I was such a drum corp nerd. I was going to audition, but my mom wouldn't let me go after hearing about shenanigans. (I think that she was right to do that, judging from the stories some friends brought back.) It's probably part of the reason I ended up playing in the Army.

I still follow it a bit, and would love to go to competitions. I went to one before my daughter was born in Wyoming, but that was the last one.

If you torrent, you can find really, REALLY old corp tapes. Pretty fun to see how things have evolved.