kdaddy Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 5 hours ago, Phantom56 said: DCI really should drop the Texas tour next year--all the shows are going to have to push back their start times. Even then, dangerous heat is unsafe for the kids and the fans. I know that the corps make a lot of money on that 8 day tour, but temps are only going to rise further in the coming years. In Europe, Portugal and Spain are burning up-- even London will see temps over 100 degrees next week. If drum corps touring is to survive, the tour should turn northward. I was thinking about this too. Maybe reorienting the season such that the San Antonio regional is in Minneapolis. In the bigger picture, I think we should really enjoy drum corps while we can... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasRevo Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The recruiting opportunities in Texas are too big for DCI to consider leaving. No other state compares to the high school marching band scene in Texas. I would venture a guess that most every corps in world class has a member from Texas in their ranks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
year1buick Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) Hey, we’re in luck. Looks like there’s going to be a bit of a cool down on Thursday. 😅 Unfortunately, it looks like I may not be able to make the Denton show, but at least there’ll be some cooler weather that day. /sarcasm Edited July 17, 2022 by year1buick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook'emCavies Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 It was 110 in Huntsville last week. Sadly, this is a typical Texas summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 3 hours ago, year1buick said: Hey, we’re in luck. Looks like there’s going to be a bit of a cool down on Thursday. 😅 Unfortunately, it looks like I may not be able to make the Denton show, but at least there’ll be some cooler weather that day. /sarcasm Good grief. Don’t spontaneously combust. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Here in Georgia, it barely rained but was around 100 for May and June. Lately it has been more normal - maybe low 90s, high humidity and big storms in the evening. Dew points in the mid-70s and heat indexes above 100. Is ~2 weeks of this sustainable? Especially with people recovering of COVID etc. Not that more northern lattitudes aren’t getting way up there more often as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 12:21 PM, Sensioto said: I'm on it and will look into it adjacent to your research. Meteorologist here. I don't have the time but encourage you to do it, and await your findings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 12:31 PM, ediblewaffles said: Summer Band Camps in July on a blacktop field were always terrible. Constant 100+ temperature for 1-2 hours. Personally, I'd want to see a competition in the Ford Center. 12,000 seater, indoors, well lit. Graduation there was great This is criminal. I am a racing fan - Formula 1 and Le Mans etc - and they always give the track temperature as well as air temperature. Track temp is always much higher, because it's unshaded asphalt. It can get up to 140 F. In 2014, went to a race in Austin in mid-September. There was a college band standing on the track. waiting to play before the race, which started at 4pm. As someone who understood both sides of the dynamic, I really wanted them to get the band off the track. I saw 4-5 kids have to be taken off from heat in 10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenHut Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Why would DCI schedule 7 shows in Texas in late July and early August? Just doesn't make sense when the weather is great in the Midwest and North. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vidal28Rdg Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, TenHut said: Why would DCI schedule 7 shows in Texas in late July and early August? Just doesn't make sense when the weather is great in the Midwest and North. RECRUITING!!!!!!!🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 did I type it loud enough?🙃 Edited July 18, 2022 by Vidal28Rdg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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