We are in Dubuque, IAClick for weather report and forecastView Larger MapToday's MenuMeal 1Eggs
Muffins
Meal 2Sub sandwiches
Chips
Snack bars
Veggies & dip
Meal 3Pizza
Meal 4TBD
Photo by David S.
Today's Schedule(subject to weather conditions)
8:30 a.m. Wake/eat/pack/clean school
10:25 Get on buses or into your cars
10:30 Depart for Colts Center
11 Unload battery and tubas at Colts Center and pit eat immediately
11:30 Truck and pit to Washington Park and set up. Lunch and dress in half uniform
12:15 p.m. Walk to Jackson Park (Kitchen truck to Platteville)
12:30 Sectional warmup
1:15 Full ensemble at Jackson Park
1:30 Parade begins. Colts are last. Step off about 1:45
2:30 (time approx) Summer Premier Concert
4:30 Equipment truck arrives at Colts Center. Load brass instruments and then uniforms on truck
5:15 Full corps meeting
5:45 Depart for Platteville
6:15 Arrive. Unload buses completely. (They will leave with your stuff if you don't)
6:45 Dinner at food truck. Buses depart (See, I told you)
7:30 Sectionals outdoors
9:30 Visual indoors
11 Snack
12 Lights out
Today's CooksPeg L, head cook
Jody G
Gywen M (Barry’s mom)
Barry M
Cindy S
Melanie H
Ann J
Tom J
Katie J
Barb P
Jim J
Kay T
Vicki D
Lisa M
Dan B
Pat R
Debbie L
Brock L
Rod R
(And others. Thanks to everyone who helped. Sorry if we missed anyone. Tell me and I'll add them!)
Today's NewsWell, the partly cloudy skies and soft breezes got a lot less partly and a lot harder later on last night. There were storm warnings for the area, so the corps sat in an interior hallway of the school for a while until the threat passed. It rained very hard and it was extremely stormy nearby. But everyone is safe. The trailers were closed tight well before the drenching rains hit and everyone (well, almost everyone -- some of us volunteers couldn't help venturing out to check out the storm first hand) stayed snug and dry, if a little warm in the closed-up school.
Music and guard sectionals continued inside after the threat of heavy weather had passed. There was still rain and lightning in the area when time came to load so, as always, we erred on the side of safety and put off loading until this morning. Not a problem. Not even an inconvenience.
Volunteers had finished re-sealing the equipment trailer in the afternoon. The new sealant got a pretty good workout last night.
Even with the minor delay, the new guard uniforms got fit. They are beautiful. No, you can't see a picture. Michael Cessario was making sure there were no cameras around to spoil the surprise that's coming for the fans who turn out for the Colts shows this year. You can't imagine the cool, creative rabbits the Colts are going to pull out of their hat this year. It is indeed a great
Night and Day to be a Colt.
Thanks to all of Sunday's volunteers. There was so much going on in the school kitchen, in the kitchen trailer, in the souvie trailer, in the sewing room, at the Colts Center, in the school hallways and classrooms that it was hard to keep up with it all. In fact, I couldn't, so here's an all-encompassing thank you to the parents and volunteers who turned out to help. You weren't here? You're really missing something. Make sure you come out and help for at least a day this year. Do it for you. And for the Colts.
I know I forgot something really cool about yesterday that I'll add later. But there was so much going on, it was hard to keep up.
As always, check
colts.org for the latest official word on tour news, housing sites, mail drops, or other corps information.
