Michael Boo Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The Mariners were one of the early (if the 1960s can be termed early) total GE corps on the field. Spectacle City Mariners from Greendale, WI was where longtime Phantom Regiment guard instructor and drill designer John Brazale got his start in the activity as a drum major. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankarls Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I think that the most overlooked corps in the 1960s was the St. Paul Scouts. They competed mostly in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. They were, as I recall, self taught and self funded. They were always huge, with a decent show and good execution. They beat Madison Scouts and Kilties almost all year in 1966, and were the best scout corps in 1969, just missing out on finals in Philadelphia. Since they didn't travel much, no one knew of them and when they went into big shows, they usually got hammered, cuz no one knew them. But they were always competitive and fun to watch. The corps graduated a lot of instructors and judges. I always enjoyed watching them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 What about the Corps were I started marching...the Bluewater Buccaneers from Sarnia, ON? They had a decent Corps back in the early 80's, but always were a feeder Corps for the top 12. There was a kid that started marching on cymbals when he was 9 years old in 1974 and he ended up aging out with Blue Devils as snare section leader in 1986. He's still the only snare player to score 100% at DCI individuals! I had my powder blue Kilties jacket on at the Alma highland games and met him. I think he was with Toronto Metro Police or Peel Regional pipe band. I was in Stockyards at the time. Small world huh?! One of the Campbell boys wasn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDale Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) I had my powder blue Kilties jacket on at the Alma highland games and met him. I think he was with Toronto Metro Police or Peel Regional pipe band. I was in Stockyards at the time. Small world huh?! One of the Campbell boys wasn't he? Steve Campbell, as was mentioned in an earlier thread. Edited February 13, 2013 by BigDale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opti-Burr Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I had my powder blue Kilties jacket on at the Alma highland games and met him. I think he was with Toronto Metro Police or Peel Regional pipe band. I was in Stockyards at the time. Small world huh?! One of the Campbell boys wasn't he? Yes, he is the second oldest of the four Campbell boys. Their father was the drum instructor for the Lionettes in Sarnia, ON, CA and he formed the Bluewater Buccaneers after the Lionettes went mixed. I saw Steve's older brother Chris and their mother at a Buccaneer's reunion last summer. It sure is a small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I think that the most overlooked corps in the 1960s was the St. Paul Scouts. They competed mostly in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. They were, as I recall, self taught and self funded. They were always huge, with a decent show and good execution. They beat Madison Scouts and Kilties almost all year in 1966, and were the best scout corps in 1969, just missing out on finals in Philadelphia. Since they didn't travel much, no one knew of them and when they went into big shows, they usually got hammered, cuz no one knew them. But they were always competitive and fun to watch. The corps graduated a lot of instructors and judges. I always enjoyed watching them. They were good enough to make VFW Nats finals in 1971, coming in 11th according to corpsreps.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankarls Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 They were good enough to make VFW Nats finals in 1971, coming in 11th according to corpsreps.com Mike, thanks. My point is that they were never well known but should have been. They were a very good corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Mike, thanks. My point is that they were never well known but should have been. They were a very good corps. You are right on that! I only saw them once or twice, being from the East, but I have a rather dim memory of them being pretty darn good. I think they were at a couple of shows we attended in the Chicago area in 1971. We did a long weekend trip to Illinois from Garfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 You are right on that! I only saw them once or twice, being from the East, but I have a rather dim memory of them being pretty darn good. I think they were at a couple of shows we attended in the Chicago area in 1971. We did a long weekend trip to Illinois from Garfield. St. Paul's made the trip to Lynn, MA for the World Open and placed 7th in 1967 and 5th in 1969 at finals ... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate weber Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) I was too young to remember the 32nd Hussar from Madison, WI as I started my drum corps experience with the Madison Jr Scouts in 1979. I now work with Dennis Kaff who marched with the 32nd Hussar. We have lots to talk about. I like this historical part of the drum corps. The uniforms were awesome. I have a CD of their music as well. Edited February 3, 2015 by nate weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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