RCA Dome comes down today

It's not quite going out with a BOOM, but the RCA Dome is being deflated today. (Much to the delight of some drum corps fans. I, for one, always thought it was a pretty bad place to hear a drum corps performance and have high hopes for the new place across the street.)

You can watch it be "deflated" at 10:30 a.m. Indy time by going here.

(Thanks Jim for the heads-up)

Audition dates at colts.org

Colts Drum & Bugle Corps, Dubuque, USA: "Colts audition dates and pre-season schedule
September 9, 2008
The first weekend audition and rehearsal for the 2009 Colts will be Friday evening, December 19 through Sunday afternoon December 21 in Dubuque. Click through for the rest of the camp schedule! Plan ahead! Your attendance is critical to your success and ours!"

DCI Championships radio segment from WFIU

This is not specific to the Colts, but I thought many people who follow the virtual cooktruck would appreciate it. An acquaintance of ours produced a radio segment/news feature about drum corps, which first aired the week following DCI finals. In spite of a few minor reporting errors that only we die-hard fans would notice, it's a really wonderful segment. It runs about 10 minutes 30 seconds. The podcast is available here. Just click on the "play" button.

More photos posted

I've finally uploaded my photos from tour and Championship week, and linked them to the right. Enjoy them, and if you are a Facebook user please tag people. -Jim J.