85 Degrees in Foggy London Town

 Western Corps Connection

Friday, July 11, 2025

Mt. San Antonio College Hilmer Lodge Stadium

Walnut, CA  

Ahhhh...drum corps in So Cal.  I took the day off even though I really just needed a half day...and then I realized I needed to do some errands, so I'm glad I took the whole day anyway.

Dodie arrived at 3:00, and we made our way to Mt. SAC as I told her stories from my trip to Japan.  I'll be posting about the trip, probably after drum corps season, but I've been writing down as much as I can before I forget the stuff that isn't in my pictures.  

When we arrived at Lot F, the guy directed me to park in a space that seemed far away from the entrance, even though there were spaces that I thought were closer.  So I asked to park elsewhere, and he said his place was closer, and then he got tired of arguing with me and let me go.  I kept wondering why he was so off about the location of the entrance, because the street was closer to where I parked.  It was still a little bit early (I had been worried about Friday evening traffic), and we sat in the car for a bit before walking to the entrance of the tunnel...which was, of course, closer to where the guy had told me to park.  APPARENTLY, the tunnel has a bit of a path before getting to the street.  So I felt like an idiot for the rest of the day.  

We shopped at the merchandise booths, and I bought a hat, like a wide-brimmed bucket hat from SCV because I made that my goal when I couldn't find a hat at home that I wanted to wear.  I also got an aVANt-GUARD tour shirt.  At the Mandarins booth, I saw that they had socks, so I bought a pair with a sticker sheet.  The lady was trying to convince me to also buy a beanie and I'd get $5 off, but I prefer to get an SCV beanie, which I almost did at Stanford because I had a dream that I was wearing one.  I might still get one, but not when it's 85 degrees.  Not that I was wearing the socks either.  I also got a half-zip long-sleeve shirt from the Cascades because I like the mountain design on it, as well as the color.  I'm happy that Cascades came down to So Cal this year, because it's been a very long time.  Dodie has never seen them, and she's been coming since 2014.  I also wanted to get something from the Boston Crusaders, but didn't want to really wear anything that said "Boston".  I just wanted the logo.  But I did like the mesh tote bag that they had with their full name and logo, so I got that, along with a few stickers, including one of a Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup, because Boston!  Dodie got a couple of things and planned on what she might get at the next show.  I also did some planning.

We got something to eat at concessions, although I lamented that they didn't have the nice croissant sandwiches that they had last year.  It was just basic stadium food this time, but it was nice that they had a veggie patty option.  

Our seats were in Section 7, Row KK (top), seats 18 and 19 (on the aisle).  I was just glad that both seats were actually there, but I also liked that we had room in back of us and I had some room to my right side since it was the top of the stairs.  The space in back of us was blocked off, then the judges area was behind that.  I guess I could have placed all of my stuff there, but it was easier to reach for my bag next to me instead of constantly turning around to get my book or my camera.

The Star-Spangled Banner was a recording, and people clapped.  Why do people clap when there's nobody there, knowing that there are hundreds of talented performers in the immediate area that could play it live?  Maybe it's because of patriotism.  I'll just leave that alone, then.

IMPULSE

I like the uniform of the female drum major.  Nice sound, horns!  Go, cymbals!  Their rifles are a gold-ish yellow on one side, white on the other.  "Up" music includes someone playing the electric cello.  Neato.  

The pattern of the uniform matches that
of the corps, which is like outlines of clouds.

Having a Zen moment before the show starts

Is this supposed to represent Toothless?

Rock the Boat

BLUE DEVILS C

Nice horn solos!  I love that the person playing the solo trumpet on "Happy Days are Here Again" was sitting on a chair.  Aw, 2009 BD.  A rose:  is that from "Godfather Part Blue"?  Costume change!  Afterward, a swarm of parents helped get everything off the field.  It looked like there was at least 1 parent per corps member!

Old School snare riff and rifle spin 
at beginning of show

I spy a Fellinesque tambourine!

Casablanca Fans

I don't remember that + prop
Also shown:  Pegasus flags for Winged Victory
and the yellow hoop from last year!

GOLDEN EMPIRE

Dodie saw tinkertoys.  I saw playground equipment.  I like the bright multi-colored rifles and the pretty purple and red flags.  Go, drums!!  They're still having some intonation issues.

Tinkertoy Playground

Rifles in different colors

GOLD

Those are the same black ramps from the last couple of years, so I keep thinking the show is a continuation of the last two, which it most certainly isn't.  Music was really well done.  Bring it, drums!  Do the flags have Sweeney Todd's face on them?  There are also orange flags with the yellow ones... so they're not for "Joanna"?  I like my theory, though.  Come over here and sit on a red chair, and I'll slice your neck with my rifle!  

Ready for a shave?

Straight Razor Danger

Ooh, that IS his face!

BLUE DEVILS B

Repertoire: "Lethologica" -- Talk Over Each Other by J. Mehan, C. Tantavirojn, and S. Clark; Get To The Point by F. Strurm; Sit In Silence by M. Gore; Can't Find the Right Words by C. Tantavirojn and S. Clark ; That's How I Like It! by B. Daly, R. Medlocke, G. Rossington, H. Thomasson, and J. Van Zant 

Yay!  I get to see the show this time!  There are big letters on the field, sinking into the ground.  I like that the "B" is blue.  That one girl looks like she has her own house.  They were delayed due to electronics issues.  Perhaps the loud sound check blew out the speaker system.  But I do like the rockin' sound check!  Mmmm...Depeche Mode!   Awesome horn line, especially the last piece.   Those drums!  The entire corps ran around a lot, and I love the corps-reography.  See what I did there?  This might be a new term for the blog.  Great show!

Blue B

In Her House

Six cymbals is a lot, right?

<Intermission>

21 minutes long.  Glad I got up right away after BDB.

Time for a selfie!

THE ACADEMY

I like all of the sheer white fabric resembling the fog.  WAIT.  Batman is from London?!  Because that first piece makes me think so.  Dodie likes that the show keeps a constant theme throughout.  Not the Batman, but the fog.  Very nice horn solos.  I like that battery ensemble solo.  One of the color guard guys fell to his knee at one point, but he recovered well.  

Waiting for the fog to roll in

I would like to have one of your jedi robes, please.

SEATTLE CASCADES

Aw, they didn't show all of the colors on their props.  I guess it was too windy for that today.  One of the staff members was sitting on the steps near me, working the sound levels, I think.  Very nice horn sound today, especially during "Love You Like A Love Song".  

Is black a primary color?

PACIFIC CREST

Repertoire:  "It Sin Our Nature" -- Fantasie by O. Schuster; Symphony No. 10 by D. Shostakovich; How I'd Kill by C. Malfoy; Jealous by Labyrinth; Better Have My Money by Rihanna; Dies Irae by G. Verdi; To Die For (from The Lion King) by H. Zimmer

That's a big ass tree!  Ooohhh..snakes.  Oh, they dance with the snakes.  Great music, PC!  I especially like the latin-sounding piece, and just watched Cowboy Malfoy's video and now I really like the song and the video.  The euphonium soloist had microphone issues, and we couldn't hear it very well.  $ formation during the Rihanna song, and I saw the PC logo formation, too.  What, no crunching apple sound?  I liked that in Boston's 2009 show. 

Big-ass Tree

Beginning of Show Pose

DRUMS

BLUE KNIGHTS

I kept giggling at the beginning of the show because I was thinking of how wrong I was about the title and the theme last week.  OK, so the color guard comes out of the rusty pipes one by one, like a dripping faucet.  So the rest of the corps are pieces of the leaky pipe?

D:  With those uniforms, you can see EVERYTHING.

S:  And now they're covering their crotches.

I was trying not to be loud about that because there were a couple of BK staff standing next to me.  Their soloists also had microphone issues.  I like the big blue flags and blue/purple fans.

Big drop of water.
Or is it a puddle now?

Such pretty flags!

MANDARINS

D:  It's all so iridescent.

IRIDESCENT!  That's the word. I was looking for the other day.  Thanks, Dodie.

The show is so beautiful.  I like when they hop while squatting.  Ooh, that hornline run, ending with the contra ensemble solo:  LOVE THAT.  Yes, color guard!  That's the Mandarins guard I love.  At one point, guard members are holding each side of a pole while another is hanging upside down from it by their legs and spinning a rifle.  I don't know what this show is supposed to mean, but it's really pretty and I like it.

Should we help her get up?

Brass Quartet

Just beautiful

SANTA CLARA VANGUARD

Interesting that now being "avant garde" is having no big props on the field.   Dodie asked how the hornline all of a sudden had pink sleeves.  I told her it was magic.  Oh, neat!  His long arm tube has fabric that stretches diagonally across the field!  OMG, those drums.  I heart you, JONZ.  Awesome front ensemble as they pretty much musically carry the opening of the show.  Brass making my ears bleed, and I love it.  Yay!  Hearing their bass drum cadence after the show makes me happy.

We love our drums. 
We love our drums very very much.

Craving watermelon again

DRUMS

S - T - R - E - T - C - H 

BLUE DEVILS

You know what I love?  That their color guard is also wearing blue, which complements the corps uniform color.  The chairs magically turn into ramps.  OK, maybe not so magically.  Alanis, Led Zepp, it's all just so good!  The guard is just so perfect already with their unison and the clean catches.  

Oboe and Soprano Trio 
"Uninvited"

DRUMS

I could have been in drum corps

Circle of Flags

BOSTON CRUSADERS

I had to teach Dodie about splitting atoms.  OK, maybe not so much "teach".  I forgot about the contra butts when I was taking pictures.  Darn!  I wish I liked the corps uniforms, though.  Giant Q-Tips.  Fun when the brass is sitting down with their legs spread, and playing their horns.

Let's sit here and play our mellophones

Little Ball, Big Ball

Baton Twirlers

We left the stands right away so that I could go to the SCV buses, but I guess they had left already.  We were still able to hear the scores on our way to the car, so we listened at the stadium gates.

Scores

Open Class:

5) 55.700 -- Blue Devils C

4) 63.250 -- Golden Empire

3) 63.850 -- Impulse

2) 68.050 -- Gold

1) 72.150 -- Blue Devils B

World Class:

8) 68.750 -- Seattle Cascades

7) 72.350 -- The Academy

6) 73.700 -- Pacific Crest

5) 76.800 -- Blue Knights

4) 80.050 -- Mandarins

3) 83.850 -- Santa Clara Vanguard

2) 84.300 -- Blue Devils

1) 85.250 -- Boston Crusaders

We did have to walk farther to my car then we would have if I had just listened to the parking guy.  But heck.  They never asked me for my $5.00 so I shouldn't care.  Also, it wasn't really that many more steps.

Congrats, Boston!

Next Up:  Corps at the Crest -- Rose Bowl

Sharing Seats at Stanford

DCI West

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Stanford Stadium

Palo Alto, CA 

Hello, Drum Corps Fans and Sherry's Blog Fans!  It's summertime, and it's time to watch a bunch of people run around a football field and play music and dance and stuff.  Welcome to DCI 2025!

This year is going to be a bit strange for me because a) Bro isn't here for most of the shows in So Cal, and secondly, we might not be going to Finals.  At least as of the day I write this, we don't have tickets because they did the ticketing system a bit differently this year, and Bro didn't want to spend so much money on crappy seats for all 3 days.  We'll still be traveling, but maybe not to Indianapolis.  Maybe.

Bro was actually able to go to a show in Oxnard to see the corps play their shows and warmups for each other in exhibition.  I'm glad he was able to see some of the major corps that will be here in So Cal this season, even if none of them was Vanguard.  But that's why we have Flo Marching and YouTube, which is really not ideal, but it's better than No Vanguard, which was 2023, and let's not talk about that.  So maybe he's watching drum corps in Switzerland.  

Because Bro isn't in town, I wasn't going to make the trip up north either, but then my friend Rudy moved up there and I saw it was a perfect opportunity for him to use Bro's ticket and join me at DCI West.  Bro also thought it was a great idea because we had always talked about this show and Rudy had lamented that he couldn't go.  So we were about to change things!  I made plans to fly up to San Jose because I didn't think it would be fun for me to drive my car for that long without anyone else in the car, especially if I happen to hit traffic on the Independence Day weekend.  I drove to the Burbank airport, thinking that maybe the website was wrong and there would actually be parking spots when I got there.  NOPE.  Thankfully, there was non-airport parking across the street at the VSP lot, because otherwise I would have had to cancel my flight and drive, or go home and change it and take a lyft to the airport.

My flight was nice and short, and when I arrived in San Jose, I took a lyft to my friend Brian's place, and we chatted and chilled until Rudy arrived.  We went to dinner at Fibbar McGee's, and I tasted the Curry Fries.  Well, wouldn't you know it, but that dish was tasty!  So was my salmon, which came with veggies and rice.  I loved that we were in an Irish pub, and our server had an Irish brogue.  Afterward, we went outside where they had closed off the street to vehicles.   I got to hear the saxophone player that Rudy had told me about, and agreed with his assessment of the guy's lazy notes.  

The next day, Rudy needed to work, so I slept in and read my book, "Not For The Faint of Heart: My Journey to Manhood in the Santa Clara Vanguard" by Jeremy "Spike" Van Wert. I'm enjoying the book and will probably finish reading it this week.  Brian and I went out to brunch and I asked if we could go to Hobee's, as they have one in Sunnyvale.  When we got there, he realized that it was the place he was going to recommend because he had been there with his sister.  :)  So I had my cinnamon orange tea and we both had different flavors of coffeecake so that we could share.  He got the blueberry, and I got the banana toffee.  I still prefer the OG blueberry, but the other one was tasty, too.  I also ordered Scramble Florentine and some bacon, and I was a happy girl.

Mmmm....Hobee's....

Then we visited the place where Rudy has his new job, and I met co-worker Mark and got to see the mortuary while I wasn't grieving, which is a better experience when you're just visiting your friends.  Did you know that you can get a miniature urn so that you can take a little bit of your loved one around with you?  They even match the full-size ones, which were very nice, and maybe I should stop talking about this if it's freaking y'all out.  Brian and I then went back to rest and I toggled between watching "Jaws" and "Jurassic World".  Because I guess I was just kind of in the mood to see people battle things with huge teeth.

When Rudy got home, we made our way to Palo Alto.  We parked on the dirt lot, and made note that we were three rows away from the tree shaped like a tuning fork.  We made it to the stands just in time for Impulse, but not to our seats as they had just started.  So we watched from the vomitory.  The usher told us all to move to our seats, but we all insisted that we needed to wait until the corps was done.  The lady next to me said, "This isn't a football game!  We need to wait!"  He finally relented and later gave the instruction to latecomers that they needed to wait until the corps was done playing.  

IMPULSE

Repertoire: "Look Up" -- The Dark Knight by H. Zimmer; Romantic Flight (From "How To Train Your Dragon") by J. Powell; Focus Hiccup (From "How To Train Your Dragon") by J. Powell; Married Life (From "Up") by M. Giacchino; End Credits (From "How To Train Your Dragon") by J. Powell

Impulse seems a lot stronger than last year.  Frisbees!  There are pictures of balloons on their flags, which were on bent poles for the "Up" portion.  I don't know what to call those rocking things they were standing on.  You know, like the bottom of a rocking chair, but big and just one piece.  So just "rocker"?  

It was time to go to our seats, so I told Rudy to go up to the top of the stairs for seats 1 and 2.  Uh Oh.  The man sitting in seat 3 only had one other seat next to him: seat 2.  There was no seat #1.  We checked our tickets again.  He had seats 3 and 4, and I had seats 1 and 2.  

I mean, it's not even enough room for 1/2 a seat.

We went down to talk to the usher, (yes, the one that I had to tell that I wasn't going into the stadium during a performance) and showed him the seats and tickets.  He got on his walkie talkie to talk to his supervisor, whom told him to let us sit in 2 seats together in the section.  There were a couple on the aisle in row X, so he told us to sit there, and he would "take care of it".  I told him we would go find him once the actual seat holders arrived, and he said OK.  

GOLDEN EMPIRE

Repertoire: "Mind to Matter" -- Run to the Light by I. Trevino; You Are Variations by S. Reich; Embryo by J. Patton; Hyperprism by E. Varese; With Soul Serene by J. M. David; Hypercube by O. Waespi

I don't like the colors of the playground prop things.  Some intonation issues.  Their hats kind of look like Carolina Crown's.

GOLD

Repertoire: "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" --  Sweeney Todd, No Place Like London, The Worst Pies in London, My Friends, Not While I'm Around, Johanna (Parts I & II), and Epiphany, all by S. Sondheim

Before we realized the name of this show, we saw the screens, and Rudy said, "Spooky!"  They look like a city at night.  That red chair looks ominous.  Oh, Sweeney Todd!  OK, so I guess that's London!  The straight blade prop is kind of hard to fold / close, so a couple of the guard members just kind of threw them to the side lines while they were still open.  I sure hope they fix that.  That's a lot of notes in the pie song!  Oh, the flags with yellow hues are for Joanna's yellow hair!  Sounding good, Gold!

The actual ticketholders for the seats arrived, and we went to look for the usher, who was rapidly walking away.  I saw an Event Lead, and told him what was going on.  He said, "Oh, that's a tough one."  So I guess this wasn't the guy our usher was talking to.  He told us to go to the ticket office, and when I asked another person near the ticket office if there was a window inside, I told her our issue, too.  She told us to get our hands stamped and talk to the person at the outside ticket window.  Morgan was very nice, and saw that there was no seat #1.  She asked where I got my tickets.  I told her that my brother got them through DCI.  She said that she could seat us elsewhere, but couldn't find any tickets in the same section.  Our seats were on the 50-yard line, and the best ones she could find were on the 20. She said that since we had premium seats, since there is a little space at the top row, she recommended that we stay up there.  She said that she couldn't reimburse me because the tickets were transferred to me, but advised that Bro should go to their website and write to DCI about what happened so that they could provide some compensation.  I asked her what to do if the usher had a problem with the extra person there, and she said to tell them that "DCI said it was OK."  

That whole ordeal must have taken about 15 minutes, because we totally missed seeing Blue Devils B.  We picked up Caesar Salad wraps and drinks at the Grab 'n' Go, and got back to our seat and told the folks around us what happened.  The usher was back and recognized us, but I don't think he realized we were the ones with 1 seat because he didn't ask about it.  The seat in front of us was still empty, so Rudy sat there until the ticket holder arrived.  

BLUE DEVILS B

Repertoire: "Lethologica" -- Talk Over Each Other by J. Mehan, C. Tantavirojn, and S. Clark; Get To The Point by F. Strurm; Sit In Silence by M. Gore; Can't Find the Right Words by C. Tantavirojn and S. Clark ; That's How I Like It! by B. Daly, R. Medlocke, G. Rossington, H. Thomasson, and J. Van Zant  

Hope I get to see this at the next couple of shows.

BLUE DEVILS C

Repertoire: "Back In Time" -- Back to the Future Overture by Al Silvestri ; Overture (From “Tommy”) by P. Townshend; Power of Love by H. Lewis, C. Hayes, & J. Colla; As Time Goes By by H. Hupfeld; Back in Time by H. Lewis, C. Hayes, & S. Hopper

Yay!  We get to see the babies!  Oh, cool!  They're using small versions of the old props from the A corps shows, like the Casablanca fan, the Ghostlight, and the carousel horse for the part of the field that is The Past.  Nice soprano solo on "Power of Love".  Our row mates told us that the average age of the corps membership is 12 years old, with the youngest being 7. 

Ghost Light; Closet with old jacket;
Carousel horse; Torch?

<Intermission>

I talked to our row mate, Eve.  Their son played euphonium in BD from 2017 to 2021 and is now on the visual staff.  She left, and when her husband came back, I asked if his name was Adam, because I knew his wife's name.  He laughed, and said, no, it's "Christmas".  He drove for the corps for several years, but now that he's getting older, doesn't do that anymore.  He had me take a screenshot of his email address so that I would have a witness to contact if DCI gave Bro any trouble when asking for compensation for the ticket fiasco.  The actual ticket holder for the seat in front of us came, so Rudy and I stood for the rest of the show, me against our seat, and him on the step of the row in front of me.  

Selfie 1

Selfie 2

ACADEMY

Repertoire: "London Fog" -- Can't Fight City Halloween by M. Giacchino & N. Holt; Enigma Variations by E. Elgar; We Could Form an Attachment by K. Bowers; Made of Water by T. Bergersen

We had seen the color guard walk by us earlier when we went to the ticket booth, and I told Rudy that they were the Illuminati Color Guard.  Because hooded robes.  The people doing security out there called them "Obi-Wan Kenobis".  I told Rudy that they were more like "Luke Skywalkers" because their robes were black.  Lots of white umbrellas.  Bro's gonna want those.  Christmas said, "Good luck when it's windy."  Their cymbals form an "A" after their first song.  Ooh, "Big Ben" chimes!  

Illuminati with Lanterns

This shot reminds me of Phregiment 2008

CASCADES

Repertoire:  "Primary" -- Yellow by Coldplay; Butterfly by BTS; Love You like a Love Song by S. Gomez; A Million Miles Away (from "Belle") by M. Hosoda, K. Nakamura & T. Iwasaki; Original music by J. Chambers & E. Yahrmarkt; Usseewa by Ado; Shikabane no Odori by Kikuo; My Universe by Coldplay & BTS

They have big props.  There was a big "OOH!" from the crowd when they changed the color to blue.  They had issues with them during the last song because they were not all staying on the color as the new layer would come off and show the previous one.  Pretty yellow/white double flags!

Back of Props

BLUE KNIGHTS

Repertoire: "DRiP" -- Flying 101 by Ms Bronx; DRiP by L. Gilreath, J. Ausdemore & T. Leonardo; Main Title from "Cast Away" by A. Silvestri; Water by Tyla

Do you know what happens when Sherry doesn't have a program to look at?  She assumes she hears Brandt Crocker correctly, and thinks it's an entirely different show called "Drift",  with the blue as the water, and the guard as driftwood.  I did not know until after the show when I saw the merchandise with the actual title.  Rudy gave me a look when I told him what I thought it was.  I mean, it made sense to me with the blue being the water!  

Is that...an...oboe?!?  I already didn't like the color combination when they marched onto the field, so maybe that was my first clue that they were not driftwood.  Maybe they were dressed in orangey brown.  Maybe it was rust.  I don't know because I didn't take pictures.  So I looked at Instagram just now, and I can't decide.  The moral of the story is...get Sherry a program before the show starts.  I think they might have been digital, but I don't remember seeing any QR code or anything to obtain it.  I was kinda busy trying to find out where seat number 1 was.  You know, if Brandt had a Filipino accent, I'd have an excuse about my error.  But no.

Nice blue and white flags!  I also like the effect of the big blue fabric making it look like they're all under water.  Very nice sound.  I like that battery feature. 

MANDARINS

Repertoire: "If I Must Fall" --  Music inspired by W. Healy, L. Cole, and F. B. O’Connell

They have big cylindrical shiny props.  I really like the pearlescent quality of the props and the drums.  Great battery feature!  Wait...so they're supposed to fall down?  I thought that the first person fell on accident.  <Sherry sees title of show 3 days later> Ohhhhhhh.  Great sound, Mandarins!

Rudy asked if I wanted to switch places, because he was obstructing my view a little.  I told him that he needed to see this corps, so we could switch afterward.

BOSTON CRUSADERS

Repertoire: "BOOM" -- The Kingdom by T. Hamasyan; Red, White, and Black Worlds by T. Hamasyan; Whatchamacallit by J. G. Esquivel; Malambo No. 1 by Y. Sumac; The Commuter by L. Baxter; Shooting Star by L. Baxter; Once Upon Another Time by S. Bareilles; No Time For Caution by H. Zimmer; Now, Then, and Beyond by R. George, C. McNutt, I. Moyer, & M. Zellers

Nice opening drill!  Atoms.  Splitting atoms.  Hmmm...contra butts.  I like the humor of this show.  Great job!  Welcome to California, Bo Cru!!

SANTA CLARA VANGUARD

Repertoire: "The aVANt GUARD" -- Fratres by A. Pärt; 3 Hallucinations: No. 3: Ritual by J. Corigliano; String Quartet No. 4 Mvmt IV by B. Bartók; Epitaph for Moonlight by R. M. Schafer; Home With You by FKA Twigs; View From Olympus No. 3: Maenads by J. Psathas; Send In the Clowns (from "A Little Night Music") by S. Sondheim

Lots of people commenting on how many corps are wearing white this year.  I'm getting watermelon vibes from the colors in the guard.  It's cool because the pink and yellow-green are hues of SCV's red and green.  Ooh, pink sleeves! I like the way they play with their rally towels.  They're going to make Vs out of those long pipe things, right?  Because they're like an extension of their arms, and it's not like it's hard to just make a V.  Wow, that soprano section solo!   I am loving this arrangement of Clowns.  

BLUE DEVILS

Repertoire: "Variations on a Gathering" -- Uninvited by A. Morissette; Atoms & Molecules by D. Glyde; Kashmir by J. Bonham, J. Page & R. Plant; Quantum Energy Entanglement by D. Glyde; Fuse by W. Omiccioli; True Love by H. Zimmer; Terraforming by D. Glyde; Detach by H. Zimmer

Are those big chairs?  Oh, they're sitting on them, so yes.  They've gone back to their big white props, I see.  "Uninvited" is just WOW.  I love that song anyway, but yes, thanks for doing it justice, BD.  I like this show!  Nice flag feature in the middle of the circle.

SCORES

Open Class

5) 52.450 -- Blue Devils C

4) 58.950 -- Golden Empire

3) 59.400 -- Impulse

2) 63.650 -- Gold

1) 68.000 -- Blue Devils B

World Class

7) 66.650 -- Seattle Cascades

6) 69.450 -- The Academy

5) 73.700 -- Blue Knights

4) 77.700 -- Mandarins

3) 81.000 -- Santa Clara Vanguard

2) 81.800 -- Blue Devils

1) 82.800 -- Boston Crusaders

Will you look at that?  Boston beat BD on their home turf!  SCV won percussion, so I'm very pleased about that.  I'm also happy that it looks like everybody finished their shows early this year.  

After the show, we perused the merch booths so that I could realize that BK's show is called "DRiP", and I made note of what to buy when they come to So Cal.  We found the car easily because of the tuning fork tree!  I flew home the next afternoon, happy that it's Drum Corps time again.

Rode the SWA California plane home!

Next up:  Western Corps Connection