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December 14-15, 2002: The Drumline wowed us all with the insanely great parts to Halloween and Russian Christmas Music (RXM), written by Lee Rudnicki. The Brass section worked to get the opener even better, and they practiced marching at the 200 Beats Per MinuteÖ that will be required of them in the opening minutes of the show. The guard continued their meteoric rise to greatness under the expert eyes af Mark Metzger, Carol Abohatab, Kathy Pearson and Julie Liedtke, learning their work for Halloween.
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Basics in December? You bet! Both days. In the rain. 200 Beats Per MinuteÖ baby.
Lots of excitement surrounds this year's highly energized snare line.
Learning guard work that's both musical and fun was the order of the day.
Three rehearsal sites in two days meant lots of driving/loading/driving/loading.
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Tons of talented newcomers have almost filled the guards ranks. Everyone was abuzz about Mark Metzger's stunning new work for the opener.
Bass drums show their intensity as they rumble through Halloween.
Lead Baris Joe, Chris and Jeff read the controversial Renegades Journal during a break in rehearsal.
Gray clouds brought wet, cold, rainy weather but didn't damper the enthusiasm of the corps.
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The photographer waited until the perfect moment to capture a demonstration of an advanced stretch by body guru Jim McFarland.
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Sunday's practice was held in San Jose at Price Middle School's beautiful Cambrian Center, Alma Mater of Webmaster Greg Gilman.
Calling all contras! Today is your lucky day because DCA's finest contra line still has positions available.
Former Buccaneer Rob Williams is the baritone line's latest addition (and he is rumored to be a secret agent ...shhhh!).
Renegades director Chris Nalls checks to make sure the finger cymbals are in the key of G (no Bb in this corps).
The guard worked long and hard over the weekend.
Thank you Santa Clara Vanguard for letting us rehearse at your corps hall!!! And we swear extreme rain was responsible for the sudden waterfall down the wall -- not extreme volume!
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Rebel Soloist™ Rich Duarte shows his stuff during the weekend's recording session in preparation for an upcoming top-secret project.
Frank Dorittie dazzles the horn line over the weekend with a wide assortment of horns and electronic gizmos.
Paul Olson is having a blast playing in this year's new French Horn line.
This year's focus on excellence means toes are together for that ultra-clean look (and lots of relearning for some...hehe).
Trevor is tuckered out from the excitement of the weekend.
Mellophone master Mike shows us his finest senior corps threads.
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Camp #2 was a huge success with practice ending a record-breaking 15 minutes early. Don't miss DrumCorpsPlanet discussions about the weekend including a review from Snappette's Mom and observations from LisaLisaMoMeesa.
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