Schnitzel

Overall, attendance is up. Period. That's objective and measurable. The spat over band vs. drum corps is petty - deck chairs on the Titanic kind of stuff.

So you can discern the specific criteria of a performance judge's analysis just by sitting in the press box area and then seeing a recap? What are the voice recordings for, then. Why aren't you judging?

Anybody out there checked out the new "Marching Roundtable" podcasts? They're on iTunes now, and there's a website (www.marchingroundtable.com) and a Facebook page, too.

This is WONDERFUL! So much for people speaking for "the definitive fan favorite!"