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1 hour ago, tesmusic said:

The activity also won’t survive with predatory adults preying on kids, or groups serving sheet cake for dinner because it’s cheap. The bubble was bound to burst, and this pandemic is one of the final nails in the coffin.

And the pageantry leeches sucking the budgets dry. 

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An important factor will be the upcoming summer “bridge” season. I am not expecting it to pick up from 2019 and it may not be competitive and perhaps will only be a showcase so to speak, but it could serve two important things. One, it will determine if young people are interested in participating. Second, it will keep at least some of the audience, most likely fans who are the strongest supporters, engaged. If there is no bridge season, recruiting for 2022 may be a challenge and the audience could move on. 

Regarding predicting in light of Covid, too many of us are basing opinions on Facebook School of Medicine, or you can substitute Facebook with CNN, Fox, or all sorts of other sources. We just don’t know and won’t know until enough people are vaccinated and if “herd immunity” becomes a reality. A Covid equivalent of Tamiflu would be a factor too. I am noticing that some summer and fall activities are being scheduled outside of drum corps, but all announcements are coming with “if’s” which allows for planning but covers if the event is cancelled. As far as stadiums, 2022 is light years away. Policies regarding use will be based on local ordinances and of course, liability. Schools for overnight use will probably be a thing of the past and Covid could be used as a reason, but I think it provides an easy out. 

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5 hours ago, Phantom56 said:

Not in its past form, no. Those days are gone. Covid will not dissapear, just become manageable.   The new model, starting in 2022, should be theatre and concert hall shows, borrowing from Blast, and other Star of Indiana productions.  80 member corps--each performing for around 45 minutes. 3-4 corps per show.  Advantages: No more need for high school and college housing. No need for football field usage. Hotel stays, offset by much lower fuel and bus charges and school rentals.  No more rain-outs, which cause big financial losses for the home corps. Time for DCI to think towards the future, while keeping our beloved activity going. 

I was going to give up the "do not panic" refrain... but there is no other way to explain this post.

  • Moving the activity indoors, because of a virus that spreads more easily indoors?
  • No more need for school facilities?  Only if there is no more need to rehearse.
  • How do you offset the costs when audiences must shrink to theatre/concert hall size?
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2 hours ago, Land_Surfer said:

The flu virus(s) does the same thing and more-so as there are more strains and a large portion of society never gets vaccinated and we’re still here.  

I agree 100%.

The question is,how will governments deal with the variant strains ?

Given how they are reacting to the UK strain,I'm not optimistic that,if mutations keep showing up,

and they will,things will be allowed to get back to anywhere near normal,in the

near future.

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6 hours ago, Poppycock said:

Like all pandemics our planet will survive and people will always die from something. So get busy living or get busy dying. The activity won’t survive without venues! 

That is true - as pandemics go this one isn't that bad.  Consider the Middle Ages - THOSE people knew how to throw a pandemic!

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12 hours ago, Newseditor44 said:

As I sit read through some articles tonight on the pandemic, it's clear that these mutations add an extra level of danger, to an extent which is not well known but potentially more dangerous. Some scientists are now predicting the pandemic could last another year or two, with mask wearing being mandatory for years and public gatherings limited for quite a while. If that is the case, I think the activity will have to be rebuilt from scratch with many organizations not able to survive a three or four year layoff.  how does the activity survive, and will it have been gone so long that potential members will have lost interest? 

very, very carefully.

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1 hour ago, keystone3ply said:

With the new DCI "Tour Reopening Task Force" (TRTF), I feel like everything will be fine. #MarchOn  😁

https://www.dci.org/news/dci-directors-convene-virtually-for-annual-winter-business-meetings?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email

Local community involvement will help substantially. 2021 is a delusional dream for DCI.  Indy will be a big disappointment. Might fill the void for many - but don’t set expectations very high. IMO it would serve the majority of organizations to stay close to home. Save your money don’t go to the show. It’s all fake hype! 

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