Welcome to the 2006 HURRICANE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS press release thread!

The 2006 season is our inaugural season, so please stay tuned for some basic information regarding the corps, our mission, and the people who make everything possible.

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce its 2006 show theme: "Not as a Sonata". The show will feature the music of Norman Dello Joio's Piano Sonata Number 3:
-Movement I, Tema
-Movement I, Var. I
-Movement II
-Movement III
-Movement I, Var V
-Movement IV

Hurricane will be marching:
9 snares
5 tenors
5 basses
9 pit
25 colorguard
2 drum majors

We are still making final decisions as to the appropriate numbers of each brass instrument that will produce a particularly strong low brass sound, while still retaining a balance. Suggestions welcome, as the corps director is primarily a tenors/mallets inclined type, and knows very little about such things (though this will not impede her ability to run the corps... it's the brass staff members' jobs to figure that stuff out, right?).

The caption picks, of course, are of the utmost secrecy. The only people who hold this knowledge are the caption selection committee:
Kristina- Caption selection committee president
Chief- Caption selection committee vice president
Mrs. Chief- Caption selection committee member
Roman- Caption selection committee member

Keep checking this thread for further information!

HURRICANE RELEASES UNIFORMS
Designs "breathtaking," says former visual judge

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps is pleased to present their uniforms!


These marching uniforms bear the traditional hurricane weather symbol and the corps colors, white and purple. The uniform in its original design also included a white hat with the purple symbol and a tall white feather, but the wind blew them all off the members' heads. The corps will therefore not wear anything on the head, and members are free to wear their hair in any style as long as it is not a detriment to or a distraction from the visual focus.

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The guard uniforms match the purple solor scheme of the corps. Hurricane offers equal opportunity to both males and females in all sections including colorguard, but there were no male colorguard auditionees, so there was no need to design a male colorguard uniform. (As we are based out of Chicago, IL, The Cavaliers and the Madison Scouts hogged all the amazing guard guys.)
The guard will use the purple scarves pictured, as well as the following flags:

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Additionally, the guard will use sabres and dance. No rifles will be used.

A former DCI visual judge who wishes to remain anonymous commented "No doubt about it, the one who picked out these colorguard patterns and uniform was a visual genius. The designed marching uniforms are astounding as well. It's an absolutely breathtaking combination with the show."

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps looks forward to dazzling their audiences this season!

Awesome uniforms. Good luck to your corps this year!

Good luck to you and your corps. this season!

HURRICANE EXPLAINED
DeLucia interviews corps director

Dennis: Good evening, my name is Dennis DeLucia, and welcome to tonight's interview- a DCI Season Pass exclusive. Thank you for logging on. Tonight, I am honored to be speaking with a special guest- executive director of the first-year Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps. How are you today, Kristina?
Kristina: Hey Dennis, I'm great, thanks. And thanks again for that box 5 GE score you gave my indoor line this past season!
D: (Laughing) It was well deserved! Now then. Your information says only that your name is Kristina. Don't you have a last name that goes along with that?
K: Sure! But I was thinking of all the famous people who just go by one name, and I figured I'd just follow them. I plan to be like Madonna or Prince, except richer, cooler, more famous, and more musically inclined. I figure that directing a corps is the perfect way to achieve all that. Well, except for "richer". And "more famous". And...

D: Right! So! Anyways. Speaking of which, why specifically did you decide to start up Hurricane?
K: Well, I've taken a great interest in marching percussion. In marching band, I've marched a year of bass drum and 4 years of tenors. I was drumline captain for this past season. I also march indoor, as you know- tenors ‘06 and mallets ‘05.
D: But no drum corps experience?
K: Well, no. That's why this is perfect. My ultimate dream would to be in the Bluecoats pit before I age out... but I'd love to be in a number of Div. 1 corps. But such corps like to see a good deal of experience before admitting you, especially drum corps experience... I figure, what could give me that drum corps experience better than directing one?
D: ...So, when was the last time you practiced?
K: (Laughing) You crack me up, Dennis!
D: No, seriously.
K: ......

D: So Kristina, can you explain why Hurricane is based out of Chicago, IL? It doesn't seem like there are too many hurricanes there.
K: No, we don't get any at all! Lake Michigan just isn't large enough. However, it is called the Windy City, and I figure since the Sox just won the World Series, it must be a city of champions. And, I might add, delicious pizza. What better combination could there be?

D: You've got me there! Why did you pick the name "Hurricane" in the first place?
K: It actually originated from Chief, from the captions selection committee… as well as one of his friends. “Hurricane” was a nickname they gave me. It’s kind of a long story, but I kind of liked the name, and it stuck for some people!

D: Do you have a corps motto?
K: Yes, we’ll be “Taking the world by storm”!

D: I saw the uniforms you will be using this season. What's with the little purple "S" symbol on the front?
K: That's no "S", Dennis. That is the hurricane weather symbol, like you see on The Weather Channel.

D: Now tell me, your show has an unusual name. Why did you pick it?
K: The name of the show is symbolic. The first movement of the piano sonata from which the show was taken is a theme and variations. I'm kind of a verbal play nut, so I took the word "sonata" (the theme of the show) and made an anagram... in other words, I changed the letters around, and got "Not as a". So, just as the first movement of the piano piece is a theme and variations, the first part of the show title is a variation on the show's theme ("sonata"). When you put that all together, the title "Not as a Sonata" illustrates the unusual way that this piece- typically performed as a piano sonata- will be presented to an audience.

D: Wow, you have way too much time on your hands. What has been the most difficult part of this entire endeavor thus far?
K: Undoubtedly, it's been the writing. Dello Joio's Piano Sonata #3 is broken down into such small pieces. I needed to write my own transitions that would pull together a wide variety of tempos and feels to make a smooth, cohesive show. But the fun part of this is instrument assignment. Whatever instruments would be appropriate for a part just sort of speak to me... the contras tend to ask for the low ranges for example, or at one part, the top range absolutely SCREAMED "crotales" with a whispering of "triangle" and "vibes".
D: (Chuckling) Hearing voices, huh?...
K: Oh! Speaking of voices, another difficulty we've encountered is deciding the brass numbers. Right now we still have more brass than we need in each section, because we're still making cuts. We're still finding a balance that would be appropriate for a strong, but not overpowering low brass sound. Our batterie, pit, guard, and drum majors are all definitely decided.

D: Speaking of batterie, as a batterie member yourself, did you put a batterie feature in your show?
K: Oh you bet... ironically, it's during a part in the piano sonata that is very slow- Movement I, Var V. The brass and pit are playing, but they’re in the background. I wrote the batterie parts for the feature sort of a la SCV Double Beat... it's a pretty sweet groove, though less repetitive than SCV's exercise.

D: That sounds just fabulous. Well, our time is up now, but for our audiences at home, this interview will continue to be available on DCI Season Pass... thank you for subscribing. Thanks again Kristina, and good luck!
K: Thank you Dennis, you too!

TENORS CHARM FALLS OFF CORPS DIRECTOR’S NECKLACE
Event deemed a “bad omen”

Hurricane director Kristina was just getting up from a free period spent sitting in the band hallway, when she felt something drop off the necklace she wears. When she counted the charms on her necklace, only two of the three were accounted for. The snare drum and marimba charms were present, but the set of tenors had fallen off.

“I was very lucky to have felt it drop,” she commented. “I was able to pick it up right away, rather than having to look for it.”

But what she didn’t comment on was the fact that the tiny metal link that connects the charm to the chain was never recovered.

“This is a very bad omen,” warns an anonymous astrological source. “This symbolizes the fast-approaching fall of Hurricane and its tenor line. As the link was never recovered, the drumline may soon experience something from which they will not recover... in a show or otherwise.”

Most dismiss the source as a publicity-seeking liar, and say it was probably nothing more than the charm simply catching on something, weakening the link. Also considered is the corps director’s fun at releasing random fantasy press articles.

Or perhaps trying to cover one's tracks in case caption picks aren't the best?

HURRICANE NAMES TWELVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL CENTER TENOR
Staff “blown away” by youngest Hurricane member

She’s sweet, she’s smart, she’s young, she’s pretty…

…and if you miss that next attack, she has the power to make you do 50 push-ups.

Twelve-year old Cadence Miller from Peoria, IL was not initially taken seriously by the Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps staff.

“I got the application, and the age was filled in as ‘12’, and there were many years of high school drumline listed as previous experience,” recalls director Kristina. “So I’m thinking, oh alright, we have a girl trying out for tenors who’s about to age out, and she has dyslexia. That’s cool. Little did I know- Cadence WAS 12, and she was about to have us all completely blown away!”

Tenor auditionees were equally stunned as the 5’ 3”, 115 pound girl made a mockery of the rudimental skills they had worked so hard to develop.

“I knew, like, I needed to work on my chops and all,” lamented Justin Rappaport, who was cut from the tenor line. “But like, here comes this 2-foot tall kid younger than my sister, and I’m just like, ‘Is this chick for real, man?’ And then she throws down and makes total Douchie McBags out of the rest of us.”

“I knew I was a little bit younger than the other guys,” laughed Cadence. “But I’ve been playing tenors just about as long as I’ve been alive, and I thought I’d finally try out for corps.”

Cadence’s parents noted that she had tenor talent very early in life as compared to her competition.

“We knew something was going down by the time that kid was 6 months old,” said Mr. Miller, Cadence’s father and a 2-year veteran of the Phantom Regiment bass drum line. “We gave her a bunch of pots and pans and spatulas and whatnot to play with, and I came into the kitchen where she was messin’ around, and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. She was scraping from pan to pan!

“That kid had butterflies down solid by 9 months, and was playin’ the heck outta triple beat scrapes by the time she was a year old. At that point, I knew we had to take some action, because even I know that’s not typical for a kid… not even my kid.”

Cadence’s mother sought out a private tenor lesson teacher for her, but confirms that it was difficult to locate someone willing to teach a 1-year-old.

“People were complaining because Cadence couldn’t confidently walk yet,” complained Mrs. Miller. “And I said, ‘What do you need her to walk for? She plays on pots and pans better than the kids at the local high schools play on quads! Teach her on a pad!”

Cadence did eventually find a teacher, and by the time she was in kindergarten, Cadence was drumming on her future high school’s batterie, barely able to carry trios. In second grade, she became drumline captain, and she has been it ever since. She finally became physically capable of carrying a full quad set in fourth grade, and the school added a 6” shot drum a year later with no complaints.

“Being younger than all the high school kids at age seven can be a hard thing,” Cadence reported. “I remember feeling like I didn’t really fit in. But after awhile, we all got used to eachother, and since then I’ve always felt right at home with older people. And they seem to feel the same way, treating me as an equal. I feel like it helped me mature rapidly. And I think corps is going to be an awesome experience!”

Cadence is also planning to prepare a tenor solo in the event that an individuals’ contest opportunity arises during the tour. Her interview was not complete, but reporters could not ask Cadence any further questions, as it was already past her bedtime.

I'd put money that Hurricane will blow away the other corps, Good Luck this season

*ba dum crash*

HURRICANE ANNOUNCES SPONSORS
New partnerships will provide excellent equipment for corps

Hurricane is proud to announce that it has just signed endorsement deals with Yamaha, Vic Firth, and Remo! Hurricane will be using Yamaha for both brass and batterie instruments, and will of course use Vic Firth sticks and mallets, and Remo drum heads.

The staff and members of Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps would like to thank the sponsors, and we are looking forward to an exciting and sucessful season!

HURRICANE DECIDES BRASS NUMBERS
Brass consultant finally speaks

Today, the corps director spoke with an outside brass consultant. The consultant is a former Cavaliers brass staff member and made recommendations for Hurricane's brass numbers, slightly modified by the corps director:

30 Sopranos
10 Altos
10 Mellophones
16 Baritones
10 Contras

The consultant acknowledges the previous press release announcing:

9 snares
5 tenors
5 basses
No cymbals
9 pit

25 colorguard
2 drum majors

The consultant is aware that the corps will be requiring a very strong brass sound. Originally, he had recommended 32 sopranos, 8 altos, and 8 mellophones, with the baritone and cotra numbers as is. The corps director has modified the first three slightly for the specific balance that she has in mind.

Final cuts in the brass sections will be made at the camp this weekend. Good luck!

CORPS DIRECTOR RECEIVES "I HEART TENORS" ADDRESS LABELS
Other sections feel neglected, insulted

When Hurricane director Kristina received address labels in the mail that had a picture of tenors and said "I (red heart) TENORS" on them, she was very excited.

"I took a picture of them on my phone, and texted it to my tenor tech, two friends, and Chief. I was jumping up and down. They were so perfect! And they only cost me a buck or two more than the stock designs... it was like 10 bucks for 144 labels, plus shipping."

Little did she know, however, that it would cause dispute within Hurricane.

"I guess I just feel kind of neglected," commented mellophonist May Erle. "She seemed like she was totally favoring the tenors by getting those labels. Now letters from her are going to go out to places and they're going to have such blatant tenor favoritism plastered all over them. I'm a little insulted, to be honest."

Brass caption head Val Voil is also a bit confused by her boss's enthusiasm.

"I know Kristina favors the tenors because she plays tenors, and she just finished marching a season of indoor," acknowledged Voil. "But that doesn't mean that any part of this corps is any less important. It's the integrated whole that really makes this group special."

Kristina denies any relation of the labels to the corps.

"I got those labels because of what I play, not because of what section of Hurricane I favor. The two are entirely unrelated. I'm hoping to ameliorate any anxieties or insulted feelings by only using those labels for personal letters, not ones that are related to corps matters."

Those that were offended grudgingly accepted this compromise, acknowledging that it's not uncommon for a director to specialize in an instrument or instruments, and might therefore have a special love for it.

"I do love the tenors," smiles Kristina. "They are a lot of fun to play. If I had to pick an instrument to just pick up and jam on, it'd be the tenors. But this says nothing about my feelings toward the people in any of Hurricane's sections, nor do I feel that the tenors are any more important than any other section."

HURRICANE VOWS TO DEFEAT THE "HAPPY CAMPERS"
Soon-to-be corps is "going down"

A new drum corps is about to be registered in DLOFDC league. The Happy Campers were originally placed into their corps director's imagination per the suggestion of Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps' director Kristina.

"I recommended the league to him mostly because I was trying to change the subject," Kristina remembers. "I mean, we were on the bus to WGI World Championships, and he was just going on and on about who knows what kind of weird stuff. When the conversation finally got around to his fantasies, I knew things were really going to get AWWWWWKWAAAAARD. So I said, 'Hey, you know, speaking of fantasy, you really ought to check out fantasy drum corps league.' He thought it was a pretty sweet idea."

While Kristina was glad to avert any uncomfortable situation then, she questioned her decision to refer him to the league, at first. But it didn't take long before she regained her confidence.

"While my magic wand is out of commission," said Chief, caption selections committee vice president, "I've done enough Bible study and so forth now to really have faith that we will overcome this. It's a game of inches alright, but as long as we are smart and cover our heads when it's raining outside, we'll all stay healthy and be in excellent condition to beat them. We're gonna git those suckas. Everything's totally cool (especially me). The crowds will be throwing their children at us."

"I tend to take Chief's advice about such things, and it's worked out pretty well," acknowledged Kristina. "One more corps to be up against isn't going to intimidate us. We are confident that we will defeat the Happy Campers... they'll be going down, as we're throwing down!"

The corps director of the Happy Campers was conveniently unavailable for comment.

"PRESS-RELEASE-A-DAY" TRADITION BROKEN
Difference in time zones leads to criticisms

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps originally intended to come out with a press release every day, at least until the tour actually began. But the press release intended for May 10th was not published until 12:22AM on May 11th, Eastern Daylight Time.

"This is incredible!" thundered the corps director. "So we released it 22 minutes past midnight. Hurricane is based in Chicago, IL. We are on CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. It was 11:22PM when I put out that press release. I neither broke a rule nor a tradition."

Critics of the corps argue that the event suggests that Hurricane is recalcitrant and noncompliant.

"We run the website on Eastern Daylight Time," explained a drumlines.org representative. "Registration began at 12AM EDT. That's 11PM CDT. Kristina certainly knew that, as her corps registered at about 12:01AM EDT. So if they acknowledged the time zone differences then, why wouldn't they do it now? Because they're getting pompous, that's why. They don't think the rules apply to them... apparently even rules they created... and that's got to stop."

"I mean, it's a FANTASY drum corps," countered Kristina. "Maybe I had a (censored) time machine, and that messed up the... I don't know! This is ridiculous! Don't you have moderating to do?... Look. Hurricane runs on Central Daylight Time. If there were a rehearsal, I wouldn't say that it started at '1PM EDT' just because that's how DLO does it... I'd say it started at noon. Period. And everyone would know exactly when I was talking about."

The interview with the director was unfortunately cut short, as she hadn't realized where all the time had gone and needed to do some homework.

Slackers... the lot of you!

STAFF FINALLY ANNOUNCED
Hurricane releases names of caption heads at long last

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce its 2006 staff:

VISUAL
Mark Time
Daniel Sking
Kathryn Chitorelss

BRASS
Valerie Voil
Belle Tone
Aaron Yurhorn

BATTERIE
Shirley Murphey
Sy Clonefence
Paul Skeeper

FRONT ENSEMBLE
Steven Zandburton
Mallory Etts
Timothy Pani

The brass responsibilities will be equally undertaken by Val Voil, Belle Tone, and Aaron Yurhorn.

Mark Time will concentrate mostly on general marching style, while Dan Sking and Kat Chitorelss will be focusing mostly on the guard. All three will actively participate in bettering all aspects of the visual program.

Shirley Murphey will primarily concentrate on the snares, Sy Clonefence will focus mainly on the tenors, and Paul Skeeper will deal mostly with the basses.

Stevens Zandburton will focus almost exclusively on the keyboard players in the pit, while Tim Pani will mainly deal with the auxiliary percussion. Mal Etts will attend to both.

The corps has already made great strides in all areas! Welcome aboard!

DRUMLINES.ORG AND MOTOR CITY CADETS CONSPIRE AGAINST HURRICANE
Paranoia abounds; possible lawsuit to follow

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps may soon find itself pursuing a legal battle. An attempt by a homicidal cat on mrpainless45, the director of the Motor City Cadets, has left him shaken, and 2 staff members of drumlines.org (MiddleAgeMan, director of Sparkle!; and kevin_fu, director of the Washington DC Scandals) pointed an accusatory finger at "Hurricanes Drum and Bugle Corps".

"We march no homicidal cats," reported Hurricane director Kristina. "That cat had absolutely no affiliation with our corps, on the field or off. Naturally, I was not worried that we'd be accused, particularly since they said that the cat was from 'Hurricanes'. I voiced my relief in a post on the Motor City Cadets' thread, saying I can't imagine what confusion there would be had I made our name plural!"

But upon coming back from an Italian restaurant and logging into the DLO server, Kristina's defensive post was gone... along with the pluralization "Hurricanes" that had been in several others' previous posts.

"I was livid," roared Kristina. "They are clearly editing and deleting posts with no legal grounds, to falsely point the finger at Hurricane. They are framing us- trying to place blame where it does not lie. We understand that Hurricane is so talented that we are an obvious threat to others' potential victories, but that's no reason for unfair disqualification."

Hurricane is currently considering pursuing a lawsuit, though it could mean an unexpected increase in tour fees.

"In the end, we'll probably just let it go," said Kristina. "If we get the news out by word of mouth that these unfair allegations are being made, the damage should be undone, and it'll save the corps money. We're the forgiving sort. We hope that everyone will be more honest in the future."

FINAL CUTS MADE
Final camp before move-in marks the end of auditions

Hurricane is proud to announce that we have made our final cuts to the brass sections, and we have finished up another great camp weekend! This past weekend was the final camp before move-in weekend.

Some brass instrumentalists are upset that Hurricane waited until this point in the season to announce the final list of players.

"Had Hurricane had their act together as far as brass numbers go, I probably would've had a chance to try out elsewhere," lamented a trumpet player. "I would have totally gone out for Phantom or Cavs; they're not too far from Chicago. Even if they're not quite up to Hurricane's talent level, it still would have been fun to march SOME corps this summer."

The Hurricane brass caption heads deny that picking the brass numbers earlier would have made much difference.

"It was obvious that due to the initial number of brass auditionees, we were going to have to keep cutting people right up until move-in weekend," reported Belle Tones, brass co-caption head. "The other two caption heads and I were astounded by the number of kids that showed up to the first camp."

"I'd never seen anything like this," confirmed Aaron Yurhorn, another brass co-caption head. "The three of us caption heads... me, Val, and Belle... we were going to have to work overtime before, during, and after the camps to sort through the vast numbers of names. I'm surprised we finally were able to make all the decisions before move-in!"

"I almost feel sorry for The Happy Campers," laughed Val Voil, the third brass co-caption head. "I mean, I don't know how they haven't folded yet. We probably took every last amazing brass player within a 500 mile radius of Chicago, plus all the people that flew in from across the country and across the world! Not to mention the incredible drummers and guard that did the same! Poor Happy Campers probably had virtually nobody to audition for them. What a shame."

Hurricane assured the press that they have worked long and hard to find the best possible combination of brass, percussion, and colorguard. Again, we are looking forward to a thrilling, competitive, rewarding season!

I (and the rest of DLOFDC) will laugh heartily if you place lowly in the rankings at Finals. That's a lot of smoke you're blowing there, Hurricane . . . I hope you've got the fire to back it up.

At least my corps has a little merit to it's name.

MOTOR CITY CADETS IDENTIFY ATTEMPTED ASASSAIN
Hurricane vindicated, all charges dropped

In a press release from the Motor City Cadets today, the attempted murderer-cat who tried to take corps director mrpainless45's life was identified as Joseph McCarthy himself. The event has been described as a "Red Scare 2" as well as a "Just finished AP History".

"I couldn't feel any more relieved," smiled Hurricane director Kristina. "Finally everyone is safe, nobody is being falsely accused, those responsible will hopefully be punished, and we can get back to a mostly-civil competition, free of legal harassments. I am so happy. Best of luck to the Motor City Cadets in light of this discovery."

Local law firms grumble at the loss of business, but otherwise, the "scare", as it has been called, seems to have worked out for the best for those involved.

CORPS DIRECTOR IS "WGI-SICK"
Hurricane members and staff are insulted, jealous

A statement was released today that Kristina, Hurricane corps director, is suffering from extreme "WGI-sick"ness.

"You should have seen me before my prelims DVD came today," mumbled Kristina from under a snowman-themed blanket. "I didn't have to be at school until 11:45, and according to the package tracker, it was enroute. So I spent the morning watching almost 20 WGI shows for good luck. I wore my tenor line shirt for good luck. I checked outside every 5 minutes or so. But nothing helped. A UPS truck circled my cul-de-sac, but it didn't stop for me. It was garbage day, so I heard trucks outside every 2 minutes and kept getting tricked. In the end, I had to go to school. During math class I found that the DVD had been delivered at 1:06PM."

Upon receipt of her WGI World Championships prelims DVD today, Kristina watched it over 10 times in the first 3 hours she had it.

"I watched it with the sound off to just focus on the visual. I listened to it loudly with my eyes closed to focus on the music. I watched and listened to it over and over. I can't stop," she said, disappearing back under the sheets.

Members and staff of Hurricane, however, are not happy about this. Many believe she is beginning to neglect her real-life fantasy responsibilities.

"She's practically got, like, WGI-PTSD," said Mark Time, a visual caption head, as he rolled his eyes. "I mean, it's important to be sensitive to those with 'issues', but this crosses the line. WGI's been over for a month now... thinking about it won't do anything. What about DLOFDC? That's her responsibility now. I trust she won't let these kids down."

Kristina insists that she won't, and acknowledges that as a director, she needs to put the corps first.

"I'll get there," said Kristina, hugging her purple stuffed hippopotamus with a brave smile. "I just need a day or two. It was just hard to see it all again for the first time. And I miss all those kids from indoor so, so much. I can't even explain it. But I won't let the Hurricane kids down... and that's a promise."

PRESS RELEASE STAFF IS OUT OF PRESS RELEASES
Imagination has simply "run out"

Hurricane's press release staff did not come out with a press release today.

"So we ran out of ideas for today," sneered one staff member. "So what? We had things to do today. It doesn't mean our imagination is on the fritz. We didn't even really try to think of one, and we didn't have an idea in the archives. We can't always be writing press releases; we have to live as well. There is a real world."

Frequent readers of the Hurricane press release thread are very sorrowful, but hopes for a new press release on a new day remain high.

NEWS BRIEFS

HURRICANE FINALIZES TOUR SCHEDULE

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps has picked out their agenda for the summer. This schedule is to remain entirely confidential until Thursday when non-veteran corps may sign up for shows. The corps has also selected a preferred home show, which is also of utmost secrecy. The official schedule will be available for viewing on the corps' main home page on Thursday.


DIRECTOR EXPLAINS ABSENCE

As may or may not have been noticed, Hurricane has not released any press releases in the past several days.

"Allow me to explain," begged director Kristina. "I have been unable to relay information to the press release staff in the past few days. It was out of my control... I was getting ready for prom. And then going to prom. And post-prom. And senior ditch day. I decided this mini-vacation was in the corps' best interests. This way, I am fully rejuvenated before we begin our tour, and I will be better able to focus on the corps."

Sources also agree that the director's prom date had booked her in December, and the earliest press release was not until May. This may also have contributed to her priorities. Or, fantasy versus reality. Debate continues.


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Hurricane needs you! If you would like to support Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps during our tour this summer, please contact us. We need people to help with food, equipment, and other vital entities, but we are particularly short on food support staff.

"I'm hungry!" yelled an unsteady snare drummer at our last (very understaffed) camp.

"Feed me!" pleaded a contra player, just before fainting.

"Water..." was all another kid could gasp, as he tried in vain to crawl on his stomach toward the food tent.

Feed the hungry! Donate your time to Hurricane.

BRAKE DRUM MISSING
Hurricane unsure at whom to point the finger (and which finger)

While taking a final, octuple-check of an instrument inventory this morning, front ensemble co-caption head Tim Pani discovered to his dismay that the brake drum is missing.

"It was here at the camp two weekends ago," Tim insisted. "It's been stolen. That's the only possible explanation for its absence. I don't know who would want to steal from us. We don't have any sworn enemies and never have; even the Motor City Cadets would never have done such a thing during the short period of time we were at odds. And the Happy Campers have always had too positive of a spirit for thievery."

The corps staff has searched everywhere, but are running out of places to look for the lost piece of equipment.

"I don't understand where else it could be," concurred corps director Kristina. "I personally have searched high and low. It seems to have absolutely vaporized. I simply do not understand this. We were thinking of going to the police, but there are no suspects at this time, so we decided that that option would likely render itself fruitless."

If you have seen a misplaced brake drum, please contact a member of the Hurricane staff immediately, as their tour starts in a matter of days.

Let this be on record that Ms. Quints has in fact sparked a vendetta. Remember remember the 5th of November. Or, whatever date DCI finals is. That's when everyone will witness the demise of the Hurricanes! -_-
Good luck to you

BRAKE DRUM FOUND
Hurricane locates brake drum previously presumed stolen

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps breathed a sigh of relief today after the brake drum mentioned a few press releases ago was located.

"I was searching up, down, in, out, over, under," said corps director Kristina. "I never thought to look in the parking lot! Sure enough, the first truck I looked under... the brake drum was right there all along! I don't have any idea how it got there, but it was sitting right there! Someone probably just accidentally carried it off and put it down randomly... I don't know! My finding it immediately must have been meant to be."

Hurricane apparently was not the only group missing equipment in the area. Curiously, the company that owns the truck reported that their truck wouldn't work, shortly after Hurricane was reunited with its missing instrument. The company was considering filing a charge of vandalism, but because there are no suspects, the case is likely to be quietly dropped to avoid unnecessary court costs.

NEWS BRIEFS

HURRICANE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

The Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps tour schedule has been released after some issues with the registration were resolved. Hurricane would especially like to thank DLWebmaestro for his tireless efforts on behalf of all the DLOFDC corps!
Hurricane's home show is in Rockford, IL on Sunday, July 9th. We hope to see you there or at any of Hurricane's other shows to cheer us on!

TYPO FOUND IN PREVIOUS PRESS RELEASE

Hurricane would like to extend an apology to one of its pit techs, Steven Zandburton. The article in which he was first introduced talked about the respective responsibilities of the pit staff, and mistakenly printed "Stevens Zandburton". Hurricane greatly apologizes for this oversight and hopes it will not spark any identity crises.

MOVE-IN WEEKEND IS HERE

It's Hurricane move-in weekend! All of the Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps members and staff is here in Chicago, IL to move in for the summer. The first Hurricane rehearsal and tour season has officially begun for the summer! Best of luck, have fun, and enjoy the show!

CORPS DIRECTOR ASSISTED BY PARAMEDICS AT MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
Corps members doubt their director's strength and abilities

Hurricane director Kristina's mother was circling Kristina's marching band playing in the park after they marched a parade through their town to get a better view, when she realized that the quint tom set her daughter plays was sitting on the ground. Panicking, she found the band director who asked, "Did you know your daughter is with the paramedics?"

The ailing corps director had overheated while standing in the park waiting to play, and a firefighter had led her and at least 10 other dizzy or nauseated kids in near-full uniform in the 92 degree heat and taken them into the shade. After a few minutes of ice, shade, cooler clothes, and water, Hurricane's director felt much better (as did her mother).

But while her directors, collegues, and mother say that she did very well in the parade ("I was like, 'Man, Kristina's ROCKIN' today!'" reported the band director), members of Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps harshly criticize her for this occurrence. They believe that neglecting playing the song she was supposed to in the park after the parade is a sign of weakness and lack of dedication.

"Good thing she isn't marching on the corps field," growled an anonymous bass drummer. "She'd never make it. What a weakling. She marched for like a half an hour in uniform playing easy tenor patterns. How about trying what we do for once?"

"I don't understand why everyone is criticizing me," said Kristina. "I mean, after the 10th kid or something started having issues, the cops actually told my directors, 'You've got to get your kids out of here; they're dropping like flies.' Sure I probably couldn't march a season of corps on tenors. But I'm 5'7" and maybe 130 pounds, and tenors can be like 75 pounds on the corps field. That's why I direct... it's for people who aren't physically strong enough to march!"

Members mumbled their agreement with her statement but believe the director really ought to get in on the corps morning warm-ups, which are now a daily occurrence since move-in weekend is over!

WALLET LEFT ON THE FIELD AT HURRICANE REHEARSAL

In other news, someone left their wallet on the sideline of the field at rehearsal on Sunday night. Please check to see if you are missing your wallet. If you are and you can describe the wallet, it's yours. No identification was found with the wallet.

As such, if the wallet goes unclaimed for more than a week, the cash found within the wallet will either be donated to Hurricane or to the corps director for college spending money.

DEAF HURRICANE GUARD MEMBER THRIVING IN CORPS
"She's a star," rave all those around her

When Hurricane guard co-caption heads Dan Sking and Kat Chitorelss heard that there was a deaf auditionee, they couldn't believe their ears. Colorguard involves integrating visual art with sound, and the staff was skeptical that someone with a lack of ability to perceive one of those two would succeed in a drum corps setting.

Now, however, the staff recants all their speculations regarding the probable failure of a deaf colorguard member.

"At the first camp back in November, I was taking a look at the guard auditionees as a group," recalls Sking. "I was curious to see if the rumor was true or not. So I looked at all of them and tried to pick out the ones that were really off from the others. But when I went up to talk to each of them, they all definitely could hear. So, I assumed that the alleged deaf guard girl hadn't shown up."

Sking had not anticipated that one of the girls with the best precision was 19-year-old Kylie Jacobs, who has been deaf since she was born. Kylie was originally inspired to join colorguard when she saw Riverside Community College's indoor drumline performance in 2002, in which a deaf girl named Holly explains how she experiences music.

"I watched her as she narrated the performance," said Kylie, who mainly uses American Sign Language in everyday communication. "I could see that she was looking for visual clues to know what to do and when. She watched the drummers' hands and feet. It suddenly dawned on me; I could do the same thing if I joined guard!"

Kylie is lucky enough to live next door to a veteran member of the Bluecoats colorguard, and she started taking lessons from him. After a year of practice with a special metronome with no sound but a bright flash, she joined her high school's colorguard. Thereafter, she progressed so quickly in a full guard that she became guard captain by junior year.

"It's not as hard as people think," she said. "I rely heavily on my peripheral vision to see the feet of other marchers, the hands of the drum majors, and the sabres, flags, and general movements of the other guard members. At the same time, I'm still able to project upward."

"And boy, does she ever!" laughed Chitorelss. "She's a star. Not only is she phenomenal at projection to the audience, but she couldn't possibly be more cheerful and friendly during rehearsals. She doesn't talk much since most of us know little to nothing in ASL, but she always finds a way to make her meanings clear... and what she says is just about always upbeat! She's absolutely inspirational."

"I've made a ton of friends," smiles Kylie. "It's cute, some of them want to learn how to sign, but the syntax is completely different than in English. Regardless, we get along really well. This is the time of my life."

"I've really learned a lot from her," adds Sking. "I'd like to think we've taught eachother about the same amount, but I don't know... she sure showed ME!"

Based on all of the posts of the problems and the suppositions and accusations relating to incidents in the corps maybe Hurricane should change its name to the Conspiracy Theorists.

HURRICANE DOING WELL IN PREPARATION FOR TOUR
No specific basis for press release, but updating anyway

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps would like to announce that their members' skills are increasing "exponentially," as several members of the staff have put it. While there have been no specific noteworthy events for the press, Hurricane simply felt that it was time for an update.

So:

Everything is working out great, and staff and kids alike are improving their skills faster than most people could ever imagine. Hurricane is very excited for the first competition in Oswego, IL!

The Rochester Lightning wishes you the best of luck this season!

You know, 4 with an exponent of ½ is 2. Saying you're increaing exponentially doesn't mean "in a positive direction."

NEWS BRIEFS

HURRICANE LAUNCHES WEBSITE
Hurricane is excited to present its very own Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps Website!!

ANOTHER STAFF NAME TYPO NOTED
The Hurricane press release staff acknowledges its second staff name typo. Previously, Mr. Steven Zandburton was accidentally referred to as "Stevens Zandburton," which was incorrect. Now there is a new incident: the batterie tech referred to as "Shirley Murphey" before would like her name corrected; it is actually spelled "Shirley Murphy." Hurricane press release staff is deeply apologetic.

Holy lack of contrast Batman!

EDIT: All better[-ish]!

I think he's commenting on the color scheme.

He was suggesting that your post should be editted to say "All better[ish]" not an absolute "All better."

Your site is still a bad specimen of web design. I'd hate to see your myspace .

I might suggest that perhaps you try to re-reading before you jump the gun and post with your first thoughts. This wasn't a hard post to understand.

And like...

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You know, 4 with an exponent of ½ is 2. Saying you're increaing exponentially doesn't mean "in a positive direction."

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...is any better? Of course I knew what he meant. I always do. I just replied as I did to show him that I'm up for a game of technicalities if he wants. Thank you for putting an end to it though, by the way. It was getting really annoying, lol.

A bit more on topic! I had a myspace with a different background, but I deleted my page. And I STILL say the Hurricane website is not that bad! You all just need a stronger glasses prescription.

HURRICANE IS "ON FIRE"
Press release thread becomes "hot topic"

Hurricane is proud to announce that it is the first DLOFDC 2006 corps to have their press release thread dubbed a "hot topic." The thread is now displayed with a little flame animation to the left of its name to demonstrate this status.

"I want to thank all of Hurricane's fans for their support," gushed corps director Kristina. "It really makes our kids smile to know that people are interested to see what is going on with them. It's a special feeling."

At the time of this press release, Hurricane's thread has 790 views. The next most popular corps is Division 1's The Drednoughts with only 574 views. According to one psychologist, the other corps directors are now likely to refresh their browsers continually while staying on their own press release threads.

"In situations like this," reported the expert, "Competitors worry that they are falling behind and will have a hard time catching up if they don't start promoting their groups themselves. Most street musicians know to seed their donation pile with a few dollars before they put it out there because other people are more likely to give to them then. This is a similar phenomenon. They will try to increase their popularity so people take notice and want to see for themselves."

Marching percussion statistical experts, however, caution that while there is a correlation between corps success and popularity, there are clear exceptions to the rule.

"Look at the Bridgemen," pointed out a marching percussion statistics guru. "They were possibly one of the most popular corps. Their shows were always huge crowd-pleasers. But they weren't typically in the running for a gold. There can still be large exceptions to even very strong correlations."

"I don't care if that expert was the best in the statistics field," shrugged Kristina. "The best in MY business will be determined on THE field."

Oh yeah? YOUR corps page didn't have a 2 page thread about how I was nearly assassinated by the Cat Mafia :P

good luck hurricane....

Congrats on your first place finish today. Don't worry, I'll beat you someday

Yes, many congratulations! You deserved it!

HURRICANE UNDEFEATED IN FIRST TWO SHOWS
Rookie corps is "straight up kicking arse"

Hurricane is thrilled to note that it has taken the gold medal at their first two competitions. The shadow of doubt that others cast on Hurricane is starting to lift, and the corps couldn't be more proud.

"We're straight up kicking arse," reported a sleepy kid on the bus. "We're tired, but it's a good feeling in a way. It all feels worth it. It's all... just so... all... just... so... zzzzzzzzz..."

"I'd like to thank all the other corps in Division 3 and otherwise who are being incredibly gracious," smiled corps director Kristina. "Their best wishes have meant a lot to the staff and kids alike, and we are sure they will prove to be worthy opponents. We can't wait to see what they have in store, and we wish them the best of luck this season as well!"

The corps acknowledges that it is only the beginning of a long season, and things may change drastically. However, they say that they feel good about the wins for now.

HURRICANE IS BLOWING EVERYONE AWAY
Corps is doing ridiculously well

According to the leaderboards as of today, 6/25/06, Hurricane is beating every group in every division except for 4 groups in Division 1. The Division 1 corps had 20 more caption points to spend, and the Division 2 corps had 5 more points to spend.

"Boo yah," reported the director.

You're doing amazing :P
You have 1337 caption picking skills haha.
I'm hoping to Top-6 it lol.

Great job Hurricane! Best wishes to you in the forthcoming comps!

Hurricane thanks all the well-wishers and extends congratulations and best-of-lucks to them as well as everyone!

Good luck Hurricane...I'll see you in an upcoming show, may the best corps win!

Ahhhh! You got me by .05 points at our last show! Don't think you've seen the end of me

Again, good luck on you season!

Your corps fought long and hard in that show, and your effort was commendable. I have no doubt you will continue to put up a fight! Good luck to you too.

HURRICANE CHANGES CAPTION, STOPS USING ALL 120 CAPTION POINTS
Experts wonder what is going through director's head

In a Hurricane press conference today, the astonishing circulating rumor that Hurricane has decided to change a caption to a slightly less costly choice WITHOUT utilizing the extra point elsewhere has proven itself true.

"I know what you're thinking," said Hurricane's director Kristina. "You're thinking, 'What's she thinking?' Well, sometimes I'm thinking what you're thinking, I'm thinking. Anyway. We got an extra caption change from winning the Hicksville, OH regional. So we had nine changes. Well, you can't utilize all your points (assuming you started out using all of them) without changing TWO captions. Since we only had an odd number of captions, we weren't willing to do that at this point in time."

Sources speculated that perhaps Kristina has lost faith in her corps and is just trying to cover her tracks, but she denied these allegations.

"We picked the ONE caption change carefully so we would have an even number for later, for reasons I already illustrated. In this caption, we believe that the group that cost one caption point less than what we originally selected... is actually doing slightly better than it's barely more expensive opponent. If this turns out to be a bad move, we still have 8 caption picks left to change. Toward the end of the season, we may even get around to using that last caption point!"

HURRICANE PROMOTES CAPTION SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Chief and Mrs. Chief now share the vice presidential responsibilities

Hurricane's director had one more surprise to release to the press- the promotion of one member of the corps' captions selections committees. Former caption selections committee member Mrs. Chief has been promoted to Caption Selection Committee Co-Vice President, and she will now share the Vice Presidential responsibilities with her husband, Chief.

"We would like to commend Mrs. Chief on her brilliant suggestion in two caption areas," gushed Kristina. "It was through her foresight that we were allowed to really thrive as a corps. Originally, Chief and I were to be the only members of the Caption Selection Committee, but we are extremely grateful that we thought to ask for her extremely valuable insight. Mrs. Chief, Chief, Roman, and I are really quite a team, as our scores reflect."

Hurricane staff and members enthusiastically applaud the promotion. Mrs. Chief's change in status can be viewed at the corps homepage: www.freewebs.com/hurricanedrumandbuglecorps, by clicking "Staff" on the left-hand side.

How is your caption picking skills sooo amazing!?!?!?!

I must aplaude you, It's a fight for 3rd place for me now.

HURRICANE MAKES CAPTION CHANGE ERROR
Corps director wishes she could take back her decision

Hurricane's director Kristina admits that she has made a grave caption change error.

"I'm disappointed in myself. I completely wasted a caption change. Now I'm sitting here not using all my caption points, I wasted a caption change, and I want to change that caption along with two others. This is a very bad thing..."

Hurricane members and staff, for once, forgive their director for this oversight.

"People simply aren't perfect," conceded pit tech Steven Zandburton. "She's been under enough scrutiny this year in so many different press releases, we're going to give her a break. It's not like her track record is all that terrible- we're still undefeated."

Guard co-caption head Kat Chitorelss agrees. "She's human," she shrugged. "We're going to be alright. I have confidence. It's a momentary downturn."

Even the kids still seem to be in good spirits. "It's not like we suck hard core or anything," was the general consensus.

The caption selection committee members (besides Kristina) were unavailable for comment.

HURRICANE ADMITS PREVIOUS MATHEMATICAL ERROR
Experts wonder if Hurricane's director will survive in her quest for a mathematics major

The head of the Hurricane 2006 Statistics Department noted a grave error in a recent Hurricane press release.

"It was incorrectly stated by Hurricane's director that you could only continue to use all your caption points if you changed TWO captions at a time," stated the statistics expert. "This allegation is false. A correct statement would have mentioned that you could continue to use all of your caption points if you used TWO OR GREATER caption changes, or none at all, assuming you started out using all of your caption points."

The statistics expert, fortunately or unfortunately, was widely regarded as having little credibility. Allegedly, she had just completed a huge statistical analysis for some other organization or organizations, and the analysis ended up being entirely inaccurate. Still, many can't help but acknowledge the logic of her statements.

Experts are uncertain as to whether Hurricane is going to lay low for awhile and save all her caption changes until July 31, the last day to change, or rather to change them soon to continue capturing more gold medals.

GONE FISHIN'
Hurricane director takes a brief but controversial leave from her "storm"

Rumors have been circulating about a possible sighting of Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps' director Kristina out on a fishing boat and neglecting her responsibilities as corps director. The sighting was confirmed at just before 9PM as the small craft was on its way back to the dock. A boat with a team of police, headed by the county sheriff himself, was sent out to find the corps director, who was reported missing yesterday morning by Hurricane pit technician Steven Zandburton. The sheriff reported his findings back to the corps immediately. After further investigation, the sheriff discovered that the corps director had given a false age to the man who was running the dock, a clear indication that Kristina was attempting to avoid detection.

"Naturally, we were all worried about her," reported Zandburton. "I think most of us were just glad that she was safe. We didn't even command her to come back right away; she's been working really hard for us. Sometimes, people just need a break."

Other members of the Hurricane staff were not as forgiving as Mr. Zandburton.

"I don't know what the (censored) she thought she was doing," sneered tenor technician Sy Clonefence. "We have a drum corps going here. Her corps is starting to drop in the rankings, possibly because of her little caption-picking errors she's made as of late, and what's she do? She gets on a boat and goes fishing. Yesterday was more of an important day for the corps than show days. It's rehearsal days that we really need her there for. I'm livid at her irresponsibility."

Hurricane director Kristina was defensive regarding these accusations.

"First of all, it's 'fishin,' not 'fishing,' and it's not a boat, it's a Lund," Kristina corrected. "Second, I don't know what everyone is complaining about. I was with Chief and Mrs. Chief, the Caption Selection Committee's Co-Vice Presidents! We discussed Hurricane. It was the logical thing to do when our scores were starting to drop. Sure, at the same time it was a blast. But that doesn't mean I was neglecting my responsibilities! And indeed, I was not. I even petted the fish before I de-scaled them and cut them up. I would have named them, but Chief wouldn't let me name them anything but 'Dinner,' and it got confusing with all of them having the same name."

"I guess we didn't know she was with most of the caption selection committee," conceded snare technician Shirley Murphy. "Had I been aware of that, I wouldn't have been so upset."

Hurricane's director Kristina also reports that the entire day was the most fun she's had in quite some time (perhaps since her last major marching percussion ordeal!), and that Mrs. Chief is an excellent, excellent cook.

Thanks again, Chief and Mrs. Chief.

HURRICANE NO LONGER UNDEFEATED
Director claims 4th place finish at the Preview of Champions was "intentional"

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps has, for the first time this season, left a competition without a gold medal. The corps took 4th place at the Indianapolis, IN Preview of Champions. Incredibly, the staff and members all agree that this loss was planned.

"Of course we knew we were going to lose," laughed director Kristina. "As a matter of fact, it was intentional. With gas prices what they are these days, we need to limit our loads as much as possible. We've already had to get another truck because we are absolutely overloaded with gold medals. We were running out of places to put them. We knew we could have a financial problem on our hands if prices kept rising and we kept winning. Thus, we decided to purposely put all our caption changes on hold until the very last possible day to change them, and then dominate. This may reduce the weight we are pulling down the road, and how many vehicles we need to transport them."

"It's a near mathematical certainty that this is a smart move," said the Hurricane 2006 Head Statistician. "I've calculated projections for gas prices for the rest of the season, and it's not looking good. Plus, with all 8 caption changes intact, we'll have all possible information available before it's too late to change captions, before we actually change them. All that matters is Championships folks... that I can say with p=0.00001 certainty with an alpha level of practically however small you want it to be!"

The kids' spirits remain high as well.

"As if my neck doesn't already hurt from my spine being bent out of shape from these tenors," said tenor captain Cadence Miller, "I was having a hard time bearing the weight of all the gold medals around my neck, for lack of a place to store them."

Hurricane is still looking to do very well the rest of the 2006 DLOFDC season.

HURRICANE HOME SHOW A COMPLETE SUCCESS
Hurricane's Rockford, IL show was well-attended, well-enjoyed

Last night's Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps home show in Rockford, IL was a rousing success. All of the performing corps played and marched up to their highest potentials for this point in the season... truly "marching up a storm" as the name of the show would imply!

Hurricane's director Kristina was very proud of her corps' first place finish, and was very impressed by the talent of all the other corps in all divisions. She was a bit pressed for time, however, in that she needed to split her time between the DLOFDC Rockford show and the DCI Rockford show. She viewed the latter with the director of The Happy Campers, and it apparently was also a great success, despite when the director of the Happy Campers had the people in their immediate vicinity laughing so hard they nearly had heart attacks.

(And Little Foot did remember the way to the corps show! "Irtza...irtza..." )

oh ho! and who was it who robbed you of your 3rd place? that's right, the MCC. And we'll see whats what at Battle Creek ms. quints -_-

haha Im just playin

Can't you read?! We have entirely plausible explanations for such things!

lol :P

I'm very sorry, it's my fault. I forgot that Hurricane tends to intentionally lose to other corps, because the director is so nice

HURRICANE MAKES FINAL CAPTION CHANGES WITHOUT USING ALL POINTS
Director decides to permanently not make use of all the points available to her

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps announced today that they have decided not to use all 120 caption points available to them.

"I found a combination I liked for a point less," shrugged the director. "Actually, the thing was, I found like THE ideal combination for 121 points, but decreasing any of the captions by one point produced such a loss that I decided to totally reorganize everything, and the combination that I liked cost 119. Similarly, ADDING one point to any of the captions, I believe, would result in a loss, so I don't think it would be a good idea to use them all."

"She's taking a huge emotional risk," commented bass tech Paul Skeeper. "It's 1st place or bust for us now. If we come in anywhere short of 1st place... we'll be sorry we didn't use one of the many 120 point combinations we came up with."

"I think she's (censored) stupid for doing it," snapped a hard core fan of some of the other Division 3 corps. "This should only make it easier for Hurricane to be beaten."

"Look, I know!" snapped director Kristina. "I know it's a risk. I know I'll be incredibly pissed if we don't win when someone else who used all their caption points does. But you know what? Life's full of risks. No pain no gain. You always miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Win or bust. OK? Can't people just leave me alone and quit questioning everything I do?"

(The director is under a lot of stress because she is getting ready to move into school.)

"I trust her," said a member who was never identified by the press release staff due to time constraints. "Even if we don't come up 1st... a score, a number on a piece of paper... doesn't matter to me anymore. It's about the experiences we have. The memories and good times we have. The friends we make. The skills we gain. The problems we overcome. And no score, however low it may be, can ever take that away from us."

The director would like to have commented on the statement, but she was too choked up, as that's precisely how she feels about winter line (which she misses terribly).

Good luck to Hurricane in the remainder of their season!

Awesome uniforms...Hope you all do great

PRESS RELEASE FROM AN HOUR AGO DEEMED PARTLY UNTRUE
Correction: Hurricane IS planning on using all 120 points

Due to a discrepancy between the original caption values sheet and what values were actually used, Hurricane will be using exactly 120 points versus the 119 points that was previously planned.

"Ironically, I'm glad that one of the captions ended up costing a point more," said Kristina with a sigh of relief. "I would have been so upset if I lost with extra points to spare. Now if I lose, I can't blame it on that factor. It won't be as frustrating, and I won't have regrets. I'll feel better about everything. It'll feel more like I did all I could, which is true regardless."

Most followers and fans of Hurricane are glad for this, as the director's emotional stability is rumored to be generally questionable.

Nice job overtaking the dominating corps in Division 3(MCC) ^_^. I guess your plan for ownage worked :P

Thanks! You never know though; you weren't too far behind at that last show. You could still end up taking home the gold!

CHAMPIONSHIPS TIME
Hurricane, out

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps will not have any more press releases until DLOFDC World Championships have come to a conclusion. The corps (which obviously includes the corps director) is in Madison, WI camping out as of today. Regardless of the corps' placement, Hurricane and the director have had an amazing season, and would like to wish everyone else good luck.

"Thank you so much for everyone's support in our first season," said director Kristina, tears shining in her eyes. "We've had a great time, and I think we've all learned skills in many areas, and there's nobody that can take such things away from the staff or kids. Good luck to all the other corps!"

Good luck Hurricane!! :P
Finals week is gonna be NUTS ^_^
I say Chucky Cheeze, Hurricane, and Motor City Cadets have a tri-corps party in some huge place.

HURRICANE TAKES FOURTH AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Despite an "off" show at finals, season still deemed a success

Hurricane is proud of its fourth place finish at the 2006 DLOFDC World Championships.

"I couldn't be prouder of these kids," remarked corps director Kristina happily. "Nobody here has any regrets. We unanimously would relive every moment of the season again, exactly how it happened. Everyone gained so much. And there's really nothing else to say, except congratulations to the medaling corps!"

The Hurricane 2006 Statistics Department was less enthusiastic about the results.

"I'm actually pretty disappointed," sighed the head statistician. "I did so much work on this. I spent hours putting together strong combinations of captions, and in the end, the corps that we picked didn't do as well as usual in the captions we picked them for. That was a disappointment. We would have owned with that combination at most any other point in the season. So finals was kind of an 'off' show for us. But overall, I guess it could have been worse."

So, the tale of Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps 2006 comes to a happy conclusion. From here, the corps director will take a week off to recover from the season and pack her bags, then retreat to her new dorm to begin developing next year's show idea.

**Special thanks to the corps director of The Happy Campers for the awesome "Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps" drum head decoration for my dorm, and the 2006 Hurricane almanac. That was an incredibly cool/thoughtful/creative grad present, and the former item is totally going in my dorm! Thanks again, and I'm sure we'll talk soon as usual. **