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Lots of great shows this coming year. Whitewater has its best lineup in decades, Crowns August home show has the top 8. Atlanta once again has all World Class corps in a fantastic stadium. Thank you DCI for a great schedule of shows.

Cadets to just do a standstill tonight--more sick kids.

Cadets will just do a standstill tonight in Boston--more sick kids. I don't remember a year like this. Get well soon Cadets.

Any rumors about the 2018 show schedule announcement day?

Will DCI be announcing next summers schedule before Thanksgiving? I'm getting itchy .

Been there--did that---didn't like it. 1988. There is plenty of suspense with the current system--and upsets do occur. 2008.

Stop the nonsense---150 is enough and sustainable. Upping the numbers would only lead to the top 6 separating themselves even further from the rest of the corps. It is difficult enough now for the bottom half of DCI to recruit 150.

Get rid of Open Class---many of their competitions are sparsely attended---incorporate them into DCI's regular schedule of shows. And encourage them to put out more crowd-entertaining shows, instead of trying to impress the judges with esoteric design. This would also give local shows a bigger line-up of corps--too many shows are now being scheduled with just 4 or 5 corps.

And if Phantom finishes 10th it will be their lowest placement since 1974--first year they made finals.

If you want decent seats hang outside the stadium before the shows. People always have extra tickets to sell.

I had to cancel an Airbnb room for Thursday--Sunday. Really nice private suite about 2 miles from the stadium. $65/night. If anyone needs a place let me know.

Indy is pretty boring, but there are good restaurants and pubs--and lets face it--we are in the stadium most of the time anyway. With prelims now starting in the morning on Thursday there isn't much time to do anything but have a few lunches/pubs, and sit in the stadium. Indy is it---and we have to deal with that.

And Flomarching is not available outside of the USA! DCI seems to have forgotten that there are tens of thousands of drum corps fans living in Canada, Europe, Asia and other countries. Get with it please DCI!

Looking for two seats down fairly low between the 40's. For both Friday and Saturday nights. Thanks.

Rumors are the Cadets will be dropping the uniform for good this year---the costumes rumored are interesting--to say the least.

Will SCV's alumni corps be performing at finals for their 50th anniversary? Only chance we have of seeing the bottle dance one last time.

Do you still need 2 tickets for Friday night? I've got two in section 326---row 1--Friends of DCI section. Bob

I'm getting ansty to start planning drum corps trips---especially after last weeks election depression. When does DCI typically release the program?

I always forget--when does DCI announce the next years tour schedule? Always one of my favorite days of the year.

DCI will never leave Indy---unless the stadium decides not to renew. Too good of a deal they have, and lets face it-- DCI saves a lot of money and hassle by not having to relocate finals every year.

Costume---go the way of Crown and Bluecoats--it's the future.

Time for the Cadets to go to a costume-- it is the growing trend and will continue to be. Sell the black unis and let Cadets2 keep the original.

Georgia Tech all the way. If they can manage to park and accommodate 55,000 fans for football games surely they can handle 16,000 for a drum corps show. It's unlikely the new Falcon's stadium will be ready in time-- and DCI shouldn't take the chance.

Atlanta's new spectacular stadium, the Mercedes Benz Stadium, with retractable roof, is due to be competed in early June, 2017. That date has recently been pushed back from April. Too late for DCI to schedule next years show there? The old Georgia Dome will be imploded sometime next fall/winter.

When is the last time Blue Stars beat Phantom Regiment? 1975?