1981 Blue Devils is DCI DVD Spotlight of the Week

[Michael Boo]

1981 Blue Devils is DCI DVD Spotlight of the Week

[cowtown]

Cincinnati OH Monday August 10, 1981

1 Santa Clara Vanguard 89.100

2 Madison Scouts 88.900

3 Blue Devils 87.450

4 Crossmen 82.800

5 Garfield Cadets 81.750

6 Pride of Cincinnati 64.850

7 San Jose Raiders 63.000

"Blue Devils took second at both Finals shows, under Madison Scouts in Whitewater and Santa Clara Vanguard in Montreal. Despite losing to SCV at the World Championships, the corps had beaten its Bay Area rivals in all nine meetings up through the Finals in Whitewater, and also won the Whitewater Prelims. "

Read more: http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=5ca70c11-815b-406a-b98f-54739121e442#ixzz1vWMj2jT8

[G-Rott]

1981 Blue Devils is DCI DVD Spotlight of the Week

aaaaaaaaaaaa..........good stuff....

[Northern Thunder]

"Blue Devils took second at both Finals shows, under Madison Scouts in Whitewater and Santa Clara Vanguard in Montreal. Despite losing to SCV at the World Championships, the corps had beaten its Bay Area rivals in all nine meetings up through the Finals in Whitewater, and also won the Whitewater Prelims. "

Actually SCV beat the Blue Devils June 14, 1981 at Pittsburg, CA

[Michael Boo]

Cincinnati OH Monday August 10, 1981

1 Santa Clara Vanguard 89.100

2 Madison Scouts 88.900

3 Blue Devils 87.450

4 Crossmen 82.800

5 Garfield Cadets 81.750

6 Pride of Cincinnati 64.850

7 San Jose Raiders 63.000

"Blue Devils took second at both Finals shows, under Madison Scouts in Whitewater and Santa Clara Vanguard in Montreal. Despite losing to SCV at the World Championships, the corps had beaten its Bay Area rivals in all nine meetings up through the Finals in Whitewater, and also won the Whitewater Prelims. "

Read more: http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=5ca70c11-815b-406a-b98f-54739121e442#ixzz1vWMj2jT8

Cowtown: I am correct on what I wrote, based on what I found on Corpsreps. I mentioned Finals in Whitewater, not Montreal. Whitewater was two days before Cincinnati.

[Michael Boo]

Actually SCV beat the Blue Devils June 14, 1981 at Pittsburg, CA

Please contact Chris Maher at Corpsreps.com, chris@corpsreps.com, and let him know about this, as the show isn't listed on the site. Chris is always eager to add info to his site, which is so valuable to me and others. He will need the scores to all the corps in that contest.

I am a HUGE fan of Corpsreps.com, and if anyone spots anything that should be added or changed, please let Chris know.

[Michael Boo]

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[Lincoln]

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I don't think Blue Devils get enough credit for the different direction they took with the guard uniforms starting in 1981. Unless someone has a better example (and my memory serves me correctly), I think this was the first time that a guard uniform was so different in comparison to the corps uniform. They may have had the same color combination, but the uniforms were unique.

The first time I saw it I wasn't impressed, but how many times in this activity have each of us said that when something has taken a 180 degree turn? I look at them now and think it was a bold statement and one that changed the activity.

Then in '82 Garfield decides that their guard won't wear anything on their head except a white flower in their hair.

Things have never been the same since.

[Michael Boo]

I don't think Blue Devils get enough credit for the different direction they took with the guard uniforms starting in 1981. Unless someone has a better example (and my memory serves me correctly), I think this was the first time that a guard uniform was so different in comparison to the corps uniform. They may have had the same color combination, but the uniforms were unique.

The first time I saw it I wasn't impressed, but how many times in this activity have each of us said that when something has taken a 180 degree turn? I look at them now and think it was a bold statement and one that changed the activity.

Then in '82 Garfield decides that their guard won't wear anything on their head except a white flower in their hair.

Things have never been the same since.

That's addressed in the article.

[Michael Boo]

I don't think Blue Devils get enough credit for the different direction they took with the guard uniforms starting in 1981. Unless someone has a better example (and my memory serves me correctly), I think this was the first time that a guard uniform was so different in comparison to the corps uniform. They may have had the same color combination, but the uniforms were unique.

Does anyone else remember the Freelancers "Coca-Cola" guard bodysuits/leotards from their 1979 "The Wiz" show? Those preceded what Blue Devils did by two years.