Jeff Ream

well, that's an entirely different issue because of customs, which would be even more severe now

several times over the three days as I watched shows I thought out loud " I wonder what corps is waiting for x kid in the tunnel to start recruiting"

yeah...they were technically proficient as hell, but 2 minutes in i found myself grabbing my phone

well, what happens in BOA often shows up in DCI...

i know several directors have actually expressed finding other ways to get awards for placement etc, because of the amount of space trophies take up, those on display as well as those in storage areas.

some reviews in the past actually had "threats to kick your ### next time I see you". usually would see them the next show, and they'd say nothing.

Billy K told me no true ties. either way, if I never have to play on a stingray drum again, that's still too soon

oh when we started the TOB All Star Band and used Surf's Mapex drums, oh my god how heavy

Not that I know of. Stingray created the wedge shells

right now, anything to continue building positive momentum is a good thing.

ah yes, Symphonic Dances for the confused drum corps fan as it was called

wow I thought it had been before that. That explains why Arendas is a grouchy old man LOL ( we call him Walter, as in Jeff Dunhams puppet)

...if more corps are in World Class. the cost of running a show makes no sense if you only have 3-4 corps.

I would imagine DCI has studied the market enough to know where they get the most eyes...it's why you often see Open Class in the so called secondary markets. It's why they do a week in Texas in July for all intents and purposes. If they got more corps, I could see opening up another branch of the tour. But for now, what they have works, and it's making them money

so they were all male until 1968? I thought they had females before that