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I joined drum corps because the girl I was dating forced me to. I had never really played any musical instrument. I learned to play the scale in a basement of the local legion hall. Well me and the girl broke up, but I decided that this drum corps thing just might be a lot of fun so I stayed on as a member of the Duquesne Dukes drum and bugle corps. most of us lived in Duquesne and hung around together until it was time to go to practice. Then we would all trek down to the legion and rehearse. After we would go to the local hangout until it was time to go home. There was a comeradrie that the kids marching today couldnt even comprehend. Im sure todays members have close friends in the corps they march with, but WE were neighbors so to speak and lived within a few blocks of each other for the most part. Now you have kids living in the east who travel to California to march. Well to this day Im still playing my bugle and it was the drum corps experience that ghelped to shape my life into something positive. I have friends ive known for over 50 years who I still march and play with. Thank you Drum corps for all youve done for me.

The Hurcs and Bucs in the mid 80s could easily have folded. they were both at the bottom of the heap. You gotta give the management and the proud alumni of the corps credit. they didnt fold and are now both on top of the game.

Well we know that you have good credentials anyway.

from the 60s when the Cavies were top dog at american legion and VFW finals

beautiful formation

Loved the"Florida suite years" 85 86

Just a little note. my son in law (steel City Rabbit) was at the Buffalo show Sunday and when the corps was announced we both yelled BLUUUUUUUUUe and the people around us got upset becuase they thought we were booooooing haha that what happens when you sit with nonbelievers

Nice to see a Rockets alumi on here. Riggies still playing with our alumni corps and still plays well for a guy 83 years old.

Hey Rabbit, i was there too. i didnt buy any water so i wassnt worried about the cap. i loved the Optomists, and the Scouthouse "corps" broiught tears to my eyes when the played "waltzing matilda' their signature song. I relly like the staduim becuase of the quick in and out policy. from your fatherinlaw who sat next to you and had to listen to you whine

Great to see the Troopers back in finals. I can remember in 1966 when the corps came out of the west and shocked the whole drum corps world by winning the cyo champoinship. go get em Troopers, jump up a couple spots for some of the old alumni who are my age and wont be around much longer