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Howdy! My name is Hank Wahrmund and I am the Housing Coordinator for THE EXSIGHTMENT OF SOUND, Houston’s Drum & Bugle Corps show held annually in July. I am reaching out to all band directors in the Greater Houston area via this forum in hopes some of you can help. This year’s Houston DCI show will be July 20 at Berry Stadium in the Cy-Fair ISD area (Northwest side of Houston) at the intersection of West Rd. and Barker-Cypress. We moved to this new facility in April when Rice University suddenly notified us that due to summer stadium renovations they couldn’t accommodate us this year. We are searching for two more corps housing sites. We have eight corps in this year’s show, all with slightly varying travel plans for our show on July 20. Generally, we are looking for schools that can house a corps for a time period ranging from 12 to 48 hours during the July 19-21 time frame. Each corps needs at least two mowed grass football fields to practice on, a large gymnasium for corps members to sleep in and 3-4 other rooms for corps instructors, volunteers and drivers to sleep in. If you are a band director at a Houston area school (anyplace within 60 miles of Berry Stadium on Houston's northwest side) and are interested in housing and have the facilities to do so, please contact me as soon as you possibly can. At your convenience, I would then meet with you to tour your facilities as per Drum Corps International requirements. This on-site “inspection” ensures that each site has adequate showers, truck parking areas, fields and other amenities needed by a corps traveling party ranging from 120 to 190 people, depending on the individual corps. In return for your hospitality, your band members and staff will be offered half-price ($10) tickets to the show July 20. In addition, your band, school and district will be honored in our show program, during the show via PA announcements and scoreboard messages, on our Website and in other promotional materials related to the show now through summer 2007. The local community around your school will benefit financially because each day a corps is at your school the corps spends about $5-8,000 restocking food, other items and fuel supplies. But above all, your students will be able to observe a drum corps “up close” during their rehearsals and can interact with these incredible musical athletes during breaks, enhancing their music education and experience. And it won't cost your band as much as some clinicians might charge for similar programs. In behalf of THE EXSIGHTMENT OF SOUND, thank you for your time and favorable consideration of our inquiry. Hank Wahrmund Housing Coordinator www.DrumCorpsTexas.org 713-858-2604/cell 24/7 713-680-4891/my “real” job 281-999-7768/home

Howdy! Got your tickets for the 12th Annual Drum Corps BBQ Bash in Houston on May 6? No? Aw gee…what are you waiting for? Only 3 days to go! You don’t want to miss the fun (lots of “live” entertainment), great food (huge BBQ meal from Lenox Catering: BBQ beef, ham, sausage links, sauce, beans, cole slaw, potato salad, pickles, peppers, onions, bread, lemonade and iced tea), great prizes including drum corps DVDs, CDs and lots of nifty drum corps souvies, plus tickets to Houston’s DCI show, movie passes,, drumsticks from Pro Mark—more than 60 prizes! And if that’s not enough, you can watch drum corps videos on our big screen with surround-sound, eat some of Phantom Regiment’s 50th Anniversary cake with PR corps director Pat Seidling or talk with DCI board chairman Jeff Fiedler of The Cavaliers about DCI moving Finals and possibly the DCI offices to Indianapolis starting in 2008. Or maybe longtime DCI show announcer Dan Potter will tag you for your “15 minutes of fame” as he interviews guests at the Bash for rebroadcast by DCI later on this year. It’s YOUR drum corps party—we just host it each year to raise money to help members of DCI corps with their summer fees and camp travel. Join us on Saturday, May 6, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Doss Community Center at 2500 Frick Rd. in Northwest Houston (just south of the intersection of North Beltway 8 and Veterans Memorial). And if you’re really into a great time, try one of our contests: “Fastest Drummer,” “Longest Note Held” and the “Color Guard Challenge” and win great prizes. As we said—it’s YOUR time to have FUN! Save money—buy advance tickets for just $10 adults/$5 ages 12 and under. Call toll-free (877-880-8124) or visit the Tigers’ Website to order or get more info: www.DrumCorpsTigers.org. Tickets at the door (if available) will be $15 and $10, respectively. Thanks for your support of drum corps and the Tigers. See you May 6!!! Drum Corps Tigers of Texas [Most members of the Drum Corps Tigers of Texas never had the honor and privilege of marching drum corps. But we love the activity so much that we started a non-profit organization that works hard to follow our Mission Statement: "To promote and support the drum and bugle corps activity and the outstanding musical athletes who participate in it."] Hank Wahrmund Dennis LaCaze Craig Bales, M.D. James Loomis Kyle Sajdak Laura Anderer Michael Arrington Kevin Kilgore Mike Jones Gladys Vacek Casey McMillan Audrey Brown Cory Meals

Howdy! The Drum Corps Tigers of Texas is comprised of drum corps fans who love the activity yet most of us never had the honor and privilege of marching drum corps. In fact, we love it so much that we formed a non-profit organization years ago specifically to support the amazing musicians who participate in this incredible activity. This year we're hosting our 12th Annual Drum Corps BBQ Bash, a big drum corps party/fundraiser to which EVERYONE is invited. Check out what's in store at this year's Bash!!! “Live” performances by several drum and bugle corps from across Texas will be just some the entertainment for the crowd on Saturday, May 6, from 11 AM to 2 PM in Houston, TX. The Bash includes a huge BBQ lunch from Lenox Catering (Texas-sized menu: BBQ beef, ham, sausage links, sauce, beans, potato salad, cole slaw, pickles, peppers, onions, bread, lemonade, iced tea, cake), big-screen viewings of DCI World Championships and I&E competitions, dozens of prizes including DCI DVDs and CDs, drum corps souvies, movie passes and more. Jeff Fiedler, director of The Cavaliers and chairman of the DCI Board of Directors, will once again represent DCI at the party. Patrick Seidling, director of Phantom Regiment, and all PR alums, current members and fans will be our special guests this year as we celebrate PR's 50th Anniversary during the Bash. Entertainment will be provided by Percussion One, Houston’s award-winning drumline; and drum and bugle corps from several Texas cities: Gulf Coast Sound (Houston); Trinity (Seguin); Frontier (Dallas); Austin Stars (Austin); and Revolution (San Antonio). Guests can join the fun and compete for prizes in several contests: “Fastest Drummer,” “Longest Note Held” and the “Color Guard Challenge.” Advance tickets are $10 adults/$5 ages 12 and under and are available via phone (281-397-8124) or the Tigers’ Website: www.DrumCorpsTigers.org. Tickets at the door (if available) will be $15 and $10. The Drum Corps Tigers donate ALL Bash proceeds to Texas youths participating in a DCI drum corps and provide special "treats" for the drum corps performing in the Houston DCI show July 20. The Harris County Doss Community Center is at 2500 Frick Road in Northwest Houston. We look forward to seeing you and 24 of your best friends celebrating drum corps in style at our Bash! Drum Corps Tigers of Texas Hank Wahrmund Dennis LaCaze Craig Bales, M.D. Michael Arrington Rudy Martinez Casey "Mac" McMillan Kyle Sajdak Cory Meals Laura Anderer James Loomis Audrey Brown Natalie Prendergast Kevin Kilgore

Howdy! The Drum Corps Tigers of Texas is comprised of drum corps fans who love the activity yet most of us never had the honor and privilege of marching drum corps. In fact, we love it so much that we formed a non-profit organization years ago specifically to support the amazing musicians who participate in this incredible activity. This year we're hosting our 12th Annual Drum Corps BBQ Bash, a big drum corps party/fundraiser to which EVERYONE is invited. Check out what's in store at this year's Bash!!! “Live” performances by several drum and bugle corps from across Texas will be just some the entertainment for the crowd on Saturday, May 6, from 11 AM to 2 PM in Houston, TX. The Bash includes a huge BBQ lunch from Lenox Catering (Texas-szied menu: BBQ beef, ham, sausage links, sauce, beans, potato salad, cole slaw, pickles, peppers, onions, bread, iced tea, lemonade and cake), big-screen viewings of DCI World Championships and I&E competitions, dozens of door and raffle prizes including DCI DVDs & CDs, drum corps souvies, movie passes and more. Jeff Fiedler, director of The Cavaliers and chairman of the DCI Board of Directors, will once again represent DCI at the party. Patrick Seidling, director of Phantom Regiment, and all PR alums, current members and fans will be our special guests this year as we celebrate PR's 50th Anniversary during the Bash. Entertainment will be provided by Percussion One, Houston’s award-winning drumline; and drum and bugle corps from several Texas cities: Gulf Coast Sound (Houston); Trinity (Seguin); Frontier (Dallas); Austin Stars (Austin); and Revolution (San Antonio). Guests can join the fun and compete for prizes in several contests: “Fastest Drummer,” “Longest Note Held” and the “Color Guard Challenge.” Advance tickets are $10 adults/$5 ages 12 and under and are available via phone (281-397-8124) or the Tigers’ Website: www.DrumCorpsTigers.org. Tickets at the door (if available) will be $15 and $10. The Drum Corps Tigers donate ALL Bash proceeds to Texas youths participating in a DCI drum corps and provide special "treats" for the drum corps performing in the Houston DCI show July 20. The Harris County Doss Community Center is at 2500 Frick Road in Northwest Houston. More details on our Website. We look forward to seeing YOU and 30 of your best friends celebrating drum corps in style at our Bash! And hey--if you can't make it to the Bash yourself, be sure and tell your friends and family members to go and enjoy it for you. Drum Corps Tigers of Texas Hank Wahrmund Dennis LaCaze Craig Bales, M.D. Michael Arrington Rudy Martinez Casey "Mac" McMillan Kyle Sajdak Cory Meals Laura Anderer James Loomis Audrey Brown Natalie Prendergast Kevin Kilgore

Howdy! The Drum Corps Tigers of Texas invite everyone to our 11th Annual Drum Corps BBQ Bash in Houston on Sat., April 16, 11 AM - 2 PM at the beautiful Doss Community Center in Northwest Houston. Along with a huge meal of the best barbecue in the world, guests will once again enjoy big-screen, surround-sound DCI World Championship videos. But that’s not all! This year’s Bash also includes “live” entertainment, contests and dozens of raffle prizes with chances to win DCI DVDs, drum corps souvies, movie tickets to the DCI theater broadcast April 21 and more. The contests will determine the junior (21 and under) and senior champions for: • The Fastest Drummer • Longest Note Held (on any wind instrument) • Color Guard Obstacle Course Contest details are available on our Website: www.DrumCorpsTigers.org Special guests appearing this year will be: • Pat Fitz-Gibbon, former Madison Scout and 3-time DCI I&E World Champion on solo snare drum • Revolution, Texas’ only active junior drum corps • Percussion One, the world-renowned Houston area drum line led by Lamar Burkhalter • Houston’s own DCA corps, Gulf Coast Sound As always, ALL proceeds of the Bash go to help Texas youths participating in drum corps. Advance tickets are just $10/adults and $5 ages 12 and under; at the door, $5 more per person. Tickets can be purchased online at our Website: www.DrumCorpsTigers.org or by calling 877-880-8124 toll-free; Houston area can call 281-397-8124. (We still need volunteers to help with this year’s Bash—if you can help, admission is FREE! Contact us at DrumCorpsTigers@houston.rr.com. ) If you don’t go, here’s what you’ll miss: • Big servings of BBQ beef, ham, sausage links, sauce, beans, potato salad, cole slaw, pickles, peppers, onions, bread, cookies, iced tea, lemonade, courtesy of Lenox Catering • Dozens of current, former and future drum corps members and staff • Superb “live” entertainment • Multiple chances to win more than 70 prizes generously donated by various corps and Houston-area businesses • Opportunity to network with members of the Drum Corps Tigers and others who sponsor corps members each year Get your tickets now for you, your family and a dozen of your friends. Get that drum corps fever going again before Summer Tour 2005 begins! The Tigers thank you for your continued support of drum corps and the incredible musical athletes who participate in it. Hank Wahrmund Dennis LaCaze Craig Bales, M.D. Board of Directors Drum Corps Tigers of Texas