Colts © Russell Tanakaya
Featuring the photographs of Russell Tanakaya August 8, 2026 – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana I’m at my seat in section 440 of Lucas Oil Stadium, waiting for the start of the DCI World Championship final performances. The top 12 from the semi-finals will give us all one more chance to enjoy their well-rehearsed programs.… Continue Reading →
Phantom Regiment
August 7, 2026 – Indianapolis, Indiana It’s Friday, day two of the DCI World Championships. Yesterday was the Preliminary Finals; today is the Semi-Finals. Earlier, I took a walk to the Crowne Plaza Convention Center to have a rendezvous with K. Kawai, my same-time-next-year piano. There she was sitting with the cover on track 2… Continue Reading →
InfoCision Stadium, Summa Field, Akron, Ohio
August 3, 2026 – Somewhere in the heartland of Pennsylvania I am at a town recreation park almost one-third of the way between Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and Akron, Ohio. The icon for it popped up on my GPS screen, so I took the exit to come here for a break from the long and winding road.… Continue Reading →
Staging the props in Allentown.
August 1, 2026 – Allentown, Pennsylvania I am finally taking a break in the hotel lobby to catch up with you on the 2026 drum corps tour. I just returned from a great round of golf wth Chuck, Barry, and Matt. We make a yearly habit of this reunion on the greens. I had two… Continue Reading →
The Phantom Regiment warms together in Lawrence.
July 30, 2026 – Lawrence, Massachusetts Let the summer music games continue. The ample shade trees in the park next to the Lawrence Memorial Stadium provide the perfect venue for the pre-show merriment ahead of the DCI East Coast Classic just outside of Boston, MA. It is also a chance for me to catch up… Continue Reading →
Blue Stars
July 18, 2026 – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas I found a picnic table outside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, for the DCI Southwestern Championships. My computer in the clear bag was getting a little overheated, and I was too, on my 20-minute walk to the stadium. A happy tree, melodious birds, and the breeze… Continue Reading →
July 2, 2026 – Along the Mill Brook I just returned from Boston, where it was sweltering at 104 degrees when I left. On Wednesday night, the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps performed their 2026 program “Blurred Lines” for the first time this season in Lynn, MA. My 2026 season technically began on day… Continue Reading →
June 2, 2026 – Castleton, VT I am back in Castleton, Vermont, after a long hiatus. Today is the second full day of spring training for the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps at Castleton University. They will be on campus and in town for over three weeks. I make an annual pilgrimage here for… Continue Reading →
Midnight – August 10, 2025 – Lucas Oil Stadium BOOM! The drum corps world was rocked by the impact left by the Boston Crusaders tonight in Lucas Oil Stadium. I’m sitting in my seat at Row 13, 50-yard line. I just witnessed the most exciting event since I started following Drum Corps International (DCI) competitions back… Continue Reading →
August 8, 2025 – Indianapolis, Indiana 4:00 PM I just returned to the hotel from a visit to Decatur Central High School, the location of the Boston Crusaders’ rehearsal site while in Indianapolis. The temperature is in the 90s again. This did not deter the hardened members, or the staff from putting in a solid… Continue Reading →