, these days, kids fall down. Much more than BTID. Anybody that remembers the "domino effect" of Garfield 1984 in Whitewater knows its happened for quite a while, but the demand put on marching members today is crazy. Plans need to be in place for such things. Members need to be TOLD what do to if... Secondly, the staff has a crucial responsibility of watching the show for signs of trouble - maybe not teaching staff but perhaps volunteers. Knowing the level of difficulty increases the chances of weird things happening means a plan should be in place...its not like the difficulty level is going to get easier! Finally, the fact that that judge pretty much walked on by had me YELLING at my TV last night" If that was my son that lay on the field like that, I can assure you, I would have gone ballistic!! Again, a general plan must be in place for emergency situations like this. Bottom line, the 'grownups' need to think ahead so kids are protected as much as possible! Ok. Rant is done. ;)