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Phantom Regiment Tenors 2010

DCI 2011 Tour Begins in 30 Days

In exactly one month from tonight, we will see the beginning of the 2011 Drum Corps International Tour in a new and exciting way. The top 8 drum corps from last year will converge on Fort Worth Texas for the kickoff the 2011 season. That means the performing corps at the DCI Ft. Worth show [...]

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Chase Community Giving – VOTE NOW

Chase Community Giving – VOTE NOW

Four Drum Corps need your help – The Cavaliers, Colts (aka Legion Aires), Carolina Crown, and Phantom Regiment. The corps are involved in the Chase Community Giving Program where they award 100 charities with $25,000 each in the first round. The second round has the non-profit with the most votes receiving $1,000,000 and the next [...]

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BOA Grand Nationals Trip

BOA Grand Nationals Trip

Well, the last rehearsal is done and the drums are all packed and ready for Indy. It has been a long season, but the great weather since Halloween has given us a lot of time to clean. I think this has honestly been the nicest November on record for us: 60s and 70s every day [...]

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DCI World Championships

DCI World Championships

Tonight is the DCI World Championships for the World Class (Div I) groups. It is being held at the new Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. So far it has been the Blue Devils in the driver’s seat, but you have Carolina Crown sitting in 2nd with the Holy Name Cadets right behind them. Last [...]

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Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

A “Ring of Fire” in meteorology terms is a high pressure system stagnated with thunderstorms circling the pressure in a clockwise motion. This weather pattern is what the corps had to endure while making their way towards DCI Southwest in San Antonio. What started as stormy weather in Hutchinson, Kansas one day turned into blistering [...]

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