Redteam Tour: Denver Lot

 

Check out the battery in the lot before the Denver, CO show.

Colts 2010 Day 44

We are in Omaha, NE . Weather.

Today is a show day.

Tomorrow - Sioux Falls, SD

Thanks to Rod R for the feedback on the format. From now on I will try and put today’s location, tomorrow’s location, weather and activity first so you don’t have to scroll. On Show Days I will link to the official Show Site or the DCI Web site if there is no official web site. Clicking the link will show you who all is performing.

If you have any other suggestions send them along.

We wanted to recognize some vendors who have donated during Gothenburg NE and Denver CO – Sara Lee bakery (250 loaves bread), Robinson Dairy (30 gallons milk), Blue Knights Parents (desert items – Twinkees & ho ho 's)

The Colts will be having some fantastic BBQ after the show. I need one of these for home!!!

Volunteers

Peggy L Head Cook	Mike B
Tammy M	Mike M	Bev M
Mike B -there are 2

Schedule

9:00 Wake/Eat	3:20 Run
10:00 Stretch/Cals	3:35 Eat/Pack Load
10:30 Basics	5:20 Depart For Stadium
11:00 Warm Up	5:52 Arrive
11:30 Visual and Music	7:07 Perform
12:30 Meal 2	8:00 Meal 4
1:30 Sectionals	10:00 Depart for Sioux Falls, SD

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Banana Pancakes Bacon Egg Mc Mikes	Tater Tot Hot dish Donated Frozen Grapes Buttermilk Biscuits
Meal 2	Meal 4
Chicken Bacon Ranch Wraps Au Gratin Potatoes Fresh Donated Water melon	Linke’s Amazing Pork BBQ See Picture Above Cole Slaw Oreo Desert

Colts 2010 Day 43

Today is a show day. Thanks for the donations of oranges and grapes! The kids will have them today. Keep the donations coming we still need fresh fruits and veggies as well as Gatorade.

Yesterday was pretty exciting around dinner. A Storm came through with some nice sized hail:

Followed by a cool rainbow:

Peg on the cook truck pointed out that this fits nicely with the show theme “True Colors”

Volunteers

Peggy L Head Cook	Mike B
Tammy M	Mike M	Bev M

Schedule

9:30 Wake/Eat	4:15 Depart for Competition
10:30 Stretch/Cals	5:15 Arrive
11:00 Basics	7:15 Gate
11:30 Warm Up	7:32 Performance
12:15 Ensemble	8:30 Meal 3
2:15 Full Run Through	10:00 Depart for Omaha, NE
2:30 EPL

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Biscuits & Sausage Gravy Country Fried Steak Orange Slices	Chicken Nuggets Potatoes Au Gratin Veggies & Dip Brownies
Meal 2	Meal 4
Spaghetti Pie Salad Garlic Toast	No Meal 4 today

Tomorrow – Omaha, NE

Weather in Hutchinson KS

Colts 2010 Day 42

Yesterday was a free day and the members only had breakfast from the the truck and were off to the many areas of interest in the area. There was a mall, movie theater and lots of restaurants. Tons to do.

They made it to Colby KS and today is sunny, low 80s and pretty nice. The truck is situated so they ca see the practice. Today is only rehearsal.

We still need any and all Fresh vegetables and fruits as well as Gatorade. It is HOT this time of year and we need to keep the members hydrated. You can drop them at any of the locations. You can find the schedule here.

Volunteers

Peggy L Head Cook	Mike B
Tammy M	Mike M	Bev M

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	5:30 Meal 3
9:00 Stretch/Cals	6:30 Block 3
9:30 Warm up	7:30 Full Run Through
10:00 Visual	7:45 Continue Rehearsal
1:00 Meal 2	9:15 Meal 4
2:00 Block 2	11:00 Depart for Hutchinson, KS

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits Waffles	Chicken Alfredo Broccoli Bread Sticks
Meal 2	Meal 4
Potato bar Salad	Chicken or Pork Fritters on bun Herb Rice Cake

Tomorrow – Hutchinson, KS

Weather in Colby, KS

What the heck are “Must Goes”

I haven’t heard from the cook truck today (I think today was a free day) I watched the show and the changes are fantastic!!!

Since I had no update from the truck I thought I would post a few pictures I took during an interesting meal service. You see an item occasionally in the menu on the daily blog posts called “Must goes”. This is simply leftovers from nights past that we set out and let the members serve themselves. The kids love it because it is basically a free for all  See here:

Must goes are very well received by the members as seen here

 

You take what you want and move along to make room for the next person. as we run out the volunteers bring new trays out. It really frees up space in the fridge which is, as you can imagine, at a premium!

 

Lindy and Jake take a small moment. You don’t get many!

Deserts are still typically served from the truck but that is it. This night we had Apple Pie, Lemon bars and maybe even Cheesecake (can’t remember as I was a stocker on that night in Cedarburg WI) I know those Kids can put away some Brats though. Man we served a TON of brats and dogs.

Lisa, Rod and Dale serve as Debbie looks like she is helping a member with some medicine.

Colts 2010 Day 40

The show last night showed the the changes just introduced were pretty effective. While I wasn’t at the show I heard it was the best show yet. Just in time for tonight’s big show in Denver.

We still need any and all Fresh vegetables and fruits as well as Gatorade. It is HOT this time of year and we need to keep the members hydrated.

 

Volunteers

Peggy L Head Cook	Shelly G	Anita N
Stacey W	Melanie B	Suzy H
Beth B	Dave W	Doug K
Cindy K	Jack W	Mike B
Jerry	Mark

 

Schedule

 

8:00 Wake/Eat	3:30 Depart for Stadium
9:00 Stretch/Cals	5:09 Arrive
9:30 Basics	7:09 Gate
9:50 Visual	7:24 Performance
10:30 warm Ups	8:00 Volunteers Return to Cook Truck
11:00 Ensemble	8:00 Meal 4
1:30 Full Run Through	10:30 Depart Stadium
1:45 Meal 2/Shower/Load	12:00 Meal 4
	1:00 Lights Out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Oat Meal Cinnamon Streusel Muffins Bacon Apple Sauce	Corn Dogs On the way to the stadium.
Meal 2	Meal 4
Cheeseburger Pitas Fiesta Rice Green Beans	Pretzels & Cheese Pudding

 

Tomorrow – Loveland, CO

 

Weather in Loveland

Colts 2010 Day 39

Arrived over an hour ahead of schedule. Things are going well. 90 Degrees and clear.

Tonight is a competition in Loveland and tomorrow is the big Regional's @ Denver. If you subscribe to the Fan Network you can watch live.

We need donations of fruit and

veggies

 

Birthdays:

Laura K

Volunteers

Jack W Head Cook	Shelly G	Anita N
Stacey W	Melanie B	Suzy H
Beth B	Dave W	Doug K
Cindy K	Peggy L	Mike B

 

Schedule

 

9:00 Wake/Eat	5:00 Arrival
10:00 Stretch/Cals	Sack Lunch
10:30 Visual	7:12 Gate
11:00 Warmup	7:37 Performance
12:00 Ensemble	8:00 Volunteers Return to Cook Truck
2:15 Run Through	8:45 Colts Back to School
2:30 Meal 3	9:45 Meal 4
4:00 Depart for show sans Cooktruck	11:00 Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Egg Wrap Bagels Sausage	Sack Lunch
Meal 2	Meal 4
Brats French Fries Fruit Cups	Pizza Frozen Grapes

 

Tomorrow – Loveland, CO

 

Weather in Loveland

First Time Cook Truck Volunteers – Our recap and experience.

Lindy and I recently did a tour on the Colts Cook Truck. It was an amazing experience. So much so that we thought it worthy of sharing. First off, if you were thinking of volunteering (sign up at colts.cooks@comcast.net), this post should be an affirmation that this is a good idea. If you don’t think you have time or are worried it may be too difficult I would hope this would make you reconsider. There is also an excellent Rules of the road document for volunteers located here. It is more tactical on what you should bring and expect.

We joined the tour at Music on the March in Dubuque. We set down our stuff, walked on the truck and were handed serving implements and all the supplies to serve some 250+ members (Colts + Colt Cadets) pie and ice cream. That was a LOT of Pie!!! If you’re concerned you won’t know what to do when you get there trust, this is a non-issue. This was part of meal 4 (the meal was Nuggets and Fries). After meal 4 we started clean-up and after we cleaned a group of Colts members who are assigned to the Cook Truck come and close the truck up and secure it for travel. Turns out every member is assigned to a group to do various jobs from the cook truck to marking the field, loading the luggage the list goes on. This on top of the 16 hours days they put in.

After we were done there we went to look for our ride, the Grey Van, known as Van de Mere the Grey (no clue on spelling this was just how Eric introduced the vehicle). This of course, is not to be confused with the other Van, Vanna White (bet you can’t guess the color). Each volunteer gets their very own van seat to call their own. This is where you get a good portion of your sleep.

Our first chauffer was Eric Rochman. Eric is Colts alum that marched euphonium last year. Eric is a very bright and witty young man that happily answered our un-ending questions about all things Colts. Eric, along with Alex Giddings, last year’s drum major, are both interns and assistant tour directors. Their jobs are many. They coordinate travel, direct the convoy (4 busses, 2 semis, and 2 vans), logistics for the housing sites, ferry sick members to the clinic, etc. They both have a passion for the corps and technology, posting Colts information on Facebook and Twitter. I reuse a lot of the content for the blog as well so if you see them, thank them! Alex also installs CB radios in the vehicles and even does some light interpreting when needed. We were very impressed with communications skills and professionalism of these young men.

On this occasion our Van was missing! Whoa, we just got there and had no ride. Needless to say, it was out for gas or some such and showed up 30 minutes later or so. We jumped on board to find that one of the busses the Colts normally use (it has a name of course – Twit) was in for repairs and the bus that replaced it held slightly fewer members so we had some Colts members in our Van. It was entertaining and informative to listen to the members talk about their day but they were respectfully quiet when we laid down and closed our eyes. Our drive to Oswego IL was roughly 4 hours so we got a little sleep. We arrived in Oswego as the sun was starting to come up. We followed Ray Morgan into the room designated for volunteers, set up our mattress and went to sleep for a couple hours. On that day the members slept in (we didn’t leave Dubuque till after 1:00 AM) till 9:30 so we were cooking breakfast on the truck @ 7:30. This is the normal routine, figure wake time for the members subtract 1.5-2 hours and that is when you have to be on the truck.

Breakfast, we learned, was no time for jokes as the young men and women were not yet on top of their game or fully awake for that matter. Meal 2 was different as the kids were alert, had worked up a sweat and an appetite. They line up and step up to the truck and are served by a row of eager volunteers. They are red-faced, hungry and tired but still manage a smile and some even belt out a hearty “Thank you Parents” which caused us to feel much less tired.

Peanut butter, Jelly and bread are out with every meal and man do they go through it!!! For breakfast, cereal and milk are offered as well. They seem to flock to the sugary cereals like Cookie Crips and Lucky Charms. Cheers erupt upon the appearance of the last couple boxes of Frosted Flakes. There is a supply of Cheerios on the truck with which you could construct a small village. I guess whole grains can wait till August. When you work this hard you deserve Frosted Flakes!

As we finished breakfast we immediately begin preparations for the next meals. As Dale C informed us, it is always best to start the prep for the next 3 meals ASAP. This is when Cook Truck 101 really started. We worked with a pretty veteran crew. Rod Russeau, whose son is in his 6^th and age out year, patiently showed us the ropes. Rod is very knowledgeable about the cook truck having done many tours. Yet still very humble and laid back and super effective. His son, Frenchie, is the trumpet leader and we hear he possesses the same quiet and effective leadership skills as his dad.

After our orientation we were super impressed with Dale Carlton’s knowledge of the Cook Truck and how he was always thinking ahead. I imagine that without Dale we would have had to work even harder to stay on schedule. With his coaxing we were normally preparing 2-3 meals at the same time so when it came time to server we were ready. Dale’s son is a Contra player and while we were on tour he received the garden gnome which is given by your peers for a great performance. Michigan City was his and the show was awesome.

This is also where we started to notice that we had a great Head cook in Debbie Lowman. Debbie was a tireless leader. With so many personalities all together in one small space Debbie kept us all flowing toward the same common goal of keeping the members fed and comfortable.

Meal 2 was Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Fries, and Fruit. By this time we would have had several other things cooking while we served. I think that was the first time we realized that Lisa Myers had an incredible commitment to know and befriend each and every member. Members would come through the line and ask her to fix their uniform, Shakos, Hangers, you name, it. While Lisa has no child in the corps she works as hard as or harder than anyone to make the corps go!

After meal 2 the members get back out on the field and practice and run through the show. Then we serve up Meal 3. We all pack up and head to the show site. This is the same evolution as packing to leave for another housing site. Everything has to be packed (you aren’t coming back after all), and secured for travel. Once you get to the show, you unpack and get ready for meal 4 and the show. Volunteers always get to see the Colts show. It is one of the highlights of the day.

During all this packing and unpacking it became apparent that Cindy Barshinger was quietly getting a ton of work done so efficiently you hardly noticed. She is a quiet force with all the sunshine of a great preschool teacher that kept moving diligently from replenishing to cleaning to setup and breakdown and then cheerfully moved on to the next task.

Once you are prepped and setup for meal 4 you get to head over to see the Colts show (make sure to cheer LOUDLY). It is a great way to recharge for the last run of work before sleep. We served Meal 4 and packed up to head to Cedarburg WI.

This was how the next few days went as they were all show days. You arrive in the early morning, sleep as late as the schedule allows, start the day with breakfast and the next two meals, show, meal 4 and Travel to the next housing. It was a pretty frenetic pace to say the least.

That brings us to the 4^th of July. This day was pretty easy with the exception of the morning. We arrived after 2:30AM to find out that breakfast was @ 7:30 and we needed to feed the Colt Cadets again. This means a hot breakfast for 250+ members. Not easy to get done in 4 hours so we stayed up till 4:30AM with prep, took an hour nap and got up to cook and get ready for 7:00 service. After which we took a nap as all the members were marching in parades. We ordered Pizza (48 to be exact) when they got back (another break for the cooks J). We took the opportunity to do some much needed cleaning around the cook truck. Some parents also stopped by for the day to help so we took our son Jacob to dinner at his favorite place – Buffalo Wild Wings. We knew it would be some time till we saw him again.

A new crew of parents also came on in Chicago. Among them was the next head cook, Jack Wong. Jack is a no nonsense, get it done machine that made being head cook, no easy task by far, look like a walk in the park. This earned him the name “Super Jack” from the veteran parents.

We are so grateful to have our son learning the values of the corps – Excellence, perseverance, efficiency, sacrifice. We have already seen a change in him. We are also grateful for my mother who was able to watch our youngest so we could have this opportunity.

We understand the honor and responsibility of posting for the virtual cook truck blog. So many of you have given great support and feedback. We know that for many it is the only way for you to stay informed of the daily activities of your son, daughter or loved one. We feel privileged.

In closing, this was the experience of a lifetime. We have never made so many meals, washed so many dishes, or worked on our feet with no break for so long, yet we would and plan to do it again when we get the chance.

We have come to learn that the cook truck does more than nourish the members bodies. It nourishes their souls, and spirits. They know they can come to the truck for advice about an ailment, or just an encouraging word from the volunteers who witness daily, and best understand their personal sacrifice. If you want to understand what your child is learning from their experience with the Colts, Hop on board the cook truck. You really have to see it to believe it.

Finally – We have also learned a very practical lesson for our very own kitchen. When in doubt Spray the pan!!!!

Thanks,

Josh and Lindy Schroeder

P.S. If you want anything posted, if you volunteer, or just stop by, send it our way and I will post it.

DCI Fan Network Video about Change Camp

Redteam Tour: Change Camp

The Colts have been in a 4 day "Change Camp" around Iowa and Nebraska.

They had the great opportunity to rehearse in Memorial Stadium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Hear from Drum Major Sam McGinthy about the progress the corps has been making over the last few days!

Click here.

Colts 2010 Day 38

Much cooler today. Jack tells me it is about 80 and sunny. We had some donations of grapes & cake & Ice Cream. Community performance tonight then off to Colorado!

 

Volunteers

Jack W Head Cook	Shelly G	Anita N
Stacey W	Melanie B	Suzy H
Beth B

 

Schedule

 

8:30 Wake/Eat	6:30 Ensemble
9:30 Stretch	7:30 Community Performance
10:00 Visual	7:45 Block 2
12:30 Meal 2	9:30 Eat Pack Load
1:30 Sectionals	11:00 Depart for Loveland CO
5:30 Meal 3

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Bagels or English Muffin Sausage or Bacon	Meat loaf Broccoli & Cheese Mashed Potatos
Meal 2	Meal 4
Chicken Patty Mac & Cheese Fruit Cup	Must Goes Penne Pasta Sloppy Joes Corn Dogs  etc…

 

Tomorrow – Loveland, CO

 

Weather in Loveland

Colts 2010 Day 37

Weather today in Lincoln is very HOT and overcast. I got a Text from my son that says the Stadium they were at today is awesome (See picture below). They are at the Nebraska Cornhusker’s stadium. They are heading to Gothenburg tonight and the weather appears to be much cooler. Then they will head to Loveland Colorado and then Denver for the regionals. They are introducing a lot of changes to the drill and it is tough but looks very cool I am told.

Volunteers

Jack W Head Cook	Shelly G	Anita N
Stacey W	Melanie B	Suzy H
Beth B

 

Schedule

 

7:00 Wake/Eat	5:00 Back to School
7:45 Depart for Cornhusker’s Stadium	5:30 Meal 3
8:30 Clinic with Local High School bands	6:30 Drill
11:00 Meal 2	9:30 Meal 4
12:00 Warm Up	11:00 Depart for Gothenburg NE
1:00 Drill

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
French Toast Bacon	Ham Mashed potatoes Green Beans
Meal 2	Meal 4
Spaghetti & Meatballs Salad	Sloppy Joes Corn on the Cob Ice Cream

 

Tomorrow – Gothenburg,

NE

 

Weather in Gothenburg

Colts 2010 Day 36

Left Tiffin at 11:00 last night in thunderstorms. Arrived in Lincoln NE at 5:30 AM. The weather today was blue skies and 85 degrees

Note on the Blog Comments -

It appears as if the comment count is not incrementing when we add comments. I still see “0 Comments” for yesterday’s post but there are really 3. We are looking into this but it appears to be a Google issue and I am not sure what we can do. If you click the comments link you do see the comments so please comment away. I will try and find a work around as well.

 

Volunteers

Jack W Head Cook	Shelly G	Anita N
Debbie L	Melanie B	Suzy H
Beth B	Melody W (Nick’s mom)	Janice W (Nick’s Sister)

 

Schedule

 

9:00 Wake/Eat	6:00 Sectionals
10:00 Stretch	8:30 Ensemble
10:30 Sectionals	10:00 Visuals
1:00 Meal 2	11:00 Meal 4
2:00 Sectionals	11:00 Depart for Lincoln NE
5:00 Meal 3	12:00 Lights out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Pancakes Waffles	Chicken Corn on the cob Scalloped Potatoes
Meal 2	Meal 4
Hamburgers/Grilled Cheese (for Veggies) Fries Fruit Cups	Must Goes

 

Tomorrow – Lincoln NE 2 days in a row!!!

 

Weather  in Lincoln, Nebraska

Colts 2010 Day 35

 

It was rainy in Tiffin and the cooks all woke up with the same thought “Man it stinks for the kids to have to practice in the rain on a muddy field. What are the going to do” It was very refreshing to hear the members (My son Jacob was the first I heard but it was a recurring theme) say “Hey, the field is Astroturf. Who cares if it is raining”. This sums up my experience with the Colts. It doesn’t matter how many hours you ask them to work, how hard the task, how painful something is, they look on the bright side.

The Schroeder’s Left the tour today. We plan to post a detailed blog on our experience volunteering for the tour. This will include what we learned, how YOU can help to make the blog better and Why EVERYONE should do this. It isn’t easy, by any stretch of the imagination but rewarding beyond description. Right now we are not in a place that we can do it but STAY TUNED!

If you are a parent, know this - As I heard Greg say at my first camp and, man did it resonate – “Your kids are NOT normal. Your kids are mutants”

We had an awesome time on the cook truck! Going to take a nap!

Schroeders

 

Volunteers

Jack W Head Cook	Shelly G	Anita N
Debbie L	Melanie B

 

Schedule

 

7:00 Wake/Eat	5:00 Meal 3
8:00 Stretch	6:00 Rehearsal
8:45 Visual	7:30 Performance continue rehearsal
12:00 Meal 2	9:00 Eat/Pack Load
1:00 Brass Laundry	11:00 Depart for Lincoln NE
3:30 Percussion/Rifles Practice

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Pancakes (almost 400. That was fun!) Sausage	Fajitas Fiesta Rice Corn Fruit Cups
Meal 2	Meal 4
Must Goes	Chicken Nuggets French Fries

 

Tomorrow – Lincoln NE

Colts 2010 Day 34 - Happy Independence Day!!!

Well it has been quite a day and it is only 10:30. The Colts Show in Michigan City IN was great. That show is getting bigger and bigger I am told. We left IN a bit after 11 and arrived around 2:00 to learn that breakfast was @ 7:00 AM with the Colt Cadets. They both made it through the line (after the cooks worked virtually all night to prepare it) and headed out to various Chicago Area Parades.

Housing @ Vernon Hills (Chicago area) is crowded but comfortable. Tomorrow is a Laundry Day and a Community Performance in Tiffin IA.

A detailed Itinerary through July 10 (Denver) has been posted on Colts.org.

Volunteers

Debbie L Head Cook	Lisa M Leaves	Dale C Left late last night
Cindy B Leaves	Rod R Leaves	Lindy S
Josh S	Jack W Arrives	Shelly G Arrives
Anita N Arrives	Melanie B Arrives

 

Schedule

 

7:00 Wake/Eat	3:00 Return from Parade
8:00 Groups A&B Head out to parades	7:00 Depart for Tiffin IA
	1:30 Arrive Tiffin

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Egg Bake/Hash Browns Sausage or Ham English Muffin	Pizza
Meal 2	Meal 4
Sack Lunch	TBD

 

Tomorrow – Tiffin IA

Colts 2010 Day 33

Yesterday Rod R reported the the Custodian in in Cedarburg told him that the Colts were the most disciplined and responsible group of kids he has ever seen. Way to go Colts!!!

The show was great last night even though we started off with a little technical difficulty we recovered and they sounded GREAT. A group of volunteers sat next to a DCI judge that remembered the Colts from when they were the Colt 45 at one of our big moments he commented that is was super clean. Seamed very impressed. We have a heck of a show. Can’t wait to see the changes after change camp!!!!

We arrived in Michigan City IN and it is a HUGE school. So huge that we are actually housing with the Glassman. We hardly know they are here the school is so big.

The Colts (and cooks) are enjoying phenomenal weather the last few days. Today it is breezy and cool. Absolutely gorgeous for July.

Twit (Colts bus that was missing for repairs) returns today. To be renamed Super Twit.

Note: If you need tips on how not to burn yourself on pans please DON’T Ask Lisa M or myself

I missed the Birthdays Yesterday so..

Happy Belated Birthdays to:

Laura C

Bryan K

 

Volunteers

Debbie L Head Cook	Lisa M	Dale C
Cindy B	Rod R	Lindy S
Josh S	Connie C

 

Schedule

 

8:30 Wake/Eat	4:15 Eat pack load
9:30 Stretch/Cals	5:45 Depart for stadium (police escort)
10:00 Vis	6:30 Opening Ceremony
12:30 Meal 2	8:33 Gate
1:30 Sectionals	8:45 Perform
2:45 Ensemble	9:15 Meal 4
4:00 Run through	11:00 Depart for Chicago

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Sausage Hash Browns Muffins	Salisbury Steak Egg Noodles Carrots
Meal 2	Meal 4
Postcard Pizza Peaches Positively Buttery Corn	With Colt Cadets Chili Dogs Fries

 

Tomorrow – Chicago

Colts 2010 Day 32

After the Show last night the kids got to hit Wal-Mart before heading north to Cedarburg WI.

Great Day in Cedarburg and the we are all anxiously awaiting the show tonight. They just keep getting better!!!

Today we had a little trouble with the ovens on the cook truck but al always the volunteers are resourceful bunch and we adapted and overcame to serve the best chow in DCI!!!

It was a Bottle Bleach day at lunch and all the water bottles are squeaky clean!

Couple of cool Pictures:

Brass on the Field @ Oswego IL(Housing site was actually in Aurora I am told but the show was Oswego)

Rod R Surfing on the Cook truck. You too can do this if you volunteer to help out. It is an absolute blast!!! Just ping Bill S (email on the left) to sign up.

 

Volunteers

Debbie L Head Cook	Lisa M	Dale C
Cindy B	Rod R	Lindy S
Josh S

 

Schedule

 

9:30 Wake/ Meal 1	3:15 Run through
10:30 Stretch	3:30 Eat pack load
11:00 Basics	5:00 Depart
11:30 Warm up/Vis (Guard on own field	7:29 Gate
12:30 Meal 2	7:44 Perform
1:30 Sectionals	8:15 Meal 4
2:15 Ensemble	10:30 Depart for Michigan City IN

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Breakfast Burritos Tater Tots	Hamburgers Baked Beans Mac Salad
Meal 2	Meal 4
Italian Chicken Breasts Fiesta Rice Broccoli	Must Goes

 

Tomorrow – Michigan City IN

Colts 2010 Day 31

The show was awesome last night and the additional Performances were evident to me as the last time I saw them was Normal IL. The sound is fuller and really grab you now.

Another show today. We arrived this morning and unpacked. Looks like the Colts will get started a bit late but we should be ready for tonight.

The menu and Schedules are simply pictures of the Board.

Tonight’s Show

Visit the Festival of Brass Drum Corps Show official web site here

 

Volunteers

Debbie L Head Cook	Lisa M	Dale C
Cindy B	Rod R	Anne J

 

Schedule

 

 

Menu

 

Tomorrow – Cedarburg

 

Weather in Oswego IL

Colts 2010 Day 30

This is for June 30. Sorry for the late post. We we traveling to meet up with the tour at music on the March. We just Arrived in Oswego IL a little before 5:00 AM. 

 

Volunteers

Debbie L Head Cook	Lisa M	Marsha
Bill S Leaves	Rod R	Anne J
Cindy B	Dale C

 

Schedule

7:30 Wake/Eat	9:30 Show Time!
12:30 Meal 2	Meal 4
5:00 Meal 3	12:00 Depart For Oswego (we were late)

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Egg and Cheese Biscuits Sausage Links Bananas	Brats & Dogs Potato Salad Beans
Meal 2	Meal 4
Bacon turkey Wraps Raman Noodle Salad	Chicken Nuggets Fries Apple Pie Ice Cream

 

Weather in Oswego IL

Colts 2010 Day 29

 

Colts are in Cresco IA today and Back in Dubuque Tomorrow for Music on the March!!!!

Beautiful weather today. Gonna make a Wal Mart Stop. I didn’t get a lot of schedule details. 

Blog Note – We are going to be on tour with the Colts Starting tomorrow so Bill S or myself should be updating as is possible. Please forgive us if we miss a day. Will try as my connection allows.

 

Volunteers

Debbie L Head Cook	Lisa M	Dale C
Luba S	Rod R	Anne J
Bill S	Cindy B

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat
12:00 Meal 2

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Waffles Bacon Fruit	Burritos
Meal 2	Meal 4
Chicken Patties Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes Peas & Carrots Fruit	Grilled Cheese Sandwich Soup

 

Post From Jody G (Departing Head Cook)

Jody G. left last night from St. Peter….had to be at work this morning.

New head cook – Deb L.

Volunteers on the truck….Lisa, Dale, Rod, Luba, Cindy, Anne – Bill is driving a van and also helps out doing just about anything and everything

The crowd at St. Peter was very enthusiastic last night. Lots of Minnesota high school bands attending and performing.

The weather yesterday was a welcome change….sweatshirts were needed in the morning and by mid-day the clouds moved out and the sun was bright in the sky ( as a Minnesotan – it was one of our perfect summer days!)

The show was not adjudicated and that felt a little strange…but, the corps did a fantastic show.  Everyday – it improves and more changes are occurring.  The cooks got to watch the run-thru yesterday and the energy on the field was felt by us all.  The members are an amazing bunch of young adults.  They have drive, energy and work ethic like no other. The staff are so very positive in their remarks to the members and I think that is reflecting in their work ethic.

I hope you can put on the blog also – a big thank you to the volunteers on the cook-truck…they are an awesome and hard working group of people.  I never miss the lack of sleep when I get back to my real world– but, I truly miss my drum corps friends ,fellow volunteers and the laughter we share and most importantly the kids who make this activity what it is.

Jody G

Colts 2010 Day 28

The Colts Made it to St. Peter MN and have a show tonight. Last night they got to sleep in dorms! Weather is cool today and very nice. The kids have a great, DRY field to practice on today.

Sorry about the volunteer list. I am told it was inaccurate. If you see something wrong just send me a quick mail (josh_schroeder@hotmail.com) and I will fix it.

Official Show Website

Performing Corps:

Colts - Dubuque, IA	Pioneer - Milwaukee, WI
The Cadets - Allentown, PA	Govenaires - St. Peter, MN
Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI	Racine Scouts - Racine, WI
The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL	Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA

 

Volunteers

Jody G Head Cook	Cathy B	Dale C
Peg R	Debbie L	Ruth
Luba S	Bill S	Ann J
Bill M	Lisa M	Rod R
Peg

 

Schedule

8:30 Wake/Eat	3:15 Meal 3
9:30 Stretch/Cals	4:45 Depart
10:00 Visual	5:33 Arrive
12:30 Snack	7:48 Step Off
1:15 Ensemble	8:30 Meal 4 w/ Colt Cadets
3:00 Run Through	10:00 Depart Cresco IA

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Fruit Sausage Biscuits	Mac & Chees Chicken Nuggets Veggies Fruit
Meal 2	Meal 4
Cheeseburgers Broccoli and Cheese Augratin Potato Fruit	Corn Dogs Potato wedges Brownies Serving the Colt Cadets as well!

Weather in St. Peter

 

Tomorrow - Cresco, IA

Cresco is a city in Howard County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,905 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County^[1].

Cresco is home to one of the largest school districts in Iowa in terms of square miles, the Howard-Winneshiek Community School District. Although Cresco is no longer on a railroad line, it is home to a restored Milwaukee Road FP7 diesel engine which is known as the Heritage Train and displayed in a park (Beadle Park) at the center of the city on Highway 9.

 

Colts 2010 day 27

Symphony day went well yesterday and it was a great change of pace. It is a Show day today and while they arrived in Still water a little late the sun is out doesn’t look like any rain so we will get some practice in. Hi of 81 so that is nice. Hope it is like that when we hit the tour!

Official Show Website

Performing Corps:

The Cavaliers - Rosemont, IL	Minnesota Brass - St. Paul, MN
The Cadets - Allentown, PA	Govenaires - St. Peter, MN
Blue Stars - La Crosse, WI	Racine Scouts - Racine, WI
Madison Scouts - Madison,WI	Colt Cadets - Dubuque, IA
Colts - Dubuque, IA

 

Tomorrow - St. Peter MN

St. Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,747 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nicollet County^. St. Peter is part of the Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 

Birthdays

Donnie L

Volunteers

Judy H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Becky M	Beth B	Jody G
Luba S	Bill S	Ann J
Bill M	Lisa M	Rod R
Dale B

 

Schedule

9:30 Wake/Eat	4:45 Depart
10:30 Stretch/Cals	5:23 Arrive
11:00 Block 1/Snack	7:23 Gate
1:00 Ensemble	7:38 Step Off
3:00 Run Through	8:30 Meal 3
3:15 Eat/Pack/Load	11:00 Depart St. Peters MN

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Yogurt & Fruit Bagel & Cream Cheese Sausage	Chicken/Broccoli/Rice Ciabatta Rolls Fruit
Meal 2	Meal 4
Lettuce Salad Baked Ziti Meatballs Garlic Bread	Ravioli Breadsticks Lettuce Salad Serving the Colt Cadets as well!

Weather in Stillwater, Minnesota

Pictures From Normal IL

Alex G Posted some pictures from the gate here.

Here are some that I took of the warm-up and show as well.

 

Horn Line Warming up.

Let’s Do this! Garden Gnome Powers Activate

 

 

On the Field In Action.

Check out the Colts on DCI Fan Network!!

Luke, Peter and Mike from the snare line plugging the show! Great Stuff.

Colts 2010 Day 26

Last night’s Show was fantastic. The crowd reaction was tremendous and we are all very proud of them. I will post some pictures of the warm ups later today. They made it back to Dubuque today and head out to Stillwater MN tonight for a Competition tomorrow. If you are in the area please drop by.

 

Stillwater MN

Stillwater is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, directly across the St. Croix River from the state of Wisconsin. The population was 15,143 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington County. Stillwater is part of the Twin Cities Metro Area.Stillwater is notable for its antiquarian bookstores, being a book town.

 

 

Volunteers

Judy H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Becky M	Beth B	Jody G
Luba S	Bill S	Ann J
Bill M	Lisa M	Rod R
Dale B

 

Schedule

9:00 Wake/Eat	5:00 Meal 3
10:00 Laundry Guard/Percussion	6:00 Brass and Percussion Depart for Performance
10:30 Brass Rehearsal	7:30  Full Corps Perform
12:30 Pickup from laundry	8:30 Brass and Perc Perform w/ Symphony
1:00 Meal 2	10:00 Meal 4 Pack and Load
2:00 Rehears and Sectionals	11:00 Depart Stillwater MN

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Pancakes Apple Suace Sausage	Potato Salad Sloppy Joes Corn Fruit Cup
Meal 2	Meal 4
Teriyaki Chicken Butter/Herb Rice Mixed Veggies Rolls	Pizza Ice Cream Floats Must Goes

Weather In Dubuque

Colts 2010 Day 25 SHOW DAY!!!!

Beautiful Day. The colts performed the full show for the first time last night and are looking very forward to the performance tonight!!!

We still need fruit if anyone is going to the show or Dubuque tomorrow.

No menu given today

Don’t forget the show tonight at 7:00 in Normal IL

Get your tickets here

 

Volunteers

Judy H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Becky M	Beth B	Jody G
Luba S	Bill S	Ann J
Bill M	Lisa M

 

Schedule

7:30 Wake/Eat	3:45 Leave for normal
8:30 Bus to Stadium Elementary School	5:15 Arrive
8:45  Stretch/Cals	7:02 Gate
9:00 Visual/Sectionals	7:17 Step Off
2:00 Meal 2	8:00 Meal 4
	11:30 Depart For Dubuque

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Meal 2	Meal 4

Weather in East Peoria

Colts 2010 Day 24

Rehearsal has become a challenge due to weather. The Colts fought a bunch of storms last night and the schedule today is much dependent on weather and field conditions. 

Don’t forget the show tomorrow at 7:00 in Normal IL

Get your tickets here

 

Volunteers

Judy H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Becky M	Beth B	Jody G
Luba S	Bill S	Ann J
Bill M	Lisa M

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	5:30 Meal 3
9:00 Bus to Stadium Elementary School	6:30 Warm Ups
9:30 Stretch/Cals	7:15 Stretch
10:00 Visual	7:30 Community Performance
1:00 Meal 2	9:00 Rehearsal
2:00 Warm Ups	10:00 Load Equipment
12:30 Music	11:00 Meal 4
	12:00 Lights Out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
Eggs Waffles Bacon	Sloppy Joes Potatoes Fruit
Meal 2	Meal 4
Cranberry Chicken Rice & Broccoli Crasin Salad	Chicken/Beef Fajitas Chips/Cheese

Weather in East Peoria

 

Colts 2010 Day 23

 

Thanks!

Thanks to the County Market in Pekin IL. They supplied us with 125lb of pork chops at a Very good Price!

 

Volunteers

Judy H Head Cook	Cathy B	Jay B
Becky M	Beth B	Jody G arrives
Luba S arrives	Bill S arrives	Ann J arrives
Bill M

 

Schedule

8:00 Wake/Eat	5:00 Meal 3
9:00 Rehearsal	11:30 Meal 4
12:30 Meal 2	12:30 Light Out

 

Menu

Meal 1	Meal 3
	Pork Chops Rice & Gravy Green Beans
Meal 2	Meal 4
	BLT Pocket Pitas  Smores

Weather in East Peoria