Episode 6 - Troopers Inactive For 2006

Episode 6 of Box Center is now available for download.

Covered in this week's edition of Box Center:

• 1961 Tribute Show
  • Feedback
  • Request for 1966 Tribute Show material
• Junior
  • LiveWire Interview of George Hopkins on DCP
  • Troopers Not Fielding Corps In 2006
    • Timeline
      • September 26 - DCI Board of Directors votes to "terminate the membership of the Troopers from Casper, Wyoming due to internal and external compliance issues, spanning several years". (Drum Corps Planet).
        Troopers Executive Director Matthew Krum resigns.
      • September 29 -  DCI Executive Director Dan Acheson suggests "that the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps not march competitively in the summer of 2006". (Casper Star-Tribune).
        Mike Ottoes named Interim Executive Director of the Troopers. (Troopers Web Site)
      • October 2 - Troopers decide to go inactive for the 2006 season. (Casper Star-Tribune, Troopers Web Site).
      • October 9 - Troopers Board of Directors President Ted Gilbert refuses to resign from the board, despite demands from former Trooper members, staff, and board members. (Casper Star-Tribune).
  • Staff hirings
    • Willis to serve as Teal Sound percussion caption head
    • Overturf returns as Revolution percussion caption head
    • Tye, Sullivan, VanDoren to lead Blue Stars in 2006
    • Bluecoats seek operations director
  • Mandarins to perform with Sacramento Youth Symphony
  • Phantom Regiment drum line to headline PASIC
  • DCI 2005 DVD Update
• Senior
  • 2006 DCA World Championship location announced
  • 2006 DCA hotel reservation information
  • DCA executive officer elections
• Europe
  • 2005 DCUK Championships results
    • Open Class Champions - Senators
    • A Class Champions - Southern Aurora
    • Junior Class Champions - Staffordshire Knights
    • Cadet Class Champions - 37th Kingswood Cadets
  • 2005 BYBA Championships results
    • Division 1 Champions - Northern Star
    • Division 2 Champions - Distant Thunder
    • Division 3 Champions - Warwick Girls
    • Division 4 Champions - Phantom Knights
    • Cadet Champions - Upton Youth Band
• Japan
  • Drum Corps Japan Autumn Preview
  • Information about Drum Corps Japan
  • Japanese drum corps which have competed in DCI/DCA
• Contact Box Center

Box Center is a weekly podcast, released each Monday, dedicated to the news and events of the drum and bugle corps activity. Box Center is hosted by Kevin Gamin, Managing Editor of Drum Corps Planet News.