Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Monroe, LA (90.400)

Today was hot! Our rehearsal site was in West Monroe, LA at a really nice high school. The school had a nice turf stadium field and then a smaller turf field that we got to rehearse on all day. Apparently the school won the national football championships in 1998 and 2000 and ESPN did a mini-series about them. That would explain the wonderful facilities.

The heat was pretty intense today and the turf made it even worse. We ended up doing a run through early to beat the heat... We got a lot cleaner today during rehearsal, but a lot of people were pretty zapped by the heat.

The show was at University of Lousiana Monroe and it went pretty well. We had a good performance tonight, there were just some small hairs out of place that need to be adjusted... We beat the Phantom Regiment tonight for the first time at a show that wasnt a regional. That felt really good!

We are headed to Hattiesburg, MS tonight for a show, and then we head to Memphis to rehearse in the Liberty Bowl for two days (Wed, Thurs). After that, we go to Murfeesboro for the Masters of the Summer Music Games show! I am not completely sure about the housing location, but I have heard that we are staying in Fayetteville. You can check the Carolina Crown website for more details on the housing location. (http://www.carolinacrown.org)

Off to bed...
Later days,
Patrick

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Patrick! I just bought tickets for my sister and I to see the World Championships. I hope we'll be able to see you before the show in the parking lot or something. I can't wait...I'm SOOO excited! Congrats on all the improvements you've all been making. I'm sure the show is impeccable! See you in August!

Winter

T2UDmom said...

Patrick,
Again, Thank you for your posts. We have spent WAY too much time on the computer this summer, watching Fan Network webcasts, following your blogs and 'listening' to nonwebcast shows through DCP.

Right now on DCP, they have a thread 'Regrets.....I have a few'. 99.9% are from people that for one reason or another didn't march or march their age-out year.

Just make sure that on August 10th, you have NOTHING to post to that thread, that you have no regrets and that you gave it your ALL!

The corps is doing a great job, working hard, and it is a joy to watch, as parents, knowing that you and the others are living a dream, just not dreaming the dream.

Enjoy!
~Sindorfs