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    OMG Could We Have Been So Young?

    in Historical Junior Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by GuyW

    A photo I took of Ron Cain wearing my sunglasses; Anaheim in 74? Oakland 75?

    Previously, Seattle Imperials.

    Anaheim Kingsmen '73, '74. Played the solo in So Very Hard To Go.

    Oakland 75? He was horn line tech for Alberta Girls winter 76-77, played soprano and when he played the flugelhorn, the sound was sweet.

    1976-ron-cain-a.jpg

    I thought he went to Alberta in '75....there is a photo of him and several Kmen in 1975 in Alberta....

    I wouldn't be surprised if he shows up here eventually, and sets this straight....

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    Best uniforms of all times

    in Historical Junior Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Has anyone noticed that throughout this entire thread the one repeating style has been the Cadet Style? Many different corps mentioned over a dozen by my count from the Queensmen to Royal Aires and Garfield, Anaheim Kingsmen. Mostly only the color scheme changed.

    Just an observation.

    Puppet

    Yeah - that's 'cause cadets were classic uniforms before bugle corps existed.....

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    Respect

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by GuyW

    I respect the MOST ---- those members from the days when corps were locally-based, who WORKED ALL YEAR raising money, sold tickets, had bake sales, worked rummage sales, worked on the buses or equipment trucks, maintained equipment, sewed uniforms, marched parades, played in public functions, recruited new members, taught newbies on their own time, etc etc.....as well as learning and executing their parts.

    Many of them were probably in small-/medium-size corps that some old-timers only faintly recognize (if at all), and Bb'ers never even heard about.....but they were the salt of the earth and the heart and soul of bugle corps.

    My hat's off to those folks, and I bet they came away from corps with many serious life lessons that made them better and more successful people.

    I also respect members of corps who fought to make the field againt the odds - BAC in the late 70's, 1975 Kingsmen, and Velvet Knights in the '70s....just to name a very few.

    I've said before, that if I was in charge of the world, every corps member from a small corps would get their chance to march in the big time....

    I'm grateful I had that chance....

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    Riverside Das Pancake House

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Kmen were not on the feed....smaller than 30 bodies and they got let on the field? This must be a change from last year, because without 30 bodies, DCI-P wouldn't even consider En Garde.

    Dunno about the rules, but if I understand correctly, Kmen Saturday had 28 members = exhibition only. Sunday was 30 members = competition.

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    Once and for all...

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by GuyW

    Because of the omission of that "s" on an info sheet once, my group was actually announced at a parade as "The New Orleans Drum Corporation".

    I once heard a parade announcer ID us as a drum corpse...

    ....the illiterate/ignorant don't know how to handle the S either...

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    Top 10 Shows

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by GuyW

    What was 72 Kingsmen, 73 SCV, 75 Muchachos, 75 Madison, 76 BD, 81 27th, 83 Cadets, and 86 BD's show title?

    Oh yea - it was before corps had a single theme - aka "show" name going.

    Oh, they had themes all right.

    They ran on a common theme:

    "We're gonna get in your face, kick your @#$, and make you like it".

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