WHAT A GREAT NIGHT OF DRUMCORPS!!

Last night's quarter finals were one of the better ones I have ever seen! My gosh, these corps were on fire! Eventhough I am touring with Blue Devils and might be a little prejudiced, I absolutely LOVE the Cadets' show! Man are they playing great stuff!
Lucas Oil Stadium is a gigantic stadium. Unbelievable! Unfortunately ticket sales were a little down this year so the crowd was smaller than expected.
The stadium has big black curtains covering the back stands, which makes it almost theatrical. It does take away some of the light for taking pictures though.
The scores were very high, and the spread between first and second was bigger than most had expected (or hoped).
Cavaliers dropped back to fourth place (95.85), Cadets had to settle for third (96.05) but very very close behind Carolina Crown that took second with 96.10 points. Then Blue Devils took top honours with an impressive score of 97.95 points. First place in most (sub)captions, but only third in brass and second in visual performance.
So that means even more room to grow. The drumline kicked butt! Color guard did too! They might just get that perfect TEN tomorrow or Saturday. Same goes for the drumline!
It was nice to see the Troopers back in good shape! They managed to make it back in the top 12. Cool show!
My prediction for Saturday is Blue Devils taking the title, Cadets placing second, Crown in third, Cavaliers in fifth, Vanguard in sixth.
Too bad Phantom Regiment are not having their greatest year this year.
Both Erik and Marcel must be having a blast! Both making Finals, with Erik in a very good and secure top-3 position.

Enjoy,

HK