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Thank you Donny for letting us know about Carl's fight for his life. I marched with him for several years as a fellow sop. On behalf of The Brigadiers, please know that he and his loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers. Scott Mescon Brigadiers

Here are the details for the Spaghetti Dinner Tomorrow: The Brigadiers Winterguard will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner tomorrow, March 23rd at the NO NAME DINER (that's really what it's called!) in Eastwood, NY between 5:30 and 9:30PM. The NO NAME DINER is located at 3900 New Court Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13206 for those using GPS or MapQuest. You can drive on Midler Ave in the direction from Erie Blvd to James Street. Cross over James Street, and keep going for about another mile, looping around to the left. (Midler becomes New Court Avenue.) The NO Name diner is on the left. Park in back, not in front! What's on the menu? Beverage, House Salad, Italian Bread, and Spaghetti and Meatballs, all for $8. per person.Take out is available all night! For more info, call Mike: Mike Brooker (315) 450.4545 mbrooker59@yahoo.com or Great food, great fellowship with Brigadiers fans, raffles, and more!! YUMM-B! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews!!! The Brigadiers Winterguard competed this weekend at the Finals !!! WGI Regional in Rhode Island. After scoring in 5th place in Saturday's Prelims, they battled to 2nd place in their class at Sunday's WHAT?!? We're so proud of our Winterguard that words cannot express it adequately enough. Woo-Hoo!! Our Winterguard, BTW, will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner this Wednesday, March 23rd for only $8. Can't be there? Former Brigs and interested fans can be there virtually by PM'ing me to learn how. GO BRIGSGUARD!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews! Dateline: Mount Markham, NY, 3/12/2011 The Brigadiers Winterguard competed Saturday night at a Mid-York Color Guard show held at Mount Markham, NY. We're happy to say they won their Independent A Class with a score of 81.3! We're proud of our Winterguard, not because they're undefeated, but because of the people they are. Next week: WGI Regional in Rhode Island. Here are the scores and ordinals. GO BRIGSGUARD!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Here's the details: The Brigadiers Winterguard will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, March 23rd at the NO NAME DINER (that's really what it's called!) in Eastwood, NY between 5:30 and 9:30PM. The NO NAME DINER is located at 3900 New Court Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13206 for those using GPS or MapQuest. What's on the menu? Beverage, House Salad, Italian Bread, and Spaghetti and Meatballs, all for $8. per person. Take out is available all night! You can buy tickets and find out more by contacting: Mike Brooker (315) 450.4545 mbrooker59@yahoo.com or BettyLou Van Tienhoven (315) 569-0910 abrkcvt@yahoo.com Advance sale tickets are not required, but will help us plan for the crowd. Great food, great fellowship with Brigadiers fans, raffles, and more!! YUMM-B! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

A Heads up! And, details to follow: The Brigadiers Winterguard will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, March 23rd at the NO NAME DINER in Eastwood, NY. Come, Eat, Talk about Drum Corps, and do spread the word! Tickets can be purchased ahead of time, but we will also sell tickets at the door anytime throughout the course of the evening! YUMM-B! Thanks in advance for your appetite! Scott MesconBrigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews! Dateline: Mount Markham, NY, THIS WEEKEND!!! The Brigadiers Winterguard WILL COMPETE Saturday night at Mid-York Color Guard show held at Mount Markham, NY. The show is called: SPORT OF THE ART XII 3/12/11 TO FEATURE 30 Units! We're proud of our Winterguard, not because they're undefeated, but because of the people they are. We love our Winterguard!! GO BRIGSGUARD!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

The Brigadiers will join with the Brigadiers Alumni Corps this weekend for Syracuse, NY's St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday between 12 noon and 3 PM. Parade tune? Black Saddle, of course. Come out to see us do this thing at one of the biggest parades of its type on the east coast! Syracuse is famous for its Tipperary Hill neighborhood which has the now famous "upside-down" traffic signal which has the Irish GREEN on the top and the British RED on the bottom. Here's the story about it. There's even a local pub that serves green beer delivered by a huge tanker truck every year. You can say it. You love that, "Black Saddle!" Scott Mescon Brigadiers, 1993-

Once a Brigadier, Always a Brigadier! I'm just one of several who are on the Executive Board and Management endeavoring to do the right thing for The Brigadiers organization...but thank you! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews! Dateline: East Syracuse, NY, 2/26/2011 The Brigadiers Winterguard competed Saturday night at Mid-York Color Guard show held at East Syracuse, NY. There were a total of five competitors in their Independent A (IA) class, and with a score of 75.3 they remained undefeated for the season so far! We will watch them with pride as they endeavor to perfect their program in preparation for the WGI's later this year. They're mighty-mighty, and We Love Them!! GO BRIGSGUARD!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews UPDATE...A total rewrite! Dateline: Liverpool, NY, 2/19/2011 The Brigadiers Winterguard competed Saturday night at the WGI Regional show held at Liverpool, NY. Among the 10 competitors in their Independent A (IA) class, we're happy to say they took first place with a score of 73.5! We will watch them with pride as they endeavor to perfect their program in preparation for the WGI's later this year. They're undefeated so far. We Love Our Guard!! Click here for the Score Sheets from this show! GO BRIGSGUARD!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews UPDATE! Dateline: Liverpool, NY, 2/12/2011 The Brigadiers Winterguard competed Saturday night at the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit show held in Liverpool, NY. We're happy to say they won the Independent A Class (IA) this week with a score of 71.4! There were a set of four other competitors in IA on Saturday. The guard will next compete at the Mid-York regional to be held again in Liverpool! We will watch them with pride as they endeavor to perfect their program in preparation for the WGI's later this year. We'd be proud of them even if they weren't undefeated! Here are the scores. You'll have to page down to the Independent A section. GO BRIGSGUARD!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews UPDATE! Dateline: Elbridge, NY, 2/5/2011 The Brigadiers Winterguard competed last night at the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit show held in Elbridge, NY. We're happy to say they won the Independent A Class (IA) with a score of 73.6! There were two other competitors in IA at this show. So far, The Brigs are undefeated. We're watching their progress with pride as they make their way to the WGI's later this year! We'll link to the scores as soon as they are officially posted. GO BRIGSGUARD!!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews! The Brigadiers Winterguard will compete this weekend at a Mid-York Color Guard Circuit sanctioned show to be held tonight at Jordan-Elbridge High School. This Elbridge, NY show will be the group's third competition of the season as they build towards the WGI Championships in Dayton. So far, they are undefeated this year. We wish them well!!! GO BRIGSGUARD!!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews UPDATE! Dateline: Homer, NY, 1/22/2011 The Brigadiers Winterguard competed last night at the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit show held in Homer, NY. We're happy to say they won the Independent A Class (IA) this week with a score of 63.3! There were a set of three other competitors in IA which we hadn't see yet this year. Next week is a weekend off from competition. The guard will spend that time at a weekend rehearsal camp trying to perfect their program in preparation for the WGI's later this year. We're so proud of them! Here are the scores! GO BRIGSGUARD!!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Weekend BrigsNews! The Brigadiers Winterguard will compete this weekend at a Mid-York Color Guard Circuit sanctioned show to be held Saturday at Homer High School. This Homer, NY show will be the group's second competition of the season as they build towards the WGI Championships in Dayton. For last weekend's scores, please go to: We're very proud of our Winterguard! If you see them, give 'em a, "Go Brigs!!!" Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Here's some great BrigsNews: January 15, 2011, New Hartford, NY The Brigadiers Winterguard competed in their first competition of the season at the New Hartford High School last night. And, they won the Independent A Class with a score of 61.5!!! This Mid-York CG Circuit show featured two other competitors in the class. I can't tell you adequately how proud we all are of them! The Brigadiers' name couldn't be in better hands as they represent our corps' values in the world -- really hard work, the pursuit of excellence, and above all, "To Entertain The Audience. PERIOD!" We'll try to put up their performance schedule soon. When you see them, give 'em a, GO BRIGS!!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

With Teddi there, you're in great hands! She's fantastic!!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

The Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps, and it parent organization, the Brigadiers Music Association, announced that it is focusing on a 2012 return to the competitive field. It will use the 2011 season to further strengthen the corps' financial position. Given the continued, difficult state of the economy, projected record summer fuel prices,and the aggressive minimum financial goals set for the organization, it was felt that to return in 2011 would have been an unreasonable risk. So, as we anticipate our successful 2012 return to the field, we must do so in a way that will best support the continued longevity of the Brigadiers. Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

I've mourned the loss of the :tongue: French Horn sound in Drum Corps for a long time. I was just telling someone in a completely different, non-drum corps setting why the French Horn sound is so beautiful...well, my Music Appreciation course professor in college made a point to tell us all that it's because the sound is a perfect sine wave. Not so much so with other instruments. He also said that for this reason, it's the only instrument in an orchestra recording session which can't simply be removed [in post production] from a passage or section without it sounding like turning off a light switch, if you will. It would be too obviously noticeable to remove a wrong note, for example. The most listenable singers, he said, have the more sine wavy displays on an ocilloscope. I've always thought it was a great sound in the hands of good players. BTW, blame my professor if the above is incorrect. Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Ray: The organization of the volunteers was the brainchild of a great man, Dave Kenyon, the leader of the Cicero-North Syracuse (CNS) Winterguard Programs group, our co-sponsors for the evening. I can't imagine a better group of people organized for a single purpose. There had to be 60+ of them! Wow!! The Brigadiers Alumni are great people! You're right...and we're proud to be part of the organization they started. All the corps brought their "A" game, didn't they?! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

What a great and appreciative crowd!!! The Pageant's co-sponsors want to thank all performing groups for coming to our show and for working so hard to entertain the audience! When you have people reacting so strongly to your efforts, it makes it all worth it. Drum corps fans were talking drum corps!! Nice evening!! On a personal note, I was especially proud of the Brigadiers Alumni Corps' performance of the anthems and Black Saddle, as well as of the Brigadiers Summer Visual Ensemble's performance to close out the night. Go Brigs!!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

News Flash! In one of my previous posts, I used an alternate address provided by the stadium's site, however when I tried to plug "Northstar Drive" into my GPS (a Garmin,) it didn't know it and couldn't find it. Northstar Drive must be the internal road entering the CNS High School. Use the: (Michael J Bragman Stadium) Cicero-North Syracuse High School 6002 Rte 31 Cicero, NY 13039 address. Box Office opens at Noon! (and will remain open until the end of the show!) Gates open at 5:30PM! (Concessions benefit the CNS Winterguard Programs!) Show starts at 7 PM! (Brigadiers Alumni will play the National Anthems of the United States of America and Canada!) The weather is supposed to be perfect!!! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Yes, two important exhibitions will go on at the beginning of the show...at 7PM!! Another Announcement: Tickets will go on sale at the stadium at Noon!! Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-

Does anyone want to come forward with a respectful opinion on the issues raised up there? Scott Mescon Brigadiers 1993-