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Clarification: Yes the corps had problems with the bus company on a small remaining balance of over charges and the bus company was making threats to terminate early. Under the recommendation of staff I did allow them to solicit funds from members to help those that were unable to pay their tuition to finish contract and many stepped up and did salvage the season to go beyond Open Class Finals. Every year the corps struggles because we can never fully collect a tuition that is already low for the amount of touring we do but we always manage to make things work this year was just more difficult. As I told the kids that night the last time this happened back in 2006 it was a much difference situation and I forced those in charge to resign and even though this was different I would still follow suit and remove myself from the day to day in order to find someone who could be more tough and hard lined when it comes to collections and other issues. Just for info the balance was @9000 and there was 11000 in tuition still outstanding. Once again thanks to all that stepped up to contribute to those families unable to pay their bill so we could pay the bus company. Also for the record I never let that balance affect the food lines and due to a great response at the beginning of the summer to our canned food drive and the work of our food staff, the corps never went without a good meal all summer. After world quarters, that night I left $50 for food staff to do a Milk run in the morning and took a student to their flight arrangements and made plans to stay in Indy that night rather than drive back (1hr) in the dark in my car (the corps was housed out in Trafalger). There was some miscommunication and some thought I had left and only left $50 which was not true. Those that knew the plans were not aware of the some staff judgements and were asleep and unable to correct these assumptions until the morning. Friday came and since we have no cook truck and we are not allowed to cook in the lot and with our housing assignment 1hr away, we made sure to leave more food rations at the bus said our goodbyes as the plan for our departure on Friday afternoon was part of the plan since Day 1 and left a 4 year senior staff member who had asked to step up to a Admin position the instructions and direct contact with me for their ride back to San Antonio and instructions on using souvie funds to continue to feed the corps heading home but most meals as it has been in the past on Free time would be on their own and food would be at busses for those that need it. I fired no one. A discussion I had with another staff member was mis-interpreted and he communicated to the staff that I had fired them. I have never been with the corps on the ride back in every year since my return in 2007 as I am not a paid position and have a full time job that has me due back first thing Monday AM. Vacation time only takes me so far and this year I have school orientation and a very important Dr. visit which after my battle with colon cancer the past two years I do not miss. Saturday morning I get a call saying that the percussion staff had left cause they were fired and the battery decided it would not do the parade. I did tell Bryan that the parade is a required performance and anyone not willfully participating would have to find their own way back since the average age of the battery was 20 I was not going to let that defiance ruin the trip back because if they did not follow directions here I did not want Bryan to have to deal with their behavior on the ride back and give the younger members reason to ignore the rules. As stated the pit members who had no loyalty to caption just their tech decided to step up and complete the parade. We have had problems with this bus company since day one and it did not surprise me that they left to their hotel early and locked the busses. This has been an issue all summer from running over tubas and luggage to locking busses, smoking on school grounds and going into forbidden areas at housing sites. Bryan tried to contact them to get back over to busses to re-open but they had turned their phones off. We sent and email to the owner and got the driver to open the busses but at that they had heard the rumor that all staff was fired and worried that the trip back would be unsupervised even thought they knew bryan and other staff were still there. That evening the bus company decided to finish the tour in Arlington and told the kids this as they were loading up the busses because a 3650 over charge balance was still due. After several calls to the owner and our lawyers a settlement was reached and the busses are due in San Antonio this morning. So even while I am not on tour I have been working to resolve the issues. We have had a great long tour and it is sad that it ended this way. The busses are traveling back with the Genesis busses just in case the bus company tries to do anything else (Bryan made these arrangements with Chris Magonigal) and I was just informed that 1 bus has a radiator problem and they are packing all remaining members into the other bus to finish off the ride. I just love how no good is ever exposed on this forum when in regards to Revolution but when something goes wrong, it explodes. I walk away from this knowing the truth and that is my comfort. On to the next chapter in my life. Enjoy your rantings I will take part no further. John R.

Hello, Revolution 2011 Show Promo Enjoy!

For immediate release: Revolution is pleased to announce the addition of Ron Ellis to the 2011 Educational and Design staff. Ron has accepted the new role of Brass Caption Supervisor and will work to help contribute to the 2011 design and help establish a new level of excellence for our brass program. Ron Ellis is currently the director of the new University of Texas San Antonio Marching Band and Assistant Director of Bands. In addition to the marching band, Ellis will lead the UTSA pep band and off-season will teach music and conducting. Ellis joins UTSA from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, where as a band director, drill designer and instructor since 1990, he led the 308-member UCF Marching Knights. Ron was also the Caption Head an Program Coordinator for Teal Sound Drum and Bugle Corps since 2006. Ellis also was band choreographer, conductor or adviser for the ABC television series "Coach," the HBO series "From the Earth to the Moon," Epcot Center's 20th Anniversary Celebration, the Universal Pictures feature film "Sydney White" and the "Disney's Very Merry Christmas Parade" ABC television special. Ellis will continue to serve as a music director at Walt Disney Attractions Entertainment in Orlando. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in music performance from UCF and a master of music degree in wind and orchestral conducting from the University of South Florida in Tampa. We are still accepting applicants to help round out the last few spots for the remainder of the brass staff. stay posted as we announce more new staff additions for 2011!

Revolution Independent Winterguard from San Antonio, TX After spending the last couple of years exploring different conceptual avenues, the time has come for us to get back to our roots and follow the path that we felt the most complete (2004,2005). With that being said we are proud to release preliminary information on show concept, audition dates, staff, and schedule for the 2011 Winterguard season. Come check it out at the first Open Gym date (9/19/10) and come test the waters to see our new resolve to once again push ourselves beyond the limits and break new ground as we truly become the "Sport of the Arts"! http://www.revolutionypa.org/pages/?pageID=8

Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps moves into "AllDays" (Spring Training) This Sunday 6/6/2010 at Natalia High School just outside of San Antonio! WE HAVE 2 BARITONE, 1 TUBA and 2 GUARD spots still open with low tour fee's! Only 11 Days of Spring Training before we have our first performance and then get on the road to California! IT IS NOT TOO LATE! We have Canadians, Japanese and Midwest (Ohio) Members that have already joined the Texas members for a great summer exchange! YOU COME TOO! Email: j.rodriguez@revolutionypa.org Call: 210-390-0811 Visit: Natalia High School, Natalia, TX www.revolutionypa.org http://revolutionypa.ning.com/ www.revochronicles.blogspot.com/ www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2218747200&v=wall

Thanks Chris Best of luck to you and Genesis DBC!

Hello all! Revolution will be hosting thier final camp of the 2010 season in San Antonio/Helotes Texas this coming weekend and will start Spring Training on June 6 before departing for the California Tour! More info can be found on the website at www.revolutionypa.org We currently have a few low brass openings, colorguard positions and a Field Conductor postion available and will offer travel discounts to those coming from outside of Texas to join. Also, we have finished our 2010 Show Info Trailer and have posted it online here. Enjoy! http://drop.io/revo2010 Thanks!

Hello all! Revolution will be hosting thier final camp of the 2010 season in San Antonio/Helotes Texas this coming weekend and will start Spring Training on June 6 before departing for the California Tour! More info can be found on the website at www.revolutionypa.org We currently have a few low brass openings, colorguard positions and a Field Conductor postion available and will offer travel discounts to those coming from outside of Texas to join. Also, we have finished our 2010 Show Info Trailer and have posted it online here. Enjoy! http://drop.io/revo2010 Thanks!

We have 2 floors for sale. Both used 1 season. 50x70 Grey floor painted tan on one side used in 2007 season. = $1000 OBO 40x60 Black digitally printed floor used in 2009 season = $1675 OBO Both floors in great condition. Pics can be sent on request. You must pic up. www.revolutionypa.org contact us at j.rodriguez@revolutionypa.org Thanks

Wrong forum, Please move to Open Class forum. Thanks!

www.revolutionypa.org/pages/?pageID=42 Sorry not real good at links! Scroll to bottom of page and click donate to get to the Pay Pal site. Thanks!

Thanks "ThatCorpsGuy" for reposting this from our blog. The truth of the matter is the corps needs a influx of funds to be able to continue a healthy tour. If certain parameters are not met continuing could only make the matter worse. This should come to no surprise to the members because this is something we preached to the members all season long. This corps has struggled the past two years with debt created a couple of years ago. The corps at that point should have liquidated all assets to clear debt but understood at the time that would have been more harmful and the last 2 seasons would never have occurred. We made great strides in 2007 and fell a few steps back in 2008. Even with trying to be responsible in 2008 by pulling from two shows, only resulted in a stiff fine from DCI that had to be paid before we could tour this season. 2009 has been very promising with fundraising high and lot's of honest communication in the winter season regarding fee's, At the start of All days we knew we could complete first tour successfully but had a few things happen that ate threw our cushion for 2nd tour and now we have come to a point where we need the members to do their part and pay their fee's to insure our continuance. The post on the blog is the honest situation and the administration only wishes we could do more to offer this experience to the members without it impacting their financial stability. We understand times are tough and have not charged bounced check fee's and have taken payment arrangements and increased our opportunities for work credit to offset fee's but it was not enough and rather than forcing to continue tour in an unhealthy way, we will be forced to make a tough decision. If enough funds come in before the San Antonio Show and the members pay their fee's we will continue on to Indy, If not we all know we made the most of this great season and we did all we could to make it work during these difficult times. Regardless of the outcome, the organization will be aggressive in resolving the old debt before continuing with the 2010 summer and winter programs. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I know this will be met with much criticism as it was the case in 2004 when we were forced to fold late season. There is nothing we can do to change any ones thoughts and mindset, but know that a difference can be made by making a donation not to the corps but to those members who have not paid their fee's. I know Revolution has never been very popular on these forums but if you truly want to make a difference then donate to the member's who have been unable to pay their fee's and not to the corps or the administration you do not agree with. If not, it is understandable but also understand the decisions we had to make are not easy and after struggling through 2nd tour last year, we cannot go through another tour like that in 2009. If you want to try to help here is the link to the pay pal site for donations. Donate Here!

Revo still has a Bari and Mello Hole! Prorated tour fee to anyone interested! Great music and great challenging show!

Thanks Euph Scott! Just a shame we did not get a chance to see any of the other performances! We had a great time!

BUMP! Still have the open spot! People will be pleasantly surprized by the group this year!

Sunguard - We will post a tour picture with every post and also will begin doing sound and video clips very soon! Stay posted to the blogger for all this great stuff coming from the field!

Hello! First: The corps has moved into thier All-Days location and have begun daily rehearsals for the 2009 season! To keep track of tour happenings please visit the corps blog started in 2007. THE REVOLUTION CHRONICLES! http://www.revochronicles.blogspot.com/ Second: We still have a Baritone spot open! Please contact the corps ASAP if you live in Texas to see about joining this very talented hornline! Call 1-305-562-8806 for Dan Dickinson or 210-255-8392 for specifics! Last: Come join us on 6/20/2009 as we debut the corps great new look and perfrom the 2009 production elementALL! Come see some great Texas Drum Corps on the capital steps in Austin, TX! From All-Age Corps - Austin Stars, Gulf Coast Sound, Vigilantes and World Gone Mad; to the Junior Corps - Memphis Sound and Crossmen! It will be a great night of music, souvies and friendship! Thanks!

BUMP!

Revolution is enjoying a very successful camp season and is fielding it's largest corps for their 10th anniversary season. As with any year some things have come up for two of our contracted hornline members. We need to help re-fill these spots! We have immediate openings for a solid Baritone and Trumpet player to join the other 42 members on the hornline. We also want to field our largest guard in our history and want to see if we can grow from the already contracted and spinning 24 members of the guard! Contact the office at webmaster@revolutionypa.org to get more information and set up a conference call with the caption heads! Also, come to the May camp on Memorial Day weekend. We will be doing a full show musical performance for family that Monday for our Potluck Memorial Day Showcase! More information is posted on the website at www.revolutionypa.org Thanks!

2 ways to help make Revolution's 10th Anniversary something special. Donate a little as $1 - If everyone on DCP does that it all adds up to some great oppourtunities for the organization to continue to serve the musical youth in Texas! ******************************************************************************** ****************** 10x10 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: The Revolution organization will be celebrating it's 10th season in 2009 and with those ten years comes some great achievements. We have merged the old fuel drive with our new capital initiative to get Revolution into another solid 10 years. We hope to raise $10,000 for every year we have had a unit out to raise a total of $100,000 to help offset summer budget cost, outfit the corps with new uniforms, update instruments, and outfit a new cook trailer. You can donate directly using our PayPal Account link, click on link above. ******************************************************************************** ****************** Visa Card Program: 0% Introductory APR on purchases and balance transfers for 6 months. After this period, a low variable APR will apply. $50 donation by the bank when you first use the card plus ongoing contributions. No annual fee and no additional cost to you. Enhanced Visa Platinum benefits, including 24/7 Emergency Customer Service and 100% Fraud Protection, Purchase security, Warranty Manager and much more. CLICK LINK ABOVE TO SELECT YOUR DESIGN NOW!

Bump! Also, this weekend is the first ever Revolution Full Drum Corps Camp in South Texas. Gonna be a great Revolution Weekend both in South Texas and Florida! http://www.revolutionypa.org/uploadedFiles...Camp_Poster.pdf

Moderators: Need the title sub date changed to Dec 20th. PLEASE. Thank You

For Immediate Release: Due to an increase in membership inquires from the Florida region, mostly due in part to our recent staff additions, Revolution will be hosting a Brass Satellite Audition in MacClenny, Florida. This will be a mini 1 day camp run by our Florida staffers: Bill Clark - Staff Coordinator/Arranger Bill McClendon - Brass Staff Brian Bentley - Brass Staff Chad Ellis - Visual Staff Depending on initial turnout - we will host weekend 2 day camps starting in January to help Revolution boost it's brass participation for the 10th anniversary season. This will help reduce the members cost of flying out to Texas every month and give them a chance to see what Revolution Drum Corps is about locally. Camp location will be: Baker County Middle School 211 E. Jonathan Street MacClenny, FL Google Map Camp Time: Saturday Dec 20th 8am to 6pm Cost: $100 Registration Fee - 1 time fee paid by all Revolution members $20 camp fee - Cover facility usage and meal RSVP now to m.gofstein@revolutionypa.org More information on Revolution Drum Corps can be found on the website www.revolutionypa.org South Texas and now Florida - here comes the Revolution! 10 Days!

ElementALL focuses on those “simple gifts” that are frequently overlooked in daily life. Connecting all 4 elements with the past, the present and the future and stepping off in great new directions. Inspiration comes not only from the literal interpretation of the word but also down to it’s basic definition. Hear “elements” of things that have come before as we explore each movement, but also heed the subtle calls to our future. Throughout our ten years on the field we inspire to inspire, teach to lead, and motivate the spirit on the field and off. Let these “elements” be evident in 2009. Enjoy! Music from: Metheny, Mancina, Holsinger, Howard, Glass, and Brackett