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Right on time - the armchair programmers/corps directors come out of the woodwork.

If you go around the city to various high schools, you can see many of the busses parked in the lots. Pretty cool timing.

We're making our way up the "food chain" Bee Coffee Roasters just opened up on the corner of Capitol and Georgia Streets.

Cap Reg 2006 Boston after that for a couple of years I believe.

This show will be top 7 on Saturday night.

Bump! I'm impressed by the requests for information. I would love to see the day when 300 kids come to camp in Milwaukee.

The thing I really like about Pioneer and this has been mentioned before is that they are truly a "teaching" corps. I know they have turned out a number of horn players who auditioned as snare drummers or "snaritones". One would think that being more rounded with this experience is a tremendous asset to some of these future band directors. Go Pioneer.

DCI just posted a field pass interview with the program/staff coordinator Bob Ballengee http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=f22ed39a-c09e-4c09-9886-213a97bac16c

Seems I have heard rumors like this surface in the past. If they are true, great. If not, oh well, at least they are still around. Don't you think it seems a little odd that that this news is out there during the season - July nonetheless? Regardless, "hats" off to the staff who is on board this year teaching a corps with pretty strict programming guidelines.

I like the drum major look this year, plus the increase in points is great to see.

I imagine some judges and the general public view these forums and Blue Stars social media, so in that case message received, right?

Lincoln Portrait would be cool.

Brilliant defined: exceptionally clever or talented. I'll go with that.

Most of those who were mentioned above came from Colts a few years back so it makes sense that they would travel together. Interested to see where they go from here. I do think that Jeremy Hunt is a brilliant drill writer, and a big score to whichever corps picks him up next.

No WC corps would ever choose to declare open class in order to be more competitive. I see a lot of promise in Cascades program alone so they have the right vehicle.

Home of the Fighting Mules!

Knowing Surf, by the time they get to Indy they will have a "More B3!" t-shirt. I would probably buy one.

Re: Blue Knights tenor scoops - why would a corps or drumline choose to add these? It seems like overkill to have two sets of scoops (in your Raisin Bran).

According to my sources it was replaced by Vietnam Oratorio. Replacing a whole closer really doesn't happen much, I would be very interested to know the story behind the replacement. A lot was happening in 99 including the cook trailer fire in Nebraska but from what I remember they had a ton of older members (and a ton of ageouts) that year.

Wasn't Silvestri's Abyss the original closer for '99 Colts before it was replaced midseason?

I believe Pioneer has one or two openings in the front ensemble. email: dbcpmilw@execpc.com for details.

Well, He didn't ask for money....

Last Day to vote!

Voting closes November 28th.

While you are trying to find the best deal online for a flatscreen tv, why don't you head over and cast a vote for Pioneer? Thanks!