Captainwelch

Make it $80

$100, picked up at the friends of DCI table at Lucas Oil.

Or best offer. Shipping included to the lower 48.

I was the stud in the wheelchair in the accessible section at the top.

I had an app measuring SPL for the entire duration of finals from my seat in section 541. The loudest moment of the night was at the end of Bluecoats show where my phone read 108 dB. This is insane considering I was sitting above the judges.

I think Capitol Regiment might still be legitimately paying off their debts.

I would buy DCI, and have finals anywhere else besides Indianapolis.

I aged at out Marion Glory Cadets in 2004 when the corps last competed. I also taught at the camps in 2005. A group of dedicated staff worked there ##### off to get a competitive corps on the field only to be sabotaged by the board of directors so they could maximize the amount of money available to steal from the bingo operation. I taught at Bandettes in 2006, although they did not compete, they put out a coed parade/standstill corps that could put out an impressive sound. I heard that there were rehearsals the following year, but membership declined to the point that they stopped rehearsing.

A Cavaliers baritone player did go down.

Why were the Cavaliers the only corps running a generator throughout their show? It was on the track in front of the stands right were I was sitting, droning on, being distracting. Was the house power not enough juice?

The forecast is beginning to look bleak.

I need to sell these things. $100 for both including shipping.

The seats are in the 3rd row, all the way to the right

Asking face value $55 each Mike captainwelch@hotmail.com 513-739-2364

My corps is defunct, so I must speak as a general alumnus of the drum corps activity. The obligation of drum corps alumni is to preserve and strengthen the activity so current and future marching corps members have the same opportunity to perform, grow and mature as the alumni did when we marched.

We've seen most smaller corps disappear. 2000 Division 1 corps: 20 Division 2/3 corps (including international): 46 2010 World Class corps: 23 Open Class corps (including international): 16

"Warrior Dance" is epic

By the way... Hi! I'm Mike Welch, the dude referred to above. I marched with Cincinnati Glory in 2000, and Marion Glory Cadets from 2001-2004. And I taught the Racine Scouts in 2005 and the Bandettes in 2006. Please help out and download this album. It features original music from cast members of the show blast! peace, love, and gratitude... mike welch

My years of competitive corps started in 2000 with Cincinnati Glory, and then with Marion Glory Cadets from 2001 until I aged out in 2004. I worked with Marion in 2005 until they folded and then was brass caption head for Racine Scouts the rest of the summer. The skills I picked up in drum corps: brass chops, work ethic, ability to adapt to strange siruations, etc... have been one of the biggest reasons I've been able to feed myself with my horn. After the 2005 season I joined the show blast! Since then I've done 2 tours with the comapny and between tours I've been playing on crusie ships, finding gigs at home and teaching masterclasses and clinics. --mike welch

Once again the Marion Cadets have found their way into the news. I would like to provide an amount of clarity to a letter that the Marion Cadets managment wrote to the editor of the Marion Star. Dear Editor: Response for the article in The Marion Star on April 3, 2007. ADVERTISEMENT The question has risen as to where the Marion Cadets bingo money goes. Before addressing this question, I would like to verify a few things that were written that are incorrect. The statement was, "It's been several years since Marion has fielded a drum corps and many more since it fielded a competitive corps. The Marion Cadets has fielded a corps from 1991-2000 (The Marion Cadets did not field a corps in 2000) 2001-2004, as for being a competitive corps, here is a break down: # 1995 Drum Corps Midwest Finalist # 1996 D.C.I. (Drum Corps International) Division II-III Finalist (Placed 11th in Prelims, did not make finals) # 1997 Drum Corps Midwest Champs (Phantom Legion took the title, Marion Cadets were not the champs) # 1998 Drum Corps Midwest Finalist # 1999 Drum Corps Midwest Finalist (placed 6th at prelims, did not make finals) # 2001 D.C.I. (Drum Corps International) Division II-III Finalist # 2002 D.C.I. (Drum Corps International) Division II-III Finalist (placed 6th in prelims, did not make finals) # 2003 D.C.I. (Drum Corps International) Division II-III Finalist Bronze Medallists # 2004 D.C.I. (Drum Corps International) Division II-III Finalist (placed 8th in semis, did not make finals) # 2004 Marched over 60 members (51 members) # 2003 Awarded High Percussion D.C.I. Division II-III # 2004 Awarded High Percussion D.C.I. Division II-III (I can't remember how they placed, but nowhere close to hig hpercussion) # 2001 Awarded High Guard D.C.M. & D.C.I. # 2002 Awarded High Guard D.C.M. & D.C.I. (did not win high guard at DCI) # 1997-1998 Awarded High Guard D.C.M. # 1999 Awarded Best Drum Major D.C.M. # In 2001-2004 The Marion Cadets toured over 8,000 miles each year. The Marion Cadets have hosted a D.C.I. show since 1996. We always held our show out of Marion so that we do not conflict with the U.S. Open in any way. (The only reason the show is held outside of Marion is because the show used to be Cincinnati Glory's home show. The show was acquired through the merger in 2001) We are not affiliated with the U.S. Open Commission. We are two separate businesses. That was something that the community has always gotten confused. Michael King, Executive Director of the Marion Cadets, was on the Executive Board of D.C.I. in 2003 and was re-elected for his position in 2004. (Clarify: the division II/III board.) As for the question where does the money go? Well it's simple; we have purchased three new motor coaches, (one coach is in very poor condition and continuously broke down on tour. And the other two coaches were purchased heavily used.) one new semi (The Marion Cadets trailer was acquired through the 2001 merger with Cincinnati Glory, and the corps does not own a tractor.) and one new pick-up truck. In 2001, purchased new Yamaha drums, new horns (In 2001 The Marion Cadets purchased one new 3 valve Kanstul Contra. All other horns except one contra and three sopranos were acquired through the merger.) and new uniforms. It takes money to staff a drum and bugle corps with CDL drivers, instructors (In 2004 there was a problem with instructional staff paychecks, the final week of tour, their paychecks bounced), cooks (In my four years wit hthe corps there was only one ofical cook hired. In 2001-2002 we had a wondeful woman who was a great cook, but she was also our truck driver. The one offical "cook" was hired in 2003. In 2004 THe cooks were the truck drivers.), cost of fuel for tour, maintenance on vehicles for tour, constantly purchasing sticks, mallets, gloves and groceries on tour. (In 2004 the "board of directors" wouldn't release enough funds for the touring staff to buy enough groceries to feed the corps.) It is not uncommon for a drum corps to take time off the field to reform and regroup within the organization. To answer the question of why we don't go to the local schools and recruit, most schools are not willing to let us approach their students due to marching band. We have tried several times. Unfortunately, with no luck! Most drum corps does not have an abundance of local kids in their corps. How many kids have they helped recruit to the Marion Cadets should be the question asked? Where are these people who marched here years ago to volunteer to help with camps? Volunteer with tour? As for pictures being hung in the Cadet Hall, there are corps pictures form the past several years on the bulletin board. As for the pictures from the earlier years, for the most part, were stolen. We have a few left in the attic, afraid to put them out in public's view for fear of them being stolen. This is most unfortunate. If anyone is interested in holding an open forum, feel free to contact the Marion Cadet Hall. We would more than happy to discuss these topics with you further. Michael King and the Board of Directors of the Marion Drum & Bugle Corps My comments are in bold. They are facts. Most can be verified on www.corpsreps.com. The others are from my experience with the Marion Cadets as a member 2001-2004. please also refer to my post about the Marion Cadets from 3 May 2006 "I must first say that this post could be viewed as unprofessional, and in all likelihood...it probably is in fact unprofessional. However, I believe there is something terribly wrong with the management of the Marion Glory Cadets Drum and Bugle corps, and the things that have gone unsaid for the past six years must be addressed now. The Marion Cadets have never had a successful (if any) recruitment program. In the years I spent as a member of this organization most of the recruiting was done by the members and instructional staff. The last year that I marched, I recruited 12 out of 20 horns myself. The management has always been unorganized. As anyone who is involved in the activity knows, communication is paramount. In my years as both a member and staff member phone calls were never returned to staff, parents, members and recruits. Emails had about a one in ten chance of being returned. But when they were returned, they were more-often-than-not an all caps-locked, run-on sentence that would be completely incomprehensible. Another major downfall of the Marion Cadets is that when they did have enough members to field a corps, the members were not treated well. On many occasions when I marched, the corps went to sleep very hungry. It was a usual occurrence to receive half portions in the meal line, and even with the reduced portions, there would not be enough food to go around. There were also many days in the 2004 season when the corps would only provide one meal for the day and left the members on their own for the rest. In a few circumstances when member’s parents would call to complain about the food situation, the member whose parent called would be punished. However, the hunger was often overlooked by the members because of the onslaught of disrespect we received from management on a daily basis. Fortunately, we had some of the best instructional staff in the activity that did treat us with respect. And, very often, these instructors would stand up for us against management to make sure we were treated better and fed more often. Despite how negative I sound in this post-- I love this corps. I learned allot about myself as a person and as a musician in my years in the ranks of the Marion Glory Cadets. I would love to see this corps back on the field not just as a competitive corps, but as the powerhouse it has the potential to be in division II/III. And most importantly, I want other young adults to have a great drum corps experience. However, I doubt it is possible for this to happen with the current management in place. If the Marion Cadets Inc. really does in fact have a board of directors, I urge you to find somebody competent enough to get this corps back on the field. The mismanagement and abuse of the Marion Cadets has gone on far too long. " Take this information however you like. --Mike Welch

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DIVISION II/III IS: DRUM & BUGLE CORPS

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http://web3.sendtoprint.net/proofbook/9665...#LargeThumbnail Event ID: 966525-Knox Enter Gallery Search in the top right corner "8146" From left to right: Tony Shafer- Marion Glory Cadets Kris Lewis- Marion Glory Cadets, Glassmen Mike Welch- Cincinnati Glory, Marion Glory Cadets, Blast! Doug Welch- Cincinnati Glory Aaron Goldberg- Crossmen, Blast! Soloman Rabinovich- Marion Glory Cadets, Memphis Sound