TwoSeven

I was in Vegas once and saw a bunch of girls I think they were the nudettes. They were pretty good. Sorry couldn't help it.

Back In the day when I was in 27th. The father of one of our members passed away. The family asked me to play taps at the cemetary. I was honored to do it.

My dad and several other parents started a bingo night in the early to mid sixties for the Sacred Heart Band and Drill team programs. Bingo was illegal in Masss at the time so they didn't call it Bingo,they called it BLITZ. One of the parents was a Boston Police Detective so they were OK. I remember helping my dad make the blitz cards. We took strips of cardboard and stapled 5 poker cards which were chosen at random. Many others helped out so that there had to be many hundreds of strips of cardboard with 5 poker cards stapled to them. The players could buy as many strips as they wanted. Don't remember what they charged or what the payouts were but many players showed up every week and it made the bands and drill teams self sufficient. I got paid maybe $2 to help set up the tables before and clean up after as it was held in the school cafeteria. One of the parents would shuffle a deck of cards and flip over one at a time, calling out what it was. The first person who had their strip of 5 cards called would shout BLITZ and win the prize. Of couse when bingo became legal a few years later more people showed up, we made more money but the church took over the bingo taking all the money. Years later when a new cardinal took over the Eastern Mass area most of the Cyo bands and Drum Corps had to fold. The Cardinal did not want to spend the money supporting the bands and corps and drill teams. Now they wonder why no one goes to church any more. That is also why hundreds of years ago the Vatican said priests cannot marry. Because originally when they could, when they died, their wife and children got whatever money he earned. But the church didn't like that. So they said that priests could no longer marry. That is why I stopped going to church.

I wasn't there then so I did not know for sure. You are right, they competed as the Reveries in 1967. After season ended George B started the 27th Lancers in the fall of 1967. You can go to 27thlancers.net for lots of great info, photos etc.

Yes but if the Reveries were allowed in the finals. The 27th Lancers may have never been formed. As you know George B only formed them after the IC church did not approve of what happened and was asked to leave I think but not sure. He was such a great guy. Now I'm crying.

Forrest, no one came in second because stupid is as stupid does DCI.

WOW GAS AT 59 CENTS. THE GOOD OLE DAYS

I was there in 94 and 2005. Took forever to walk up the ramps to get to our seats in the upper level. As for parking prices that's how owner Bob Kraft became a billionaire. Charge people to pay to park to watch an event that they paid money for. It;s not called a parking lot here. It's called a drinking lot. All the football fans drink before game. So Kraft charges $40 or more to park since you are not buying his beer. I also know someone who lost their season tickets to the pats because when one of their friends couldn't make the game they sold his ticket at face value to someone outside the stadium and security caught them. The Patriots do not allow that. If you cannot use your ticket you must give the Pats the right to sell the ticket. A bit off subject, but hopefully DCI will not go back there.