Bob, just to refresh your memory, we performed in American Legion at New Orleans and VFW at Dallas in 1978 and in American Legion at Houston and VFW at New Orleans in 1979. The shows in 1978 were both in large stadiums the Super Bowl in New Orleans and the
Cotton Bowl in Dallas. We also had a chance to perform at a show at Lambeau Field in 1979, but we turned it down because it came on late notice and was scheduled in the middle of the week. Later, when Cathy marched with the Guardsmen, I had the opportunity to see a show there and greatly regreted passing on the opportunity since the response from the crowd could not have been better if the Packers were playing. Suprisingly this was not a DCI show, but was run by Parade Specalists and Annie Mixdorf.

Thanks, Jim, and good to see you here again! I hope you're feeling well.

I had forgotten about Parade Specialists!

And I always thought that 78 and 79 were strange, with Legion and VFW basically swapping Nationals sites.

What did you do in the Corps? Snare; Drum Major; Drum Instructor/Arranger

What years were you a Corps member? 1970-73; 78-79

Only DCI championship I've attended was Franklin Field and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 1976. That was also a great venue for a contest.

Don't see DCI coming to California anytime soon for their championship, but the Leland Stanford Junior University stadium would be a great place. Seats about 50000. All seats are good seats and the sound is great. Moderate weather (about 70 degrees in August)and no rain in the summer. I haven't attended a DCI national a Lucas Oil stadium but being indoors isn't drum corps.

What did you do in the Corps? Baritone

What years were you a Corps member? 59-61 Cadets 62-66 Imperials

The Leland Stanford stadium sounds good. I still believe that Warhawk stadium in Whitewater was / is the best site for watching a drum corps show. Excellent acoustics and view. Major problems...

1. Whitewater is a small town with limited support services for the crowds... food, lodging, other recreation, etc.

2. It is also hard to get to if you fly.... closest airport is Madison
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What did you do in the Corps? drummer; quartermaster 1964-66; asst. drum instr. 1964-70

What years were you a Corps member? 1958-63

I have always told my wife that I want my ashes spread up and down the 50-yard line in Whitewater (which was the only part of the field I was familiar with). By far my favorite stadium!

What did you do in the Corps? Snare; Drum Major; Drum Instructor/Arranger

What years were you a Corps member? 1970-73; 78-79

I attended a show at Whitewater that included all the major DCI corps in summer of 1979. It was ok but didn't seem all that special to me. It was similar to Parade Stadium in Minneapolis and to Eastern Michigan University's stadium (Ypsilanti, MI)--attended a show there in 1982 when I lived in Ann Arbor.

University of Pennsylvania and Stanford have seats that had a much better view and the sound is clear. In my view the venues that are used for major college football seem to be the best. The stadiums don't have a track so sidelines are closer to seats, they don't have a roof and they are more elevated for fan's view of performance. I'd love to see a contest in the "Big House" in Ann Arbor or "The Swamp" in Gainesville.