Little known fact: Vanguard would have won Finals going away, had they not been penalized 1.0 by the Ukrainian judge for putting Kiev in Russia, and 1.0 by an old VFW judge for the drum major's hippie haircut.
That is not true.
BD was untouchable (and made Rod Goodhart say, 'OH ####!') Santa Clara was magic (figuratively and literally). Cavies continued their climb with wind band music. Garfield played Bernstein great (as usual) but decided to do weird guard. Suncoast, Spirit, Madison and Star all had amazing hornlines and unique takes on great music. Sky Ryders had brains, heart and courage. This was such an off-year for Phantom that no one has even put up a video of them. It was Troopers' last time in Finals in 23 years. Velvet Knights played a show that Cavaliers would do a pale knock-off of in 2004 (that's not true either). 27th Lancers played 'Move On,' then... moved on. š Les Eclipses took the Semis crowd to Paris. Bluecoats were turning heads, Boston Crusaders was still not dying, and Dutch Boy was screaming.
Tell us about 1986.
1. Blue Devils: Finals Performance, Field Percussion Tape, Stillwater MN (Rod Goodhart), Early Season, Riverside CA'
2. Santa Clara Vanguard: Finals Performance, Early Season, Bakersfield CA
3. Cavaliers: Finals Performance
4. Garfield Cadets: Finals Performance, Statue of Liberty Re-dedication Opening Ceremony
5: Suncoast Sound: Finals Performance
6. Spirit of Atlanta: Finals Performance
7. Madison Scouts: Finals Performance'
8. Star of Indiana: Finals Performance
9. Sky Ryders: Finals Performance
10. Phantom Regiment - see below
11. Troopers: Finals Performance
12. Velvet Knights: Finals Performance, Early Season - Riverside CA
13. 27th Lancers: Semifinals Performance, GE Percussion Tape - August 10
14. Les Eclipses: Semifinals Performance
15. Bluecoats: Clip
16. Boston Crusaders
17. Dutch Boy Performance (date and location unknown)