Old_Timer

If one is old and from the North East, the decline in the number of local corps is sad. I'm glad that corps are still able to raise enough money to go on tours. I do think that DCI should vacate the name and go as BBI ( Brass Band International ). * Or, maybe FBI ( Field Band International ). That way, I wouldn't have to feel sick when a corps director allows the keyboard player to cover over an entire contra line. ( Not the keyboard players fault ) But wait !! Maybe there should be a new organization - "Drum and Bugle Corps International". Here's the most important thing ( in my opinion ) - the kids are having fun doing what they are doing. To me, that means - everyone is a winner ! When I meet somebody who marched with a small local corps - We still have a kinship. Maybe the biggest lesson is that winning isn't everything. Maybe it's enough to be able to say - "I had fun, made friends and entertained folks". Love, Peace and Joy To All,

What's going to happen when a lesser corp puts a Rick Wakeman, or 2, or 3, in the pit and writes everything else in support of the keyboards ? Heck, let's toss in mics on every instrument and a full sound setup like a rock concert and we'll really be getting some where. Six Wives of Henry the VIII - here we come ! Too bad Star isn't still on the field to show us all - how to take this to the extreme.