7th Rrrrregiment!!
Like that wasn't obvious!! The 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps is an Open Class drum corps based out of New London, CT. They were founded in 2004 and continue to push their way to the top every season since.
Now, I'm not biased or anything like that, but I absolutely love drum corps as an activity. It combines the best of... everything! It has music and arts and dance and athleticism and pure entertainment! Not to mention the family and friends and memories and jokes and everything else involved with living/ working with people for an absurdly long time. I myself have been with the corps for the past four years, and this season, 2012, will be my fifth and final year with the corps as I am aging out. As per DCI rules, anyone ages 12-21 can march, and I have finally reached the magical age of 21 and will thus be ending this chapter of my life at the end of the season. Yes, this is upsetting, it's been the majority of my life for five years now, but it's also a little freeing. I can now go on and explore other interests. Of course I will miss it, but there's not much I can do, so I'll make the best of it.
For those of you who don't know, drum and bugle corps is a performing arts ensemble consisting of only bell-front brass, percussion, and colorguard. They are independent organizations dedicated to developing strong leadership, character, and integrity in young adults. During the summer they travel across the country, competing against each other and performing for thousands of fans. I like to describe them as marching bands on steroids. But whatever you do, don't call them a band. They are corps, plain and simple.
