Chief Guns

LFG one last time Mandarins! All gas, no brakes! Don't worry about proving your doubters wrong, focus on proving your supporters right. Good luck!!!

Just came from rehearsal. It was tough emotionally, but I got thru it. Mandarins crushed their final run through. Gonna go grab some dinner, and head to the stadium.

2022 1st to 10th was like eight points. BD was first 98.750 Mandarins were 10th at 90.013

Thank you so much! It's been awesome. Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would be drum corps parents. Yet here we are. It's been a fun ride. We are heading over to his last rehearsal in a few hours. When the corps circles up around him and the other age outs to play Year of the Dragon for the final time, that's when it's going to hit me. Today is going to be tough, but we are so proud of him. He came a long way these last four years.

I hope someone got it on Flo lol.

Well remember they did crack the top six in 2023. Quite a few aren't ready to say top 7 and include them at the big boy table, which they clearly belong.

He did!

Yea he was doing the worm behind Dan Potter!

Ok.

Anyone rioting over a show performed by 17-21 year-olds in a summer youth activity......... Seek help immediately.

Heard from my son. He said it was an incredible run tonight. He seemed very pleased.

You probably had that comment sitting in the chamber for the past 25 years LMAO.

God Bless to the person who tries to perm my son's fro on the field. They better pack a lunch because he is going down swinging.

J.W. Koester. It's amazing what happens when you put competent people who know how to lead in charge.

So I told my wife about this thread, so she sent a video of BACs show back home to Japan to her sister, niece, nephew, and a couple friends. She explained the show etc. Everyone said Boom was freaking amazing. Zero issues at all. And now her niece is asking for more DCI videos as she was blown away. Thanks to this thread, we just made a new DCI fan in Japan lol!

I did three tours in Japan. 1997-2000, USS Germantown (LSD-42), Sasebo Japan. 2002-2005, Naval Munitions Weapons Command, Yokosuka Japan. 2009-2012, Commander Fleet Activities, Sasebo Japan.

That is 100% correct. Customer Service in Japan is next level. Absolutely puts us to shame here in the states in comparison. You can walk into a McDonald's, they are breaking their neck to serve you. There is a reason the Navy had to implement COT (Continuous Overseas Tour for Japan) which restricts people from doing multiple tours consecutively in Japan. People were getting stationed there, and not leaving because they loved it so much! Lol. The other branches have the same issue.

It's like Dallas Cowboys fans saying they belong in the Super Bowl every year, when in reality the last time they sniffed a conference championship game, Microsoft was launching Windows 95..............in 1995 LMAO.

Mu wife is Japanese. Born and raised in Sasebo Japan, about 30 minutes north of Nagasaki. Our kids were born in Yokohama Japan. She absolutely loves Boom. It's one of her favorite shows of the year.

Phantoms thunder goo coming from the speakers makes me wanna go to the nearest Air Force Base and watch a B1 Bomber takeoff at full afterburner.

Not their best run, but they did good.

Shows are phenomenal in person. Everyone is killing it!!

I'll be out at their rehearsal around 2pm before heading over to Lucas Oil.

For anyone interested, Mandarins will be at Key Stadium, University of Indianapolis. Full ensemble from 1:15pm-2:45pm Thursday Afternoon. Let's shock the world! LFG MANDARINS!!

Mandarins are well within range of taking down both their corps scoring record, and Bloo's all time 7th place scoring record.