Drum Corps Show of Shows goes on, in shorts, t-shirts and without judges
June 20th, 2009 at 03:04am Chuck Sweeny
The Phantom Regiment’s Show of Shows went on Friday night, sort of. After debating whether to cancel the drum corps competition because of monsoon-like rain that started a little after 6 p.m. and was still going on at 7:30, officials finally started the event at 8:30 p.m., but with a big twist.
Announcer Mike Robinson said each corps would perform in stationary positions on the Boylan football field, because the turf was drenched and may not have been safe for corps members to perform intricate field exercises.
So, the corps all performed in exhibition, meaning it wasn’t judged by DCI judges and didn’t count. Most corps performed either in partial uniforms or in t-shirts and shorts.
Who was best? Since we’re only able to judge sound, not marching and maneuvering, we can’t really tell. Sound-wise, my favorites were Phantom, Blue Coats and Spirit. I thought the Cavaliers and the Madison Scouts were not as good as I remember them being in the past.
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1. Ruthie Pratt | June 20th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I agree totally with Chuck on the best sound. I was truly disappointed in the Cavs and the Scouts. I must say I was also disappointed that Phantom didn’t “dress” for their home crowd.
Phantom is still #1 in my book!
2. Lori H | June 20th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
That was the 1st drum corp show I’ve seen in years. In a way I was disappointed - what happened to “drum & bugle”? There were bells, electric guitars, cello, full sets of drum’s on stand’s, thing’s I’ve never seen before… One group used a tire rim! Bottle’s partially filled with water or something. Overall I’m glad I went - was it worth the $22.50 per seat? I’m not sure. Sure would have been better without the rain.
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