Thursday, December 24, 2009

December Camp Photos

Photos from the December camp are posted on the Colts Smugmug site. I will post them soon on my Facebook account as well.

May the joy of this season be with you all!!!

See you in January!

Rod

Monday, November 16, 2009

Banquet soon

You should have received banquet information in the mail by now. If you haven't, there's still time. Go to colts.org to get the scoop.


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Colts Bari Line at DC-Eye

Colts baritones on DC-eye

(Thanks Bill and Scott L for pointing this out!)


Saturday, October 10, 2009

All-DCI Colorguard Selections Announced

Two Colts and two Cadet colorguard members are selected to the 2010 All-DCI Color Guard. They will perform as part of the halftime show for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 9 at the Alamodome.

Take a look here.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Photo galleries

Thanks to Lisa P for sending links to her Facebook photo galleries. Links to them are in the right sidebar. Yes, I'm still working on mine....

Friday, August 07, 2009

Ageout Ceremony

Colts alumni set to welcome new Age Outs.

Today is Friday, Aug. 7; It's Semifinals Day

Today's Schedule
?? Wake and Breakfast
8:15 Stretch
8:30 Visual
9:30 Sectionals
10:30 Ensemble
11:40 Run
12:00 Eat/Shower/Load
1:40 Travel to Stadium
3:40 Warm-up
5:40 Walk
5:50 Gate
6:08 Perform
11:15 Age-Out Ceremony
12:00 Depart for School

Lots of Colts friends and supporters have arrived in Bloomington and Indianapolis, and it's great to see everyone! Colt Cadets are here too, of course, and performed in semi-finals this morning. Yesterday was a warm, mostly sunny day which was great for rehearsing. There was a nice crowd watching the rehearsal while I was there. Lucas Oil Stadium is huge and high. The weather for the performance was perfect, because they kept the stadium roof closed. Colts had a nice show, and from the nosebleed section the drill looked spot-on (the whole visual program did, actually). While the audience was appreciative of the early corps performing, the Colts were the first corps with a noticeable following.

I understand that the age-outs played "Morning" to wake the corps this morning. That would have been an awesome way to wake up! It's sunny and 73 today; another great day for rehearsing.

GO RED TEAM!

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 5; it's I and E day

We are in Bloomington, IN

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Today's Menu
Meal 1
Bagels with cream cheese
Cinnamon oatmeal
Massive fruit salad

Meal 2
Chicken nuggets
Ranch fries
Carrots and celery
Fresh fruit including donated watermelon

Meal 3
Pulled pork
Broccoli pasta
Alfredo pasta
Baked beans
Fruit

Meal 4
Ravioli
Garlic bread
Donated 'buckeye' dessert

Today's Schedule
7:30 Wake/eat
8:30 Stretch and depart for I&E
9 Sectionals
12 Meal 2
12:45 Vis
3:45 Meal 3
4:45 Warmup
5:45 Ensemble
7:10 Colts runthrough
7:30 Colt Cadets perform
8 Sectionals
8:30 Staff leave for Hall of Fame
9 Vis
9:45 Meal 4
10:15 Staff leave for ?
11:45 Lights out


Today's Cooks
Diane H, head cook
Olaf N
Lorrie Mc
John G
Cathy B
Kathy H and Ed E leave today (Thanks guys!)
Lisa M, Lori C, Judy G, Bill S, Luba S, Rod R, Peggy F arrive today

Amy W drives


Today's News
Happy Birthday, Katie G!

For those who don't know, I&E is the individual and ensemble competition at finals each year. Individuals and groups from the Colts practice a piece on their own all season and compete with individuals and groups from all the other corps - Open and World Class. Includes horn players, percussionists, and guard.

It was foggy early and now it's cloudy, but dry. Great!

Food drop put away - with the help of Jim J, who has been dropping in off and on since the corps arrived.

Lots of new faces today on the volunteer crew. A big thanks to Diane H and her crew who took over for the trip from PA to IN!

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

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

And

There are new photos up today at the Colts photo site on smugmug. Take a look.

It's Finals Week

Hi fans!

It's finals week. So posts on the Virtual Cooktruck are going to be erratic this week at best. :) (Although Jim J's done a good job posting from the road today in Bloomington. Yay Jim!)

Everyone's on the road to or from somewhere. Internet connections are few and far between. So there'll be something here as the week goes along but who knows what that might be. The usual diet of schedules, menus, maps, and weather reports changes finals week.

Here's the weather link for Bloomington

Thanks for following along all season. And a special thanks to all the cooks, head cooks, volunteers, drivers, etc. who took time out of their busy day on the road to call me or Bill or Rod or Jim or Jody or whoever and give the daily reports. Our sixth year at this. Who would have believed it?

So good luck to the Colts who are doing I&E tomorrow. And lots of us will be there to cheer the corps on as they compete. Join us.

Go Red Team!

White Board

I remember cleaning this board on day 1 of tour and posting a photo with some comment about it being that clean at the end of tour. Well, we've made it to the last tour stop, and the board looks like it's had a long, rough summer!

Colts arrive @ finals housing!

Good morning Colts fans!

The Red Team has arrived at the housing site in Bloomington! Now they just have to park!

Photo taken and posted by Jim J. (Thanks Jim!)

Monday, August 03, 2009

Today is Monday, Aug. 3; it's a rehearsal day

We are in Johnstown, PA

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Today's Menu
Meal 1
Pancakes (Cinnamon or plain)
Sausage
Peaches, bananas, or oranges

Meal 2
Grilled or breaded chicken
Penne pasta
Peas and carrots
Garlic bread

Meal 3
Ham
Scalloped potatoes
Lettuce salad
Cottage cheese
Grapes
Donated peanut butter candies

Meal 4
Mustgoes
Donated Klondike bars

Today's Schedule
9:30 Wake/eat
10:30 Stretch
11 Vis
2 Meal 2
3 Sectionals
6 Meal 3
7 Re-warm
7:15 Ensemble
8:15 Run-through
9 Eat/pack/load
10:30 Depart for Indiana


Today's Cooks
Diane H, head cook
Olaf N
Kathy H
Ed E

Amy W drives


Today's News
The corps was greeted with "beautiful, cool weather" on their arrival this morning. "And no rain!" Diane H said.

Thanks for all the great donations over the past few days and everyone who has pitched in to help on the run from the East Coast back to the Midwest. The corps is looking to be back in Indiana to get ready for finals.

Go Red Team.


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

Sunday, August 02, 2009

Today is Sunday, Aug. 2; it's a show day

We're in Clifton, NJ

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Meal 1
Biscuits and gravy
Muffins
Oranges (donated)

Meal 2
Spaghetti and meatballs
Salad
Frozen grapes (donated)

Meal 3
Salisbury steak
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Green beans
Peaches (donated)

Meal 4
Sandwiches for trip to show
(cheese, turkey, ham, pbj)
Banana (donated)

Meal 5 (yes, meal 5)
Pizza

(didn't get a schedule today. New head cook was a bit short of time)

Today's Cooks
Diane H, head cook
Olaf
Kathy H
Ed E
Jack W and Lisa P leave
Heather B and Ray M help


Amy W drives


Today's News
Thanks a bunch to Jack W and his wonderful crew(s) for a great week on the east coast. You set them up well for the run back to the Midwest.

Thanks to Diane H for taking over as self-described "first-time, rookie head cook."

Thanks to everyone who has donated fruit and other fresh produce to keep the corps well supplied.

Thanks to the rain in New Jersey for stopping so the new crew didn't have to serve every meal in the rain today. And thanks to the school for having a sheltered area for brass rehearsal and serving when it was raining.

Diane H said "Alex's family" stopped by to help and that Tom H had been on the truck helping too. Thanks, guys. She also said, "It's good. We're doing great."

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

Saturday, August 01, 2009

Today is Saturday, Aug. 1; it's a show day

We are in Allentown, PA

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Today's Menu
Meal 1
Mustgoes

Meal 2
Pulled chicken
Green beans
Scalloped potatoes
Pudding cup

Meal 3
Snacks on bus

Meal 4
Corn dogs
French fries
Fruit cup

Today's Schedule
9 Wake/eat
10 Stretch
10:15 Vis
11 Sectionals
11:45 Ensemble
12:40 Runthrough
1 Eat/pack/load
2:30 Travel to show
5:20 Warm-up
7:05 Gate
7:21 Perform


Today's Cooks
Jack W, head cook
Lisa P
Diane H
Olaf
Heather B helps
Kathy H and Ed E arrive
Jim and Patty leave


Amy W drives


Today's News
The Colts had a great show last night, despite being picked on by the rain.

Long travel time to the show today, but new cook Ed E brought snacks for the corps to have on the bus.

Nice facility in New Jersey for a short rehearsal schedule today.

I can almost hear and seem them in J. Birney Crum stadium in Allentown tonight -- one of the best spots to see a drum corps show. But it's always a bit sad 'cause you know when you're in Allentown that this year's tour is almost over.

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

Friday, July 31, 2009

Today is Friday, July 31; it's a show day

We are in Lawrence, MA

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Today's Menu
Meal 1
Egg McMona
Sausage or bacon

Meal 2
FRUIT BREAK
Banana
Choice of frozen grapes or fresh orange

Meal 3
Meatloaf
Scalloped potatoes
Vegetable TBD

Meal 4
Chicken or beef fajitas
Rice pilaf
Pudding cup

Today's Schedule
(corps arrived at 8 a.m. sharp)
9 Wake/stretch
9:30 Meal 1
10:30 Vis
11:50 Fruit break
12:10 Sectionals
1:30 Ensemble
3 Runthrough
3:30 Eat/pack/load
5:30 Depart for stadium
6:30 Warm-up
8:30 Gate
8:41 Perform
9:30 Meal 4
11 Depart back to PA


Today's Cooks
Jack W, head cook
Jim G
Patty G
Lisa P
Rob T
Diane H
Olaf

Amy W drives


Today's News
Happy Birthday, Leanna R!
It was a nice day until "the skies opened up. It's pouring," Lisa said right after the fruit break. Cooks took the Gator and delivered the snack to the corps so they didn't lose rehearsal time. "We drove down in the rain," Lisa said.

They're so far north in Massachusetts that the Sam's Club is in New Hampshire.


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

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Today is Thursday, July 30; it's a rehearsal day

We are in Schuylkill Haven, PA

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Today's Menu
Meal 1
Pancakes
Bacon or sausage
Oatmeal

Meal 2
Grilled cheese
Buttered noodles

Meal 3
Turkey
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Peas and carrots

Meal 4
2 Butt chops
Fries
Fruit cup

Today's Schedule
8:30 Wake/eat
9:30 Stretch
10 Vis
1:20 Meal 2
2:20 Sectionals
6 Meal 3
7 Re-warm
7:30 Ensemble
9 Run-through
9:30 Eat/pack/load
11 Depart for MA


Today's Cooks
Jack W, head cook
Jim G
Patty G
Lisa P
Rob T
Diane H
Olaf

Amy W drives


Today's News
Beautiful blues skies over Pennsylvania today. And cooler.

Olaf joined the cook crew last night after the show. "It's nice to be able to reach things without getting a ladder," Lisa said.

All the menus for the rest of the week (or the rest of tour, sounds like) include "oranges until they are gone." Thanks for the great donation!

The Colts are at another great school, although it was a bit of a hike from where the buses parked to the cooks' room. They only took necessities, they said. (I was almost afraid to ask what constituted 'necessities' at this point in tour.)

The cooktruck is on a hill which gives the cooks a bird's-eye view of rehearsals. Nice.

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

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Today is Wednesday, July 29; it's a show day

We are in Fairfax, VA

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Today's Menu
Meal 1
French toast
Sausage
Cantaloupe or orange

Meal 2
Ham, turkey or cheese sandwich
Fruit

Meal 3
Parmesan chicken
Broccoli with cheese
Mashed potatoes and gravy

Meal 4
Pizza
Brownie

Today's Schedule
7:30 Wake/eat
8:30 Sectionals
10:30 Brass snack
10:45 Percussion snack
11 Guard snack/brass vis
11:15 Percussion vis
11:30 Guard vis
1 Re-warm
1:15 Ensemble
3 Eat/pack/load
4:45 Travel to show
6 Warmup
7:47 Gate
7:50 Preset
8:02 Perform
8:45 Meal 4
10:30 Depart for Pennsylvania


Today's Cooks
Jack W, head cook
Jim G
Patty G
Lisa P
Rob T
Diane H

Olaf arrives today. (Yes, THAT Olaf)

Amy W drives


Today's News
Happy Birthday, Patrick M!

Wasn't anybody going to tell me that I misspelled "Today" yesterday?

It's a bit cloudy in Virginia today, but the temperature is great. "It's much cooler," Lisa said. "Which makes it nice."

Great school and wonderful hosts in Fairfax. Thanks!

If anyone is in the area, the truck could use donations of fresh stuff and Gatorade!

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

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Today is Tuesday, July 28; it's a laundry and free day

We are in Washington DC

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Today's Menu
Meal 1
Waffles or pancakes
Hash browns
Sausage
Choice of watermelon, cantaloupe, or banana


Meal 2
Sandwiches for the bus
(Ham, turkey, or cheese - sign up for what you want before you leave for free day)

Today's Schedule
8:55 Wake/eat
9:30 Depart for laundry
1 p.m. Depart laundromats
1:30-1:45 Arrive at housing site/begin free time
9 Must be back at housing site
9 Eat/pack/load
10:30 Depart for Va. (approx. 35.9 miles/1.5 hours)



Today's Cooks
Jack W, head cook
Jim G
Patty G
Lisa P
Rob T
Diane H

Welcome guest cook Eric!

Amy W drives


Today's News
It started to rain buckets while the cooks were serving Meal 3 last night. But food got served and the rain stopped so the corps could complete rehearsal; welcome to drum corps!

This morning was humid, but the sun was shining for laundry/free day.

A parent donated 100 pounds of oranges for the corps! Thanks for all the great donations of fresh fruit and veggies. The cooks and the corps appreciate them all!


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