Mellos on the move

Mello, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from January camp by Rod R.

All smiles

All smiles, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from January camp by Rod R.

1-2-3 Up

1-2-3 Up, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from January camp by Rod R.

Snip

Snip, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from January camp by Rod R.

High-tech percussion

Photo from January camp by David S.

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Into it

Photo from January camp by David S.

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Stuff it

Photo from January camp by David S.

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January galleries online

Photo galleries from January camp are now online. Click on the 2006 link under 'Photo Galleries' in the sidebar to see what Rod R. and David S. saw.

One by one

Photo from January camp by David S.

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Feed the cooks

Photo from January camp by David S.

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Tubas

Photo from January camp by David S.

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On count 3

Photo from January camp by David S.

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Morning stretch

Photo from January camp by David S.

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January menu

Friday night snack
Chicken nuggets
Chips
Peanut butter and jelly

Saturday breakfast
French toast
Fresh fruit
Cereal
Peanut butter and jelly

Saturday lunch
Butt chops (yesssssssss!)
Baked beans
Jell-O
Chips
Peanut butter and jelly

Saturday dinner
Chicken Parmesan
Spaghetti
Peas & carrots
Pears
Peanut butter and jelly

Saturday night snack
Ice cream sundaes
Leftovers
Peanut butter and jelly

Sunday breakfast
Egg McMonas
Cereal
Peanut butter and jelly

Sunday lunch
Meatloaf
Cheesy hashbrowns
Lettuce salad
Chocolate marshmallow cake
Peanut butter and jelly

January camp schedule

Friday
7:30 p.m. Unload equipment and food
8 p.m. Registration
8:30 p.m. Full staff meeting in staff sleeping room
9 p.m. Full corps meeting in cafeteria (moved to gym because of large crowd)
9:30 p.m. Rehearsal - Brass in main gym; guard in aux gym; percussion in music wing; front ensemble in cafeteria
9:45 p.m. Parents meeting
11:30 p.m. Snack - wear your name tag
12:30 a.m. Lights out: men in main gym and women in aux gym

Saturday
8 a.m. Wake/eat
9 a.m. Brass/percussion stretch in main gym; guard leave for Fulton Elementary
9:30 a.m. Brass rehearsal in main gym; percussion marching in aux gym; front ensemble in cafeteria
10:30 a.m. Percussion sectionals in music wing; individual percussion auditions
12:30 p.m. Lunch brass/percussion
12:45 p.m. Lunch for guard at Fulton
1:30 p.m. Individual brass auditions; brass marching/body in main gym; percussion in music wing and aux gym; individual perc auditions continue; front ensemble in cafeteria
5:30 p.m. Dinner
5:45 p.m. Guard dinner; full staff meeting in band room
6:15 p.m. Full corps meeting in main gym
7 p.m. Guard depart for rehearsal; percussion ensemble in main gym; brass in aux gym/music wing
11 p.m. Snack; guard returns
Midnight Lights out - men in main gym; women in aux gym

Sunday
7:30 a.m. Wake/eat
8:30 a.m. Brass/percussion stretch in main gym; guard in aux gym
9:15 a.m. Guard in main gym; brass in aux gym; percussion in music wing; front ensemble in cafeteria
11:15 a.m. Percussion lunch
11:30 a.m. Guard lunch
11:45 a.m. Brass lunch
12:15 p.m. Percussion ensemble in main gym
12:30 p.m. Guard in aux gym
12:45 p.m. Brass/percussion ensemble in main gym
2 p.m. Performances
3 p.m. Meeting in main gym
3:15 p.m. Clean/pack
4 p.m. Dismissed

Time to adjust

Photo from January camp by David S.

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Camp day. Yay!

Where's the peanut butter and jelly utensils?


Photo from December camp by David S.

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DM

DM, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from December camp by Rod R.

January volunteer projects

Click on the post title or go over to colts.org to see all the projects in store for us volunteers at January camp. From the looks of it, we're going to need all the help we can get. So show up and sign up for something.

Volunteers are gathering for projects Saturday about 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria at Washington Junior High.

Trumpets

Trumpets, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from December camp by Rod R.

Lines and squares

Photo from December camp by David S.

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Down time

Photo from December camp by David S.

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Friends

Friends, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from December camp by Rod R.

Public Service Announcement

It's never too early to make your plans to volunteer for summer tour.

It's a new year. You've got all that unused vacation time to schedule. What else are you going to do with it? Go to Jamaica? Go see the new grandbaby? Go to your kid's college graduation? (Oh, wait. That's me.)

Anyway, there are few things as rewarding that you can do with your time next summer as volunteering on the Colts cook crew for a week or two or three. Book early by e-mailing Bill at colts.cooks@comcast.net with your choice of weeks! Or catch him at camp this weekend.

Brought to you by the cooktruck management team.

Floor time

Photo from December camp by David S.

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Mello BR

Mello BR, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from December camp by Rod R.

Drum Corps Defined

Drum Corps Defined, originally uploaded by RodR.

I love this definition. As we know, it's nearly impossible to explain drum corps to someone outside of the activity; this simple statement just takes care of it perfectly.

Photo from December camp by Rod R.

Cheese

Photo from December camp by David S.

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Hug

Hug, originally uploaded by RodR.

Photo from December camp by Rod R.

A different kind of line

Photo from December camp by David S.

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Horn

Photo from December camp by David S.

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December camp video posted

Here's a link to Nic's latest Colts video, posted over at colts.org. Very nice job.

Line

Photo from December camp by David S.

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Thanks to all volunteers

There's a big THANKS for all Colts volunteers posted over at colts.org. Go ahead, give yourselves a pat on the back.

Happy New Year!

But it doesn't feel much like it with no Rose Parade this morning.

First, the local TV station doesn't carry the Disney parade with the DCI Honor Corps on Christmas morning (boo Channel 5), now no Rose Parade on New Year's Day. Bring on January camp!

Hope your 2005 was as great as ours was. We were kind of sad to see it go. But we're excited for 2006. We know it's going to be a great Colts year.