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In The News: Local Drum & Bugle Corps Seeks New Talent

The Western New York Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps will meet for rehearsal on Thursday evenings April 7, 14 and 21 at the Frank Acquavia American Legion Post 1344. These rehearsals will start at 7:30 p.m. All members of the bugle line and drum line are urged to attend these rehearsals. The next few rehearsals […]

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DCA All-Age, All Good ~ Silva: ’08 was a dogfight

The 2008 season ended with a bang for DCAssociates as the Buccaneers sailed into the sunset with a four-peat trophy while Midwest powerhouse Minnesota Brass, Inc., earned their highest placement ever, second place. Alliance returned to Tara in Atlanta with Class A honors, and Fusion Core, Chops and SoCal Dream also made the night show […]

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All-Age, All Good ~ Rachacha Will Rock the Boat

Heavens to Merkatroid — As all roads lead to Rochester, NY, for Labor Day weekend, the DCAssociates corps, scattered hither and yon, from Hurricanes' Connecticut to the Renaissance Midwest to rising again Atlanta to rockin' Gulf Coast to Dreamy L. A., have raised the bar of excellence yet again for what will be a most […]

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Rachacha Will Rock the Boat – Orig

Heavens to Merkatroid — As all roads lead to Rochester, NY, for Labor Day weekend, the DCAssociates corps, scattered hither and yon, from Hurricanes’ Connecticut to the Renaissance Midwest to rising again Atlanta to rockin’ Gulf Coast to Dreamy L. A., have raised the bar of excellence yet again for what will be a most […]

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All-Age, All Good ~ Rochester to host…Lotsa Corps

“Oh, God, your sea is so great and my boat is so small.” ~ A mariner’s prayer [July 28 update: Today, Excelsior informed DCA they won't make it to Rochester, according to PR Director Tom Peashey. DCA now expects 25 competitive corps Labor Day weekend, 12 Open Class, 13 Class A. Also, Dick Pronti has […]

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All-Age, All Good ~ 27 or 28 Corps in Rachacha!

From Cincinnati Tradition this morning: "Cozy, We voted yesterday and we are in! I'll let Amber (Roeker, DCAssociates Central Coordinator) know this morning; so you have my word, you can print it! Thanks!" — Tom Slade, Director Cincinnati Tradition Sr. Drum & Bugle Corps, http://www.cincinnatitradition.org . Two Ohio River corps, Derby City Knights, Louisville, KY, […]

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All-Age, All Good ~ DCA raising mercury in ’08

Heave to and trice up for the holidays! The scuttlebutt regarding DCAssociates in aught eight appears Bristol with clear horizons and sizzling hot entertainment. The 22 corps which attended the DCA Championships last Labor Day weekend will probably grow a bit, add new names and one old one, the Kingston Grenadiers. 22 is a unique […]

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All Age, All Good – Open Houses Open Arms

It’s time! The DCAssociates’ off-season is thankfully less "off," as the weekends now have open houses beckoning. Mowing the lawn, hosing down the boat, etc., are finished as is being a couch potato since Labor Day weekend. Batten the hatches and allot some of the gas budget for corpsdom. Get your mello out and join […]

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All-Age, All Good ~ The Mob in Rachacha

"Here's a scoop for you, Cozy," DCAssociates President Gil Silva told me at DCA Rochester. "The Kingston Grenadiers are coming back out next year!" As if DCA Rochester wasn't a big enough success, to have our Canadian brethren join DCA once again, is more of a rush than barreling over Niagara Falls. Silva's news capped […]

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All-Age, All Good ~ Hop the autobus to ‘Rachacha’

"That makes 49 corps in Rochester!" quipped Gil Silva, president of DCAssociates. Silva's total accounts for the competitive corps in Open Class and Class A, the alumni corps and minicorps. Silva made this comment on Sunday, August 19, at Alliance's initial home show, in Alpharetta, GA, in the critique. Dick Pronti, co-coordinator of DCA Individuals […]

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