Jurassic Lancer

Well, Boy Scouts of America also have a coed senior division called Venture Crews. If Madison goes coed, they could call themselves the Ventures! Oh, wait ...

We did indeed! Really nice guy!

I’m back in Columbus now ... almost exactly three hours from Marion. I got to see most of the opener (brass and percussion only ... the guard had a separate practice in the field house). All I can say is this is something we have never seen from Bluecoats before. The brass demand is off the charts and the percussion is nasty fierce. My estimation is talent in both these areas is way up from last year, and they are also ahead of where they were last year. I timed 4’37” of show on the field at the last run through, and I have it on good authority that there is another 23 seconds I didn’t see so the opener is a solid five minutes. Once again, no chop and bop. The musical ideas are fleshed out nicely. The opener is very aggressive in so many ways. I think I can safely say Bloo will be in the mix once again this year.

It seems likely!

Sitting in a pub in Marion, IN, getting ready for my first ensemble practice.

Maybe Fran has some to sell ...

On the other hand ... I was a member of the Windsor Guardsmen back in 76-77. A van of us Yankees would cross from Detroit to Windsor and back several times a week for practice. We got to know some the guards and they got to know us. One time, we pulled up to guard we knew, and broke out in a four part version of “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy. “ He laughed and waved us through. Ah, simpler times ...

No doubt. I am expecting great things from BAC this year.

Except everyone is getting a little better ...

Of course, some of us can see it live ...

Not for me! I predict everyone will go up two places! No one goes down!

Judges? You are new here! Welcome aboard!

Bloo tends to do that every year!

Vicki McFarlane is Colts corps director.

You’re a Cavies fan? You astonish me!

Wow ... Bluecoats must be having a terrible off season!

Kudos! I love it!

I would make it an Irish Coffee.

Live it was magical.

Show titles aren’t that important to Bloo. Just something for the tour t-shirt.

I am pretty sure you are right. They are not about to back off now.

Well, I think most of us have marched behind the horses in various parades ...

I am still waiting for the break-up show ... where they fight for custody of the old Blue Star uniform.

I am pretty pumped about Bluecoats ... but you should expect that from me by now.

Well ... it does show growth ...