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Jimbalaya

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  1. I will endeavor to locate my stuff too Tony.....had many items on various hard drives and maybe some of them still exist...cannot say that I could provide the fodder that Frank would be looking for, however lately been researching family pics of my nekkid little tush on a bearskin rug on tintype....nah.....looking for family shots of our past generations in drum corps dating back to the mid-thirties Guido (according to Bucky) Wishing all whoers a Happy Easter
  2. wow.....been a long dry stretch.......miss everyone
  3. best wishes to Sky.......continued growth and continuation of proud traditions Guido (according to Bucky)
  4. two of the finest people in our activity and proud to call them friends
  5. Happy Easter and Shalom Passover to all Whoers and them what stalk the thread.......sorry to not be as active as I would like Guido
  6. prayers and good thoughts going out for Don and Donette..... Guido
  7. could he really be the Duke of Earl?????? Face is familiar but guido cannot place a face...... Guido the Useless
  8. best wishes and prayers for healing to DandyDon and MrsDon......
  9. Our Lady of Czestohowa in Doyelestown, PA never had a drum corps....it's a shrine parish dedicates to the 'black' Madonna......however Sahler Sedan VFW in Coatesville, PA did sponsor one as did Lainge-McCann Post in Brigantine, NJ Guido hath spake
  10. now, if we all say a mantra mayhaps we may save Tinkerbell..........gotta figure this out cause it's too important for us to bid this adieu Guido
  11. best wishes to Mark......his reputation is impeccable and, I'm sure that he'll be an asset to the team...... Guido
  12. welcome home Ray.....glad to hear the journey is done.......bye the bye.....shouldn't you tell Jim of your singular honor in that they named your Township after you???? Fallonfield..........AFO/OFA 'cept for them what don't understand what it really means....... Guido
  13. looks like Rasputin.......is he Russian?????? Shostakovitch?????
  14. who's a whoer???? so......we all be still tryin' to guess the troika that the members of "Whoville" has had such fun with for a very long time.....so, I yam now compelled to spill da beans......it's gotta be Manny, Moe and Jack......the Pep Boys......there I said it and I'm glad ######
  15. lol.....well Don, the judges won't be predisposed to 'favor' the guys in Blue.....back in the olden days venue may have been in the minds of the adjudicators, but today and at this level, the corps who brings it to the field tonight in all captions should prevail. My question is how the numbers will shake out for the other corps. The fans will be in for a treat in Reading.....sorry I have to miss it Guido
  16. been reading and reacting to current news on this thread.....sorrow at the passing of Red Corso, joy that Tony White celebrates a birthday, seeing some very good commentary about how we learned to 'perform' as soloists, etc.....so please indulge this old person's personal experiences. Frank and Ray have hit the nail on the head with the emulation factor. Look at the soloists names mentioned. All were/are exceptionally talented players. One common attribute of all is that they could literally "make their horns talk". Each of them communicated and emoted thru their music. A benefit to some students of the greats was purely logistic.....e.g. location....location...location. My personal experience being a Philly kid in a drum corps family was a big factor. Having a father who was a fantastic bugler and champion of the activity helped my exposure. The Philly area alone boasted many accomplished solo players....and I could actually sit in front of them to hear what and how they did their playing. Supplementing the 'masters classes' there were the 45's and 33 1/3 recordings of some really great corps and soloists like Princemen (Jimmy 'PooPoo' Murphy, Geneva Appleknockers (Frankie Farr), Garbarina (Harry Hazelwood et ux et al) and many others.....all preFleetwood. Little did I realize in the early 50's that one day I could be on the field competing against them with a corps that had a plethora of fine individual players. Thanx for reading my ramblings.....eyes are getting tired......so for some who were blessed with an ability to experience first hand, up close and personal, I guess the luck of being in the right place at the right time was a big factor in giving some of us wannabe's an idea or a template to follow. I thank God that I had/have an opportunity to thank the many 'teachers' in my life for sharing their 'soul' with the fans and me Guido
  17. princess Amy, I left a message on your phone.....I will be able to make the show (happy to say) and hopefully you can make it work for two of us....Dot is still driving me everywhere........any problems call......oh, please don't seat Mr. Ream in front of me...... Guido
  18. best wishes for a successful event......thanx for the heads up Tony and for Jim Bell and all the 'kids' I've had the pleasure of knowing
  19. :omg:hey Senor Ramone Fallone.....I yam not confuse.....am I????? ya gotta admit the hat is spiffy......I have not been confuse since the bus stopped enroute to Wm. Patterson College to ask directions at that service station and a certain "friend" who is bi-lingual advised that I should ask directions of the 3 gentlemen sitting on soda/milk crates (playing dominos I think)....and what did he suggest I ask???? su madre........sumptin.......or was is something in Cantonese?????? Guido
  20. just reading the ongoing commentary brightens the days of this old curmudgeon......as is the mystery victim (curmudgeony that is)....brilliant and affable, a teacher/mentor.....a poster on this thread......in all the appropriate Halls of Fame.....anyone ready to run with this???? Pepe???? Bucky????
  21. loved it..............and the effort.....if Couchmen did it will The Pootsmen follow????? Will a corps from Nippon be known as Futonman wakarimasu ka? Guido
  22. so, now that Ray has caused our Queen of Quips to castigate (?) him, let us feign sleep and pull the covers over our heads, then mayhaps we may deduce the identity of pictured hirstute curmudgeon who currently no longer carries much less, ahhhh, exoskeleton covering the angelic face..........
  23. sheesh, don't no one appreciate the dulcet tone of the sackbut anymore????? shofar????? helicon????? swinette?? Guido
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