byline Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 Playing their brand new concert number "Malaguena". Wow, it goes back that far? Quote
BobB Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 Madison Scouts CG pass stands at Blue and Gold Tournament of Champions in Mundelein, ILL. Sunday June 30 1963. From the July 17 DCN. From Duane C. Great photo---thanks. Those were some cool uniforms. Also, I'd forgotten about those pikes their guard carried back then (instead of rifles)--up through '72, I think. Hopefully, some alum can confirm, but I think Madison's first year w/rifles was '73? Quote
Jay B Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 Wow, it goes back that far? And it replaced Ballet in Brass from 62. Lotta years spent playing those two pieces. Quote
danguernsey Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 Great photo---thanks. Those were some cool uniforms. Also, I'd forgotten about those pikes their guard carried back then (instead of rifles)--up through '72, I think. Hopefully, some alum can confirm, but I think Madison's first year w/rifles was '73? The pikes were called Quarter Staffs. I believe the Boy Scouts of America didn't allow scout organizations to use, or carry, rifles: quarter staffs were an acceptable alternative. I can't recall off hand the last year the Scouts stop using them (perhaps '67-'68?), but they definitely were not used in '70-'72. The first year the Scouts used rifles was '73. 1 Quote
lindap Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 Canadian Royalaires 1976 or 1977 (from fb) and they had an awesome winter guard thru to mid-80’s 1 Quote
Northern Thunder Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 I believe the Boy Scouts of America didn't allow scout organizations to use, or carry, rifles: quarter staffs were an acceptable alternative. My best friend and I were supposed to carry the banner for an out-of-town American Legion color guard in our local 4th of July parade back in 1963. We showed up in our Cub Scout uniforms, and the guys in the guard told us we would not be allowed to appear with their group, since they carried rifles, and we were in a Scout uniform. Quote
danguernsey Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 My best friend and I were supposed to carry the banner for an out-of-town American Legion color guard in our local 4th of July parade back in 1963. We showed up in our Cub Scout uniforms, and the guys in the guard told us we would not be allowed to appear with their group, since they carried rifles, and we were in a Scout uniform. Interesting story, Brian. Thanks much. By '73, the Scouts's ties to Boy Scouts of America were more "relaxed" than they we're in the 60s. I always wondered if that BSA regulation concerning the use of rifles contributed to the delay of the Scouts in catching up with other rifle lines during the early- to mid-70s--e.g., Kingsmen and 2-7. By the early 80s, however, the Scouts put out some of the best rifles in drum corps. Scout rifles were friggin good in '81 and '82. Quote
KeyzerSozee Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) The Maryknollers Drum & Bugle Corps Honolulu Hawaii Edited June 15, 2012 by KeyzerSozee 2 Quote
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