KeithHall Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I'll throw out some things and then you all can add/comment ...BUT HEY....BE NICE!!!!! Royal Brigade Florida Wave Valiant Knights (OK) Gauchos (NY) Concert Number Ventures Offensive Lions Les Eclipse US Open (Marion, OH) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 They all retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I think the Florida Wave may be having a reincarnation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 As is the case with most corps that have gone inactive over the decades, there really aren't published accounts as to the reasons the corps disappeared. Offensive Lions did have an alumni group, Tradition, that made appearances through the late 1980s. The US Open ended for reasons like so many other major contests...........the march of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Concert numbers went by the wayside when "stop time" became a negative due the "perpetual motion" and demand by the judging community for shorter shows, faster speeds and more complex drills ... made sense to me since M&M was always the highest component of the total score (not sure if that still applies to "visual" on current sheets) ... may as well keep moving ... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elphaba01 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) "Gone But Not Forgotten": Starting Line Opening fanfares, Company Fronts from the starting line to the "Fifty", STARTING LINES!!!!". Finish line fanfares, FINISH LINES!!!!! Elphaba WWW Edited October 26, 2016 by elphaba01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindap Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 They all retired. Ahem...Ventures continue as a winter guard...if you'll excuse me...getting back to retirement planning...oh and thanks for the mixed case, well punctuated RESPONSE loL;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Was it the judging community or the corps themselves? Seems to me that changes occurred around 1972 to 75. Of course CHANGE in the activity has been going on since 1972 to the present day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdewine Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 What ever happened to the wonderful "soprano trios" many corps used to feature at some point in their show? Sadly missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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