JimF-LowBari Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Just thought of this while posting somewhere else. Lot of posters like myself marched in circuits other than DCA. Might as well get the names, years and history of these circuits while we can. Have more info at home and will fill in when I can but to start things off. ICA (International Corps Assoc): Early-mid 80s, Empire Statesmen started off here along with rebuilding (again) Westshoremen. RCA (Red Carpet Assoc): late 60s to late 70s, Ron Allard has the championship records on his site (Westshore, Guelph, Rockets, Erie T-Birds were the biggies and MBI every now and then) ???? - late 70s: have Hershey Chocolatier CD with this listed, will dig up the CD for the circuit(?) name Interstate Circuit - will have to dig for more info Eastern States: around in the early 50s, PA and NJ mostly apparently Northeastern Circuit: early 60s until ???? marched RCA and ICA along with DCA Edited April 10, 2015 by JimF-LowBari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Add the Yankee Circuit, which had a Sr. Division ... Hurcs, Stratford, Holy Rosary, Charter Oak Sabers, and others from CT, NY and RI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ellis Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Drum Corps Midwest had a senior division for a number of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Sun Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) marched and won Northeaster Circuit marched and won many DCAs anyone remember the pictures in the Parade section on the sunday news paper of the CT.Yankees Edited April 23, 2015 by Florida Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Drum Corps Midwest had a senior division for a number of years. Yes. Govies, Chicago Connection, MBI, and Boys of '76 were the regulars there IIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 RCA was......Hamburg Kingsmen, Dunkirk Patriots, Erie T-Birds, Suburban Knights, Guelph Royalaires, Johnsonburg Diplomats....who else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 RCA was......Hamburg Kingsmen, Dunkirk Patriots, Erie T-Birds, Suburban Knights, Guelph Royalaires, Johnsonburg Diplomats....who else? I believe the Matadors were in that circuit before they became regular DCA finalists. Also.... the Hanover Lancers and Emmaus Sentinels. Someone who has more knowledge of this subject can confirm or deny all this. LOL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 I believe the Matadors were in that circuit before they became regular DCA finalists. Also.... the Hanover Lancers and Emmaus Sentinels. Someone who has more knowledge of this subject can confirm or deny all this. LOL. Ron Allard has the championship results in his webpage. LOL - MBI probably the big surprise to some people..... http://diceman-radio.com/SrCorps/rcas.htm I always called it the "Not Quite Ready for DCA" Circuit. $1 to SNLs "Not Quite Ready For Prime Time Players". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elphaba01 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) "Drum Corps Pix in the "Parade"": YES!!!!!!!!!! Remember the old Bridgeport Post-Telegrams drum corps pictures very well. At one time or another ALL the Bridgeport area corps were featured on their pages. Remember a story in the "Parade" about St Kevin's Emerald Knights FH soloist "Buzzy" Bergdoll... with his picture on the cover of the magazine. There was also a spread about the old Bridgeport PAL Cadets competition color guard the Thunderbirds, complete with pictures. Elphaba WWW Edited April 24, 2015 by elphaba01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The Freestatesmen!!! A name I haven't heard in a while. Several Freestatesmen alums were the folks who ran the DCA show in Cumberland, MD, 1989 through 2000. Great people!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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