Could Drum Corps International (DCI) ever be considered an Olympic sport?

[Occulus]

I marched, with the Madison Scouts, back in 1994. As far as physical activities and dedication to "getting the job done" go, it was the most challenging thing I've ever done.

(Seriously. You try flinging a flag around from 9AM to 9PM six days a week for three months or so. Oh, yeah- you have to run while you do it!)

So how about it? Could the Olympics handle a hundred or so 132 member teams?

Go on- giggle. But hey, at least it's not PRO WRESTLING or something :silly:

[Scooter24]

1. I would think ...

WGI would be better suited for the olympics.

But I'm biased :P

[bo44]

2. Mad respect for drum and bugle corps

Did you ever march in Stockton, CA. They had a show at Stagg Stadium every year in July.

[Occulus]

6. I was in shows at

Concord and Anaheim.

I found out in CA how the high school water the football fields.

At the end of each rehearsal day, we would perform a run-through of the whole show. Note I said 'perform'- we did it with us entering and leaving a stadium, and we were expected to execute all the additions and alterations to the show that were made that day.

As we were entering the field in our straight, vertical line, I noted out of the corner of my eye a fountain of water in the corner of the football firled. I didn't think anything of it, as I was otherwise occupied at the time. I'm glad it didn';t really get my attention....

As we went through thw show, the dry space on the field became smaller and smaller' it turns out that that little fountain of water was in each corner of the field, and the water was meant to spread.

By the end of thw show, the football field we were practicing on was covered in two inches or so of water, but for the center, at half an inch deep.

Now, our colorguard that year ended the show dramatically- we raised the flag up to a 45 degree angle in one hand, raised our other hand up the same way- and then dropped the flag and fell on our sides.

SPLASH!!

(The end of the video afterward was quite funny.... one big splash over the entire field.)

--one of my DCI stories

[WMliberal]

3. that'd be a lot of gold and silver to give out!

not to mention making every participating country's delegation a LOT larger

[Scooter24]

4. I was thinking the same thing...

It would have doubled this years US delegation.

[Occulus]

7. DCI hands out rings, last I knew.

A ring would be more appropriate for them, really, and a hell of a lot cheaper.

[AmandaRuth]

5. hey, at least

you will never walk alone!!!:D :-)

(ps i have no idea what that means, but my husband who marched for years in the 70's, told me it would be meaningful to you. ;-)

[Occulus]

8. Yes it does

and tell him thanks for me.

I went to the show at WMU's stadium here in Kzoo this July 10. Madison was there, and they had the crowd on its feet before they stopped.

edit: in the 70s, hmm? What does he think of what DCI has become?