▁in ▁Syl mar , ▁CA ▁( a ▁little ▁over ▁a ▁half ▁hour ▁from ▁Pas ad ena ▁City ▁Community ▁College ▁where ▁the ▁competition ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁held ). ▁As ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁load ▁the ▁bus es ▁came ▁and ▁went , ▁the ▁corps ▁realized ▁there ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁problem . ▁One ▁bus ▁was ▁in cap ac itated , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁not ▁present . ▁The ▁gate ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁corps ▁was ▁ 1 : 2 0 pm ▁P ST , ▁and ▁the ▁bus ▁did ▁not ▁arrive ▁until ▁ 1 2 : 2 5 pm ▁P ST . ▁ ▁The ▁corps ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁groups ▁( ess entially ▁br ass ▁and ▁per cussion ▁with ▁the ▁guard ▁taking ▁whatever ▁empty ▁space ▁there ▁was ), ▁and ▁the ▁bus ▁had ▁to ▁make ▁two ▁tri ps . ▁The ▁corps ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium ▁with ▁enough ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁br ass ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁ 1 0 - min ute ▁warm - up , ▁the ▁battery ▁even ▁less , ▁and ▁the ▁pit ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁have ▁time ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁their ▁instruments ▁( this ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁parent ▁volunte ers ). ▁As ▁the ▁" D rum ▁Major , ▁Andrew ▁S ne ad , ▁is ▁your ▁corps ▁ready ?" ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁( ind ic ating ▁ 6 0 ▁seconds ▁until ▁the ▁jud ging ▁began ), ▁the ▁corps ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁rounded ▁the ▁wall ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁A ▁fan ▁in ▁the ▁stands ▁even ▁shout ed ▁" Does ▁it ▁look ▁like ▁they ' re