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Gulf Coast Sound will have an information table and booth at the show in Katy again this year. Stop by and say hi and pick up some info about the only all age DCA drum corps in Houston. We are open to people of all ages who want to experience competitive drum corps.

Rumor is we have been asked to play at this thing either before the contest or during an intermission or something. It would be cool if we could perform our show from this past summer even though finals for us was Labor Day weekend but we have too many members that cant make it that day oddly enough because they are band directors around the area and have football games to attend with their schools. We will probably end up doing the National Anthem and maybe a couple of tunes to warm the crowd up. If you are there and get a chance come by and check out our recruiting booth as I am sure we will have that set up as well. Oh....and by "we" I mean the one and only Gulf Coast Sound Drum and Bugle Corps from Houston, TX.

What...no review of Gulf Coast Sound's show?

I'll be there too. Starting spot on the 35 yd line 2 steps in front of the front hash. With a silver plated euphonium in the key of G.

www.BrassOnTheBayou.org Check the website for all of the details. This is going to be a great show. Not only will GCS and Frontier be going head to head in DCA competition but we also have 2 junior corps involved. Teal Sound and Revolution will both be competing that night as well. Add in the exhibition performances by Austin Stars and Masquerade from Louisiana and you have the biggest bang for your buck drum corps competition in the state. You get all of this for only $5 in advance or $7 at the door. You can also purchase online for $5 plus a $1 processing fee. If you live in the Houston area and are interested in purchasing advance tickets, contact me via PM.

Too bad they backed out so soon since the series will end tonight!!

The NBA Finals games are Tues, Thurs and Sunday. Games 3, 4 and 5 are all in Cleveland. Tonight is game 3, Thurs is game 4 and Sunday is game 5. Unless Revo is travelling to Cleveland I dont understand how they are playing at a Spurs game. They dont come back to San Antonio until next Tuesday if the Cavaliers happen to win a couple which just isnt going to happen. Just saying.

Check the lineup. We will see you there. The Exsightment of Sound

So will I. Although I will have my euph in my hands playing for the rest of you and not just watching. By the way...its not too late to jump on board with Gulf Coast Sound for the '07 season. We have a rockin' show that is a heck of a lot of fun to play. Along with a re-vamped guard we are set to make some waves in DCA Class A this year. We still have open spots in the hornline, drumline, and guard for those who might be interested. Check out the website for details. We have a 2 day camp this weekend which is a perfect opportunity for you late comers to join in and catch up.

Not true....actually the Austin Stars are planning on doing Mini-Corps this upcoming season ('07) and a field corps in '08. Of course we would love to have you with us here in Houston at Gulf Coast Sound. This year is looking to be the best ever.

Open house is scheduled for November 4th at our usual rehearsal site at Rittenhouse Baptist Church in Houston, TX. Its just a stone's throw away from Gallery Furniture on I-45 North. Check out the website www.gulfcoastsound.org for more details. Each of the last 2 seasons has been the best yet for this DCA corps and '07 isnt going to be any different. Get on board and enjoy the ride.

If the Crossmen dont work out for you dont forget about Gulf Coast Sound. Open House is November 4th. Check the website for details. www.gulfcoastsound.org

I believe that was the infamous "Bottle Dance" year? Not sure what year it was though.

Yeah...that has been our problem the last couple of years....finding enough percussionists to get more help in the pit. We actually will have that lady's husband with us the rest of the year. He just couldnt make it to Austin due to other commitments and we had one other young lady who joined us at our last practice that should be with us the rest of the year and we also have a guard member who just found out that she is pregnant who will be shifting into the front ensemble for at least 3/4 of the show. She is still planning on performing during Unchained Medley. Her husband is the baritone player who starts the trio for the ballad. I am glad you liked our show. If you have a chance to get to Houston the weekend of the 29th of July, we are hosting a small show with us, Frontier, Trinity and the TX Shriners Corps performing our field shows. We were supposed to have Heat Wave (a DCA corps from FL) coming in for our show also but they have gone inactive due to some internal issues and arent going to make it after all. We will also be at Frontiers home show at the end of August if you can make it up there to check us all out. www.brassonthebayou.org www.brasshysteria.com

What did you think of Gulf Coast Sound? I was the euph player in the trio during Unchained Medley.