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  1. Cadets '80 - '82: I believe was Bill Kaufman. Fred Sanford in the early '70s. Bluecoats: Charlie Poole went there for awhile, after 27th folded. About '87 - '88. Phantom: Marty Hurley around '75 to mid '80s, then Ken Mazur and/or John Wooton, then Lee Beddis. Glassmen: George Sheppard late '80s - early '90s; Lee Beddis later in the '90s (?) Crossmen: Bill Kaufman, before Thom Hannum; then Mark Thurston late '80s - early '90s. Troopers: I believe their founder, Jim Jones, was a drummer and headed the caption for awhile. Spirit of Atlanta '76 - '78: Dan Spalding; Clint Gillespie mid '90s to early 2000s. Madison: Jeff Moore early 90's to early 2000s. Boston: Gerry Shellmer late '60s
  2. . . . but, of all the great, now defunct corps of the past (DCI era only), how would you rank the degree to which they are missed? Consider: - Contributions to Innovation and Advancements in the Activity - Fan Popularity and Entertainment Value - Competitive Success and Longevity - Visibility Outside the Activity - Image / Strength of Identity - General Drum Corps “Lore” I’ll start: 1) 27th Lancers 2) Bridgemen 3) Star of Indiana* 4) Anaheim* 5) Argonne 6) Muchachos 7) Kilties 8) Suncoast Sound 9) Oakland 10) VK 11) Guardsmen 12) Glassmen 13) Freelancers 14) Sky Ryders 15) Seneca 16) North Star 17) Magic 18) Black Knights 19) Blue Rock 20) Bleu Raiders 21) St. Rita's 22) Blessed Sac
  3. Cascades: Meh. 65.0 as a baseline score for the day. Some flow and form, but very little substance. Approach was Bloo lite. Very lite. No singable melody. Didn't do anything for me.
  4. Yes, Kilties were one of the first corps to take advantage of the 1978 grounding rule, and had some excellent musical/visual staging moments. Optimists had the parachute, and one year, marched a complete line of conga drums instead of tenors. That would get killed today. And Canzona is a great piece of wind band literature, far more melodic in its line and flow that what we hear today. But, at least in that era, I do feel that innovations were more elsewhere in the rankings, especially SCV, 27th, Bayonne, and Madison, as one of the original "power/blow your socks off" corps.
  5. Fran, Absolutely! I put them way up there, on the list.
  6. Yes, that's why I put Troopers a bit ahead -- the business model. I did see some '75 video a few months back, for first time ever, because I didn't start following the activity until 1976. It impressed me, how far the corps had come in 3 years, and how the new creative freedom of DCI had unleashed lots of ideas. I had really only been aware of programs like SCV, 27th and Madison. Had forgotten about the Bobby Hoffman connection. But even the mid-level Finalists back in '75, like Blue Stars, Oakland and Royal Crusaders were quite solid and entertaining.
  7. OK, I'll go . . . Blue Stars. Always solid, but not innovators. No disrespect intended. During the old LP era, I always enjoyed listening to their music. But the entire package didn't do as much for me.
  8. Here is one that might stir up some controversy: Among the "Multi-finalists" (defined 5+) of DCI's "Classic" era (defined 1972 - 80), which corps contributed the LEAST toward overall growth and creative innovation in our activity, during that era? That is, maybe "played it safe". Consider advancement in all aspects -- design, teaching, performance, and administration. Brass, Percussion, Visual (drill, guard, body movement etc.), management, equipment inventions and the like. I have always had a firm idea (hint: The group continues today), even going way back to my thoughts during this actual era. SCV 9 Blue Stars 8 27th 8 Madison 8 Bayonne 7 Devils 7 Cavaliers 7 Phantom 7 Kilts 6 Troopers 5
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