Galen

It is. A couple of local Milwaukee papers and stations have published their own stories.

Based on what I saw of him when I marched in '01 and what I've seen since, I'd have to agree. As much as I hope he'll see the light and realize that stepping down and getting his family members off the BOD as well is the only chance the corps has to flourish, I don't think that's realistic and it's likely going to take DCI forcibly removing him for any change to happen (assuming he doesn't just take his ball and go home).

Tone deaf, myopic... I just have no words. I can't believe that DCI isn't blowing up Roman's phone and telling him not to make any more statements to the media at this point.

I'm more and more embarrassed every day. The worst part of it for me is being in a position where I expect the worst out of whatever news or statement is released at this point.

Ugh. Just ugh. Other than the second paragraph, there is absolutely nothing in that statement that is a: optically good or b: convincing.

When I marched in 2001, we pushed those buses uphill both ways in the snow! Built character, it did. But seriously, get real buses.

Calgary... dramatic pause... Alberta, CA.

Sal tlay ka siti!

Yep. They also sent in some outside personnel to Cap Reg in '06 (correct me if it was a different year) to essentially run the corps mid-tour when things went to #### that year, so there is established precedent for DCI stepping in when it absolutely has to.

Not really sure how I can improve my position at this point, just going to let it ride and enjoy getting 2 corps in finals this year.

I'm good with Philly.

Kosmos will be there to give it a go! Kosmos- World Class Bloomington, IN Enchantment- Class A Santa Fe, NM Steel City Sound- Open Class Pittsburgh, PA

Posted in a fantasy football league I'm in.

Kosmos shall return! Corps name: Kosmos Director: Matt Briddell Division: World Hometown: Bloomington, IN Corps name: Steel City Sound Director: Matt Briddell Division: Open Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Corps name: Enchantment Director: Matt Briddell Division: Class A Hometown: Santa Fe, NM

I'm in!

I think that may be the first time a WC corps has ever won the Sweepstakes award!

Where- at the Little League stadium or is something new being built there?

Three-way tie for first in world class! This is gonna be an amazing finals week.

Proposal: Institute a new scoring system to accommodate the lack of official recaps. Rationale: DCI's decision to eliminate recaps threw us all for a loop this season. To compensate, I propose replacing the slate of 8 captions with three (GE, Visual and Music) and changing the current limits for each division as follows: World Class: 60 points Open Class: 50 points Class A: 40 points, retaining the restriction of not being able to use a corps above 20 points for the GE caption. I've determined these numbers using the ratio of current max caption points (155) to total possible caption points available (200) and scaled down for each division. This may require some reformatting of the website and scoring mechanisms to achieve.

Proposal: Create awards for "Best Show Concept" and "Best Uniform", to be voted on by directors. Rationale: Lately, participating in DCPI has felt like a somewhat passive exercise of entering captions and just watching scores come in, with the occasional adjustment in scores as the season goes on. Creating these awards would encourage directors to be more active with their corps by rewarding them for creativity off the field as well as good numbers management on the field. We've had some extremely creative directors in the past who have created some really good show descriptions and custom uniform images- that creativity should be rewarded. Process: Directors would submit their proposals in the forums and directors would vote for their favorites, perhaps with the midpoint of the season being the cut-off point for submissions. Most votes in each category wins. Submitted by: Matt Briddell- Kosmos

Vancouver BC.

Meechigan- specifically East Lansing.

Arrowhead- dat barbecue! Plus it's a venue we've been neglecting for years.

I'm back with my annual Season Preview post. Check out the first of a two-part sneak peak at some of the new venues on the DCI and DCA calendars for this season, and check back next week for part 2! http://marchingarenas.blogspot.com/2016/06/drum-corps-season-preview-2016-edition.html

I'm going to apply the KISS rule. At this point, whatever's the easiest to implement is probably the best way to go.