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NOW that is worth flying back home for. Mike Seabrook

Please somebody get out of bed and tell us what happened. News to the Valley of the Sun doesn't travel very fast. Mike Seabrook Scottsdale, Arizona

Hey Jeff, Jeff looking forwad to seeing you in your DCP shirt. I don't fly out until Friday but should be there before the mini corps comp is over. Mike Seabrook Scottsdale, AZ

From a WGAZ press release: Guard – Learn new ways to pick and design a show. Get new training ideas and techniques. Learn new ways to choreograph phrases. There will be a live presentation of designing/choreograph and HANDS ON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS!!! Percussion – Learn techniques from three of the leaders in our activity and the world. Get new ideas and techniques. Learn new ways to enhance your lines awareness and roles to heighten a successful indoor season. Guard and Percussion Clinic September 9th, 2006 10:00AM - 5:00PM Pre registration (postmark date before 9/1) $20 (includes lunch) – per Unit Member $25 (includes lunch) – per Instructor Late registration $30 (includes lunch) – per Member/Instructor Also September 9th, 2006 Mandatory Show Host Meeting 9:00AM Membership meeting 9:45AM Where: Casa Grande Union High School 2730 N. Trekell Rd. Casa Grande, AZ 85222 Take I-10 towards Casa Grande Take Exit 190 (McCartney Rd) and turn West Turn left on Trekell Rd. The school is on your left…take the first left. Color Guard Clinicians Joe Gilbreth K.C. Michaels Ben Contrerras Percussion Clinicians Jimmy Dwyer Matt Savage Scott Johnson Go to wgaz.org for all circuit information. The website will have a new "look" starting October 1st. MikeSeabrook WGAZ Judge Coordinator wgaz.org

The pics are just awesome, who would have imagined that all the corps would have black has the primary color for their percussion sections. Are there any audio files from the event? Mike Seabrook Scottsdale, AZ

I think if you review the finals recap for both Div 1 and Div 2 you'll see many spreads all over the place. In Div 2 in color guard the Academy was 1.2 behind East Coast Jazz, in Div 1 BD was .06 behind Cavies in Brass Performance and actually finished 4th. It seems that spreads from the criteria on the back of the sheets were actually used and cause many upsets and palcing changes in last night. Mike Seabrook SCottsdale, AZ

OK I'll jump in. Blue Devils - 97.500 Cavaliers - 97.250 Phantom - 96.900 Bluecoats - 95.750 Cadets - 95.500 Santa Clara Vanguard - 94.800 Mike Seabrook Scottsdale, AZ

Well ALLRIGHT NOW!!!! And here Barb was worried. Now the snare chops show plus GE factors by Lee will ROCK THE HOUSE. Are there any more COWBOYS out there? Lee you are my hero> Mike Seabrook Scottsdale, AZ

Lee has been holding out on all of us. If you go to the Renegades web sight and go under media and then photos you can see Lee practicing his solo. Now I'm sure I'll get my ticket and fly to Rachacha to see him. Mike Seabrook Scottsdale, AZ

Just a quck note to all the "COWBOYS" who are still thinking about entering. In the beginning days of I & E all the perc entries competed in a random draw. There would be a snare drummer, then a tenor, then a keyboard, then maybe another keyboard, then a tenor , then a snare, then a snare. Even though everyone had a chance to compete the venue is nothing like has been established over the last few years. To have separates venue for all with seperate judges has been a tremendous feature for that compete and us spectators as well. So dust off the sticks and the mylar heads and lets get going. So "COWBOY UP" AND GET YOUR ENTIES IN. And if Lee is going to do this I would fly in from AZ to see it. Mike :mmm:

Why with only one bad entry year would you cancel something so precious? Can't a winner be picked if there are only 8? I don't think in the early years of I & E there we more than 12. Maybe this is the cream of DCA and everyone else is scared?? Can on snare "COWBOY UP" Mike Seabrook Scottsdale, AZ

Spoken like a true professional. Nice Job Storky. Mike Seabrook