Paralda Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 well..its apparent that you've got some personal interest in Orlando. Good for you...Not good for drum corps as a whole.... The impression I understood from the get go on this topic was for a championship being held there.... For that reason, I STILL stand on my ground.. Now, if you want a regional... fine.. have one.. Im sure that there'll be a few Div 2 and 3 corps that would like to play in a big stadium like the Citrus Bowl.. BUT for a DCI FINAL...... NO WAY ..... NO HOW !!!!! have a good day Never once was I referring to there being a championship held in Orlando. I just want there to be a show in Florida... at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) One year when I was teaching the southern leg of the tour went through Florida. We were in Ft. Lauderdale and one afternoon the temperature got up around 112o or something like that. We told the kids to stay inside and work on their dot books.Fred O. Well, given that the record high temperature for Florida was 109F, set in Montecello on June 29, 1931, and Ft. Lauderdale's record summer high temperature was 99F (set several times in July of multiple years), your assertion is pretty much bunk :) Florida's average summer temperatures are not nearly as high as folks seem to think they are. Edited April 17, 2010 by Kamarag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumno5 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) Well, given that the record high temperature for Florida was 109F, set in Montecello on June 29, 1931, and Ft. Lauderdale's record summer high temperature was 99F (set several times in July of multiple years), your assertion is pretty much bunk :)Florida's average summer temperatures are not nearly as high as folks seem to think they are. Thanks for the statistical fyi; I stand enlightened. But the thermometer notwithstanding, it got pretty hot that summer. The director was one of those jump-and-die guys who would have rehearsed in the fires of Hades. It had to have been pretty brutal for him to send the kids inside. peace, Fred O. Edited April 17, 2010 by drumno5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbargeron Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 (edited) The only part of the Orlando show I remember enjoying was the kettle corn. Were the corps not entertaining? Edited April 18, 2010 by wbargeron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualFan Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 There should be a show in New Orleans. How about going back to LSU in Baton Rouge? Why would you want a show in the murder capitals of the nation? IMO, corps should get a National Guard escort at the Tex/LA border and not stop until the LA/MS border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrajedi8 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 It's not the Florida heat that is the main weather concern. I lived in central Florida for 10 years. Heat is no biggie. The big weather bugaboo with Florida is the 1 1/2 hour rain/thunderstorm that WILL happen at about 2:30 every single afternoon. And in some cases, probably once or twice a week, that rain lingers on into the evening. Hence the 2009 Orlando show. Add in housing problems, lack of decent rehearsal fields, and a poopy venue and you understand why the Cadets look like geniuses for NOT wasting 8 hours worth of gas and 2 days of rehearsal time to play a standstill to a half empty stadium in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Devils Corps Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 It's not the Florida heat that is the main weather concern. I lived in central Florida for 10 years. Heat is no biggie.The big weather bugaboo with Florida is the 1 1/2 hour rain/thunderstorm that WILL happen at about 2:30 every single afternoon. And in some cases, probably once or twice a week, that rain lingers on into the evening. Hence the 2009 Orlando show. Add in housing problems, lack of decent rehearsal fields, and a poopy venue and you understand why the Cadets look like geniuses for NOT wasting 8 hours worth of gas and 2 days of rehearsal time to play a standstill to a half empty stadium in the rain. Sun Devils rehearse in Florida all Summer! Seeing as DCI Finals is in Indiana for 10 years, a regional would be nice. Plenty of fans to support a show. Drum Corps IS for the fans. If coming to Central Florida is a problem for 1 show.....lets make it 2. North Florida or Valdosta on the way out or in. John Hoekstra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Florida would be nice for a drum corps 'spring season'. Then get outta dodge for the summer. It'd be a natural for DCA. Have a few shows down that way in April-May, catch a few Grapefruit League games, maybe catch Bike Week in Daytona, see the Masters on the way back up the coast, ....oh wait....only good times if you don't have to hold down a J-O-B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marching Mallets Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I was under the impression that the heat was a bigger problem than the field. See also Mississippi. I'll never forget how hot it was in Mississippi in '93. The pool water at our hotel was over 80 degrees and you could not swim in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSU GRAD 82 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 How about going back to LSU in Baton Rouge? But if you want a more realistic option, Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux (just a few bayous south of N'awlins) might do: LSU. What ever happened to Red Stick Thunder in Tiger Stadium? That was a pretty good show in one of the best stadiums in the country. Drum Corps in Thibodaux La. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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