SMALL SHOW IN SEVIERVILLE

Last night we were in Sevierville Tennessee. Glassmen were there too, so I hung out at their warm-up a little bit. Some of that stuff they played didn't sound all that much better to me than our own jubal warm-ups back home.

After the show I went to see Marcel and his tuba-friends at their buses. We'll see them again on Friday in Allentown.

Here's some shots of Marcel:







Just like last year I shot the Blue Devils show from the back sideline, which gives you whole different perspective. First of all you get a lot better shots of the chair action and poses. And the crowd in the background gives it a neat extra touch.



There were only 6 corps at the show. I only go to see the last three.
Blue Stars were back in action. They had pulled out of a show the night before, aso because of illness of some of their members. This years seems to be a lot worse compared to previous years as far as this sickness is concerned. Mandarins still didn't have everyone back on the field.

Glassmen's tour director Rod Owens told me he had NEVER pulled his corps out of a show before. If Glassmen had marched that show they withdrew from, they would have ad 15 holes.
Erik told me Carolina Crown would have had over 30 holes in the show if they had gone out the show they missed.

In Blue Devils there are three kids ill right now. They're all staying in another area (room) at the school. Several members have made a trip to the hospital over the last weeks. Lots of anti-biotic pills are being used right now.

Enjoy,

HK