Gulf Coast Sound (Winter) Drum & Bugle Corps

March 9th, 2002

The day was absolutely beautiful. It was almost a shame to be inside performing. At least the drive up to Leander, TX (just North of Austin, TX) was a nice one.

Our first "tour" went surprisingly well. Of course nothing is ever perfect and Murphy's Law is typically the rule when doing something this complex. We ended up having a terrible rehearsal and lost the drummer! As it turned out Craig (da drummer) was waiting for us at the school were the show was. We also managed to pull ourselves together and focus during warmup. The performance was pretty decent and the crowd really enjoyed it.

Our scores again went up "and there was much rejoicing...."

Drum Corps World came to the show to interview the Corps and find what in the world we were doing. I think we impressed 'em. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the world reacts to this.

After the show the Corps and the Guard went out to eat together. I was hoping for a little more interaction between the units. But, like a middle school dance, the Guard sat on their side and the Corps sat on it's side. I guess we'll have to try again. All in all it was a great day to be in drum corps.

Final Score:    57.5