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 →
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 →
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 5, 2025 – Fort Wayne, IN It takes a lot of miles traveled to enjoy this unique American youth activity. We have logged well over 1,000 miles so far in pursuit of those precious moments of being in front of such amazing performance in person. To make the days of travel more interesting, I… Continue Reading →
July 27, 2025 – Charlotte, North Carolina 9:00 AM The cicadas are humming as I write. The temperature is a cool 85 degrees this morning. I am once again in the loving arms of the South, back on the Drum Corps International trail. After a respite from the tour back home in cool Vermont, I… Continue Reading →