Ok I am going to try this... being a mom who knew several kids in the 5 corps who were there last night I tried to take some mental notes about the show knowing there are other parents like me who wanted to know how things are going. (My daughter was not among the corps in Columbus although her boyfriend was : ) )

The night was a beautiful and cool. The small stadium was packed and the grass on the field was long and looked very difficult to march on especially since the corps had just had a show the night before in Toledo on Astroturf.

40.85 Cincinnati Glory Had new unis and new drums. I enjoyed their show although they looked very unsure in their drill... (probably the grass) The guard outfits were similar to the corps unis and they had interesting guard work with ropes tied to a couple kids ankles. They will get stronger as they always do. Had around 10 horns

41.40 Capital Regiment I expected their score to be higher. They seemed sure of their drill and what they were playing. Lots of horns!! The guard had red dress-like tops with black pants. The show flags had oranges, golds, yellows, reds until the finale and they went to pastels on the flags. I thought their drum solo was cool... : )

57.0 Southwind. I was anxious to see this corps as I was so impressed with them at semis in Madison. The guard had long deep maroon halter dresses... looked like velvet with a slit up one side but it seemed the girls couldn't move at all. The corps had a nice loud sound but may have been trying too hard for that. I enjoyed listening to their pit. The flags went from maroon and gold to black to red to bright blue at the end. Enjoyable to watch!

65.9 Madison Scouts I loved this show as I have been listening to the music from their open house. The guard has red "Russian" pants and jackets, black fur hats and leather boots. The jackets are removed to bright yellow blousey shirts. A lot of the guard work is unfinished. Very entertaining show overall. The guys know they have lots of work ahead of them!

67.9 Phantom Regiment Sorry I spent most of their show trying to take in the uniform change. I tried really hard to like their show it will grow on me I'm sure... just personal taste. I had never seen the white Phantom of old days in person so this was quite an adjustment. The uniforms are beautiful it's just recognizing it as Phantom. Their music was challenging and they played very well. Again the drill looked rough but it may not have been their fault. I think the grass was getting slippery as the night went on. The color guard outfits are deep purple and maroon. Reminded me of Crossmen last year only sheer fabric. I know they are still working on sewing show flags because I went and visited the sewing ladies working away!!