Remainder of Tour

To read about the remainder of the Mandarins 2010 DCI tour, check out our "virtual tour" here: http://bit.ly/drxtjn

August 1-2, Ohio

Our stay in Ohio continued with weather that was much better than what we had encountered in Texas and the south. We shared housing at Northridge High School in Dayton with Pioneer. However, the facility was very large and spread out, so we did not really see too much of each other.

Mr. Chow's meatloaf was the highlight of several fantastic meals served up by our ever working food crew.

Monday night's show was a good effort, and many parts of the show are starting to show significant improvement, although there was not quite the same energy as the Atlanta show. However, we continue to make improvement with every rehearsal block, every performance.

Next stop, upstate New York!

July 29 - 31 Atlanta

Our housing for the Atlanta show was at Temple Middle School, Temple GA. A very large school for a middle school. A great set up for us with a couple of fields, kitchen and cafeteria...and very good weather!

Nearly two full days of rehearsal was something we hadn't had in a while. Time was spent cleaning the show, with considerable emphasis on the opener. Frank Dorritie, a drum corps icon who is also very active in the recording industry spent time with the corps during our stay.

Saturday's show was a big one, with every world class corps in attendance. Our work in Temple paid off as it was the best show of the season, and both staff and members were very happy with the effort and the performance.

After our performance, a sudden downpour occurred as the members were walking back to the buses (it is about a 15 minute walk). As a result, much of the next day was spent drying uniforms and clothes that had been soaked in the downpour.

We are in Ohio for the next couple of days, with a show in Centerville on Monday.