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Tommy T-Bird

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  1. Good point. Might as well stir things up, even if you have no real info.
  2. R.I.P. Very well put Lee. Life IS short. I have lost an uncle and 2 family friends in the past several months as well. The circle of life, I suppose. Still, especially sad around this time of year.
  3. OMG! I just popped in and saw this thread and thought A) it was about the musical or B) Rich was at it again! I have looked, but didn't find any details. Please, someone fill me in. What happened? Still in utter disbelief. RIP Rich. Stomp them in heaven!
  4. Hope you can sort things out at home. Best of luck to you in all your endeavors. Oh, and GO BIG BLUE!!!! (the NY Giants, for those that may be wondering!) LOL!!
  5. I'll drive!!!! The whole parade with my left blinker on!!!
  6. President and Founder of the Show Shapers Inc! The amazing Bob Zazzara!!!!
  7. We do that on purpose, just to keep you 4 wheelers on your toes!!
  8. Very sad indeed. I know that Mike, Goldie and company had their heart and soul in the corps. There must have been ZERO options, because I know these guys would have tried or done ANYTHING to keep the Crusaders going. DCA will NEVER be the same! Proud Crusader Alumni 1999-2000
  9. One of a kind. After George, they broke the mold. Condolences to the Parks family, the Buccaneers, UMASS and the entire community whom this great man touched. R.I.P. Mr. Parks
  10. I'm in: 1976-8 (RCA Champions) 1977-9 1978-11(RCA Champions) 1979-9 1980-9 1981-10(ICA Champions) 1982-12 1983/84 NY-Penn and NY State Fireman State and SW Champion Murraymen (Murray Hose Co. #4, Dunkirk, NY) 1985-13 (1.1 from 12) Excaliber 1986-8 Empire 1987-15 or 17 Excaliber 1988-4 Empire 1989-4 Empire 1990-2 Empire 1999-8 Rochester Crusaders 2000-8 Rochester Crusaders DCA Mini Corps Champion Erie Thunderbirds (Alumni) 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2002
  11. Good Luck to all the performers/competitors in Rochester this weekend. Sadly, I will not be one of them.
  12. What about the "rock band" in the parking lot while the 'Birds were trying to warm up? Classic!
  13. AHEM....I'll do the truckin', thank you. I voted yes, but it is probably moot. I've been a TA fan for years! Oh, and friend!
  14. Thanks for the clarification! 1983 Skyliners version, with Sidemouth and ???? wailing on the duet is awesome! (Was the ???? the late Joe Girardi perhaps??) One of my absolute all time favorites!
  15. Is that different from "You're Gonna Love Me" or do I have the title wrong? Jennifer Hudson blew me away with that in the movie. That is one of my all time favorites from Sky. Wanted to do that with the Thunderbirds. Great soprano duet. Would have been fun to tag team that with Jeff.
  16. WOW! You really are anti-Statesmen. All I hear from you is blah,blah,blah, show me this, show me that. I NEVER said ES gets no respect AND did not use any of the examples given as "innovations". Look....LOOK at the shows from a visual standpoint from 1992-2002 and tell me their drill was the same ol' s##t. They did counter clockwise rotations of large sets that I NEVER saw in DCA. That is one example that comes to mind. I don't disagree with the soloist/bandbox argument you present but cut me some slack here. They HAVE been innovative in their show design and presentation. PLUS, they have represented DCA all over the world. And before you go into their finances, the MEMBERS paid for their trips, not the corps. I merely offered a point of view that they not be overlooked for their contributions to DCA. And to your "comment" about them being 3rd.....How many titles have YOU won?
  17. Yes. Not going to get into a peeing match with you, but go back and look at their shows through the years. They did a lot of things that no one in DCA had done before. (But many since) My statements were merely as a reply to the "they've only been around since 1983" argument. Just food for thought. As I said, not trying to argue AGAINST the Cabs. Their record speaks for themselves.
  18. I can't really argue against the Cabs, but let me also put this out there. The Empire Statesmen have a pretty good track record. Top 4 since 1988 83-87 consistently improved, never backslid Numerous titles (too lazy to look it up) Constantly pushing the envelope in design and innovation I don't think it fair to so easily dismiss this type of achievement. AND, if you concede that, as earlier stated, it's not when they joined DCA but since the INCEPTION of DCA. it's interesting to ponder!
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