Joe Flynn Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 The Blue Rock Alumni website has been updated at Www.bluerock.us Lots of photos, scores, history, and music are online! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Blue Rock! What a corps! I still think their close-form entrance onto the field was the most impressive of any. Long live the black and gold! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Cool, always love listening to corps shows before my time. Any idea if the 1975 (Sr) season will be included? Competed against BR late in the season but never heard or saw their show. Interesting that BR and Blessed Sac both went Sr that one year. Edit: OK, looked closer and saw the 1975 DCA Prelims score... Edited June 5, 2012 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flynn Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Cool, always love listening to corps shows before my time. Any idea if the 1975 (Sr) season will be included? Competed against BR late in the season but never heard or saw their show. Interesting that BR and Blessed Sac both went Sr that one year. Edit: OK, looked closer and saw the 1975 DCA Prelims score... To my knowledge, no recording exists of the 1975 corps but I believe that they played mostly pieces from the 1971/1972 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Weren't they from Delaware? And how did they derive their name? Just asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Weren't they from Delaware? And how did they derive their name? Just asking. Maybe this will help: The Wilmington blue rock - Delaware's most famous rock. It underlies both the city of Wilmington and parts of Brandywine Hundred. It is best exposed along the banks of the Brandywine Creek from south of Rockland to the Market Street Bridge where the Brandywine has carved a deep gorge in the blue rock. When found in stream beds, yards, or old quarries, the rocks are black or dark gray, however when freshly broken during quarrying the rocks are a bright royal blue. Although weathering changes the color, construction workers have always called this rock the "blue rock". :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Even Wilmington's minor league baseball team is named the Blue Rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumno5 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Weren't they from Delaware? And how did they derive their name? Just asking. Maybe this will help: The Wilmington blue rock - Delaware's most famous rock. It underlies both the city of Wilmington and parts of Brandywine Hundred. It is best exposed along the banks of the Brandywine Creek from south of Rockland to the Market Street Bridge where the Brandywine has carved a deep gorge in the blue rock. When found in stream beds, yards, or old quarries, the rocks are black or dark gray, however when freshly broken during quarrying the rocks are a bright royal blue. Although weathering changes the color, construction workers have always called this rock the "blue rock". :-) Additionally,and equally significant, their sponsoring V.F.W. post (corps had to have an affiliation with a Post in order to participate in V.F.W-sponsored state and national competitions) was the Blue Rock Post of Wilmington, DE, no doubt also named for the area's well-known geological feature: http://drumcorpswiki.com/Blue_Rock regards, Fred O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I wish they would do something to get the name back in the public. I'm sure the local paper would do a story. I found out a fellow firefighter was a snare for Blue Rock, and I've known the guy for 30 years without a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flynn Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Additionally,and equally significant, their sponsoring V.F.W. post (corps had to have an affiliation with a Post in order to participate in V.F.W-sponsored state and national competitions) was the Blue Rock Post of Wilmington, DE, no doubt also named for the area's well-known geological feature: http://drumcorpswiki.com/Blue_Rock regards, Fred O. The Blue Rock VFW Post was formed "only" to sponsor the corps .... it was named after the corps, not the other way around. The "post" itself was actually an empty lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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