Greetings Dear Friends, Before you dive into the article below, a few words. If you caught the latest episode of CultFroggy — which dropped on April 16th — you already know where this is going. If you haven't watched it yet, you can find it right here: https://youtu.be/dSJ922GhKsA?si=kUNW86D7A-UrR60i Go watch it. Then come back. The article will still be here. What follows is the full written companion piece to that episode: Drum and Bugle Corps Is a Cult , a deep analytical

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