Not at DCI he didn't. but to paraphrase Wes Hobby (sp?).....'when the competetive dust had settled at Manning Bowl, The 27th Lancers were World Open Champions'
I too was there .....in the stands
I can confirm that there was a huge turnover of members from 1979 to 1980, especially in the drumline. And after we returned from the Olympics a bunch of people did bail leaving us to find replacements for those memebrs too.
James My dear friend,
I always loved the Bridgemen and have many friends and thought 1977 was a shame for what happened to you. But DON"T be making fun of the RED sox Gees.... next you'll be telling me I have to love the GIANTS (who I used to like, until some jerk caught a football on his helmet and destroyed our perfect season) .
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my friends in 'Jersey.
John
I believe that Robin Menke from SCV created the fiberglass tenor harness at SCV in the early 70's. It was copied by many corps in that decade. I thought it was so cool that their drums could be folded up (so the drums heads were perpendicular to the ground and close to the player) when they were not playing so as to alleviate the weight distribution of being so forward heavy. Plus their drum lines were close to perferct visually.
But when Blue Devils came out in '76 with the North Tenors I fell in love. Their uniforms made the harness completely disappear but the drums must have felt like carring tymps
John