July 6, 2025 – Sacramento, California After a necessary reset, I am back on my 2025 DCI tour. Yesterday was a long day of travel that began when the alarm rang at 3:30 AM to catch the early bird special out of BTV. I flew the friendly skies to San Fransico from our humble little… Continue Reading →
What is in a name? Last year the title of my DCI Tour blog series was The Long and Winding Road for DCI. This year, maybe it should be the Shoot the Wad tour, as I am all in on traveling back and forth across the country again for this obsession, but mostly by air.… Continue Reading →
May 29, 2025 – Vermont State University – Castleton I’m sitting here on a hillside overlooking the campus of Vermont State University, Castleton, Vermont. The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps are in residence for spring training for the 2025 season. It is 2:30 in the afternoon, and the horns are in block, meaning each… Continue Reading →