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The Bayou City Blues are pleased to announce their meet the corps rehearsal Saturday, November 28th from 12pm-4pm CST. Registration begins at 11am. Rehearsal will be held at the Spring Baptist Church located at 633 East Louetta Rd; Spring Texas 77373. We are asking all potential members to bring a unwrapped toy with them for donation to the local Toys for Tots campaign on behalf of Bayou City Blues. Instruments will provided. We will be using G bugles. If you have your own bugle please bring it. If not, please bring a mouthpiece. Percussionists please bring a pair of sticks and mallets. Guard equipment will be provided. Please dress in comfortable clothes and sneakers. Guard please wear gear that you can move well in. We will be prepping for our appearance in the 2016 Galveston Mardi Gras parade on January 30th. More information on that performance to be released soon. Music will be provided at rehearsal on November 28th. Out of towners that want to participate in the Mardi Gras parade are more than welcome and encouraged, and music can be emailed to you. Please feel free to share this event with anyone that you feel may be interested in this meet and greet or the Mardi Gras performance in January. Look forward to seeing everyone there as we bring all-age corps back to the Bayou City!

Houston, Texas- The Blues are back in town! After over a year of productive talks and planning, we are proud to announce the reformation of the Bayou City Blues all-age drum and bugle corps. We are looking for membership in all areas. Please contact our executive director Brian Wilt at director@bayoucityblues.com for additional membership information. More information can be found on our website at www.bayoucityblues.com. or look us up on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/447016718792954/ Stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding rehearsal locations and times as well as our future performance opportunities http://www.bayoucityblues.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNj8emXvYvc

I don't know if anyone has heard on this forum, but it was posted on Rene' Conway's Facebook page last night that he died of a massive heart attack in his sleep yesterday in Indonesia. More information concerning Rene's passing can be found on his Facebook page. I knew Rene' when he was a grad assistant at the University of Houston working with their drumline. He left his mark everywhere he went and will be missed by many.

We're working hard to make that happen! There's a lot of interest down here, we just need to pull it all together.

If anybody is hanging out on the north side of Houston, TX tomorrow night and you want to talk some all-age drum corps over some wings and a beverage, come up to Wolfie's in the Woodlands and find out more about Houston's newest all-age drum corps... Texas Encorps! Hope to see ya there!!!

Remember to "Like" the Texas Encorps Facebook page and check back often for news updates as we head toward January 2013. Help spead the word about Texas Encorps!!

Throwing in my own 2 cents...sometimes the "pit soloist" isn't done for effect but because the person performing may either 1)not have the time that season to commit to all the rehearsals and learning a spot, which allows him/her to be able to participate in the performance or 2) the person may be of the age that it's easier for them to perform from the pit. I know if I reach that stage in life that I'm (heaven forbid) not able to march, I hope the corps I'm in allows me to perform from the pit!

There was a thread on this a few months ago, but I'm not able to find it now, and never found out if the issue had been decided... Has there been a decision made regarding the location of Mini Corps Championships at the Stadium yet...whether it will be indoors, i.e. Rochester-esque, or outside on the stadium field. Any info will be helpful. Thanks!

If we can put the bodies and the money together to get up there, that is a goal for GCS this year. We'll keep everybody up to date as the Spring progresses!

Gulf Coast Sound has made it through the holidays and is back at work every Friday night at Lone Star College-North Harris campus in Houston, Texas from 7:00-10:00 pm. GCS is offered as a continuing education class through the Lone Star College-North Harris campus and we are looking for new members in our hornline and drumline. Tuition for the Spring semester class is $84.00. If you live in the Houston/Southeast Texas area and have that "itch" to play again, come check us out on Friday nights! We are working toward a late Spring performance at LSC-NH and are looking to participate in the DCA Minicorps Championships in Annapolis, MD over Labor Day Weekend if we have the numbers to make it work. NOW is the time if you want to get involved in "all age" drum corps in Texas! Maps and directions to rehearsal can be found on the GCS website: www.gulfcoastsound.org Hope to see YOU soon!!!

Ok, funny moment... Standing in front of some of the Prime Time Brass guys after the Canadian National Anthem was sung at Mini Corps Championships... "Drop the Puck!! Drop the Puck!!!" Classic...Thanks Mark and guys, see you soon!

Drop us a line down in Houston and let us know what you have in mind: www.gulfcoastsound.org info@gulfcoastsound.org

Fran should be doing Finals tomorrow. Heard that from him at Mini Corps last night.

Better bring a video recorder, it's gonna be incredible!

Next Gulf Coast Sound rehearsal is this Saturday, April 16 from 10:00-6:00 at Lone Star College-North Harris campus. We will have hornline and guard on campus this week. Drums are up in Dayton,OH for WGI Nationals. Starting on April 30 we'll have the FULL CORPS at camp...it's time to get EXCITED!!! We'll continue to work on 2011 show music this weekend. Our standstill at the American Legion went very well. We received a lot of good comments from the members listening to us. We also saw a couple new faces last camp and people are talking up GCS to their friends to come out and join...looking for a few new faces this week. We still have plenty of room in the hornline, drumline/pit and colorguard for anyone who wants to march this summer. information about GCS and directions/maps to camp can be found on the corps website: www.gulfcoastsound.org

Another great camp day for GCS... 2 new members... guard working hard... drumline working off-site preparing for WGI... Performance next Sunday, April 10 for the American Legion Children's Festival in Clear Lake... Things are really taking shape in Houston. Next camp is April 16...spots still open for 2011. Come out and experience "Dues-Free" drum corps!

The next Gulf Coast Sound reheasal is this Saturday, April 2 from 10:00-6:00. We'll be back on campus at Lone Star College-North Harris. Directions and map links are located on the GCS website. www.gulfcoastsound.org Plans are to work more on the 2011 show music and more marching basics. We'll also be preparing for our next standstill performance on April 10 at the American Legon Children's Day festival. We still have plenty of room in all sections for anyone who wants to march this summer. Last camp saw a few faces from the past and we're hoping to see more of them! Remember, GCS is "Dues-Free" for 2011. This is the year you'll want to come out and help us get back out on the competition field - come join the fun!!

BUMP!!! Next GCS reheasal is this Saturday, March 19 from 10:00-6:00. HORNLINE ONLY For this week, since Lone Star College is on Spring Break, we will meet at Rittenhouse Baptist Church 513 West Rittenhouse Road. Directions and map links can be found on the GCS website: www.gulfcoastsound.org Bring a friend...spots still open to march this season. And remember, GCS is Dues-Free in 2011. Hope to see YOU this Saturday!!

BUMP!! If you're living in South/Southeast Texas, Western Louisiana and are interested in marching in DCA this season, this is the deal you've been waiting for! Spots are still open in all sections. Our next rehearsal is March 19. For details and directions, go to the GCS website: www.gulfcoastsound.org

Gulf Coast Sound will be holding camp this Saturday, January 22, 2011 from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm at Lone Star College-North Harris Campus in Houston, TX. Maps and directions are available on the GCS website: www.gulfcoastsound.org We'll be working on music for the 2011 Summer season and getting outside for some marching fundamentals. We'll also be updating everyone on the upcoming Mardi Gras paraded in Galveston, TX on Feb. 26 and Mardi Gras New Orleans March 4-6. Spots are still open in all sections. We've got an exciting program building this year to get back on the competition field and we want YOU to be a part of it!!!

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Come out for Gulf Coast Sound's first camp of 2011 this Saturday, January 8, 2011 from 10:00-4:00 at Lone Star College-North Harris Campus and get your spot for this years exciting show, "Reincarnation", a Latin show with a modern twist. We're changing things up a bit this year and we think you'll like what we're cookin' up! GCS is in its tenth year of existence. After an incredible decade of growth, the corps has firmly established themselves as one of the most exciting and unique drum corps in the world. We have competed in the Texas Color Guard Circuit, Drum Corps International, Drum Corps Associates South and DCA World Championships. Membership is open to people of any age. Previous drum corps, high school or college marching band experience is highly recommended, but not required. The desire to achieve greatness and entertain crowds across the country is a MUST!!! GCS, now in partnership with Lone Star College-North Harris Campus, has a high quality staff that has worked to design a very reasonable schedule: all rehearsals and performances take place on weekends. This schedule allows members with school, family and career obligations to be part of a top-caliber drum & bugle corps. For more information, please visit: www.gulfcoastsound.org where you'll find out more about GCS, directions to camp, as well as pictures and audio recordings of our recent shows. You can also contact the staff for membership information at info@gulfcoastsound.org. Spots are still open in all sections, brass, percussion (including front ensemble) and colorguard. We hope that you can make it out this weekend and find out more about GCS, whether you are a returning vet or someone who has wanted to get back out on the field again, but thought you couldn't. Come on out, your new family is waiting for YOU! See you this Saturday!!!

BUMP!!!! Just a few short days away from GCS Open House. Come on out and join the fun for 2011!!!

Bump! Want to keep this fresh in everybody's mind....September 25 is coming soon!!!

BUMP!!!! Is everybody ready to ROCK into 2008?!?!?!!? GCS Open House is only HOURS away!!!!!!!!