Deffinitely nothin' but good memories of drumcorps.
Let me start by sayin' that I have visited these forums on a number of occasions since adding Glen as a friend on myspace and have found the reading both interesting and informative. It wasn't until reading this thread that I felt the urge to post.
It's been quite some time since I participated in drumcorps in any capacity but, like many of you on this board, I still get out the big ass sticks and the Gladstone pad and work the rudiments when I can. I played quads/snare in senior corps here in Canada with the Kingston Grenadiers and I gotta say, to this day when I see a DCI or DCA event, the drumlines send chills up my spine. I currently play drums and sing backup vocals in an original rock band and, as cool as it feels bein' up on stage rockin' with the boys, it dosen't really compare with the feeling ya get from playing in a drumline. When 15 to 20 guys/gals come together mechanically the way a drumline should it becomes one powerfull, intense, precise and to an extent mennacing machine...........there just isn't anything like it.
Now, if I could only get my 11 year old son to appreciate rudiments............but that's annother story............