JohnD

Here's a quick shot from the back side of the field

We've sent the camera 'round to the other side of the field ...... Sadly, we missed the opportunity for a picture of the Brigadiers. This is REAL TIME, folks.

Just sitting down next to me is Key Poulan ..... composer and arranger extraordinaire ...... Key's graciously agreed to offer his comments on Renegades' show this evening .

We're going to give Kevin a break to get a quick bite to eat and rest his fingers ...... and we have Tom Peashey, who was inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame yesterday.

Here's a shot of the CorpsVets ..... I couldn't tear myself away from the edge of the box during their show. AWESOME SHOW, CorpsVets!!

Jeff's going to go enjoy the show for a bit. A HUGE thanks for his contribution this evening.

We'll be using the 'old method' for the remainder of the evening. Thanks to Danielle for snapping pix from her vantage point and runnin them over to us here at the 'command console'. -john

Hey Al! Great that you could join us this evening. Wish you were here in Roch-cha-cha to enjoy the festivities.

Picture of myself? OH NO .... NEVER! The picture up on the first page of this thread is the ONE and ONLY - Fran Haring ... THE VOICE of DCA ... in one of his 'trademark' LOUD shirts.

I can hear the warm-ups of Fran Haring ... THE VOICE of DCA (other than in So Cal, of-course .... with a nod to 'The H'). Fran has really out-done himself with his (in)famous Hawaiian shirt this evening - which we're hoping will keep the rain away.

Welcome to the 2006 A.J. Wright DCA Championships Finals from PAETEC Park Stadium in Rochester, NY - here on DrumCorpsPlanet. We're getting things ready for our real-time updates from the pressbox. Here's tonite's schedule (all times EDST) 5:30p - Opening Ceremonies commence Class A Championship Competition 6:00p - SoCal Dream 6:17p - White Sabres 6:34p - Govenaires Open Class Championship Competition 6:51p - Carolina Gold 7:08p - CorpsVets 7:25p - Hurricanes 7:42p - Renegades 7:59p - Brigadiers 8:16p - Minnesota Brass, Inc. 8:33p - Caballeros 8:50p - Bushwackers 9:07p - Empire Statesmen 9:24p - Buccaneers 10:00- - Start of Awards Ceremony While we wish you were here with us in Rochester .... we're happy to bring you these updates. Enjoy the show, thru the eyes of our commentators. -john

Thanks all for joining in the fun. Hopefully, you've been able to get a sense of the excitement here at the Alumni Spectacular. As Kevin mentioned, we'll be back this evening for the DCA Finals. See you then! -john

The crowd is really enjoying the show this morning. So far, the weather has been MUCH better than yesterday - no rain, less wind, and warmer. Let's hope it holds. They're certainly enjoying a very entertaining show!

Erie Thunderbirds are rockin the crowd now ..... "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"

Good morning and welcome to DCP's live 'coverage' from the Alumni Spectacular. The weather is mostly dry and temps in the upper 50's. I can hear Ace Holleran introducing the color guard ...... and we're off! Kevin is here to provide updates from the pressbox - and I'll try to snap a few pictures to share along the way. Enjoy!

Thank you to all of our 'guest commentators' - Cozy Baker, Key Poulan, Tom Peashey, Todd Tanji, Danielle, Dave, and of-course ... Kevin for their GREAT comments and reporting from the stadium here. The weather has been a real challenge .... but the corps and audience were incredible. Also - THANK YOU for your participation here this evening and making this a fun project to do. We'll be back 'on the air' tomorrow - with coverage from the Alumni Spectacular ... then the DCA Championships tomorrow night. -john

Cozy Baker is just off the field from the CorpsVets performance ...... and sitting down next to me.

HOLY COW - CorpsVets just laid it all out there.

I'll apologize in-advance for the technical quality of this photo ......... but folks, THESE are drum corps FANS! The rain is REALLY comin down now - and it feels about 10 degrees colder. The dedication of the corps that perform in this weather ... and the fans that support 'em .... escapes description. INCREDIBLE -john

It's OK Rachel, I've got him connected to the computer ..... and under my thumb. -john

OK - here's the rest of the revised schedule for the Preliminary competition: 4:45 Alliance 5:02 Chops, Inc 5:19 Govies 5:36 Frontier 5:53 Music City Legend 6:10 Sunrisers 6:27 Kilties 6:44 Skyliners 7:01 Crusaders 7:18 Hurricanes 7:35 Corpsvets 7:52 BREAK 8:07 Carolina Gold 8:24 Brigadiers 8:41 Minnesota Brass 8:58 Renegades 9:15 Caballeros 9:32 Bushwackers 9:49 Empire Statesman 10:06 Buccaneers

Just received the revised schedule for the next few corps: 4:45 Alliance 5:02 Chops, Inc 5:19 Govies 5:36 Frontier 5:53 Music City Legend 6:10 Sunrisers 6:27 Kilties 6:44 Skyliners 7:01 Crusaders 7:18 Hurricanes 7:35 Corpsvets 7:52 BREAK We'll fill in the rest of the line-up in a few minutes

We're about to get started again soon ..... KUDOs to the 4 corps that took the field in the rain. There's still a slight drizzle - but much better than earlier this afternoon. Here's another visual from the field - earlier this afternoon ....

Hi All and welcome to our coverage. Kevin and Danielle are here and doing a great job ...... and we'll continue to bring you updates all day from PAETEC Park Stadium. Here's the view of the stadium - just before SoCal Dream took the field. As you can see - the weather is going to be a factor today. COLD and damp (especially for this SoCal guy.) Enjoy the show! -john

The complete Official Scores listing from DCA's I&E and Minicorps competition are listed in the Front Page of DCP - or you can find them here.