I may be in the minority, but I believe drum corps was more interesting without these so called "show themes". In the last ten years or so not only have the themes become more bizarre, but the music that is supposed to relate to this theme has become more bizarre. I read what corps are playing and half the time you have to really think how the choice of music fits into the shows theme. What are they trying to portray. Not to go off on a tangent, but if you are not a top 8 corps, you have no business playing music that is obscure, original and/or beyond the comprehension of the players let alone the audience.