Jeff Ream Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 And I do. Now where is Tom Peashey!?!?!? in New York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 in New York I needed that laugh. thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I have been. I did Discuss the Medusa, yah know. In 83 things got VERY complicated by an ex. It was also the season I met the lady I should kept, but was too utterly young and stupid to realize it at the time. But that's 83. I may paraphrase the Italian Navy's title of their official history of WW2 and title 1983 "The Mutilated Season". It should been so much more than it was. Man, it just shoulda been better for so many reasons both for the corps and on a personal level... And really, not necessarily even a Championship, but at least better than 4th.... THAT'S right.... None of my drum corps relationships ever made it past the bus doors...I'm guessing that's a good thing in most cases! 83...oy....I already posted some thoughts...and I'll probably re-post when we get there for continuity sake (and so people won't need to run back and re-read them if they wish) But 1982 looms.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 THAT'S right.... None of my drum corps relationships ever made it past the bus doors...I'm guessing that's a good thing in most cases! 83...oy....I already posted some thoughts...and I'll probably re-post when we get there for continuity sake (and so people won't need to run back and re-read them if they wish) But 1982 looms.... I'll get to it. I gotta find some stuff in my Wagon and get ready for work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'll get to it. I gotta find some stuff in my Wagon and get ready for work... You're still my hero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 So much to thnik about- but let's get back to retreat. To our right- we have a certain corps whose fans booed the heck out of us, and were evidently trying to intimidate us. At retreat, they played games. About 4-6 of their corps members in the back of their retreat block rather ostentatiously pulled out a bad with a bottle of bubbly- (Champagne? Cold Duck? Asti? Generic Beer? Who knows!?)along with plastic champagne glasses, make a big deal and prepare to toast their great victory against Westshore at the Grand Prix. We're watching this and pretty much looking at each other rolling our eyes at this stunt along with people passing it on quietly to just stay calm. I think they were looking for some response out of us, but I know I was thinking my share about what (fill in this blank- it's not difficult- you got it) they were. Of course, the announcer- and this is pre-Fran, he's on the fiel;d with us in his own retreat block... goes on about the previous champions of the Grand Prix, blah blah blah, dragging this whole thing out and the goofs on our right are all excited about getting to imbibe and celebrate by drinking whatever the heck is in the bottle. They go through the standard score annnoucements, Larry pretty much tells us as always to just stay calm and to behave regardless, and well, this corps ends up second. I'm unsure who got what caption awards, they may have given these clowns with the booze some false hope, I can't remember. All I know is when it was announced they'd lost to us, they proceeded to smash the bottle and the plastic glasses (It took some effort on their parts because the turf was too soft to easily smash things on) and glared at us as their corps trundled off in defeat. I know we were pretty much snickering at them as they left. I hadn't seen crap like that before, and I was told by a source that I absolutely trust about a similar badgering incident taking place at Hershey post-1994 on retreat in the 90's by another group. I'm happy I wasn't there for that one BTW.... All I know is that it was just poor, classless behavior from a bunch of losers. Granted it was 4 to 5 guys, but still-- If some of us had tried to do something that in-your-face moronic, I know some of us would have killed whomever it was before Larry killed them for being a bunch of ########. Hmm. Maybe none of us would have had the chance to do anything before Eric ran back there and ripped their heads off with his bare hands, stuck them on poles and paraded them around the corps as an example of what would happen if we ever that stupid again. And of course, more ugly boos from the crowd after they realized we won. I do really think it had an effect on the DCA brass that night when they saw that happen. I also have an educated guess strong words were exchanged in critique from that corps staff with DCA brass and also with the panel if not outright threats and screams. I'll talk about some trends in DCA up to that point in 1982, because I think there were certain trends that were moving in certain directions for several years, which many corps were a part of before us, and corps that were a part of it afterwards. Keep in mind that only the Bucs, Sun, Cabs, Hurcs, and Sky had won championships before 1982, and that in terms of making the top 3, only the 1968 Brigs and the Yankee-Rebels three times in the 70's had done even that. We were meddling around in very rarefied territory, and obviously-- some people weren't happy about it at all..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 AND by three points I honestly don't remember that (and I usually remember most things) And a lot of things run together because of marching so many years... I can usually deduce what year something is by elimination (i.e. figuring out the year we probably did Sky's and Cab's street time, although when I looked at the contest listings...I know we did both grand Prix AND Dream in 1981, and both were at Meadowlands that year...so it MAY have been that year also) I don't remember a whole lot of retreat stuff from my Reading years...84 & 85 we usually got off the field, ran to Robbies van, or a boom box (with beers in hand) to listen to the tapes..if you noticed, Readings drumlines would "sway" during retreats because we were all half in the bag at that point George (God rest his soul) used to get a tad peeved at us occasionally, especially if we went on early, and it was a long show I just think it's interesting that that corps only seemed to do well in Jersey?!?! The rest of the shows (well with the exception of Canada) they seemed to really tank in comparison to the rest of the pack?!?! Good stuff though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'll catch up later. Just wanted to say hi as I hold my daughter!!! A week early but please welcome Sadie Therese Ream to the Westshore family! 19 inches, 6 pounds, 10.8 ounces, full head of hair, born at 1:39 pm yesterday. All are doing well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'll catch up later. Just wanted to say hi as I hold my daughter!!! A week early but please welcome Sadie Therese Ream to the Westshore family! 19 inches, 6 pounds, 10.8 ounces, full head of hair, born at 1:39 pm yesterday. All are doing well Congrats... get those drumsticks in her hands.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Congrats... get those drumsticks in her hands.... Yeah, don't let the evil guard people get to her! Congrats guys! The pictures so far are cute!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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