[2011 Drum Corps Associates World Championships Finals Competition]

HYPIN' IT, MIDWEST STYLE!!!!

[Best DM Ever]

From my perspective, I would select Mark Hourigan, from Phantom Regiment.

Other favorites include Ashley Tappan (Star of Indiana), and Larry from the Bridgemen.

[Madison Scouts 2006]

I blame it on Colin McNutt --- see what happens when you get rid of a cymbal line! Let others beware....

[Death of the Cymbal Line]

1 cymbal line in the top 12 (SCV). Scouts & Spirit, no cymbal line.

Question --- Are we witnessing the extinction of marching cymbal lines in junior drum & bugle corps? Will this trend reverse? Is it cyclical? Will senior/all-ages drum & bugle corps follow suit (as they tend to over time)?

What a bummer....