Today is Friday, June 27; it's a show day

We are in Normal, IL

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Today's Menu
Breakfast
Sausage biscuit and gravy
Country fried steak
Scrambled eggs
Fresh fruit cups with strawberries and whipped cream

Meal 2
Philly cheese steak sandwiches
Au gratin potatoes
Green beans
Fresh veggies and dip

No meal 3 today


Meal 4
Chili dogs
Chili cheese fries
Pudding parfaits


Home show photo by David S.

Today's Schedule
9:00 Wake
9:10 Stretch
9:40 Breakfast
10 Staff meeting
10:30 Warmup
11 Ensemble
1:45 Meal 2/pack/load
3:30 Depart for show
5 Warmup
7:07 Gate
7:17 Performance
7:45 Meal 4
11 Depart for Dubuque

Today's Cooks
Peg L, head cook
Toni H
Rod R
Becky K
Lisa P
Terry L
Lorrie M


Today's News
Today dawned humid in Illinois and then it just poured rain around breakfast time. But one of the people at the school opened up the cafeteria, turned on TVs and the air conditioning, so the corps got to stretch inside in the A.C. and then have breakfast at tables and chairs. The cooks got to use the school's kitchen serving line to serve breakfast, so sounds like they made the best of it.

Today's schedule is compressed (no meal 3) because of the later wakeup this morning and the show time tonight.

Everybody was pumped after the Colts performance and encore last night. All the corps members had lots of time after the show to visit with family and friends who could make it to Dubuque on a Thursday night. The show itself was super. So colorful and packed with familiar melodies. The 'visiting' corps also were great, so the big crowd got a top-shelf drum corps show last night -- from the Racine Scouts all the way through to the Colts.

The Colt Cadets wowed the crowd too. Their show is a real crowd pleaser this year. Really nice to see them making a big step forward in Open Class. Racine's show was fun. Revolution was a good show to listen to. The Colt Cadets, though, have the whole package. And such an energy level for the home crowd last night. Way to go Cadets!

Carolina has a crowd-pleasing show again this year. Their brass line -- to my admittedly untrained ear -- is great. And lots of familiar music that the crowd can really connect with. Fun. Blue Knights played a very complex show well. Blue Stars have a fun visual show -- you feel like you've watched the Tour de France. Phantom Regiment's show is very, very dark -- but it also connects with the crowd. Overall, I thought this year's shows were way more crowd oriented. At least those in Dubuque last night were.

The Colts really shined last night for their biggest fans. So musical. So colorful. Such a wonderful night to spend 'on the town' with them. Brass, percussion, guard -- the whole thing is coming together so well this year. Yay Colts! (Gush, gush)

As always, check colts.org for the latest official word on tour news, housing sites, mail drops, or other corps information.