Bluecoats Monday Memory: Time To Look As Good As We Sound

The first summer of the Bluecoats existence was a short tour — a few local parades in borrowed band pants and t-shirts with the Canton Police Boys Club logo. A full color fundraising brochure was created to seek the dollars needed to uniform the corps, starting boldly with “Do you remember the 1973 Hall of Fame Parade and the sense of pride you felt when the fledgling Bluecoat drum and bugle corps marched by wearing tee shirts and discarded band trousers for uniforms but stepping out and holding their heads as high…” The brochure goes on to give a little background on the activity.

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