Retreat was a great time to make new friends and to renew old acquaintances.
The DCA Championships were opened by the combined honor guards of the
Finalists - led by Renegades Captain Al Cunningham.
Capping the DCA weekend, retreat was a colorful reminder of what we all
love about drum corps!
Field Commander Lewie Wilhelm scored in the 90s as a Contra soloist at I&E
Visual staffer and Upper Lead Sop James Jackson sports his Renegades 2002
Member patch.
The most notorious party in the history of Drum and Bugle Corps - Pizza
Orgasmica!
Thanks to the great folks at Hanover Area High School, the Renegades had
a great rehearsal facility.
Lead Bari Chris Minervini unloads his luggage for the weekend.
Gorgeous Guard members Linda Kim and Jessica Sia put a smile on the face
of Screaming Sop Adam Wilke.
The View IS Better
From the Field!!
Todd McClintick (designer of this years DCA program cover) and the lovely
Veronica Nickel salute the crowd at retreat.
Baritone Studmeisters!
"I expected a lot from
Renegades based on all of the hype this summer, and they delivered!"
-- Roger Ellis
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"Welcome
to DCA, Renegades!!!!!"
-- drepsed@aol.com
The Renegades won Best Contrabass section at DCA - was it due to the Uncle
Fester look?
Yes, the Renegades Cymbal line fronted the corps at retreat!
The bass drum line poses in front of their 7 Basses - arranged in a tower
visible from everywhere on the field at retreat.
That is not a trick of the flash - Evil Sop Ben Ronick wore red contact
lenses for his performance!!
The Renegades Cymbal ensemble showed up for Individuals with a police
escort and 7 burly bald bodyguards.
The Honor Guard displays the colors in our prelim performance of America
the Beautiful.
"Whoever missed [Renegades]
missed something wonderful ...my pick for the most entertaining corps
of the evening."
-- Leo
This California Flag, which was a fixture at Blue Devil retreats in the
80s, now flies high for the Renegades.
Three of the largest men in the corps in one cramped row of airline seating
- oh well - it could have been worse - we could have ridden BUSSES to
DCA!!
Contrabass magician Neil Bliss performs his individuals solo.
Corps Director Chris Nalls prepares to hand out the Member patches at
the end of year ceremony.
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