In Dayton, and right here
The long range weather forecast for central Ohio calls for flurries, then sun, with temps in the 40s/20s; undoubtedly Spring will not have sprung when we all begin arriving in Dayton for the thirtieth round of color guard championships. Praise for indoor pageantry!
Call me Keith Olbermann because here it is (actually for the second time, so the fanfare is a bit muted), my personal countdown to ColorGuard360: The 2007 edition.
6. Sunday, April 1: No Fooling, the end of the season and the end of 30 years, three decades, is upon us. The 30 indoor color guard shows that defined WGI's 30 years, begins today by looking at numbers 30-21.
5. Monday, April 2: I'll move to the middle of the pack, with numbers 20-11.
4. Tuesday, April 3: The top ten begins today, with numbers 10-6.
3. Wednesday, April 4: Have you chosen your top five by now? See how close you think I got to selecting the five color guard shows the defined the idiom for its first 30 years.
2. Thursday, April 5: As exciting, and fun, it is to talk about the shows and performances, there are, more importantly, color guard programs and organizations that have led the activity and the organization for 30 years. Here they (mostly) STILL are.
1. Friday, April 6: Good heavens, it's Friday. And here's the VERY Good Floor of 64 for this season 30/2007. Which units have a lead going into Dayton and from the historical view of Field&Floor?
HAPPY WGI WEEK! April 9-14: Looking forward to seeing old friends and new in Dayton. Please do say "hello;" I'd love to meet you.
-1. Sunday, April 15: On my way back to Birmingham from this big Big BIG Dance, I'll offer "The Best of the Rest," those guards that, while they did not make the Top 32, nonetheless offered memorable moments.
-2. Monday, April 16: Field&Floor's 2007 Top 32 Guards are named, but not before everyone RSVP's to attend "PEARLS: A 30-year winter guard retrospective" VirtualVerbiage Gallery Showing right here.
-3. Tuesday, April 17: The Sweet 16 are lifted up.
-4. Wednesday, April 18: The Elite 8 color guards of the year are winners all.
-5. Thursday, April 19: The business of the industry gets its own spotlight today, with "Box 5" caption award nominees.
-6. Friday, April 20: It's all over but the shouting, as The Final 4 get their due.
-7. Saturday, April 21: The 2007 Field&Floor Guard of the Year, Runner-up, are named, with the reasons why all 32 guards made this year's list.
-8. Sunday, April 22: I'll break down the winners of "Box 5" Awards, before
-9. Monday, April 23: and The Field&Floor Grid: the season is distilled to a single square.
-10. Tuesday, April 24: A nap will be in order.